Posts by Christine Weaver
Big Breeze, Small Boats and Foiling Boards
Opti Heavy Weather Lives Up to Its Name; Friday Foiling Windsurf Fun at St. Francis; Kite Foil League's Delta Pro Event.
Breeze-on Start for Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race
In the midst of a heat wave, the 2021 Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race started in fog and wind on Saturday, June 19.
Lola, a 55-Year-Old Kiwi Sloop, Finds a Home in San Diego
Lola, a New Zealand 37 is a classic wooden sloop designed as a racer/cruiser in 1966 by Jim Young of Birkenhead, New Zealand.
Delta Ditch Run Dished Out Some of This, Some of That
A westerly filled in, with nice pressure but not too much. Until it was too much.
St. Francis Yacht Club Hosts First Wing Sail Race
Thirty-three wing foilers raced a modified slalom course on Friday, June 4.
Nelly Belle Tastes Saltwater in Time to Race to Fresh Water
Alan Wirtanen relaunched his 24-ft boat, Nelly Belle, in Santa Cruz on May 29 almost 50 years since he built her.
SailGP’s Team USA Back in the Saddle in Italy — Almost
At this weekend's SailGP event in Taranto, Italy, Jimmy Spithill and Team USA brought a sense of urgency, flair and a bit of Italian machismo.
Coming This Weekend: SailGP, Italian Style
The Southern Italy city of Taranto, will host the first-ever Italy Sail Grand Prix (SailGP) on June 5-6.
Radio Controlled Boats Sail on Scenic Lake Gregory
A few thousand feet up in the SoCal mountains is 120-acre Lake Gregory. The lake has a growing fleet of radio-controlled sailboats.
Sneaking a Peek at June Races and Regattas
On Memorial Day, Monterey Peninsula YC will usher the fleet out of Monterey Bay on their way down the coast to Santa Barbara in the Coastal Cup.
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