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Svendsen’s Summer Splash Pulls Crowd

July 20, 2009
Some of the 66 juniors at the Svendsen’s Summer Splash hosted by Encinal YC last weekend. © Encinal YC Michael Grove and Alex Delle Cese made the most of Encinal YC’s Svendsen’s Summer Splash and BAYS #3 this weekend. More »

TransPac Arrivals Wind Down

July 15, 2009
Tim Fuller’s Relentless slides in ahead of John Kilroy Jr.’s Samba Pa Ti in one of what were a few tight finishes in the 45th TransPac. In the SC 50s’ Division 5, Bill McClure’s Allure beat Jack Taylor’s Horizon by only a minute and five seconds boat-for-boat, with the latter taking the division on corrected time. More »

Fear and Loving in Honolulu

July 13, 2009
Chip ‘Dr. Megadeath’ Megeath and his band of criminals turned in the top performance for any of the starters from Thursday July 2, and won Division 3. latitude/Rob
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC As awesome as is he is, Chip Megeath isn’t capable of bending clouds. More »
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Star Speaker TBA for Leukemia Cup

July 10, 2009
Pending full approval from organizers, we’ve been asked to remove an announcement posted earlier today concerning a special celebrity slated to speak at this year’s San Francisco Leukemia Cup Regatta (September 19 & 20).  More »

Alfa Closes in on Diamond Head

Alfa Romeo will break at least one TransPac record, if not two. © IonEarth Race Tracking The question of the last 24 hours hasn’t been whether Neville Crichton’s R/P 100 Alfa Romeo will break the outright monohull record for the TransPac — that’s pretty much in the bag. More »

‘Criminals’ On The Lam

July 8, 2009
What a difference three days makes. For the Sunday starters in the top-right corner, it’s been more of a rhumb line race. For everyone else, getting way South is paying big for those with enough resolve to hang in there. More »

Rest of TransPac Fleet Gets Going

July 6, 2009
Paul Cayard at the helm of Tom Akin’s Flash while rounding the West End of Catalina Island after yesterday’s Division 1 and 2 start. © Jerry McNeill In 12 to 15 knots of breeze, the two remaining divisions — 1 and 2 — of TransPac boats got underway yesterday under blue skies off Pt. More »

Alinghi Unveils Its DOGgie

Alinghi’s new DOGgie was revealed over the weekend! © Bruno Cocozza/Alinghi After months of waiting, Alinghi has finally unveiled its new Deed of Gift match multihull and . . . it’s a cat — defying the predictions of many a pundit. More »

Coastal Cuppers Get It All

June 19, 2009
Robert Plant and John Shampain’s Still Crazy had a “Hobie Day”, or two, in this year’s Coastal Cup. Still Crazy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Robert Plant and John Shampain’s Hobie 33 Still Crazy looks to have crushed the rest of the Wednesday starters, and we’ve got to belive the Thursday starters as well, after finishing the Encinal YC’s Coastal Cup around 7 a.m. More »