The Melges 24 Shaka shakes off her rig on Friday at Key West Race Week, in breeze building past 20 knots and monstrous seas. © 2016 Max Ranchi The 2016 Quantum Key West Race Week ended just the way it started, with nuking breeze, driving rain and lightning all around. More »

Peter Krueger and the Bay Area-based Double Trouble crew racing on Monday at Quantum Key West Race Week. © Martha Blanchfield Quantum Key West Race Week is back for 2016 and as good as ever in its first year under the management of the Storm Trysail Club. More »

Hawaii-bound sailors and hopefuls, take note: Saturday’s Alaska Airlines Pacific Offshore Academy at Richmond YC still has some space left. The POA on January 23 will begin at 1 p.m. and feature the following topics: Provisioning in three modes with race veterans Susan Chamberlin, Jody McCormack, and Melinda Erkelens Routing by Chris ‘Lew’ Lewis  Ratings and Notice of Race, Buzz Blackett Personal gear, Sally Richards and Aimee Daniel Inspections update, Michelle Farabaugh  Hawaii local knowledge, Steve Chamberlin Prepared boats in the water, Surprise and Wolfpack  Twenty-minute Breakout Sessions will enable students to explore their particular interests. More »

Saturday’s Corinthian Midwinters racers converged at the penultimate mark of course 5, the R4 buoy designated as YRA 8 east of Angel Island’s Point Blunt. Carried by momentum, the boats drifted around the buoy with much yelling and some contact, but no actual protests were filed. More »

Last month’s remote-controlled ‘yacht’ racing in Thailand. The Bay Area’s Gary Boell is on the right. His home waters are in Foster City. © 2016 Megan Boell Gary Boell of Richmond Yacht Club was chosen to represent the 36 International One Meter radio-controlled model-boat sailors from around the world in presenting a bouquet of flowers to the elderly King of Thailand, via camera, in his hospital. More »

With a blast from the shotgun, BYC’s Division A starts Saturday’s Midwinter race in the chilly drizzle. latitude/Chris
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Berkeley YC’s penultimate Midwinter weekend featured two races in dying breeze, with intermittent raindrops on Saturday and intermittent sunshine on Sunday. More »

Just one last record before 2015 expired. Phaedo3
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Lloyd Thornburg’s MOD70 Phaedo3 broke one last record in 2015 by setting a new time of 1 hour and 5 minutes for rounding the Caribbean island of St. More »

The crew of this MacGregor 65 is defying the odds. © SailFuture What does society do with young people convicted of breaking the law? Locking them up in Juvenile Hall is one answer. More »

Troy Sears’ 139-ft schooner America, a replica of the first winner of what would become called the America’s Cup, is already pre-registered for the 2017 Antigua Bermuda Race, the final event in her tour of North America and the Caribbean. More »

Lady Liberty has her torch; Jimmy Spithill has his cup. © Rob Tringali America’s Cup racing will return to New York for the first time since 1920 with a Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series regatta on May 7-8, 2016, preceded by a practice day on May 6. More »