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Californians at Key West Race Week

January 25, 2017
Peter Wagner’s Skeleton Key not only placed first in the J/111 division for the second consecutive year, but the crew was recognized on Thursday with the Marine Partners’ Day award. © 2017 Martha Blanchfield It’s not only ICW (Intracoastal Waterway) sailors who swoop into Key West for its turquoise waters and competitive week of racing on January 15-20. More »
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Golden Globe Race

January 18, 2017
In 1968, the first solo, non-stop race around the world set sail from the United Kingdom and into history. The competition, officially known as the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, would introduce several influential sailors to the world, such as Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, who would go on to win the race, and Bernard Moitessier, who went on to write The Long Way, a book that would inspire generations of sailors. More »

Nail-Biter Finish in Vendée Globe

Happy New Year 2017 from Armel Le Cléac’h, the leader of the Vendée Globe. © Armel Le Cléac’h / Vendée Globe Within the next 24 hours, the two leaders in the solo nonstop round-the-world Vendée Globe will sail into Les Sables d’Olonne, back where they started on November 6. More »

Youth Teams to Vie for a Free J/70

January 16, 2017
J/Boats has come up with a brilliant marketing idea to build interest among future boat owners in its hot new sportboat class, the J/70. The Newport, RI-based company is inviting youth teams representing sailing clubs from all over the country to compete at the first-ever US Youth Championship and win a free J/70 for a year. More »

Californians Yachtspeople of the Year

January 13, 2017
US Sailing announced yesterday that Olympic bronze medalist Caleb Paine of San Diego and IKA Formula Kite World Champion Daniela Moroz of Lafayette (in the East Bay) have been named 2016 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year. More »

Sailor to Row Solo Across the Pacific

January 11, 2017
Lia Ditton was the youngest skipper and the only female to complete the 2005 OSTAR (Original Singlehanded Transatlantic Race), in a 34-ft trimaran called Shockwave.  Lia Ditton
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC Tomorrow night (Thursday, January 12), the Corinthian Yacht Club Speaker Series will present 36-year-old British sailor Lia Ditton, who will talk about her upcoming attempt to row, solo and unsupported, the 5,000 miles from Japan to San Francisco, early next year. So More »

Merlin Sails into the New Year

January 9, 2017
Bill Lee’s 1977 68-ft sled Merlin has been racing in the Santa Cruz Yacht Club Midwinter Series this season. © 2017 Richard Linkemyer In October, when last we left the saga of Merlin’s homecoming to Santa Cruz, she had just had her new keel attached and her rig stepped, and she’d been splashed. More »

Leukemia Cup Fantasy Sail

January 6, 2017
On a fabulous SoCal December day, the Fantasy Sail was held on blue water under blue skies. © 2016 Bronny Daniels / Joysailing More than 100 sailors, representing the top fundraisers from Leukemia Cup Regattas throughout the country, and their guests took to the waters off Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club in Newport Beach on December 3. More »

January Racing Preview

January 4, 2017
As scenic a venue as any for a raft-up, Corinthian YC facilitates both competition and camaraderie during their popular Midwinter Series. latitude/Chris
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC Like storms in a wet year, the winter season of racing on San Francisco Bay rolls along. More »

Five Californians Shortlisted

December 28, 2016
John Kostecki (second from left) called tactics on Joel Ronning’s J/70 Catapult at the Worlds on San Francisco Bay in September; Catapult won the championship. © Among the eight men and six women shortlisted for US Sailing’s Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year are five Californians. More »