Posts by Christine Weaver
Joyon & Crew Restart Record Attempt
The crew of IDEC Sport waved farewell this morning as they relaunched their attempt to be the fastest to sail around the world.
© Mer et Media / Wanaii Films
At 08:19:00 UTC in the first glimmer of dawn light this morning, IDEC Sport crossed the start line off Ushant (Ouessant) Island in the English Channel. More »
Encore Repeats ORR Championship
Wayne and Suzie Koide’s Richmond Yacht Club-based Sydney 36 CR Encore has won the ORR West Coast Championship Northern Division for a second year in a row.
Seen here racing in the St. More »
Crew You Regatta
The rail on a J/24 in the 2015 Crew You Regatta was a wet ride, but not because of rain.
© Martha Blanchfield
In addition to the usual roster of midwinter racing this weekend will be OPBYC’s Crew You Regatta. More »
Thrills and Spills in the Antipodes
A rare treat: a shot of Armel Le Cléac’h aboard Banque Populaire VIII, passing the Kerguelen Islands on November 30.
© Marine Nationale / Nefertiti / Vendée Globe
Armel Le Cléac’h on Banque Populaire VIII crossed the longitude of Cape Leeuwin in southwest Australia this morning after 28 days, 20 hours, 12 minutes of sailing in the Vendée Globe solo nonstop race. More »
Lighted Boat Parades Part 2
In Wednesday’s ‘Lectronic Latitude, we listed a plethora of lighted boat parades that will put holiday sparkle into the next three weekends in Northern California and San Diego. We wondered what we’d missed, and some alert readers clued us in. More »
Lighted Boats Parade into the Holidays
Island Dreamer in last year’s Lighted Yacht Parade on the Oakland-Alameda Estuary.
© Fred Fago
Over the next couple of weekends, it will seem as if there are as many lighted boat parades as there are LEDs on a string of Christmas lights. More »
Jeanne Socrates Heads to San Diego
The view from Nereida at sunset, off Southern California, last night.
Nereida
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Jeanne Socrates’ attempt to be the oldest person to circumnavigate the globe singlehanded without stopping is, unfortunately, making an unforeseen stop. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Jeanne Socrates’ attempt to be the oldest person to circumnavigate the globe singlehanded without stopping is, unfortunately, making an unforeseen stop. More »
A Glimpse at November’s Midwinters
The rail on Tony Pohl’s Twisted. The Farr 40 raced in the Golden Gate Yacht Club Midwinters on November 5 and won the PHRF 1 division.
© 2016 Erik Simonson
On November 5 the Golden Gate Yacht Club, defenders of the America’s Cup, defended their position as the organizers of one of the most popular and well-run midwinter series on San Francisco Bay. More »
Land Rover BAR Tops AC World Series
Hakata Bay in Fukuoka was the scene for the historic first-ever day of America’s Cup racing in Japan — and indeed in Asia. To the delight of the spectators, SoftBank Team Japan won one race. More »
America’s Cup World Series Preview
Four of the six teams racing in Fukuoka, left to right: Artemis Racing (SWE), BAR Land Rover (GBR), SoftBank Team Japan and Groupama Team France, sailing on Friday.
© 2016 Phil Uhl
The first America’s Cup racing ever to be held in Asia begins today and concludes tomorrow in the final Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series event, hosted by Fukuoka on Kyushu Island, Japan. More »
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