
Archive for January 2019
New Record to the Equator
This morning at 07:45 UTC, Spindrift 2 broke her own record to the equator by just over an hour. The maxi-trimaran crossed the equator in 4 days, 19 hours, 57 minutes.
Three Bridge Fiasco Preview
The chatter at yacht clubs this past weekend inevitably turned to strategy for next Saturday's Three Bridge Fiasco. "Which way are you going to go?" is the question on the minds of the skippers (and doublehanded crewmembers) contemplating this crazy race.
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Cruisers Work and Play at Fiesta de Veleros
"The Barra de Navidad community looks forward to cruisers arriving in our port. We have prepared a week of work and fun activities."
Another Coast Guard Shutdown Story
With no end in sight for the longest government shutdown in American history, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced the “Pay Our Coast Guard Act.” In short, the bill would fund the CG during the shutdown, or in legal speak, “for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for the Coast Guard are not in effect.” More »
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Safety at Sea in SoCal
Del Rey Yacht Club in Marina del Rey hosted the first 2019 US Sailing 2-day offshore Safety at Sea seminar on January 12-13. The classroom filled to capacity with 83 entrants. More »
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Webb Chiles to Resume Circumnavigation
Webb Chiles, 77, is about to sail from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, for Panama and San Diego, in Gannet, his ultralight Moore 24, to complete his sixth circumnavigation and her first. Since leaving San Diego in 2014, Gannet's daily runs total 25,028 miles.
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