Racing
Dingo Ate the Pacific Cup
The globetrotting crew of the Australia-based R-P 52 Scarlet Runner were all smiles after their victorious finish.
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Although many Pacific Cup boats are still out on the course this morning, an unexpected winner has already run off with Class, Division and Fleet honors in this biennial San Francisco to Kaneohe race. More »
One Boat Yet to Finish Singlehanded TransPac
Brian Cline’s diminutive Dana 24 Maris and Barry Bristol’s Catalina Capri 30 Fast Lane arrived at the Hanalei Bay, Kauai finish line of the Singlehanded TransPac this Wednesday and Thursday respectively.
Maris, one of the smallest boats in the fleet, logged 2,192 miles on her crossing from San Francisco — the fewest miles traveled by any competitor so far. More »
Pac Cup Wind Fates Have Changed
Frank Slootman’s R/P 63 Invisible Hand took an early lead in the Latitude 38 Big Boat Division, but she’s now been overtaken on corrected time by Pyewacket. However, Invisible Hand may take line honors for the entire fleet. More »
Getting Nowhere Fast, And About to Slow
The forecast for the Pacific Cup looks light. Very light.
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Unfavorable weather conditions are severely plaguing the 56-boat Pacific Cup fleet, as is obvious from the accompanying Passage Weather forecast. More »
Singlehanded TransPac Update
The Singlehanded TransPac is again moving into high(er) gear, as much-welcomed wind pressure has developed, giving the 14 skippers an emotional boost. Now into the last third of the race, the fleet is compressing. More »
First Pacific Cup Divisions Are Off
The 2,070-mile ‘Fun Race to the Land of Leis and Plate Lunch’ started Sunday at 10:30 a.m, with the three boats in the Holo Holo Cruising Division hitting the starting line off the St. More »
ETNZ Confident on Cup Challenge
The Chairman of Emirates Team New Zealand, Dr. Keith Turner, announced today that ETNZ can now mount a challenge to AC 35. This significant development allows ETNZ to move forward to the next stage without government funding. More »
The Comeback Kids
Hugo Boss glides through New York Harbor on her way to a victory celebration.
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After a long, hard-fought battle with both SAFRAN and Neutrogena, American Ryan Breymaier and Spaniard Pepe Ribes onboard Hugo Boss have claimed victory in the IMOCA Ocean Masters inaugural New York – Barcelona race. More »
The Pacific Cup!
The 139-ft Mari-Cha IV exits San Francisco Bay at the start of the 2004 Pacific Cup.
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©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC With less than a month until the start of the 2070-mile Pacific Cup race to Hawaii — in which there will be a "Latitude 38 division" for big boats for the first time — we thought we’d turn back the time machine to recall the biggest boat in the 2004 Pacific Cup. More »
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC With less than a month until the start of the 2070-mile Pacific Cup race to Hawaii — in which there will be a "Latitude 38 division" for big boats for the first time — we thought we’d turn back the time machine to recall the biggest boat in the 2004 Pacific Cup. More »
AC62 Class Rule Announced
The Class Rule has been released for the latest generation of America’s Cup catamarans, to be called AC62s. According to the designers, these boats should be faster, safer, less expensive and lighter than the AC72s that they replace. More »
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