Posts by Christine Weaver
Big Wave Day
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 »
SF Boat Show Moved to April
Following the recent march of storms and surging waters even inside San Francisco Bay, the National Marine Manufacturers Association last night made the tough decision to postpone the Progressive Insurance San Francisco Boat Show. More »
Sailing Into the New Year
Peter Jones and Jim Koss (at the helm) sailed the 1936 English 6-tonner Philippa, a new MMBA member, in the Master Mariners’ New Year’s Day Race. In the background is Luc Maheu’s pinky schooner Tiger. More »
One Last Record in 2015
Just one last record before 2015 expired.
Phaedo3
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Lloyd Thornburg’s MOD70 Phaedo3 broke one last record in 2015 by setting a new time of 1 hour and 5 minutes for rounding the Caribbean island of St. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Lloyd Thornburg’s MOD70 Phaedo3 broke one last record in 2015 by setting a new time of 1 hour and 5 minutes for rounding the Caribbean island of St. More »
Sailing for a Future
The crew of this MacGregor 65 is defying the odds.
© SailFuture
What does society do with young people convicted of breaking the law? Locking them up in Juvenile Hall is one answer. More »
Taking a Holiday Break
Winter has begun in the Northern Hemisphere, and with it the holiday season. ‘Lectronic Latitude will take a break for the rest of this week and will return on Monday, December 28. More »
New Race to Bermuda
Troy Sears’ 139-ft schooner America, a replica of the first winner of what would become called the America’s Cup, is already pre-registered for the 2017 Antigua Bermuda Race, the final event in her tour of North America and the Caribbean. More »
Temporal Dysphoria in the Jules Verne
On Friday, we told the story of Francis Joyon’s IDEC Sport maxi trimaran setting a record for the Indian Ocean crossing from from Cape Agulhas in South Africa to Cape Leeuwin in southwest Australia. More »
IDEC Sport’s Indian Ocean Record
IDEC Sport is speeding toward the southern Pacific Ocean, having passed Australia’s Cape Leeuwin last night.
© 2015 Paul Bessereau / IDEC Sport
IDEC Sport smashed the Indian Ocean record by crossing the longitude of Cape Leeuwin late Thursday evening. More »
Cup Racing Returns to New York
Lady Liberty has her torch; Jimmy Spithill has his cup.
© Rob Tringali
America’s Cup racing will return to New York for the first time since 1920 with a Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series regatta on May 7-8, 2016, preceded by a practice day on May 6. More »
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