Posts by Christine Weaver
Racing with Copepods
Despite what you might think, copepods are not the latest, greatest racing dinghies. They’re tiny crustaceans that scientists believe are the fastest animals on earth. Three meters per second might not sound like a lot, but if you scale the proportions up to the size of a human, it’s somewhere in the range of 6-12 miles per second! More »
Hugo Boss Dismasted
Hugo Boss was the most modern of eight IMOCA 60s making a mad dash around the globe in the Barcelona World Race, and the winner of the last edition.
© 2015 Gilles Martin-Raget / Barcelona World Race
After leading the doublehanded Barcelona World Race for the better part of two weeks, Hugo Boss dismasted on Wednesday night in the South Atlantic Ocean, about 370 miles east of Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. More »
Wander Bird, Star of the Screen
In 1936, Warwick ‘Commodore’ Tompkins sailed from Gloucester, MA, to San Francisco via Cape Horn aboard his family’s 85-ft 1896 Elbe River pilot schooner, Wander Bird. He was 4 years old at the time. More »
Available Now!
Racing Around the World
The teams had their work cut out to even see the turning marks through the murk on their way out of Abu Dhabi.
© Warren Little / Volvo Ocean Race
The six remaining Volvo Ocean Race teams ghosted through thick fog in Abu Dhabi to start the 4,642-mile Leg 3 to Sanya, China, on Saturday. More »
Wild Oats Beats Comanche in Sydney Hobart
It’s obvious by this photo that The Rolex Sydney Hobart Race is a very big deal in Tasmania. Seen here, Wild Oats XI steams to the finish.
© 2015 Rolex / Carlo Berlinghi
If you’ve been consumed with holiday festivities lately, you may not have followed the action in the 70th edition of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. More »
Sea Scouts Learn Safety at Sea
Sea Scouts practiced jumping into the water of San Francisco Bay in a lobster suit (aka Gumby suit) as part of a safety clinic held at Coast Guard Station Yerba Buena Island just south of the Bay Bridge. More »
Holiday Celebrations on the Waterfront
A sled — er, sailboat — full of Christmas characters and decor plies the waters of the San Rafael Canal.
© Shirley Vaughan
‘Tis the season for lighted boat parades, those maritime celebrations of the holiday spirit. More »
It’s Official: Bermuda to Host AC 35
As of yesterday widespread rumors about the venue choice for the 35th America’s Cup became official: It will be Bermuda, not San Diego. The decision was announced by Harvey Schiller, the AC commercial commissioner, at a press conference held in New York yesterday. More »
And Then There Were Six
The most recent photo of the beached Team Vestas Wind Volvo Ocean 65 shows that the boat is still in one piece.
© 2014 NCG Operations Room / MRCC Mauritius
Team Vestas Wind ran aground in the middle of the Indian Ocean while racing from Cape Town, South Africa, to Abu Dhabi in the Volvo Ocean Race on Saturday evening. More »
Receive emails when 'Lectronic Latitude is updated. SUBSCRIBE