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Posts by Christine Weaver

Going on Standby for Jules Verne

October 16, 2015
Dona Bertarelli will serve as helmswoman and trimmer on the round-the-world record attempt. She is an Italo-Swiss businesswoman and co-chair of the Bertarelli Foundation with her brother Ernesto, of Alinghi fame. More »

Dorade and More in Middle Sea Race

October 14, 2015
Valetta, Malta, homeport of the Rolex Middle Sea Race, is called the Fortress City, and its bastions date back to the 16th century. © 2015 Kurt Arrigo / Rolex The 2015 Rolex Middle Sea Race, hosted by the Royal Malta Yacht Club will start this Saturday, with 117 entries. More »

Leukemia Cup Preview

October 12, 2015
The McNeill family’s Stone-built gaff schooner Yankee was the top fundraiser in last year’s Leukemia Cup. © Ellen Hoke Photography Not just a simple regatta, the coming weekend’s Leukemia Cup, hosted by San Francisco Yacht Club, offers a panoply of events. More »

Gratuitous Bikini Shots

October 5, 2015
This photo was taken at a small island tucked into a famous and scenic bay in the Pacific Ocean, a favorite of sailors from near and far. © 2015 Louis Benainous Let’s just say the weather isn’t always hot enough to result in this type of activity. More »

Final Prep for Solo Circle

Jeff Hartjoy is making final preparations aboard his and wife Debbie’s Baba 40 ketch Sailors Run for a Halloween departure from Ecuador on his approaching nonstop solo circumnavigation. "It was a year and a half ago that I decided to go solo around the world nonstop, and at that time it somehow seemed so far away. More »

Championship Smackdown

Defending world champion John Kilroy’s Melges 20 Samba Pa Ti on Saturday. © Leslie Richter Samba Pa Ti managed to recover from this capsize for her worst (16th place) finish of the regatta, which Kilroy, sailing with Bill Hardesty and Jeff Reynolds, threw out to repeat as world champion. More »

Clear Lake Update

While the Valley Fire continued to rage in devastated Lake County, we checked in with our contacts at Konocti Bay Sailing Club to see how they were holding up, and to learn if the fire had altered their busy sailing schedule. More »

Racing Round-Up

September 30, 2015
Ron Kell’s Express 27 Abigail Morgan in light surf outside the Gate, on the return leg from Point Bonita Buoy. latitude/Chris
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Corinthian YC served up some excellent racing in the the YRA Season Closer over the weekend. More »

Cuba Here We Come

September 25, 2015
The Notice of Race for the Conch Republic Cup Key West Cuba Race Week was released earlier this month, and already at least one Bay Area boat is entered. Peter Krueger’s J/125 Double Trouble, fresh off a win at St. More »