General Sailing
Sailor Burned at Grand Marina
Alameda sailor Josh Sailer, 30, was badly burned aboard his Newport 28 at Grand Marina around 1 p.m. yesterday after an onboard explosion. According to a Chronicle report, the victim was a construction worker who had lived aboard the unnamed boat part time for the past two years. More »
The Vendée Carnage Isn’t Over
Javier Sansó was rescued last night after Acciona 100% Eco Powered capsized 400 miles south of the Azores.
© Portuguese Air Force
It’s a bitter pill, but every Vendée Globe skipper knows going into it that there isn’t a single mile of the course where they’re safe from potential trouble. More »
February Issue on the Streets
If you’re one of the many sailors planning to participate in one of this weekend’s midwinter racers — or the sole non-midwinter race on Saturday: Coyote Point YC’s Double Up & Back — you’ll want to grab several copies of the February issue of Latitude 38 before you head out. More »
One Bucket Cabin Left
In Wednesday’s ‘Lectronic, we announced that the Wanderer and Doña de Mallorca had three double-cabins — heads ensuite — available for a charter aboard their Leopard 45 catamaran ‘ti Profligate for the the spectacular St. More »
Where Did the Pink Boat Go?
"Hey, do you guys know what happened to www.pinkboat.org?" We’ve found this question by readers in our inbox over the last few days so we checked it out and, sure enough, the site is down. More »
Racing in the Sunny Caribee
The racing never stops in the many islands of the Eastern Caribbean, but the major events — most of which are from Antigua north for English speakers — run from late January to early May. More »
The Bucket on ‘ti Profligate
St. Barth, the site of the spectacular St. Barth Bucket.
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Want to watch the St. Barth Bucket, "the greatest sailing spectacle in the world," with the Wanderer and Doña de Mallorca from their Leopard 45 sailing cat ‘ti Profligate? More »
Three Bridge Fiasco Fun
By all accounts, this Saturday’s Three Bridge Fiasco was a hoot. In a normal year, the Singlehanded Sailing Society’s annual melee typically features boats drifting haplessly around the Bay en masse, but this year winds in the mid-20s delighted racers, allowing the great majority to finish. More »
Sailboat & Tug Collide Outside Gate
Around 3 p.m. on Saturday, in the midst of the Three Bridge Fiasco, an unidentified sailboat collided with a tug or its tow just outside the Golden Gate Bridge, sinking the sailboat. More »
Gabart & Le Cléac’h Finish Vendée
François Gabart became the fastest solo monohull circumnavigator when he crossed the line in under 80 days.
© Jean Marie Liot / DPPI
Vendée Globe rookie François Gabart sailed MACIF across the finish line at Les Sables d’Olonne on Sunday after just 78d, 2h, 16m, setting a new solo monohull circumnavigation record. More »
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