If at first you don’t succeed. . . Third time was the charm for Armel Le Cléac’h, who completed his lap around the world yesterday in record time. © 2017 Jean Marie Liot / DPPI After just 74 days at sea, Armel Le Cléac’h has returned to Les Sables d’Olonne, France, aboard his IMOCA 60 Banque Populaire VIII, thus winning the eighth edition of the Vendée Globe, a solo nonstop sprint around the planet. More »

Happy New Year 2017 from Armel Le Cléac’h, the leader of the Vendée Globe. © Armel Le Cléac’h / Vendée Globe Within the next 24 hours, the two leaders in the solo nonstop round-the-world Vendée Globe will sail into Les Sables d’Olonne, back where they started on November 6. More »

J/Boats has come up with a brilliant marketing idea to build interest among future boat owners in its hot new sportboat class, the J/70. The Newport, RI-based company is inviting youth teams representing sailing clubs from all over the country to compete at the first-ever US Youth Championship and win a free J/70 for a year. More »

US Sailing announced yesterday that Olympic bronze medalist Caleb Paine of San Diego and IKA Formula Kite World Champion Daniela Moroz of Lafayette (in the East Bay) have been named 2016 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year. More »

While some West Coast racing fleets are shrinking, we’re thrilled to announce that a new breed of cutting-edge racing machines will soon be heading our way.  Frank Slootman’s brand-new Pac 52 Invisible Hand was lookin’ good during sea trials in New Zealand.  More »

Lia Ditton was the youngest skipper and the only female to complete the 2005 OSTAR (Original Singlehanded Transatlantic Race), in a 34-ft trimaran called Shockwave.  Lia Ditton
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC Tomorrow night (Thursday, January 12), the Corinthian Yacht Club Speaker Series will present 36-year-old British sailor Lia Ditton, who will talk about her upcoming attempt to row, solo and unsupported, the 5,000 miles from Japan to San Francisco, early next year. So More »

Now that the holidays are over, the racing season is starting in earnest in the Eastern Caribbean. It doesn’t matter if you’re cruising or chartering in the area, regattas bring a lot of sailing spirit to wherever they happen. More »

On a fabulous SoCal December day, the Fantasy Sail was held on blue water under blue skies. © 2016 Bronny Daniels / Joysailing More than 100 sailors, representing the top fundraisers from Leukemia Cup Regattas throughout the country, and their guests took to the waters off Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club in Newport Beach on December 3. More »

As scenic a venue as any for a raft-up, Corinthian YC facilitates both competition and camaraderie during their popular Midwinter Series. latitude/Chris
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC Like storms in a wet year, the winter season of racing on San Francisco Bay rolls along. More »

John Kostecki (second from left) called tactics on Joel Ronning’s J/70 Catapult at the Worlds on San Francisco Bay in September; Catapult won the championship. © Among the eight men and six women shortlisted for US Sailing’s Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year are five Californians. More »