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Jack van Ommen Has Replaced Fleetwood

May 16, 2014
A svelte Jack van Ommen with Fleetwood on the French canals months before the boat was lost to a storm in the Med. Jack van Ommen
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC We’re delighted to report that Jack van Ommen of Gig Harbor, Washington, has found a replacement boat. More »

Sign Up For The SoCal Ta-Ta II Now

The course for the SoCal Ta-Ta – from Santa Barbara to Catalina – should require little or no upwind sailing. © 2014 The SoCal Ta-Ta II — aka ‘Reggae ‘Pon da Ocean’ — to be held from September 7-13, is now open for entries. More »

No More Dusty-Field Ha-Ha Baseball

May 9, 2014
The formerly brown baseball field at Turtle Bay is now a lush, plastic green. Even the outfield! Chip Prather
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Perhaps the most hilarious recent innovation at the Baja Ha-Ha has been the now-annual baseball game on the dusty dirt field at Turtle Bay. More »

AC 35 Actively Courting Hawaii

May 5, 2014
You may recall that a year ago the Auld Mug ‘posed’ for this shot overlooking the Golden Gate. Now, squint your eyes and picture coco palms swaying in the background. © Giles Martin-Raget / ACEA The America’s Cup trophy, along with an entourage that includes award-winning The Billionaire and the Mechanic author Julian Guthrie and Golden Gate Yacht Club Commodore Norbert Bajurin, has been racking up the frequent-flyer miles as of late. More »

The Baja Ha-Ha and SoCal Ta-Ta

May 2, 2014
The early-morning start of the last leg of the Ha-Ha from Bahia Santa Maria. Despite the early hour and ‘marine layer,’ it’s already 75 degrees. It won’t be any cooler at midnight under the cover of stars. More »

Late-Season Santa Ana Waves Hit Avalon

Last Tuesday and Wednesday weren’t the best days to sunbathe on the beach at Avalon, reports Kate Olsen, Administrative Assistant for the Avalon Harbor Patrol. "We had a late-season Santa Ana, which resulted in big waves on the beach. More »

The End Is Near!

The brutally active sailboat racing season in the Northeast Caribbean — which we take to be between the British Virgins and Antigua — is not over, but the end is nigh. More »

Atlantic Racing Update

As mentioned above, the 12th biennial Transat AG2R has come to a thrilling conclusion in Gustavia, St. Barthélemy as the top four one-design Beneteau Figaro IIs finished within two hours of one another after more than three weeks at sea. More »