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Posts by Christine Weaver

Three Bridge Fiasco Preview

January 27, 2016
Was there ever a crazier, more challenging race to start than the Three Bridge Fiasco? The start line buoy, a yellow ball marked with an X, can be seen mid-frame. Three hundred boats are starting in either direction, at various odd times. More »

Key West Race Week

January 20, 2016
Peter Krueger and the Bay Area-based Double Trouble crew racing on Monday at Quantum Key West Race Week. © Martha Blanchfield Quantum Key West Race Week is back for 2016 and as good as ever in its first year under the management of the Storm Trysail Club. More »

Pacific Cup Events

January 18, 2016
Hawaii-bound sailors and hopefuls, take note: Saturday’s Alaska Airlines Pacific Offshore Academy at Richmond YC still has some space left. The POA on January 23 will begin at 1 p.m. and feature the following topics: Provisioning in three modes with race veterans Susan Chamberlin, Jody McCormack, and Melinda Erkelens Routing by Chris ‘Lew’ Lewis  Ratings and Notice of Race, Buzz Blackett Personal gear, Sally Richards and Aimee Daniel Inspections update, Michelle Farabaugh  Hawaii local knowledge, Steve Chamberlin Prepared boats in the water, Surprise and Wolfpack  Twenty-minute Breakout Sessions will enable students to explore their particular interests. More »

Corinthian Midwinters

Saturday’s Corinthian Midwinters racers converged at the penultimate mark of course 5, the R4 buoy designated as YRA 8 east of Angel Island’s Point Blunt. Carried by momentum, the boats drifted around the buoy with much yelling and some contact, but no actual protests were filed. More »

Richmond Sailor in Thai RC Regatta

January 15, 2016
Last month’s remote-controlled ‘yacht’ racing in Thailand. The Bay Area’s Gary Boell is on the right. His home waters are in Foster City. © 2016 Megan Boell Gary Boell of Richmond Yacht Club was chosen to represent the 36 International One Meter radio-controlled model-boat sailors from around the world in presenting a bouquet of flowers to the elderly King of Thailand, via camera, in his hospital. More »

2016 Sailing Resolutions

January 13, 2016
Jim Hopp, guiding his J/88 White Shadow through Raccoon Strait in 2015’s SSS Round the Rocks Race. © 2016 In late 2015, we asked our readers for New Year’s sailing resolutions. More »

Weekend Racing Round-Up

With a blast from the shotgun, BYC’s Division A starts Saturday’s Midwinter race in the chilly drizzle. latitude/Chris
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Berkeley YC’s penultimate Midwinter weekend featured two races in dying breeze, with intermittent raindrops on Saturday and intermittent sunshine on Sunday. More »

Jules Verne Finit

January 11, 2016
On Friday afternoon, Spindrift 2 crossed the finish line between the Créac’h lighthouse, France, and the Lizard lighthouse, Cornwall. © Eloi Stichelbaut / Spindrift Racing Spindrift 2 finished her Jules Verne Trophy attempt on Friday afternoon. More »

More Waterfront Development

In the December issue of Latitude 38 (pages 65-67) and in ‘Lectronic Latitude on November 20 and January 8, we told you about controversial plans to redevelop the Alameda Marina, on the Estuary side of the island. More »

Big Wave Day

January 8, 2016
Triple-overhead swell stacks up along the Sharp Park area in Pacifica. © 2016 Erik Simonson The pro surfers at Mavericks may have been delighted with yesterday’s 40-ft waves, but the huge surf that pounded the California coast in the wake of the most recent El Niño-enhanced storm prompted the closure of the Pacifica Pier, San Francisco’s Fort Point, and King Harbor Yacht Club in Redondo Beach, doubtless among other venues. More »