Posts by Christine Weaver
More of Our Readers #optsailing
A few more #optsailing sailors enjoyed the calm between the storms and sent us photos.
Adventures on the High Seas in Maxi-Trimarans
The maxi-trimaran Spindrift 2 is less than 24 hours into its fourth attempt at tackling the Trophée Jules Verne record for the fastest boat to sail around the globe. It's a lofty record that now stands at an incredible…
A New Favorite Boat for Teenage Sailors
Could anyone blame me for being so excited over a fast, new, two-person dinghy with an asymmetrical spinnaker and an open back? This excitement only built when…
West Coast Teams Travel to Youth Regattas
A team of young people from San Francisco and Annapolis YCs and a team from Cal Maritime Academy dominated the competition. The two were tied on points…
Recognition for an Amazing Rescue Story
On the evening of July 19, around 2145 hours, a resident of Coast Guard Station Rio Vista housing, along the Sacramento River, was lying in bed and heard cries for help.
A Heaping Helping of Holiday Happenings
On the slopes, Santa arrives on skis. So it's fitting that at the shore, Santa arrives by water. Lighted boat parades proliferate in December. We keep collecting more events to add to the list.
Photo of the Day
Stacy the bow gal on the Express 37 'Bullet' wrangles the spinnaker at the very-light-air downwind start of Golden Gate Yacht Club's Seaweed Soup Midwinters. We'll cover that and much more in the December issue of Latitude 38, coming out on Monday, December 2.
More Midwinters Sail in with December
Regular readers of 'Lectronic may notice that our racing preview for December is a bit shorter than other months, but we do have a few events to share.
Adventure through Terra Incognita
"It should take us 16 and a half days of sailing to get to Ho Chi Minh City. It’s a great pleasure for me to set off on this adventure towards places our Western racing boats rarely go."
It’s No Surprise This Boat Will Race to Hawaii
It's no surprise that Bob Hinden has again entered Surprise in the Pacific Cup. "I will be navigator, and it will be my sixth Hawaii race," says Bob's daughter Rebecca.
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