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Puma Loses Rig

November 21, 2011
Just when we thought things in the Volvo Ocean race had settled down, news came this morning that Puma Mar Mostro Powered by Berg had dropped its rig in the middle of the South Atlantic. More »

Oracle Double Up at AC World Series

Emirates Team New Zealand once again reached the match racing semifinals. Although their run ended there, they still lead the AC World Series overall. © Stacy Loula The America’s Cup World Series San Diego is in the books, and Oracle’s James Spithill proved once again why he’s got the helm of the Oracle Racing ‘A’ boat. More »

Volvo Fortunes Turn

November 16, 2011
The French don’t call the Doldrums the “pot au noir” for nothing. Ken Read’s Puma has already left them behind. © Amory Ross Last week, all eyes were on Franck Cammas and Groupama 4 as the French entry split from the other three remaining boats in leg one of the Volvo Ocean Race. More »

Blackaller Buoy Comes Home

November 11, 2011
YRA buoys are known for going on walkabout, so it wasn’t a surprise when the Blackaller buoy left its station last week. What was surprising was that one of the Bay’s most heavily used racing buoys was ultimately recovered! More »
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AC World Series Starts Tomorrow

The AC 45s are on their moorings, and the America’s Cup World Series is preparing for its North American debut tomorrow in San Diego. First up is the Port Cities Challenge, which is more of a promotional event that will see the teams be allied with various facets of government from the cities that front San Diego Bay in a pair of three-race days. More »

Damage Takes Toll on Volvo Fleet

November 7, 2011
The Volvo Ocean Race fleet was looking pretty money at the start of Leg One. © Paul Todd After a great start on Saturday, conditions ravaged the fleet in the Volvo Ocean Race, reducing the number of boats still sailing by a third, no more than 115 miles into the 6,500-mile first leg. More »

Emma Delivers

November 4, 2011
Emma Creighton rode her 21-ft Pocket Rocket some 4,200 miles from France to Brazil . . . solo! © 2011 Pierrick Garenne/GPO After 4,200 miles of sailing alone in a 21-ft Mini 6.50, Emma Creighton became the first American woman to finish the Charente-Maritime/Bahia Transat 6.50 since ’01. More »

Luna Rossa Jumps Back Into the Cup

November 2, 2011
Confirming a rumor that had been floating around for a week or so, the Luna Rossa sailing team has been announced as a challenger for the 34th America’s Cup. Challenging under the burgee of the Circolo della Vela Sicilia of Palermo, Luna Rossa Challenge 2013 has been accepted by the Golden Gate YC. More »

Great Pumpkin Regatta Goes Vintage

October 31, 2011
Team Premier slides downwind during Saturday’s champagne conditions at the Richmond YC’s Great Pumpkin Regatta. © Erik Simonson If you missed the Richmond YC’s Great Pumpkin Regatta, you missed out on one of the most awesome weekends of racing this year. More »
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Help the Moore 24 Family Help Theirs

Earlier this year, we told you of an effort by the Moore 24 community to assist the surviving family members of one the class’s most ardent supporters and multiple-time former class president Joel Verutti, who died of brain cancer last year. More »