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Three Miles Separate Top Five in Transat

May 14, 2008
Eleven IMOCA 60s slip out of Plymouth on their way to Boston. © 2008 Vincent Curutchet / DPPI / The Artemis Transat After sailing nearly 900 miles, the first five IMOCA 60s in the singlehanded Artemis Transat are separated by only 3.6 miles down the course, with the sixth place boat less than 20 miles behind. More »
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Cahn Releases Order

New York Supreme Court Justice Herman Cahn released his order regarding the BMW Oracle Racing’s Deed of Gift Challenge for America’s Cup 33. Judging by the typically verbose team’s terse press release, it’s not what they were looking for. More »

BMW Oracle Racing Announces Design Team

May 9, 2008
BMW Oracle Racing’s design team of Vincent Lauriot Prevost, Marc van Peteghem, Mike Drummond and Mick Kermerac sit for a photo with boss Russell Coutts. © 2008 Gilles Martin-Raget / BMW Oracle Racing Over the weekend, BMW Oracle Racing announced its design team for the AC33. More »
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Singlehanded Transat Starts Sunday

One of the world’s preeminent singlehanded offshore races gets underway Sunday when a fleet of 13 IMOCA 60s and 11 Class 40s will leave Plymouth on their way to a finish in Boston in the Artemis Transat. More »

Rippin’ ‘Round the Bay on an SB3

May 7, 2008
If you’re curious, like we were, about Laser Performance’s new-to-the-States 20-ft sportboat, the Laser SB3, you’ve got a chance this week to put one through its paces. Yesterday afternoon we did just that and were pleasantly surprised. More »

Folkboat Sinks Off Sausalito

May 5, 2008
Not exactly your classic port-starboard situation. In fact, in this case, we’d definitely give the port-taker right of way. latitude/rg
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC A maiden voyage is typically a memorable event. More »

The Great Vallejo Race

Sailing down San Pablo Bay in So Cal summer conditions for this year’s Great Vallejo Race. © Peter Lyons www.lyonsimaging.com The Great Vallejo Race and YRA Season Opener was treated to some perfect Southern California-like weather Saturday, as the fleet of 250 starters headed north on this annual 21-mile Nor Cal classic. More »
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Congressional Cup Semis Decided Today

May 2, 2008
Counting 12 wins on his scorecard, Kiwi Gavin Brady leads Long Beach YC’s Congressional Cup with four races remaining in the second round robin. The top four finishers from the round robins will advance to this weekend’s semifinals and Brady only has to win one race in today’s final four to ensure a spot for his crew which includes San Francisco’s Jim Swartz, the East Bay’s Rodney Daniel, and Santa Barbara’s John Ziskind. More »

Canadian Westabout Circumnavigator Aborts Attempt

April 30, 2008
The crippled ‘Kim Chow’ riding out a South Atlantic Storm under drogue. Aboard, skipper Glenn Wakefield waits to be transfered to the Argentinian research vessel ‘Puerto Deseado’. © MRCC Argentine After a rollover on April 24 claimed his solar panels, liferaft and a hatch in the South Atlantic, Victoria, B.C.-based More »