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AC 45s Coming to the Bay

May 27, 2011
As recently as a few months ago, it was looking like the Bay Area would miss the the spectacle of the AC 45s altogether. Given a schedule that saw no official activity on the Bay until August of next year — coinciding with the arrival of the AC 72s — it seemed as if the closest the AC 45s would get to sailing here was the proposed Youth America’s Cup. More »

Hannig Cup Gets Celeb Guest

The Bay has some of the most productive charity events on the West Coast, not the least of which is the Sequoia YC’s Hannig Cup. Named in honor of its biggest booster, club member Ted Hannig, the event started when its namesake was offered a “milestone birthday” party by fellow club members five years ago. More »
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Artemis is Challenger of Record

May 18, 2011
Swedish Billionaire Torbjorn Tornqvist’s Artemis Racing has taken over the reins as the new Challenger of Record for the 34th America’s Cup. Yesterday’s announcement followed on the heels of last week’s withdrawal of Vincenzo Onorato’s Mascalzone Latino team and its hailing yacht club, the Club Nautico di Roma. More »
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AC News, Weekend Racing Preview

May 13, 2011
The America’s Cup machine has been in high gear recently, with teams sailing their AC45s in the "test event" you can check out in the video below:  
  The test event must have been so encouraging that Samsara decided to knock things back to size, with a pretty demoralizing development. More »

Cirque’s Unbeaten Path

May 11, 2011
Louis Kruk and Laura Willerton’s San Leandro-based Cirque enjoying Animas Slot all alone. Cirque
©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Louis Kruk and Laura Willerton of the San Leandro-based Beneteau 42s7 Cirque left the Bay to cruise Mexico for a winter four years ago. More »

Little Boat Weekend Racing Wrap-up

May 4, 2011
John Liebenberg crosses the finish line during the 58th annual Bullship Race. © RYC Photo John Liebenberg proved on Saturday that age and wisdom never miss an opportunity to beat up on youth, when he beat 31 other El Toros to win the 58th Annual Bullship Race. More »

Sailor of the Month

April 29, 2011
Paul Sutchek and Richard vonEhrenkrook have taken home a lot of hardware over the last few years. latitude/Rob
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The 2011 Northern California Sailing Calendar and YRA Master Schedule is not only a great resource for planning your racing, it’s also where you’ll find Latitude‘s Sailor of the Month. More »

Weekend Racing Wrap-up/Preview

April 25, 2011
OYRA President Andy Newell’s Santana 35 Ahi on the way back in from the Lightbucket on Saturday. © Erik Simonson The Easter Bunny won out over the racing schedule this weekend, and the only big thing going on was the OYRA season opener, the Crewed Lightship #1. More »