Posts by Christine Weaver
Shaking Up the Lipton Cup
Richmond Yacht Club will host the new and improved Lipton Cup on June 15-17. RYC Staff Commodore Dick Loomis explains how the regatta was reimagined:
In the fall of 2016, a small group of commodores got together for lunch at Encinal Yacht Club. More »
Ahoy Victoria, Lahaina Awaits You
The Victoria-Maui race finishes in beautiful Lahaina, Maui. With a bustling town and harbor, perfect weather, fun surf and crystal-clear waters, Lahaina is the perfect place to rest and relax after a long and strenuous yacht race from Canada. More »
A Word from Your PRO
The yacht club originally scheduled to run the OYRA Duxship Race on May 12 was unable to do so. Just a few days before the ocean race, the YRA called in Jeff Zarwell, who is well known in racing circles for high standards of professionalism in running clean, clear regattas. More »
Delta Doo Dah Kicks Off This Saturday
Sailboats and houseboats fraternize in Potato Slough’s Bedroom 1. What do they have in common? Toys — like paddleboards and kayaks — of course!
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Latitude 38’s 10th annual Delta Doo Dah cruising rally kicks off this Saturday, May 12, with a Delta Cruising Seminar & Party. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Latitude 38’s 10th annual Delta Doo Dah cruising rally kicks off this Saturday, May 12, with a Delta Cruising Seminar & Party. More »
First IC37 Launched and Sailing
The IC37 was designed purposely for the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, sailed in odd years in Newport, Rhode Island.
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The first Melges IC37 arrived at New England Boatworks last Monday, and was out sailing on Tuesday afternoon after the team fitted the keel, rudder and rig. More »
A Study, Plan and Resolution at Clipper Cove
What’s the difference between agreeing to a study and agreeing to a plan? That was at the core of Monday’s heated meeting for the Land Use and Transportation Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. More »
Locally Brewed, Delivered Fresh
The May issue of Latitude 38 was just delivered to a club or marine business near you. It offers a refreshing break from the daily blitz of fake news and online click-bait. More »
May Racing Preview
C420s raced in the Elvstrom Zellerbach Regatta out of StFYC over the weekend.
© Chris Ray
With the YRA’s Great Vallejo Race and St. Francis Yacht Club’s Elvstrom Zellerbach Regatta occurring in the last weekend in April instead of the more-typical first weekend in May, that leaves next weekend wide open. More »
Will the Vallejo Race Be Great?
Hey! Wait up! Where’s everybody going? Why, to Vallejo, of course.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC When registration closed on Thursday, the YRA was showing 164 boats signed up for this weekend’s Great Vallejo Race. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC When registration closed on Thursday, the YRA was showing 164 boats signed up for this weekend’s Great Vallejo Race. More »
All Seven Volvo 65s Make Leg 8
Team Dongfeng beats upwind on the first evening at sea of Leg 8. With hot, tropical conditions and frequent squall activity near the coast of Brazil, the first couple of days of Leg 8 have been full of variable conditions and plenty of sail changes. More »
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