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Clipper Race Closes the Circle

August 3, 2016
Led by victor LMAX Exchange, skippered by Frenchman Olivier Cardin, the Clipper Race fleet parades under the Tower Bridge to arrive home in London after completing its circuitous loop of the planet. More »

Pac Cup Highs and Lows

August 1, 2016
Because some Pacific Cup entries were still finishing last week as we went to press with the August issue of Latitude 38, it was a high-stress scramble for us to put together the race overview that appears within the magazine. More »

Olympics Sailing Preview

Sugarloaf Mountain towers majestically above Guanabara Bay, site of this month’s Olympic sailing. © Pedro Martinez / Sailing Energy The 2016 Rio Olympic Games will begin on Wednesday, August 3, and run through August 21. More »

Britannia Rules the Waves

July 25, 2016
Rule, Britannia! Team Land Rover BAR celebrates their win in the latest Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series event. © 2016 Ricardo Pinto / ACEA The sun may have set on the glorious heyday of the British Empire, but the Brits still rule their own waters. It More »

Raucous Pac Cup Finish

Skies were stormy and the troughs were deep over the weekend, as Rufus Sjoberg’s Melges 32 Rufless sailed to the finish line. Despite riding winds stronger than what his "lake boat" was designed for, he said, "We had an awesome adventure the whole way through!" More »

20th Solo TransPac a Wrap

The 23 finishers of the Singlehanded Sailing Society’s Singlehanded TransPac gathered at Nawiliwili Yacht Club for their awards party on Saturday, July 23. © Kristen Soetebier The 20th edition of the Singlehanded TransPac came to a close Saturday night with awards at Nawiliwili Yacht Club on Kauai Island, Hawaii. More »

Record Falls in Vic-Maui

July 22, 2016
The TP52 Valkyrie finished the Vic-Maui Race in record time yesterday in the late afternoon. © Vic-Maui Race It wasn’t a record year for the Singlehanded TransPac, which started a week or more earlier than the Pac Cup and the Vic-Maui, but it sure was for the latter two Hawaii races. More »

Golden Globe Redux

Have you ever considered reliving the experiences of history’s most famous trailblazers? You know, crossing the plains in a covered wagon; maybe sluicing down the Colorado River on rickety boats à la John Wesley Powell; or climbing Everest alongside the ghost of George Mallory — using only the tools and skills those intrepid pioneers had available back then? More »

More Solo TransPac’ers Blow In

July 20, 2016
Mike Jefferson sails the biggest boat in the fleet, the Garcia Passoa 47 Mouton Noir, into the Hanalei Bay anchorage after completing the Singlehanded TransPac race from San Francisco Bay. © Kristen Soetebier Seven more solo sailors are enjoying the sun and surf in Hanalei Bay, Kauai. More »

Pac Cup’ers on Record-Setting Pace

Woohoo! We’re havin’ some fun now. Charles Devanneaux of the Beneteau First 30 Sailing For ALS (currently second in DH2) somehow found the time to upload a few photos to give his followers a hint of the wild ride he’s having: barefoot and blasting downwind with a rooster tail behind. More »