Posts by Christine Weaver
March Offshore Racing Preview
The cruising division of the San Diego to Puerto Vallarta Race will start tomorrow, with additional starts on Friday and Saturday. Considered a large number by recent standards, 30 boats are entered to sail the 1,000 miles. The More »
Fujin Capsizes, Crew Rescued
It’s been a wild ride this week in the RORC Caribbean 600. Seattle’s Greg Slyngstad was racing his Bieker 53 Fujin in the complex 600-mile tour of 11 islands when his catamaran capsized on Monday night close to Saba Island. More »
Pac52s and More in SCYA Midwinters
The Pac52 Gladiator digs in on the approach to a spinnaker set. Bowman Matt Cornwell keeps composure.
© Martha Blanchfield
San Diego Yacht Club hosted eight sleek 52-footers and six Beneteau First 36.7s as part of the massive Southern California Yachting Association Midwinters on February 10-11. More »
Redwood Creek Cleanup
Edward Stancil, port captain for Peninsula Yacht Club and a resident of the endangered Docktown Marina since 1996, shared the following photo and letter, which he had sent to the city attorney and city council of Redwood City on February 11. More »
USCG Rescues Three Crew and a Cat
Coast Guard Station Morro Bay Motor Lifeboat crews arrived on scene to assist this sailboat taking on water. The CG didn’t know the vessel’s make and size, but it looks to us like it could be a Cal 29. More »
BYC Midwinters Like Night and Day
Saturday’s racing on the Berkeley Circle was held in the beautiful, moderately warm, light-air conditions that have been the trend in the Bay Area for more than a month.
© 2018 Patrick Hind-Smith
Berkeley Yacht Club runs midwinter series on the second Saturday and Sunday of each month, November-February. More »
Monday’s Mystery Solved
On Monday we ran a video of a mysterious Unidentified Floating Object motoring past the St. Francis Yacht Club, entertaining the denizens gathered there for dinner. We hadn’t seen it before and thus posed the question to our readers: What the heck is it? More »
Racing Snaps from a Delightful Weekend
It’s unusual but it happens about once a season: GGYC starts a race from west to east instead of the other way around.
©
Golden Gate Yacht Club was pleased to be able to get a midwinter race off on Saturday, as temperatures warmed the sailors who hung around in the sunshine, patiently waiting out a 1:20-hour shoreside postponement. More »
UFO Puts on a Light Show
On Sunday in late January, twilight falls on a gorgeous stretch of San Francisco waterfront. Lights illuminate the Golden Gate Bridge, enhancing the stunning panorama. A few straggling sailboats waft past the windows of St. More »
Women Rule at St. Francis YC
Outgoing commodore James Kiriakis and incoming commodore Theresa Brandner at StFYC’s annual meeting in January.
© Igor Capibaribe
In late 2017, the 90-year-old tradition-steeped St. Francis Yacht Club elected its first woman commodore as a "candidate of change." More »
Receive emails when 'Lectronic Latitude is updated. SUBSCRIBE