Archive for May 2017
A Rookie at the (NALSA) America’s Cup
Several yachts of different classes preparing to head out onto the course.
© 2017 John Nosach
As we waited to board our flight at T.F. Green airport, near our home on Narragansett Bay, RI, I felt excited about the adventure that lay before us. More »
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Pillar Point Pollution Presentation
Did you realize that Capistrano Beach in Pillar Point Harbor at the north corner of Half Moon Bay has been one of the most polluted beaches in California for more than 30 years? More »
Ha-Ha Entries Off to an Explosive Start
Lynn Ringseis stands at the helm of Profligate in typical Baja Ha-Ha first-leg conditions. This will be the 21st year the 63-ft catamaran has served as the mothership. Lynn has done close to 10 of them on Profligate, and just recently completed a Pacific Puddle Jump. More »
Stranded Paddleboarder Found Safely
On Sunday the Coast Guard found a paddleboarder who had been stranded overnight on the Marin Islands off San Rafael. Jane Butler was reported missing by her son after she failed to return from an evening paddle. More »
Phaedo3 Trying for Transpacific Record
On Thursday, the MOD70 Phaedo3 left Long Beach to challenge the World Sailing Speed Record Council’s official Transpacific record.
According to the most recent post on Phaedo’s Facebook page, the famed trimaran has been sailing for one day and 18 hours. More »
Flipped Atlantic 57 Cat Recovered
The Atlantic 57 Leopard was found off North Carolina five months after she flipped.
© 2017 Cruisers Forum
Leopard, the Atlantic 57 catamaran that flipped 400 miles north of the Dominican Republic on the evening of November 15 while on a passage from Annapolis to St. More »
Brides to Be Upstaged by Bridesmaids?
You want exciting racing people can relate to? The Wanderer suggests big boats such as the 180-ft schooner Elena of London, built to a design from 1910, with lots of sails, lots of crew, and endless brightwork. More »
Marc Benioff Supports Ocean Cleanup
In the 2013 Transpac John Sangmeister’s Long Beach-based ORMA 73 trimaran Tritium Lending Club came up just 2.5 hours short of besting the record after at least six collisions with debris in the ocean. More »
Diamond in the Rough?
Looking at any collection of aging sailboats tarnished by years of sailing, sun and salt, it would be easy to be dismayed by their loss from active sailing fleets. Yet many sailors know some boats simply are beyond repair. More »
Transpac Pre-Preview
The most famous of all West Coast sailing races, the Transpac, is less than two months away. Back for its 49th edition, the biennial 2,225-mile race from Los Angeles to Honolulu will again turn out some of the hottest boats and most talented sailors in the world. More »
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