Posts by Christine Weaver
RBOC Opposes Twin Tunnels
The headline above may sound as if it should be really old news, but apparently it’s not. On August 4, Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Association commodore Linda Blue wrote: "I would like to share the following press release from Recreational Boaters of California. More »
Diamond Head Lighthouse Turns 100
The 14th District of the US Coast Guard has been commemorating the 100th anniversary of Oahu’s Diamond Head Lighthouse, "a cultural icon and landmark," this summer. Diamond Head, which is featured on the cover of Latitude 38’s August issue, has been welcoming mariners to Oahu for centuries; the light has made the welcome safer. More »
Team Wolfhound Treks to Scandinavia
The crew of a Marina del Rey-based 11:Metre are the first Americans to be invited to the class’s Scandinavian Nationals since 2002. Jamie Myer acquired Wolfhound five years ago, and the team has scored trophies in Santa Barbara to King Harbor races, Del Rey Yacht Club’s Berger/Stein Series and the Sunset Series King of the Hill. More »
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 »
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