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Cheminées Poujoulat Wins BWR

March 25, 2015
After 83 days at sea, circumnavigating doublehanders Bernard Stamm of Switzerland and Frenchman Jean Le Cam still appear to be friends. And their grins are understandable, as they were almost 1,000 miles ahead of their nearest competitor, Neutrogena, when they took this selfie. More »

Beautiful Bucket Weather

March 23, 2015
The Bucket provides a rare chance to get up close and personal with some of the world’s greatest megayachts. This photo shows Jeff, one of our crew from Northern California, getting a close-up shot of Marie, a Hoek 180 that was the overall winner of last year’s Bucket. More »

Volvo Ocean Race NZ Stopover

March 16, 2015
Latitude 38 contributor Ronnie Simpson drives Team Brunel’s Volvo Ocean 65 during in-port practice. "Yeah, it was pretty sick," he said. © 2015 Ronnie Simpson The Volvo Ocean Race’s Auckland stopover is always one of the circuit’s favorites, for fans and sailors alike, and this year’s was no different. More »

A Healthy Transpac Fleet

The sleek and swift Gunboats Coco de Mer and Tribe in the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta. © Richard and Rachel As of this morning, Transpacific YC has received 62 entries for the 48th edition of the classic 2,225-mile Transpac race from Los Angeles to Hawaii, indicating a very healthy fleet. More »

More on Heineken & Other Carib Races

March 13, 2015
A view of the Heineken Regatta from the rail of J World West. J/World
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC Thanks to a complete brain fade, we neglected to mention a third big winner from the West Coast in last weekend’s St. More »

Racing Grab Bag

The action in last year’s LA Harbor Cup. © 2015 Jeremy Leonard / Sail Revolution Ten of the best college teams in the country will compete in the Port of Los Angeles Harbor Cup collegiate regatta hosted by Cal Maritime Academy at LAYC today through Sunday. More »

French Sailing Legend Florence Arthaud Is Dead

March 11, 2015
A young Florence as she stunned the sailing world by beating French sailing legends in the 1990 Route de Rhum.  © Fifty-seven-year-old Florence Arthaud, once the most famous sports figure in France, and the one in whose wake all female ocean racers must sail, was one of 10 people killed when two helicopters collided in Argentina on March 9. More »

West Coast Boats Excel in Heineken Regatta

March 9, 2015
Hot action in windy conditions has characterized the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta. © Laurens Morel Boats from Seattle and Long Beach, as well as one owned by a former San Francisco Yacht Club member, and one tangentially from the West Coast, kicked booty in last week’s massive 188-boat 35th annual St. More »

Changes in Longitudes, Changes in Conditions

March 6, 2015
Yesterday marked the first day of racing in the 23rd annual Banderas Bay Regatta for [mostly] Cruisers. Based on having done many of them in the past, we’d guess the wind didn’t blow much more than 15 knots, and the seas were almost non-existent for the 32-boat fleet. More »

Spanish Moment in the Sun

March 2, 2015
The victorious Desafío MAPFRE crew celebrate their arrival in Auckland. Recognizable in the photo are (left to right) the Argentinian onboard reporter, Francisco Vignale; Basque skipper Xabi Fernández; Spanish bowman Antonio Cuervas-Mons; and Brazilian watch captain André Fonseca. More »