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Fourth Annual Voiles de St. Barth

April 19, 2013
A parade of spinnakers heading down from Pt. Milou. © Voiles de St. Barth / Tim Wright If you wanted to do a tropical regatta that is about as good as it can get, you needed to be at last week’s 4th Annual Voiles de St. More »

Tight Racing and a Collision at ACWS

Clear skies, steady winds and very close competition made yesterday’s AC45 races spectacular. © 2013 ACEA / Gilles Martin-Raget After two days of AC45 racing in Naples, Italy, Oracle Team USA leads the nine-boat fleet with 38 points, followed by the French Energy Team (36) and Emirates Team New Zealand (36). More »

Nor’Sea 27s Are Big Fun

Nor’Sea owners and fans gathered at Oakland YC last weekend in appreciation of their favorite design. latitude/LaDonna
©2013 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s tough to dispute the assertion that good things come in small packages when you’re standing on a dock looking at a bunch of bristol Nor’Sea 27s. More »

Reading Latitude in Malta

April 17, 2013
Emmanuel Uren got such a kick out of assisting on the Royal Malta YC’s race committee boat, he joined the club! © Emmanuel Uren Bay Area sailor Emmanuel Uren sure does get around. More »

Goin’ to California…for the TransPac

Phaedo is on her way to the West Coast for the start of July’s TransPac. Phaedo
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC It was only a few years ago that Lloyd Thornburg was attending the prestigious Art Design College in Pasadena and sailing out of Marina del Rey. More »

Ronnie Simpson Speaks at SFYC

April 15, 2013
Regular readers will be familiar with Bay Area sailor Ronnie Simpson for his many sailing exploits, including a couple of Singlehanded TransPacs, as well as for staging sailing clinics for wounded veterans (Simpson was wounded in Iraq and feels strongly about helping other wounded soldiers). More »

Youth Introduced to Sailing at SSP

“Put yer backs into it, ye scurvy urchins!” The Seaward crew instructed Bay Area youth on how to raise sail aboard the schooner. latitude/John A.
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC There was more going on at Strictly Sail Pacific this weekend than just sailors looking for good deals on gear and boats. More »

Ad: Special Price on 120W Panels

April 12, 2013
John & Lynn Ringseis outfitted their BVI-based Leopard 43 Moonshine with our panels. © 2013 Southbound Solar Southbound Solar specializes in solar solutions for sailors — say that three times fast! More »

Learning the Multihull Ropes

April 10, 2013
Sailors, like everyone, are resistant to change. When it was announced that the America’s Cup would be sailed in multihulls, monohull lovers the world over voiced their outrage. But after seeing these fantastic machines do things that once only seemed possible in science fiction, many Luddites are changing their minds and becoming interested in sailing in their own multihulls. More »