Posts by Richard
Is This the America’s Cup Trickle-Down?
In addition to doing a lot of Pacific Cup and other races to Hawaii with big boats, either fully crewed or doublehanded, Philippe Kahn of Santa Cruz has always enjoyed sailing small monohulls off his home waters of Santa Cruz and Hawaii. More »
Almost Time to Get Your Ha-Ha’s Out
Today is just two weeks from the start of the 20th Annual Baja Ha-Ha cruisers’ rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas, with stops at Turtle Bay and Bahia Santa Maria. More »
JP Dick Capsizes MOD 70
Jean-Pierre Dick and Rouland Jourdain’s MOD70 Virbac-Paprec capsized and dismasted yesterday while training for the Transat Jacques Vabre.
© Y.Zedda / VIRBAC-PAPREC Sailing Team
This year has had its high points and low points for famed French yachtsman Jean-Pierre Dick. More »
50th San Diego to Ensenada Race
Skipper Plenert, behind bars in Ensenada.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC One of the last places you ever want to find yourself is behind bars in Mexico. But that’s what happened to Katherine Plenert, owner and skipper of the San Diego-based Catalina 36 Debauchery following last week’s 50th Annual San Diego to Ensenada Race put on by the Southwestern YC. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC One of the last places you ever want to find yourself is behind bars in Mexico. But that’s what happened to Katherine Plenert, owner and skipper of the San Diego-based Catalina 36 Debauchery following last week’s 50th Annual San Diego to Ensenada Race put on by the Southwestern YC. More »
Good News About Baja Ha-Ha Paperwork
In 26 days the 20th Baja Ha-Ha fleet will be breezing south toward Cabo San Lucas. They will not have to clear in at Ensenada, as was previously rumored.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC There has been concern about how a newly enacted Mexican immigration law will affect this year’s Baja Ha-Ha rally fleet. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC There has been concern about how a newly enacted Mexican immigration law will affect this year’s Baja Ha-Ha rally fleet. More »
Oracle Comeback Win Was Brilliant – and Legit
All the clamor — mostly from New Zealand, but also from the United States — that Oracle Team USA ‘must have’ cheated in its spectacular comeback from 8 to 1 to retain the Cup is rapidly dying down. More »
What Did You Think of the Cup?
Kiwi Zoe (left), her American boyfriend Scott and their friend Marina were totally psyched up about the Cup. How about you?
© Lynn Ringseis
You’ve seen it, had time to process it, so what do you think? More »
Did You Hear? Oracle Retained the Cup!
After winning the last race of the Cup, the U.S. and Oracle flags flew proudly in the wind.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Of course you did. Now for the aftermath. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Of course you did. Now for the aftermath. More »
Spectacular America’s Cup Final Race Today
No one thought it would ever come down to the 19th race!
© Gilles Martin-Raget / ACEA
Thanks to an improbably spectacular America’s Cup, Oracle’s improbably exciting comeback from an 8 to 1 defecit, and the improbably dazzling AC72s, today’s final showdown between Oracle Team USA and Emirates Team New Zealand is one for the ages of not just yacht racing, but all of sport. More »
America’s Cup Special Bulletin
Never before in yachting history has there been such drama surrounding a race as for the first race of today’s ongoing 34th America’s Cup battle between Oracle Team USA and Emirates Team New Zealand. More »
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