Racing
And Then There Were Six
The most recent photo of the beached Team Vestas Wind Volvo Ocean 65 shows that the boat is still in one piece.
© 2014 NCG Operations Room / MRCC Mauritius
Team Vestas Wind ran aground in the middle of the Indian Ocean while racing from Cape Town, South Africa, to Abu Dhabi in the Volvo Ocean Race on Saturday evening. More »
The Big Sail
Every November, StFYC hosts the Big Sail, just before the big local rivalry college football game, Cal vs. Stanford.
© 2014 Chris Ray The Stanford Varsity sailing team continued their domination of the California Golden Bears, defeating the Bears for the tenth straight time in the 11th annual Big Sail. More »
© 2014 Chris Ray The Stanford Varsity sailing team continued their domination of the California Golden Bears, defeating the Bears for the tenth straight time in the 11th annual Big Sail. More »
Around Jamestown Record
Northern California is known for cutting edge innovation, but there is one sailing area in which the stodgy old Northeast seems to out-innovate us. We’re referring to a fun sailing record competition they created called the Mount Gay Around Jamestown Record. More »
Will It Be San Diego?
The Port of San Diego’s new promotional video promises excellent AC 35 viewing potential within the harbor’s natural ‘sailing stadium’.
Port of San Diego
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC With America’s Cup 35 organizers promising to announce the venue for 2017’s big show by the end of December, both final contenders — Bermuda and San Diego — are evidently pushing hard to seal the deal in their favor. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC With America’s Cup 35 organizers promising to announce the venue for 2017’s big show by the end of December, both final contenders — Bermuda and San Diego — are evidently pushing hard to seal the deal in their favor. More »
Route du Rhum Record Falls
Loïck Peyron completed the Route du Rhum more than half a day ahead of his nearest competition, crossing the finish line just past midnight in Point-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. Despite the hour, the quay was crowded with locals, excited to greet the victorious skipper. More »
Spithill Named Sailor of the Year
Jimmy Spithill leads Oracle Team USA to victory in the 34th America’s Cup.
© Guilain Grenier / Oracle Team USA
Oracle Team USA skipper Jimmy Spithill was presented with the 2014 ISAF male Rolex World Sailor of the Year award at a ceremony in Palma, Spain, yesterday evening. More »
Ocean Race Update
Loïck Peyron, age 54, on the Maxi Solo trimaran Banque Populaire VII, has stretched out his lead to 150 miles in the Route du Rhum from Saint-Malo, France, to Guadeloupe.
© 2014 Thierry Martinez / BPCE
It seems as if every time a press release from the Route du Rhum solo Atlantic race pops up in our inbox, it’s reporting some new disaster. More »
Chaos in Route du Rhum
The Route du Rhum started yesterday from Saint-Malo, France, in the rain.
© 2014 Trépia de Pierre Yves Lautrou / Express
Two lost keels, broken amas, downed masts and a collision with a container ship – yes, the Route du Rhum has started. More »
Midwinters and More
Meet the new X, not the same as the old X. GGYC set their new X buoy in time for the start of the midwinters tomorrow.
© 2014 Gary Salvo
Wanna know what’s really scary? More »
Route du Rhum Preview
The docks at Saint-Malo look just like the Corinthian YC at the start of the Singlehanded TransPac.
© 2014 Alexis Courcoux
Every four years the Route du Rhum transatlantic race gets the French all excité, and we should get excited too because it’s one of the classic singlehanded adventures – like our Singlehanded TransPac, but with more and bigger boats and scads more money. More »
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