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Posts by Christine Weaver

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 »

Youth Program Receives Grant

September 23, 2015
In August, West Marine announced the 29 youth boating nonprofit organizations that received $1,500 checks from its BlueFuture Fund™. Hundreds of youth boating organizations throughout the country had been nominated for the first allocation of the BlueFuture Fund™ grants. More »

Faces in the Crowd at RBBS

September 21, 2015
Study in red: James Clappier on the bow of Peter Krueger’s HPR-winning J/125 Double Trouble. © Although the San Francisco wind machine cranked up to a good 20 knots in the afternoon on Thursday and Friday for Rolex Big Boat Series, the usual chilly breeze was replaced by a sudden heat wave on the weekend. More »

MOD70 Capsizes in Indian Ocean

September 14, 2015
The MOD70 Race for Water, while on a global environmental mission, has capsized in the Indian Ocean. On her way from Palau to Chagos Islands on Saturday night, the trimaran flipped 90 miles southeast of the Chagos Archipelago. More »

Wild Oats Chopped; LC2 Rebranded

September 11, 2015
Two maxi speedsters that wowed the West Coast with their transpacific feats this summer are getting new looks. In the case of the 100-ft Australian monohull Wild Oats XI, the overall winner of July’s Transpac, the surgeon’s knife cuts deep. More »

Baja Ha-Ha Deadline Nears

Before you take off sailing this weekend, remember that September 15 is the deadline to enter this fall’s Baja Ha-Ha cruising rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas. Registration will close automatically at midnight on Tuesday (although exceptions can be made by emailing here). More »

Clipper Race Fatality

September 9, 2015
In its 20-year history, the Clipper Race, a round-the-world race in multiple legs for paying crew, has had an excellent safety record. In the last edition, a crewman who fell overboard during the wild ride from Qingdao to San Francisco was successfully recovered, despite being separated from the boat for an hour and 40 minutes. More »