Racing
Update from the Richmond Riviera
Chris Sullivan is an avid RC sailboat racer, especially in the One Metre Class. Last week, Chris organized a bit of informal COVID-19 RC sailboat scrimmaging at the Richmond Yacht Club.
June Issue of Latitude 38 Out Today and Completely Normal
We have a healthy dose of escapism in this month's Latitude 38. Here is a taste of the normal-ness we're bringing you in the June issue…
Sending It!
Kaneohe Yacht Club's Junior Program is an advanced, high-tech sailing laboratory where junior sailors learn the latest techniques. Here we see a group of them absolutely sending it in their O'Pen Skiffs.
Some Launch Ramps Have Reopened
"We are among the first of the sailboats back on Folsom Lake, finally," wrote Pat McIntosh. Pat and his family had a short sail on Saturday afternoon.
Radical Sailing: America’s Cup ‘Sky Jumps’; Kite-Powered Racing Boats
In the immortal words of the Steve Miller Band, "I wanna fly like an eagle . . . To the sea . . ." Apparently, so does the new America's Cup class.
Emily Zugnoni: Lessons from my Grandfather
Though I’d been a passenger for family daysails since I was a toddler, it wasn’t until college, while tagging along on my grandpa’s beer can races, that I developed a curiosity and understanding of how the boat and sails worked.
Vendée-Arctique Solo Race to the Arctic Circle
The IMOCA class taken the opportunity to announce the new Vendée-Arctique-Les Sables d’Olonne solo race.
Ch-ch-changes
"The MMBA Board has made the decision to cancel the Wooden Boat Show in 2020. The show will return in 2021. "
Makani Andrews Nails a Port-Tack Start in Hawaii
Makani Andrews nails the port tack start in the El Toro Junior North Americans.
Hawaii Yankee Jesse Andrews, Part Two
Jesse Andrews has been an assistant coach for the University of Hawaii’s Rainbows for 23 years, after completing an All-American sailing career at the UH Manoa campus.
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