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Chillin’ in Puget Sound

November 18, 2011
If this weekend’s less-than-stellar Bay Area forecast already has you thinking twice about taking your boat out, just take a look at what Puget Sound sailors were actually eager to experience last weekend. More »

Volvo Fortunes Turn

November 16, 2011
The French don’t call the Doldrums the “pot au noir” for nothing. Ken Read’s Puma has already left them behind. © Amory Ross Last week, all eyes were on Franck Cammas and Groupama 4 as the French entry split from the other three remaining boats in leg one of the Volvo Ocean Race. More »
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AC World Series Starts Tomorrow

November 11, 2011
The AC 45s are on their moorings, and the America’s Cup World Series is preparing for its North American debut tomorrow in San Diego. First up is the Port Cities Challenge, which is more of a promotional event that will see the teams be allied with various facets of government from the cities that front San Diego Bay in a pair of three-race days. More »

Damage Takes Toll on Volvo Fleet

November 7, 2011
The Volvo Ocean Race fleet was looking pretty money at the start of Leg One. © Paul Todd After a great start on Saturday, conditions ravaged the fleet in the Volvo Ocean Race, reducing the number of boats still sailing by a third, no more than 115 miles into the 6,500-mile first leg. More »

Emma Delivers

November 4, 2011
Emma Creighton rode her 21-ft Pocket Rocket some 4,200 miles from France to Brazil . . . solo! © 2011 Pierrick Garenne/GPO After 4,200 miles of sailing alone in a 21-ft Mini 6.50, Emma Creighton became the first American woman to finish the Charente-Maritime/Bahia Transat 6.50 since ’01. More »

Luna Rossa Jumps Back Into the Cup

November 2, 2011
Confirming a rumor that had been floating around for a week or so, the Luna Rossa sailing team has been announced as a challenger for the 34th America’s Cup. Challenging under the burgee of the Circolo della Vela Sicilia of Palermo, Luna Rossa Challenge 2013 has been accepted by the Golden Gate YC. More »
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Help the Moore 24 Family Help Theirs

October 31, 2011
Earlier this year, we told you of an effort by the Moore 24 community to assist the surviving family members of one the class’s most ardent supporters and multiple-time former class president Joel Verutti, who died of brain cancer last year. More »

Great Pumpkin Regatta Goes Vintage

Team Premier slides downwind during Saturday’s champagne conditions at the Richmond YC’s Great Pumpkin Regatta. © Erik Simonson If you missed the Richmond YC’s Great Pumpkin Regatta, you missed out on one of the most awesome weekends of racing this year. More »

Great Pumpkin Regatta Gets Going Tonight

October 28, 2011
What’s the most telling thing about the popularity of the Richmond YC’s Great Pumpkin Regatta? The fact that there’s nothing else on the schedule this weekend. With three buoy races tomorrow, followed by one of the best regatta parties of the year later that evening, and a relaxed choose-your-own-adventure pursuit race around Alcatraz and Angel Islands on Sunday, the Pumpkin is the perfect coda to the summer racing schedule. More »
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First Singlehanded TransPac Seminar

We’re embarrassed at having forgotten to post a reminder in Wednesday’s ‘Lectronic that the first seminar for the 2012 Singlehanded TransPac was held last night at Oakland YC. The discussion focused on a brief recap of the race rules, followed by five vets sharing their experiences sailing in the 2,120-mile race from San Francisco Bay to Hanalei Bay, Kauai. More »