Posts by John Riise
Gitana 13 Crosses Equator
This morning, at 7:24 GMT — less than a week after leaving New York — the 110-ft catamaran Gitana 13 crossed the Equator. That’s about 3,200 miles in 6.5 days, an average of just under 500 miles a day. More »
Big Cat Escapes New York!
Gitana 13 is heading our way.
Gitana 13
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC As this ‘Lectronic Latitude was posted, the 110-ft catamaran Gitana 13 was blasting southeast down the Atlantic, five days into a nonstop record attempt at the 14,000-mile Route de l’Or: the ‘route of gold’ from New York to San Francisco. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC As this ‘Lectronic Latitude was posted, the 110-ft catamaran Gitana 13 was blasting southeast down the Atlantic, five days into a nonstop record attempt at the 14,000-mile Route de l’Or: the ‘route of gold’ from New York to San Francisco. More »
“That’s Not Me!”
"I was a bit surprised last week when one morning I had three new emails from ladies I didn’t know," writes Marc Hachey of the Auburn-based Peterson 44 Sea Angel which is now in Dominica. More »
Corinthian Midwinters This Weekend
The Corinthian Midwinter Series is the biggie of the Bay. Not only do these two full weekends of racing, raft-ups and partying fun in January (19-20) and February (16-17) attract the largest fleets of any midwinter races (140-150 boats are anticipated this year), they can also boast the fourth largest fleet of any event all year long (behind the Three Bridge Fiasco, Vallejo Race and Great Pumpkin, in that order). More »
Maxi Cat on the Way . . . Maybe
Gitana 13 (shown here during sea trials last year) may be on her way to the Bay.
© 2008 Yvan Zedda
The 110-ft catamaran Gitana 13 may have left New York yesterday on a nonstop record attempt to San Francisco via Cape Horn. More »
Ice Station Tara – Sailing the Snowy Sea
You may recall that New Zealand sailing hero Sir Peter Blake was murdered by pirates in the Amazon River six year ago this month. At the time, he was heading an ecological research project aboard the 119-ft aluminum schooner Seamaster. More »
Midwinter Racing Returns
Small Flying Patio Furniture and BreakThrough enjoyed Saturday’s mostly-clear, but cold, conditions.
© 2007 Peter Lyons
After the bleakest November in memory, midwinter racing got underway again this weekend with well-attended series in venues ranging from the South Bay all the way up to Vallejo. More »
Adventure of a Lifetime
The 40-year-old ‘eco-cruise ship’ Explorer sank after hitting an iceberg in Antarctica.
Chilean Air Force
©2007 Latitude 38 Media, LLC That’s what the brochures said, and that’s what the 100 passengers aboard the 250-ft ‘eco-cruise ship’ Explorer got. More »
©2007 Latitude 38 Media, LLC That’s what the brochures said, and that’s what the 100 passengers aboard the 250-ft ‘eco-cruise ship’ Explorer got. More »
Latest Salvos Over America’s Cup
Remember how great the last America’s Cup was? The close racing, the exciting TV coverage on the Versus channel, the good feeling that it was finally an event worthy of sailing’s oldest trophy? More »
YRA Year-End Trophy Party Tomorrow
Just a quick reminder that the YRA’s Year-End Trophy party is tomorrow night at 7 p.m. at Berkeley YC. If you won a trophy in a YRA race this year, or if you’re a YRA season champion, you don’t want to miss this annual fiesta! More »
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