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Stamm & Le Cam Win Barcelona World Race

March 27, 2015
“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again.” British writer W.E. Hickson’s well-known proverb surely resonates with hardcore ocean racers like Jean Le Cam and Bernard Stamm, who, after 84 days and 5 hours at sea, have crossed the finish line onboard the Farr-designed Cheminées Poujoulat and claimed victory in the third edition of the doublehanded Barcelona World Race. More »

A Trio of West Coast Races

Byron Chamberlain’s 1930 Burgess-designed 51-ft LOA Rose of Sharon in the America’s Schooner Cup. © Cynthia Sinclair In San Diego this weekend, Silver Gate Yacht Club’s America’s Schooner Cup will feature a fleet of 14 vessels ranging in size from two 30-footers to two 96-footers. More »

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 »