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Archive for July 2017

Transpac Starts in Light Conditions

July 5, 2017
The Calgary, Canada-flagged Hobie 33 Dark Star is the smallest boat in the 2017 Transpac. © Sharon Green / Ultimate Sailing The first three divisions of 17 entries started the 49th biennial Transpacific Race on Monday; more divisions will depart for Honolulu today. Monday’s More »

Crew List Party Couple in France

While on assignment in Toul, France, to investigate whether the Wanderer was being hyperbolic about the pleasures of canal boating, Latitude’s Mitch Perkins and a friend were ‘tooling’ through scenic waterways when they docked their boat Marjani near Lynn and Jack Robinson of Fort Collins, Colorado. More »
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Readers Weigh in on Boater ID Law

July 3, 2017
In an April ‘Lectronic Latitude, we asked our readers to comment on a new Boater Identification law set to take effect in 2018, when California will begin to gradually roll out a requirement for certain motorized marine vessels — including sailboats with motors — to carry proof that they’ve taken a safety course. More »

QM2 Wins, but May Have to Do 720

In one of the more bizarre races of the year, the Queen Mary 2 has beaten four maxi-trimarans in a race from France to New York. But the ninth-longest ship in the world may have earned a penalty in the process of racing against four approximately 100-ft trimarans in a 3,000-plus-mile sprint across the Atlantic in the one-off event known as "The Bridge," and one of the QM2’s competitors has suggested a ‘penalty’ commonly seen in small-boat sailing. More »

SoCal Ta-Ta, 12; Baja Ha-Ha, 104

The Ta-Ta starts with a free kickoff dinner for each skipper and first mate on the beach at the Santa Barbara YC. It’s also possible to reserve a slip in Santa Barbara prior to the event, but it has to be done through the Ta-Ta.  More »