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BMW Oracle to Get Wing Rig?

October 26, 2009
I’m watching you, BMW Oracle Racing . . . All Quacked Up
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC While we’re not sure if it’s public information yet, we heard a rumor from our little duck friend that you may remember has been keeping a close eye on BMW Oracle Racing at their compound in San Diego. More »

Ruyant Wins Mini TransAt

October 23, 2009
Thomas Ruyant sailed his Finot-Conq designed Prototype 21-ft Mini, Faber France across the finish line of the second leg of the Charente Maritime-Bahia Transat 6.50 yesterday. Finishing in Salavador de Bahia, Brazil, after 18d 20h and 16m, Ruyant became the overall winner of the two-leg race when runner-up Bertrand Delesne’s Entreprendre Durablement arrived some six hours later. More »

Latitude Needs Your Help

From Race Editor Rob: If you’re planning on hanging around the party at this weekend’s Great Pumpkin Regatta over at Richmond YC, we need your help! Due to a prior commitment, we won’t be able to hang out at the club long enough for the wearers to appropriate the various personae of their costumes! More »
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EPIRB Saves Cruiser and Dog

October 16, 2009
After spending three days adrift in a dinghy, a Canadian cruiser and his dog were succesfully rescued when their EPIRB’s signal was picked up by Tahitian authorities, reports Susanne Ames of the New Zealand-based Cheshire. More »

Tragedy in Australia

October 12, 2009
Well-known Australian skipper Andrew Short, 48, died when his PriceWaterhouseCoopers (formerly Shockwave 5) foundered on the rocks off Flinders Islet. Navigator Sally Gordon, 47, was also lost when the R/P 80’s boom swept the two overboard early Sunday morning as they attempted to round the islet during the 92-mile Flinders Islet race. More »

It’s Time for Fleet Week

October 9, 2009
All the boats you see here are out to see the Blue Angels, and they’re all just outside the Angels’ ‘ditch zone,’ set between Alcatraz and the Cityfront. latitude/LaDonna
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s time once again for Fleet Week! More »

Bruce Schwab Sells OceanPlanet

October 5, 2009
Bruce Schwab, the formerly Alameda-based rigger who went on to become the first American to complete the Vendée Globe, announced last week that OceanPlanet — the Tom Wylie-designed Imoca 60 that carried him around the world — had sold. More »

$630K and Counting

September 23, 2009
Over a hundred boats showed up for this year’s Leukemia Cup – raising $630,000 for blood cancer research. © 2009 David Dibble The 2009 Leukemia Cup hosted by the San Francisco YC produced a lot more than winners in the 10 one-design and six handicap divisions. More »

Weekend Wrap-up

September 21, 2009
Some the world’s top talent in Nordic Folkboats was on the Bay this past week. Bay Area sailors claimed the top two spots. © 2009 Peter Lyons It was another big racing week(end) on the Bay, with no fewer than four big events that concluded over the weekend. More »

Vote for John Craig

September 16, 2009
While it’s probably not in the front of most sailors’ minds as they’re banging around the race course, US Sailing has a huge impact on how our sport is run in this country. More »