Racing
A Visit to the Bird’s Nest
A bevy of Bird boats flocked together for spring maintenance recently at Pt. Richmond’s KKMI boatyard.
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©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC San Francisco’s Bird boats have enjoyed a long and storied past. More »
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC San Francisco’s Bird boats have enjoyed a long and storied past. More »
Great Vallejo Race Season Opener
Vallejo YC’s Martha Blanchfield reminds us that there are only 10 days until the 115th running of the annual Great Vallejo Race. Slated for April 26 and 27, the venerable GVR is, of course, the YRA season opener on the Bay, and its popularity has often ranked it as the largest inland regatta in the US in years past. More »
The One-Design Transatlantic
Although it’s off the radar of almost all sailing fans in America, theTransat AG2R is, in this writer’s opinion, the single most competitive trans-Atlantic race of them all. It started March 6 at Concarneau, France, at the north end of the Bay of Biscay. More »
Clippers Fleet Arrives; Congressional Cup Continues
Having spent about 25 days crossing the North Pacific from Qingdao, China in Race 10 of the Clipper Round the World Race, the 12-boat fleet will begin crossing the finish line at the Golden Gate Bridge sometime after 6 p.m. More »
MEXORC Copa Corum
The 2014 edition of the biennial MEXORC Copa Corum concluded Saturday. To say that all racers enjoyed themselves last week would likely be an understatement. The friendly on-the-water competition was augmented on land, where sailors enjoyed post-racing parties and one of Mexico’s finest tourist destinations. More »
Whales, Dolphins and Racing Yachts
Ricardo Brockmann, owner of the R/P 52 Vincitore, is largely responsible for this year’s MEXORC Copa Corum, as president of the organizing committee. He and his committee pulled together some of the best to run the races, judge the competition, and host the many social events surrounding the race. More »
Sailing on Orion
If you haven’t heard yet, Tom Siebel’s MOD70 Orion smashed the San Diego-to-Puerto Vallarta race record, set in 1998 by Steve Fossett and crew aboard Lakota. Although there was concern before the start that a lack of wind wouldn’t make this possible, it seems that the new big, fast trimarans can do just about anything quickly. More »
Orion Breaks Lakota’s SD-PV Record
In this year’s 1,000-mile San Diego to Vallarta race two trimarans have each broken a long-standing speed record. It was back in 1998 when the late Steve Fossett skippered his 60-foot trimaran Lakota to a record finish in 2d, 14h, 20m, 17s. More »
Big Daddy Sees Little Breeze
Warm temperatures and light breeze had some observers wondering if any boats would start this year’s Big Daddy Regatta, hosted by Richmond YC. Yet, despite the challenging conditions, race organizers did their best to get boats around the courses. More »
Mucho Mexico Racing
The ever-popular Banderas Bay Regatta is focused on not-too-serious fun, as it attracts cruisers who are essentially racing their homes. Seen here is the Catalina 470 C’est La Vie.
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California and Mexican yacht clubs are gearing up for a month’s worth of exciting, sun-drenched racing. More »
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