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Posts by Christine Weaver

Secrets of the Farallones

May 20, 2016
Island Yacht Club in Alameda will host the Singlehanded Farallones awards meeting on Wednesday, May 25, at 7:30 p.m. But the meeting is not just for the racers who rounded the islands on May 14, as a guest speaker will reveal the ‘Secrets of the Farallon Islands’. More »

Kicking Off Delta Doo Dah 8

May 18, 2016
Sailing from Bethel Island to King Harbor on Old River. latitude/Chris
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC The Delta Doo Dah Kickoff Party will return to Berkeley Yacht Club this year, on Sunday, May 22, from 4 to 7 p.m. More »

San Diego Cat Fight

May 16, 2016
The highly competitive Cat Fight spinnaker fleet had 19 boats on the start line for six races over two days. Bill Hardesty, nominated by Rolex as World Yachtsman of the Year, and his wife Mandy took the pin. More »

Peyron Ends Historic Voyage

Unfortunately, Pen Duick II only made it about halfway across the North Atlantic this time. © Transat Bakerly Loick Peyron’s nostalgic voyage from Plymouth to New York ended yesterday following damage to the historic ketch, Pen Duick II. More »

Alameda Sailing Extravaganza

May 13, 2016
Some of the next generation of Bay sailors are getting their start here. Alameda Community Sailing Center’s junior Opti sailors launch off the Alameda Point Shoreline. © 2016 Alameda Community Sailing Center Alameda Community Sailing Center invites members of the public to their Sailing Extravaganza on Saturday, May 21. More »

Golden Boy Gabart Does It Again

May 11, 2016
François Gabart and Macif arrived in New York Harbor yesterday evening, crossing the finish line at 6:24 p.m. local time. © Lloyd Images ‘Golden Boy’ François Gabart has done it again. More »

New Fleet of 52s on the West Coast

May 9, 2016
If the name Manouch Moshayedi sounds familiar to our readers, it should. The Newport Beach-based sailor owns and skippers the Bakewell-White 100 Rio100. But he’s also keen on a design that’s half the size of Rio. More »

New Zealand Takes New York

A bird’s-eye view of Team France, racing on Sunday in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series. © 2016 Ricardo Pinto / ACEA New York offered up a little bit of everything for the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series over the weekend. More »

Phaedo3’s Latest Record Run

May 6, 2016
Co-skippers Brian Thompson and Lloyd Thornburg celebrate their record-smashing arrival in England. © Team Phaedo Lloyd Thornburg and his crew on the MOD70 trimaran Phaedo3 have smashed another world sailing record. More »