Racing
Britain Reigns O’er Australia
Sir Ben Ainslie's British team scored three bullets in the three fleet races on Friday, kicking off the second season of SailGP in Sydney Harbour. On Saturday, after a win in Race 4 and a fourth in Race 5, the Brits…
Check Out These Events in Early March
These events are just a drop in the bucket compared to the list in our Calendar, out today in the March issue of Latitude 38.
Lia Ditton Just Keeps Rowing
Way back in November, sailor-turned-ocean-rower Lia Ditton wrote about her 24-day, 700-nautical-mile row from Oregon to California right here on ‘Lectronic Latitude.
Once Bay Area-based, Ditton has been training for more than three years to row from Japan to San Francisco — a distance of 5,500 nautical miles. More »
Pacific Cup: It Takes All Kinds
The Pac Cup routinely caters to a wide range of sailing yachts with crews from diverse backgrounds — from tiny doublehanders to mega-yachts and from adventurous families to well-tuned racing syndicates.
RORC Caribbean 600 Underway
A race that has surged to international prominence in just over a decade, RORC’s Caribbean 600 is now one of the most popular events on the Caribbean circuit.
SailGP Launches Season 2 This Week
For the past week, SailGP teams have been training in Sydney Harbour in anticipation of the first regatta of 2020 on February 28-29. Teams from Denmark, France, Great Britain, Japan, Spain and the USA take on champions Australia.
Happy (Almost) Birthday, Paul Elvstrøm
We’d like to wish a happy birthday to the late, great Paul Elvstrøm, who would have been 92 years old tomorrow. A dinghy sailing master, four-time Olympic gold medalist and 13-time world champion, the Danish-born Elvstrøm passed away in 2016 at the age of 88. More »
A Sneak Peek at March Racing
The San Francisco Bay scene, San Diego sorties and Mexico or bust.
The Beauty of the Bocas Regatta
Cruiser and Latitude 38 contributor Louis Kruk checked in from Panama with a report and photos from the Bocas del Toro Regatta, hosted by Bocas Marina on February 15.
Joyon Smashes Tea Route Record
After 31 days, 23 hours, 36 minutes and 46 seconds of sailing, Francis Joyon and his crew set a new record for the Tea Route between Hong Kong and London this morning.
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