Posts by Christine Weaver
Check-ins from the Transbac
Merlin’s delivery crew pauses to pose for a photo before departing Honolulu. They are: Larry Radcliffe, El Cerrito; Kody Reed, Monterey; Jack Everett, Chattanooga, TN; Steve Burke, Santa Cruz; Jeff Bowler, Moss Landing; Genevie Drew, Santa Cruz; and delivery captain Don Radcliffe, Santa Cruz. More »
August’s Latitude Walks the Docks
By now, the August 1 issue of Latitude 38 should have made its way to the usual waterfront venues, plotting its course into the soon-to-be-ink-stained hands of West Coast sailors.
Sharon Green of Ultimate Sailing took to the sky in Hawaii to capture this photo of Merlin surfing into Oahu sporting a ’70s-retro spinnaker. More »
August Racing Preview
Among the exciting regattas coming up in the month August, we’re particularly paying attention to the following.
The 29er World Championship is being hosted by Alamitos Bay Yacht Club in Long Beach today through August 5. More »
Local Triumphs in Governor’s Cup
The victorious locals of Team Killian celebrated their win at Balboa YC.
© 2017 Longpre Photos
Sailing for the host club, Balboa Yacht Club, 20-year-old Christophe Killian won the Governor’s Cup International Youth Match Racing Championship on July 17-22 in Newport Beach. More »
A July Duo of YRA Weekend Regattas
Larry Levit’s Express 27 Levitation II at the plenty-windy start of the Westpoint Regatta near Treasure Island.
© Rich Ahlf / Treasure Island Yacht Club
July 15 was a busy day on San Francisco Bay. More »
So Fast, So Short
If you thought that Francis Joyon’s time for crossing the North Atlantic solo from New York to the UK was fast, wait until you hear this.
Joyon topped his own record last week, covering the 3,039-mile course in his 104-ft maxi-trimaran IDEC Sport in 5 days, 2 hours, 7 minutes. 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
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 »
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
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 »
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