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Alfa Romeo will break at least one TransPac record, if not two.© IonEarth Race Tracking
The question of the last 24 hours hasn’t been whether Neville Crichton’s R/P 100 Alfa Romeo will break the outright monohull record for the TransPac — that’s pretty much in the bag.
The last time we saw Spike she was lying peacefully in Hanalei Bay as the Singlehanded TransPac fleet arrived last summer.
David Otto’s masterpiece: As far as we can tell, the hull was cast as a single piece.
Pending full approval from organizers, we’ve been asked to remove an announcement posted earlier today concerning a special celebrity slated to speak at this year’s San Francisco Leukemia Cup Regatta (September 19 & 20).
The 270-ft Cuauhtemoc was one of the stars of Sail San Francisco during her last visit in 2005
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©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC One the the world’s largest tall ships will grace the Bay next week.
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC One the the world’s largest tall ships will grace the Bay next week.
What a difference three days makes. For the Sunday starters in the top-right corner, it’s been more of a rhumb line race.
This innocent-looking plant is a maritime menace.
© NOAA
According to Chela Zabin, PhD, the waters of Northern California are being invaded, so to speak, by undaria pinnatifida, which a very fast growing kelp native to Asia.
Nick Jaffe tried several sail combinations to get a comfortable ride downwind but nothing really stopped the rolling.
Kathe Hashimoto of the OL 33 Tamara strikes a pose in ‘Broken Rudder Slough’ – just before getting blasted by a water cannon.
Paul Cayard at the helm of Tom Akin’s Flash while rounding the West End of Catalina Island after yesterday’s Division 1 and 2 start.
Seen here in the South Atlantic, Zac expects to write a book about his experiences, in addition to producing a two-part film marketed on DVD.
Alinghi’s new DOGgie was revealed over the weekend!
© Bruno Cocozza/Alinghi
After months of waiting, Alinghi has finally unveiled its new Deed of Gift match multihull and .
What’s behind the white door at the white bulding next to Joe’s Crab Shack in San Diego?
Twenty-five Doo Dah boats raft up at the Rusty Porthole and adjacent Boyd’s Harbor on Monday.
Judge J. Michael Byrne ruled yesterday that the manslaughter trial of Bismarck Dinius will continue, with jury selection beginning on July 7.
The Delta Doo Dah ‘start’ was the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. Light winds afforded plenty of opportunity to practice sailing under spinnaker.
Steve Brown’s Wild Thing leads Garrett Woodworth’s Frequent Flyer into a weather mark.
Back in action, and back on the water, Kent and Paula are bucking recessionary woes with six weeks of Caribbean sailing.
Friday’s opening ceremonies included traditional dancing at the water’s edge.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC By all accounts, the fourth annual Tahiti-Moorea Sailing Rendezvous, which concluded yesterday, was a huge success.
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC By all accounts, the fourth annual Tahiti-Moorea Sailing Rendezvous, which concluded yesterday, was a huge success.
On Wednesday we reported that posts on State Attorney General Jerry Brown’s Facebook page regarding the prosecution of Bismarck Dinius caught the eye of the AG, prompting him to comment that he was looking into the case.
Kathleen and Stephen at Pitcairn Island, one of many places they hadn’t planned to stop but did.
The inaugural Delta Doo Dah kicks off tonight at Richmond YC, where Doo Dah’ers will mix and mingle, and compare notes on the weather forecast.
On Monday, we reported on the fun and succesful Summer Sailstice celebration at Treasure Island Sailing Center.
After a flurry of comments on Jerry Brown’s official Facebook page, California’s Attorney General announced that he is finally looking into what passes for justice in Lake County.
Paul and Annalise aboard Sea Lise at the San Francisco YC last week.
A couple of months ago, we decided that we wouldn’t be too disappointed if we ended up with only 100 entries for the ‘Sweet Sixteen’ Baja Ha-Ha, which departs San Diego on October 26 for Cabo, with R&R stops at Turtle Bay and Bahia Santa Maria.
Dozens of boats rafted up in the pirate-infested waters of Clipper Cove for the 9th Annual Summer Sailstice this weekend.
Tropical storm activity in the Eastern Pacific, meaning Mexico, went from ‘zero to 60’ in just the last week.
The bad news is that you live in Sisseton, South Dakota, where we — as shocking as it seems — don’t have a distributor.
It was in this bay, adjacent to Point Venus, that the first Europeans landed at Tahiti.
Robert Plant and John Shampain’s Still Crazy had a “Hobie Day”, or two, in this year’s Coastal Cup.
It’s a good thing this is the longest weekend of the year as there are so many things going on that you’ll be busy for every minute of it.
An F-18 Super Hornet breaks the sound barrier about 50 feet above Profligate’s mast.
In the April issue of Latitude 38, Glenn Tieman reported that he was readying Manu Rere, his traditional 38-ft catamaran that he built in Ventura County for $14,000, for a crossing from Costa Rica to the Marquesas.
Forecasters are predicting gorgeous — and warm — weather for the Bay Area for the next few days, and there are few better ways to stay — and look — cool than by wearing Latitude 38 gear.
With a quality field of 27 boats, Encinal YC’s Coastal Cup got underway this morning when the slower divisions started.
The 9th Annual Summer Sailstice sailing celebration starts this weekend — in Shanghai, China.
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