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Posts by Rob Grant

Seahorse Has Great Taste

July 8, 2011
That looks familiar! latitude/LaDonna
©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC For 34 years, Latitude 38 has been something of an anonomly among monthly magazines. Rather than a one-, two-, or even three-month lag between the time we wrap up an issue and the time it’s in your hands, it’s usually more like four or five days. More »

LongPac’ers Get Hammered

Twenty-seven boats started the Singlehanded Sailing Society’s LongPac Wednesday and, as of this morning, only four boats were still racing — all of them singlehanded entries. Bob Johnston’s J/92 Ragtime! was the first to touch 126° 40’W, and is 170 miles away from the Bay after a blistering outbound leg. More »

TransPac Starts Monday

July 1, 2011
The Diamond Head Lighthouse and buoy have served as the finish line for the TransPac since 1906. latitude/Rob
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The 46th TransPac gets underway on Monday, when Division 6, the Aloha Division, and the race’s lone multihull entry set sail from Long Beach’s Rainbow Harbor. More »
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Pacific Offshore Academy

June 29, 2011
While the boats in this year’s TransPac are clawing away from the California Coast, the Pacific Cup YC will be hosting the first installment of its biennial seminar schedule — the "Pacific Offshore Academy" — with a revamped, more user-friendly format. More »

Our Ride on an AC 45

June 22, 2011
The proof, in case you needed any, that this editor got the short experience of sailing on an AC 45. latitude/Rob
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC After a week of non-stop media and VIP outreach, Oracle Racing turned its attention to race practice for the first AC World Series in August. More »
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Coastal Cup Gets Breeze

June 17, 2011
For the 16 boats in the Encinal YC’s Coastal Cup, it hasn’t taken long to get down the coast. The first of Wednesday’s starters to reach the finish off the West End of Catalina Island, Steve Stroub’s Tiburon-based SC 37 Tiburon, finished at 6:11 this morning in 10-12 knots of breeze, only 45 hours after starting. More »

AC Teams Announced

June 15, 2011
Team principals from the America’s Cup Challengers join Oracle Racing CEO Russell Coutts on stage this morning. latitude/rob
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Anyone hoping for a surprise at today’s announcement of the team slate for the 34th America’s Cup was probably disappointed. More »
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AC 45 Shenanigans in Full Swing

June 13, 2011
Oracle Racing’s AC 45s have been out there blasting around the Bay, and as the video above shows, it’s been pretty full-on racing for these "little" monsters. This week will be a busy one for the team. More »

Treasure Island Plan Approved

June 8, 2011
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a massive redevelopment project for Treasure Island yesterday. Featuring 8,000 new housing units in a cluster of high rise buildings, the centerpiece will be a 450-ft tall tower that will dwarf Yerba Buena Island. More »

Special ‘Lectronic: A Cup News

June 2, 2011
If you’ve been planning on playing hookey anytime in the near future, you might want to save it for next week. Oracle Racing will have two AC45s on the water here starting next Monday. More »