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Bitch-Slapped by a Whale

October 7, 2015
This Moore 24 Eclipse earned a new nickname last weekend after suffering a destructive blow from a whale.  © 2015 Donn Carmody Dismastings during Northern California yacht races are a relatively common occurence, but we’ve never heard of one quite like this. More »

Championship Smackdown

October 5, 2015
Defending world champion John Kilroy’s Melges 20 Samba Pa Ti on Saturday. © Leslie Richter Samba Pa Ti managed to recover from this capsize for her worst (16th place) finish of the regatta, which Kilroy, sailing with Bill Hardesty and Jeff Reynolds, threw out to repeat as world champion. More »

Clear Lake Update

October 2, 2015
While the Valley Fire continued to rage in devastated Lake County, we checked in with our contacts at Konocti Bay Sailing Club to see how they were holding up, and to learn if the fire had altered their busy sailing schedule. More »

Racing Round-Up

September 30, 2015
Ron Kell’s Express 27 Abigail Morgan in light surf outside the Gate, on the return leg from Point Bonita Buoy. latitude/Chris
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Corinthian YC served up some excellent racing in the the YRA Season Closer over the weekend. More »

Cuba Here We Come

September 25, 2015
The Notice of Race for the Conch Republic Cup Key West Cuba Race Week was released earlier this month, and already at least one Bay Area boat is entered. Peter Krueger’s J/125 Double Trouble, fresh off a win at St. More »

Mini Transat Update & More

September 23, 2015
Saturday’s start of the Mini Transat îles de Guadeloupe, a solo Atlantic crossing in two legs. © Jacques Vapillon / Mini Transat îles de Guadeloupe A healthy fleet of 72 Minis departed the Breton port of Douarnenez, France, on Saturday in ideal conditions to begin the 20th edition of the iconic Mini Transat race. More »

Faces in the Crowd at RBBS

September 21, 2015
Study in red: James Clappier on the bow of Peter Krueger’s HPR-winning J/125 Double Trouble. © Although the San Francisco wind machine cranked up to a good 20 knots in the afternoon on Thursday and Friday for Rolex Big Boat Series, the usual chilly breeze was replaced by a sudden heat wave on the weekend. More »

Momentum Building for Super 12s

September 18, 2015
Tennis has Wimbledon. Golf has the Masters. Horse racing has the Kentucky Derby. Most sports have a premier event that comes to personify, for better or worse, all of its participants. But More »

Wild Oats Chopped; LC2 Rebranded

September 11, 2015
Two maxi speedsters that wowed the West Coast with their transpacific feats this summer are getting new looks. In the case of the 100-ft Australian monohull Wild Oats XI, the overall winner of July’s Transpac, the surgeon’s knife cuts deep. More »

AC 34’s Foiling Legacy

In the wake of America’s Cup 34 — where deep-pocketed syndicates dumped unprecedented resources into the development and advancement of foiling technology — more and more boats have begun flying. By doing so, sailing has arguably realized its single biggest speed gain since the first Mesopotamian trader hoisted up a piece of cloth to harness the power of the wind some 5,000 years ago. More »