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Transpac Row Fills Up

July 17, 2017
Edward Marez’s Santa Cruz-based SC70 Buona Sera crossed the Diamond Head finish line of the Transpac on Saturday evening. © Betsy Crowfoot / Ultimate Sailing With the racers arriving in waves over the weekend, Transpac Row at the Ala Wai Yacht Harbor in Honolulu is filling out nicely. More »

Damaged Rio100 Claims Barn Door

July 14, 2017
The crew of Rio100 gathered for a photo op in front of the Barn Door Trophy. © Lauren Easley Despite limping along with a broken port rudder, Manouch Moshayedi’s Bakewell-White Rio100 claimed Barn Door honors in the Transpac, finishing on Thursday before dawn. More »

Records Fall in a Normal Year

July 12, 2017
Might Merloe crosses the Transpac finish line, shaving more than a day off the 20-year-old multihull record. © Sharon Green / Ultimate Sailing All four leaders in the Transpac sailed into Waikiki Bay ahead of the record pace, in what has been called a "normal year," unlike the last two editions of the biennial race. More »

Clipper Race Recruiting in Seattle

The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is looking for adventurous Washington State residents to take up the challenge in its next edition. The Clipper 2017-18 Race will feature a Visit Seattle team entry for the second consecutive race, and it’s not too late to sign up. More »

Transpac Records and UFOs

July 10, 2017
Bill Lee’s 68-ft sled Merlin started the Transpac on Thursday. Pro sailor Morgan Larson drove the start. "My dad was supposed to come up from New Zealand to do the race, but asked that I take his place. More »

Transpac Starts in Light Conditions

July 5, 2017
The Calgary, Canada-flagged Hobie 33 Dark Star is the smallest boat in the 2017 Transpac. © Sharon Green / Ultimate Sailing The first three divisions of 17 entries started the 49th biennial Transpacific Race on Monday; more divisions will depart for Honolulu today. Monday’s More »

The French-American 1917-2017 Bridge

June 28, 2017
One hundred years after American troops landed on French shores to come to the aid of the French during World War I, a new event has been created to honor this moment in history and the special relationship between our two countries. More »

July Racing Preview

July 2017 overflows with days off: five full weekends plus a holiday (and no doubt some folks will turn Independence Day into a four-day weekend). How many days on the water can you rack up in this shining month of abundance? More »

Nathalie Criou Finishes Solitaire Race

June 26, 2017
Nathalie Criou at the start of La Solitaire Urgo du Figaro from Pauillac (near Bordeaux) on June 5. © Alexis Courcoux Nathalie Criou, who lives in San Francisco and was sponsored by the Richmond Yacht Club Foundation, finished the three-week-long four-leg Solitaire Urgo du Figaro Sunday morning at 12:11 in Dieppe, France. More »

TGIF Racing at SBYC

June 23, 2017
It’s fun in the sun and sailing on the rail.  Aaaaah, Friday. © 2017 Joel Krauska Joel Krauska sent in some shots of another magical evening sailing the South Beach Yacht Club Friday Night Series. More »