Posts by Rob Grant
West Oz Dismasted in Clipper Race
A failed cap shroud terminal has dismasted the Clipper Round the World Race boat Westernaustralia2011.com. According to reports from race organizeers, the 81-ft rig buckled in half some 700 miles east of Yokohama, Japan, while the boat sailed under spinnaker in 10- to 15-knot winds. More »
Spring Pops Early for Racers
Saturday’s breeze caught more than a few boats on the wrong side of a jibe demonstrated here by Steve Klein’s Express 27 Magic.
© 2008 Peter Lyons
Spring doesn’t officially start until March 20 but Mother Nature held a pre-party Saturday, popping the cork on a bottle of 20- to 25-knot northwesterly that sent some boats sideways. More »
Mag 80 Takes PV Record
Doug Baker and his Mag 80 crew took six hours off the old PV record when they crossed the line at 4 a.m.
SDYC Vallarta Race
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Doug Baker’s Magnitude 80 finished the San Diego to Puerto Vallarta race just after four this morning, taking six hours off the course record when she crossed the finish line off Punta Mita. After More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Doug Baker’s Magnitude 80 finished the San Diego to Puerto Vallarta race just after four this morning, taking six hours off the course record when she crossed the finish line off Punta Mita. After More »
PV Fleet Making Tracks
The San Diego Yacht Club’s race to Puerto Vallarta got underway Saturday for Divisions 1, 2, and 3 in a 10- to 12-kt southwesterly. The boats started off Shelter Island, serenaded by a Mariachi band, before settling in for some upwind sailing that lasted into Sunday morning. More »
Cheyenne at Nelson’s
Swingin’ cat – Cheyenne in the slings at Nelsons.
© 2008 Mark Featherstone
The late Steve Fosset’s 125-ft catamaran Cheyenne is on the hard at Nelson’s to assess damage reportedly caused by an exploded liferaft canister. More »
Groupama 3 Capsizes
Groupama 3 upside down off New Zealand; game over for their Jules Verne Record attempt.
Groupama 3
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC A reported failure in her port ama has turned both Groupama 3 and her Jules Verne record attempt upside down some 80 miles off the coast of southeastern New Zealand. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC A reported failure in her port ama has turned both Groupama 3 and her Jules Verne record attempt upside down some 80 miles off the coast of southeastern New Zealand. More »
New Rule for the Racing Rule Book?
If you race your boat on Newport Bay, you should probably consider heading to the City of Newport Beach Council Chambers at 6 p.m. tonight for the monthly meeting of the City’s Harbor Commission. More »
BMW Oracle’s New Training Platform
Anticipating a Deed of Gift challenge against Alinghi for America’s Cup 33, BMW Oracle Racing launched an Extreme 40 catamaran in Valencia on Wednesday as part of their workup to what may be an October series. More »
Groupama 3 Losing Breeze, Maybe Lead
Franck Cammas and the rest of the 10-man crew aboard Groupama 3 are at risk of losing the southern ocean front they’ve been riding and the lead they’ve built in their Jules Verne Record attempt. More »
West Coasters Take Top Spots in Key West
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On the penultimate day of the Acura Key West Race Week presented by Nautica, Newport Beach sailmaker Dave Ullman and his Pegasus 505 crew were lying in fourth place, 11 points out of first in the 46-boat Melges 24 class. More »
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