Racing
Breeze on at Rolex Big Boat Series
Yesterday’s second race at Rolex Big Boat Series was a wet and windy one, as the J/105 Moonshine demonstrates. The top four boats in the 24-boat J/105 class are divided by only one point! More »
A Guide to Rolex Big Boat Series
Here it is again — Rolex Big Boat Series — a four-day sweep of either lots of wind or no wind, starting tomorrow at St. Francis Yacht Club. Of ridiculous tank-top heat days and suntanning at the docks, or cold and wet conditions. More »
Dorade Down Under
Dorade is Down Under, adding to her collection of prizes in events like Audi Hamilton Island Race Week.
© Andrea Francolini
The Dorade Down Under campaign is going swimmingly for the 86-year-old 52-ft Sparkman & Stephens yawl. More »
Smoke on the Water
While natural disasters elsewhere have garnered the headlines, the western United States has not slid into September unscathed. Wildfires too numerous to list, some massive and catastrophic in scope, dot the West Coast from border to border. More »
Women Skippers Regattas
During the month of August, we checked in with a couple of women skippers’ regattas that took place on San Francisco Bay. The first was Encinal Yacht Club’s Gracie and George on August 20. According More »
September Racing Preview
As we look forward to Labor Day Weekend, we see that the Folkboat International Regatta continues at Corinthian YC through Friday; the 75th Windjammers Race from San Francisco to Santa Cruz will start on Friday. More »
Friday Night on the Estuary
The start of a Friday night race in front of Encinal YC. In the background, the construction of Oakland’s new Brooklyn Basin development can be seen.
© 2017 Fred Fago
Based in Alameda, Encinal Yacht Club holds their Friday night Twilight Races on the Estuary. More »
World Sailor of the Year Nominations
World Sailing is inviting nominations for the 2017 Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards. There are two categories — male and female — and sailors nominated may represent any discipline of the sport. Nominations More »
Protests Disrupt San Francisco Races
Usually when we talk about "protests" in the context of yacht racing, we’re talking about disagreements over rules and right of way between competitors, not the kind of protests with speeches, chanting, sign waving and yelling. But More »
Beer Can Challenge in September
On Monday, ‘Lectronic Latitude brought you a report and some fab photos of Sausalito Yacht Club’s Tuesday night race. That unusual choice of a weeknight is a key component in making Latitude 38’s Beer Can Challenge possible. More »
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