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Pacific Cup Race Update

July 13, 2016
Buzz Blackett’s Antrim-designed Class 40 California Condor (foreground) is currently smoking toward the finish line at around 10 knots. Pictured with her is Jason Lauer’s Olson 30 Double Espresso. Both boats are being doublehanded to the islands. More »

Solo TransPac Update

As you can see via the magic of transponder tracking, the solo TransPac fleet will be converging on Hanalei during the next few days. © 2016 Pinnacle Tracking Jirí Šenkyrík’s Olson 30 Kato has been leading the 2,120-mile Singlehanded TransPac Race on and off since the July 2 start. More »

In Celebration of the El Toro

July 11, 2016
Fans of the El Toro, sailing enthusiasts, and Richmond Bay Trail users are invited to a special event at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 16, celebrating the installation of a full-size El Toro sculpture along the Bay Trail at the Boat Ramp Street shoreline access off Cutting Blvd., More »

Let the 2016 Pacific Cup Begin!

As you can see, Pac Cup fleet members were in high spirits during the Bon Voyage party at Richmond YC. Today, the first of these Hawaii-bound racers departs for Kaneohe.  © Leslie Richter / www.rockskipper.com More »

Slow Going in Singlehanded TransPac

July 8, 2016
According to the latest tracker data, the bulk of the 23-boat Singlehanded TransPac fleet is more than a third of the way across the Pacific Ocean between San Francisco and Hanalei bays. More »

Singlehanders Cast Off for Kauai

July 6, 2016
Following Saturday’s start off Corinthian Yacht Club in Tiburon, singlehander Tom Burden exits Belvedere Cove on his Cal 40 Shaman. latitude/Chris
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Right on schedule, with the first warning signal at high noon on July 2, the 20th fleet of solo racers set sail for Hanalei in the Singlehanded TransPac. More »

MAD Dogs Run Away with the R2AK

A huge congratulations to Randy Miller, Colin Dunphy and Ian Andrewes, who set a high bar for the Race to Alaska course record. © Race to Alaska While much of the fleet is still on the Inside Passage between Vancouver Island and mainland Canada, Randy Miller and his small crew aboard the Bay Area-based Marstrom 32 catamaran MAD Dog Racing (aka Miller Racing) have been in Ketchikan for more than a day, having thoroughly crushed the fleet in the second Race to Alaska. More »

Gannet to Begin the Big Stretch

June 29, 2016
Gannet’s bow slices through the water. © Steve Earley "I’m about to sail from Darwin for South Africa," writes solo adventurer Webb Chiles.  Tomorrow, which will be July 1 in Australia but June 30 in the US, Webb Chiles plans to continue his sixth circumnavigation, sailing from Darwin, Australia, bound for South Africa on Gannet, his ultralight Moore 24. More »