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Archive for July 2017

A Guide for the First Time

July 17, 2017
A majority of the 114 boats already signed up for the the 24th Baja Ha-Ha will be making the trip for the first time. As always, it’s nice to have some wisdom from those who have gone before. More »

Transpac Row Fills Up

Edward Marez’s Santa Cruz-based SC70 Buona Sera crossed the Diamond Head finish line of the Transpac on Saturday evening. © Betsy Crowfoot / Ultimate Sailing With the racers arriving in waves over the weekend, Transpac Row at the Ala Wai Yacht Harbor in Honolulu is filling out nicely. More »

Oops, I Did It Again

July 14, 2017
As the Wanderer pointed out to us, "Francis Joyon, without really trying, broke the Transatlantic record." Joyon was returning solo from The Bridge race, in which he had competed with crew.  More »

Shocking Details for America’s Cup 36

During the latter stages of the recently completed 35th America’s Cup in Bermuda, the question wasn’t whether Emirates Team New Zealand was going to beat Oracle Team USA — they thrashed them 7-1 — but what boats and format the Kiwis would elect to use in the 36th Match. More »

Damaged Rio100 Claims Barn Door

The crew of Rio100 gathered for a photo op in front of the Barn Door Trophy. © Lauren Easley Despite limping along with a broken port rudder, Manouch Moshayedi’s Bakewell-White Rio100 claimed Barn Door honors in the Transpac, finishing on Thursday before dawn. More »

Records Fall in a Normal Year

July 12, 2017
Might Merloe crosses the Transpac finish line, shaving more than a day off the 20-year-old multihull record. © Sharon Green / Ultimate Sailing All four leaders in the Transpac sailed into Waikiki Bay ahead of the record pace, in what has been called a "normal year," unlike the last two editions of the biennial race. More »