Racing
New California Offshore Race
"A new race is being formulated to run from San Francisco to Ensenada, Mexico. The start will be September 23, 2017," writes Bay Area naval architect Jim Antrim. "Part of the notion for this race is a more interesting way for Southern California boats to return home after the Rolex Big Boat Series, hence the timing. More »
Colman Dismasted in Vendée Globe
The young solo skipper Conrad Colman, after dismasting in the North Atlantic Ocean on February 10.
© Conrad Colman
The final miles of the Vendée Globe nonstop race dealt a brutal blow to Kiwi-American solo skipper Conrad Colman when his IMOCA 60 monohull Foresight Natural Energy dismasted Friday night. After More »
Pac Cup Registration Open
The Pacific Cup Yacht Club has posted the official Notice of Race and registration is open for the 2018 Pacific Cup. Next year marks the 20th running of the race from San Francisco to Kaneohe, Hawaii. More »
Calling all Youth Match Racers
Balboa YC in Corona del Mar will host the 2017 Youth Match Racing World Championship on July 30-August 5. Teams will be racing in the new Governor’s Cup 22s. To compete, sailors must be under the age of 23 in 2017. More »
New Doublehanded Farallones Courses
After 58 miles of racing, these two Express 27s and a Moore 24 converged on the 2015 DHF finish line off San Francisco’s Golden Gate Yacht Club at the same time. More »
America’s Cup Agreement
Defending skipper Jimmy Spithill and challengers Sir Ben Ainslie, Iain Percy, Dean Barker, Franck Cammas and … um, someone’s missing.
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The five skippers shown in the above photo represent the teams that signed the new ‘Framework Agreement’ for the next two editions of the America’s Cup. More »
Three Bridges, One Big Fiasco
In Saturday’s Three Bridge Fiasco, a trio of counterclockwise boats rounds their first ‘bridge’ at Yerba Buena Island. On the left, the Cal 40 Azure might have been one of the first finishers — had it not run aground just short of the finish. More »
Three Bridge Fiasco Outlook
"According to Wikipedia, it’s the largest sailboat race in the United States," Rick Elkins, the race chair of the Singlehanded Sailing Society, told the crowd gathered at Wednesday night’s Three Bridge Fiasco skippers’ meeting. More »
Californians at Key West Race Week
Peter Wagner’s Skeleton Key not only placed first in the J/111 division for the second consecutive year, but the crew was recognized on Thursday with the Marine Partners’ Day award.
© 2017 Martha Blanchfield
It’s not only ICW (Intracoastal Waterway) sailors who swoop into Key West for its turquoise waters and competitive week of racing on January 15-20. More »
Fake Weather Threatens Midwinters
This was the favored tack for Division B on Sunday, misleading some later starters.
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©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Weekend weather forecasts threatened more torrential rains, 40-knot gusts, severe weather and a small craft advisory. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Weekend weather forecasts threatened more torrential rains, 40-knot gusts, severe weather and a small craft advisory. More »
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