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Did You Hear? Oracle Retained the Cup!

September 27, 2013
After winning the last race of the Cup, the U.S. and Oracle flags flew proudly in the wind. latitude/Richard
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Of course you did. Now for the aftermath. More »

The Little America’s Cup

September 25, 2013
As the 34th America’s Cup winds down to a thrilling finish, there’s another America’s Cup going on that is likely off your radar: the International C Class Catamaran Championship, also known as the ‘Little America’s Cup’ which is taking place right now in Falmouth, England. More »

Spectacular America’s Cup Final Race Today

No one thought it would ever come down to the 19th race! © Gilles Martin-Raget / ACEA Thanks to an improbably spectacular America’s Cup, Oracle’s improbably exciting comeback from an 8 to 1 defecit, and the improbably dazzling AC72s, today’s final showdown between Oracle Team USA and Emirates Team New Zealand is one for the ages of not just yacht racing, but all of sport. More »

America’s Cup Special Bulletin

September 24, 2013
Never before in yachting history has there been such drama surrounding a race as for the first race of today’s ongoing 34th America’s Cup battle between Oracle Team USA and Emirates Team New Zealand. More »

Kiwis Foiled Again

September 23, 2013
Oracle has taken the gun for the last four races of the America’s Cup. © Abner Kingman / ACEA The 34th America’s Cup, already by far the best in the 162-year history of the event, just keeps getting more thrilling. More »

Variation on a Theme

Since innovative multihulls are in the spotlight this summer, we thought we’d introduce you to another variation on the theme. While traveling in Russia a few months ago, reader Larry Radcliffe of El Cerrito came across this odd-looking trimaran as it was sailing into the docks at Petrozavodsk (on a northern lake, east of Finland). More »

Looking for Land Crew

"I’m going to be driving down to La Paz next month with Bernard and Becky Robinson who live there on their San Diego-based powerboat Worth Waiting 4," writes Ginger Clark. "I need to find two or three people who will drive back with me. More »

Yes, You Can Still Enter

September 20, 2013
"Ouch, arghh, oof!" Such sounds were heard as a Baja Ha-Ha Rally Committee member’s arm was being twisted to extend the entry deadline a bit longer for this year’s San Diego-to-Cabo San Lucas cruisers’ rally.  More »

Oracle Wins, Get Out the Rally Caps

The fat lady didn’t sing yesterday, so Oracle fans Jen Edney of Nebraska, Nancy Cantrell of San Rafael, Bruna Shidler of San Francisco, and Doña de Mallorca of wherever she is at the moment, gather to brew up enthusiasm for a continued Oracle rally. More »

Bad Precedent Avoided

September 18, 2013
As predicted would happen when the Department of Parks and Recreation absorbed the Department of Boating and Waterways last year, California state lawmakers tried to dig their fingers into the Harbor and Watercraft Revolving Fund for non-boating uses. More »