Posts by Christine Weaver
Newsy Week in Golden Globe
The week is only half over but it’s already been a newsy one in the Golden Globe nonstop solo around-the-world race.
Jean-Luc Van Den Heede Reaches Pacific
On Monday, the veteran professional sailor Jean-Luc Van Den Heede was the first to reach the Pacific Ocean. More »
Go East Please East OMG East
Mike Cunningham reports:
No, I don’t want to look at that chart. I don’t want to look right and see home, almost 1,700 miles away. Good God, that is equal to the better part of the distance across the United States. More »
Kiter a World Sailor Nominee
A 17-year-old girl kiteboarder from the Bay Area is up against an international field that includes winners of around-the-world races. They are all among the female nominees for Rolex World Sailor of the Year. More »
Tales of the Transbac, Part 3
On July 10, Morning Star prepares to anchor in Hanalei Bay.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Singlehanded TransPacific Yacht Race rookie Lee Johnson sailed a Valiant 32, Morning Star, in the race from Tiburon to Hanalei, Kauai, in July, and he departed from Nawiliwili Harbor, bound for San Francisco, on July 20, rather later than his fellow Transbackers. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Singlehanded TransPacific Yacht Race rookie Lee Johnson sailed a Valiant 32, Morning Star, in the race from Tiburon to Hanalei, Kauai, in July, and he departed from Nawiliwili Harbor, bound for San Francisco, on July 20, rather later than his fellow Transbackers. More »
Small Boats, Big Fun
El Toro Juniors and Seniors finish the last race of the Stampede at the mouth of the RYC turning basin.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC As the heat wave set in over the weekend, Richmond Yacht Club hosted three regattas at once, all for small to smallish boats. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC As the heat wave set in over the weekend, Richmond Yacht Club hosted three regattas at once, all for small to smallish boats. More »
An Unintended Transbac
Sailing in his first Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race this summer, Greg Ashby was faced with the dilemma of what to do with his boat once he finished. His dockmate at Richmond’s Marina Bay Yacht Harbor was very enthusiastic to crew for the delivery home but had no offshore experience. More »
Women’s Fall Racing Preview
The way forward. Will one of these graduates of Island YC’s Women’s Sailing Seminar compete in any of the women’s races coming up this month and next?
© Julie Pimentel
As usual, October and early November feature a flock of female-friendly races. More »
The Latitudes Are on the Pumpkin
The frost may not be on the pumpkin here in the Bay Area, but the October Latitudes are.
The October Latitude 38 joins the pumpkin harvest at the Whole Foods stores in Mill Valley (yes, we have two). More »
Fleet Week Is Here
San Francisco Fleet Week officially begins today, and the Coast Guard has been tasked with keeping everyone safe.
When you hear the roar of fighter jets overhead this week, never fear, Fleet Week is here. More »
Here Comes Rosa
A second press release from the Coasties was waiting in our inbox when we logged in this morning, this one an alert for mariners in Southern California.
“As we begin Fleet Week in San Francisco, Coast Guard crews and other first responders in Southern California are working together to minimize the impacts of Tropical Storm Rosa," said Rear Adm. More »
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