Racing
Rolex Sydney Hobart Preview
Now entering its 73rd edition, there’s as much anticipation as ever for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. An even 100 yachts representing 11 different nations have taken up the annual Boxing Day challenge of racing 628 miles south from Sydney to Hobart, Tasmania. More »
Beer Can Racing Year-Round
The start of the BYC Chowder on Sunday, in pleasant weather after Saturday’s blow.
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Berkeley Yacht Club offers two seasons of beer can races — summer (April-September) is for Friday Night Races and winter (October-March) is Chowder time on Sundays. More »
Volvo Ocean Race in the Roaring 40s
Vestas 11th Hour Racing skipper Charlie Enright surveys his surroundings in the Roaring Forties in full Southern Ocean attire.
© 2017 Sam Greenfield / Volvo Ocean Race
Just over three days into the third leg of the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race, the fleet of seven Volvo 65s is sailing east at more than 20 knots, preparing to batten down the hatches and deal with their first major Southern Ocean low-pressure system. More »
Star-Studded Star Finals
The cast of characters appearing at the Star Sailing League Finals is studded with the sport’s celebrities. Among the 25 entries from a dozen countries, you’ll find names like Loïck Peyron, Franck Cammas, Torben Grael, Paul ‘Goodie’ Goodison and the Bay Area’s own Paul Cayard. More »
76 miles of Scenic Coastal Racing
The Round the County (San Juan County, WA) Day 2 start in Mosquito Pass.
© Jan’s Marine Photography
“The race is different every year,” says race chair Betsy Wareham. “This time it was a mixed bag; no one was blown off the water nor beset by the doldrums. More »
Clipper Race News
It’s been less than one month since the Clipper 70 Greenings ran aground on the opening day of the Clipper’s Race 3. While the remaining 11 boat-fleet has now completed the race into Fremantle, Western Australia, the salvage operation to remove the monohull from Cape Peninsula is also now close to completion. More »
December Racing Preview
It’s all pros aboard for the final act of the Extreme Sailing Series, but with many of our readers still in Baja California Sur after finishing the Baja Ha-Ha, some may wish to get into the act as spectators. More »
East Bay Teen Wins Formula Kite Worlds
Blink and you’ll miss her. Bay Area kiteboarder phenom Daniela Moroz flies past the camera in Muscat, Oman, during the IKA Formula Kite Worlds.
© 2017 Toby Bromwich
For the second year in a row, Daniela Moroz of Lafayette has won the Women’s IKA Formula Kite World Championship, held in Muscat, Oman, on November 19-24. More »
Crewmember Drowns in Clipper Race
While racing from South Africa to Fremantle, Australia, the Clipper Race entry GREAT Britain lost a crewmember overboard. On Saturday, November 18, Simon Speirs, from Bristol, UK, was on the bow helping with a headsail change when he was swept overboard. More »
Are You Watching the Volvo Ocean Race?
We first started watching the Volvo Ocean Race in 1997/98. It was the last year it was called the Whitbread, and Bay Area sailor Paul Cayard — along with John Kostecki, Mark Rudiger and Kimo Worthington — would go on to win the ‘regatta’ on board the Swedish-flagged EF Language. More »
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