Racing
Atlantic Spankings
On Tuesday night, British co-skippers Ned Collier Wakefield and Sam Goodchild’s Class 40 Concise 8 suffered damage to its port rudder so the duo decided to retire from the 20th running of the Transat Jacques Vabre. More »
Foul Weather Hampers Atlantic Races
Both the Transat Jacques Vabre and the Mini Transat ocean races were forced to delay their starts due to uncharacteristically bad weather in the Atlantic.
Originally scheduled to start from Le Havre, France, last Sunday, the Transat Jacques Vabre — with 43 boats in four divisions (Class40, Multi50, IMOCA and MOD70) chomping at the bit to start — was postponed thanks to models predicting winds between 35 and 50 knots. More »
Halloween Edition Race Preview
Boo! It’s your spooky girlfriend here with a special Halloween edition of Weekend Racing Preview.
Who among us will be haunting RYC this weekend?
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©2013 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Steampunk is the theme for Richmond YC’s Great Pumpkin Regatta. More »
©2013 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Steampunk is the theme for Richmond YC’s Great Pumpkin Regatta. More »
A Folkboat Frenzy
The Folkboats are coming! The Folkboats are coming! Okay, they’re already here and have been for some time, but their International Championships run through tomorrow.
© Peter Lyons
The 2013 Folkboat Internationals hosted by the Richmond YC started on Monday and runs through tomorrow. More »
Rolex Big Boat Series Takes Over
The Rolex flags were blowing the ‘wrong’ way this morning.
© 2013
The America’s Cup ended just in time for St. Francis YC’s signature regatta, the Rolex Big Boat Series, to take over San Francisco Bay yesterday. More »
Racing Round-Up and More
Kites, windsurfers, and Aussie 18s clustered together under the Golden Gate Bridge. Must be the start of the Ronstan Bridge to Bridge!
© Erik Simonson
Kiteboarding phenom and 2012 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year Johnny Heineken won yesterday evening’s Ronstan Bridge to Bridge, foiling his board from the Golden Gate to the Bay Bridge. More »
Racing Notebook
Who are these sailors and what are they celebrating? To find out, see the first item of Race Notes on page 136 in the August issue of Latitude 38, due out tomorrow. More »
Beer Can Check-in
A start in Encinal YC’s Summer Twilight Series on July 19. “The winds and tide were moderate with clear skies,” said photographer Fred Fago. “A perfect day for a sail on the Estuary.” More »
Made in Santa Cruz Race Week
Seven Express 37s made it to Made in Santa Cruz Race Week.
© 2013 Rick Linkmyer
Made in Santa Cruz Race Week has three days of sailing down and four to go. More »
AC Teams Agree to Downshift, Training Continues
In the aftermath of America’s Cup sailor Bart Simpson’s death on May 9, representatives of the three challenging teams and the Cup defender, Oracle Team USA, have met several times behind closed doors to reassess their options going forward. More »
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