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VOR in the USA

May 11, 2018
The eighth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race has drawn to a dramatic close in Newport, Rhode Island, with Team MAPFRE capping off a stunning comeback that saw them move up from fifth to first place in the final 24 hours. More »

First IC37 Launched and Sailing

May 4, 2018
The IC37 was designed purposely for the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, sailed in odd years in Newport, Rhode Island. © Mills Design Ltd. The first Melges IC37 arrived at New England Boatworks last Monday, and was out sailing on Tuesday afternoon after the team fitted the keel, rudder and rig. More »

Clipper Race Passes San Francisco

Over the past 24 hours the 11-boat fleet of Clipper Round the World racers has been slowly making its way south outside the Golden Gate in the 4,100-mile leg from Seattle to Panama. More »

British Challenge for the America’s Cup

May 2, 2018
A computer mock-up of what a new foiling AC75 class monohull with INEOS Team GB livery should look like when it hits the water. © 2018 INEOS Team GB Sir Ben Ainslie’s British campaign for the 36th America’s Cup got a much-needed shot in the arm last week when British petrochemical giant INEOS was announced as the team’s sole new sponsor. More »

May Racing Preview

April 30, 2018
C420s raced in the Elvstrom Zellerbach Regatta out of StFYC over the weekend. © Chris Ray With the YRA’s Great Vallejo Race and St. Francis Yacht Club’s Elvstrom Zellerbach Regatta occurring in the last weekend in April instead of the more-typical first weekend in May, that leaves next weekend wide open. More »

Will the Vallejo Race Be Great?

April 27, 2018
Hey! Wait up! Where’s everybody going? Why, to Vallejo, of course. latitude/Tim
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC When registration closed on Thursday, the YRA was showing 164 boats signed up for this weekend’s Great Vallejo Race. More »

All Seven Volvo 65s Make Leg 8

April 25, 2018
Team Dongfeng beats upwind on the first evening at sea of Leg 8. With hot, tropical conditions and frequent squall activity near the coast of Brazil, the first couple of days of Leg 8 have been full of variable conditions and plenty of sail changes. More »

Friday Night Light

April 20, 2018
Last Friday night on the Estuary was short on air movement. More fine weather is expected today, and the afternoon breeze is expected to die in the evening. latitude/Monique
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Friday the 13th ended up being an unlucky night when it came to wind. More »

California Condor Spotted in Tiburon

April 18, 2018
The boat, not the bird. Mikey Radziejowski goes out on a limb — er, boom — trying to heel California Condor off the mud. © 2018 Erik Simonson Buzz Blackett and Mikey Radziejowski were sailing Buzz’s Antrim Class 40 California Condor in the Round the Rocks Race on Saturday when their 10-ft keel found — not rocks, fortunately — but mud. More »