Archive for September 2018
Gone with the Wind
It’s been a long time coming but now the time is near. John and Diane Dinwiddie have been dreaming of the day when they would head out the Gate and turn south. More »
Amazing Day at Rolex Big Boat Series
Having rounded the Point Diablo mark west of the Golden Gate Bridge, 28 J/105s (and a few others) sail toward the final finish of Rolex Big Boat Series on Sunday.
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©2018 Latitude 38 Media, LLC You couldn’t have asked for a more scenic day to wrap up the 2018 Rolex Big Boat Series on Sunday, with bright blue sky, flat water and colorful hulls and spinnakers. More »
©2018 Latitude 38 Media, LLC You couldn’t have asked for a more scenic day to wrap up the 2018 Rolex Big Boat Series on Sunday, with bright blue sky, flat water and colorful hulls and spinnakers. More »
Tale of Two Storms
By now you’ve doubtless seen the stats on Florence. Since coming ashore in the Carolinas early Friday as a Category 1 hurricane, the storm has left 17 dead, almost a million evacuees still unable to return home, extensive flooding, major highways shut down, 700,000 homes and businesses without power — and it hasn’t stopped yet. More »
Florence Makes Landfall
Making landfall when cruising is usually cause for celebration, but on the East Coast and in the Philippines, hurricane and typhoon landfalls are looking lethal.
Fortunately, Hurricane Florence was winding down from a Category 4 to a Category 2 Hurricane before coming ashore at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. More »
Ha-Ha Registration Deadline Extended
Due to several requests, the Grand Poobah has decided to extend the deadline for entering the 25th Annual Baja Ha-Ha Cruisers Rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas.
"I’m looking forward to meeting lots of people." said More »
Stellar Day at Rolex Big Boat Series
Viggo Torbensen’s SoCal-based Timeshaver, seen here coming into the finish of Race 2, is one of three J/125s racing in ORR B at Rolex Big Boat Series.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Flat water in a flood current and a westerly already piping up well before the appointed start time of 11 a.m. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Flat water in a flood current and a westerly already piping up well before the appointed start time of 11 a.m. More »
Hurricanes for Days
After a quiet start, the 2018 hurricane season is churning out a few nasty storms. After being drenched by Hurricane Lane a few weeks ago, the Hawaiian Islands are now bracing for Tropical Storm Olivia. More »
San Diego Beneteau Cup
James Dilworth, owner of the local, creatively-painted Santana 22 Pip, headed to San Diego last weekend to join the Beneteau Cup. He sent us this report:
The camaraderie of the racing and sailing community makes for an affordable and fun way to see the world. More »
Volunteering for Race Committee
Racing in the Rolex Big Boat Series begins tomorrow, and scores of volunteers will labor to make the 77-boat four-day regatta a success. Some of them have already started working behind the scenes. More »
West Coast Classics Back East
Two beauties with West Coast owners, Eros and Dorade, have been competing in the summer series classic yacht regattas that dot the coast from Maine to the Chesapeake Bay.
It takes a line-up and all hands to raise sails on Eros. More »
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