Thankfully, weather predictions were wrong and the RBBS had brilliant conditions for yesterday’s races. Here, the J/105 fleet hits the line. © 2012 John Navas The average boatspeed — and pulses — of the Rolex Big Boat Series ticked up Thursday as its 2012 edition kicked off with the first-ever multihull division of seven boats blasting along in chilly 16-20 knot winds among a 66-strong total field of entries. More »

Ready to rumble. Starting tomorrow, 66 boats will compete in the 48th Rolex Big Boat Series. © Rolex/Daniel Forster With less than 24 hours until the first gun of the 2012 Rolex Big Boat Series, 66 boatloads of sailors are busy today making final preparations. More »

Corinthian YC’s Friday Night Races come to a close tonight with a non-counter race and series awards. One of the boats competing this season has absolutely blown everyone away with their level of dedication and perseverance in these races. More »

Super Sunday of the America’s Cup World Series earned its name with sunny skies, good breeze, fierce competition and tons of action. © 2012 ACEA / Gilles Martin-Raget The first America’s Cup World Series event of the 2012-1013 schedule concluded yesterday along the San Francisco Cityfront, with the home team, Oracle Team USA, taking top honors in both match racing and fleet racing. More »

“This racing is awesome. It’s the best I’ve ever done in any boat." That’s how Olympic medalitst Santiago Lange of Artemis Racing summed up yesterday’s America’s Cup World Series action off the San Francisco Cityfront. More »

If San Francisco’s normal summer winds pipe up, AC45 fleet racing should be quite a show. © Gilles Martin-Raget Sometimes America’s Cup details change as swiftly as one of their cats screaming across the Slot. More »

The day after the race, the remains of Low Speed Chase stood as a grim reminder of the worst tragedy in the history of Northern California offshore racing. © Sophie Webb At least one other boat sailed in water as shallow as did the Sydney 38 Low Speed Chase during the tragic Full Crew Farallones Race of April 14, a race which saw five of the eight Low Speed Chase crew perish as a result of their boat being hit by a breaking wave .2 of a mile from SE Farallon Island. More »

It’s a good thing the U.S. has Michael Phelps and many other gold medal winners in swimming and gymnastics – because our sailing team is coming up empty-handed. Anna Tunnicliffe, Debbie Capozzi and Molly O’Bryan Vandemoer competing on Saturday in the Women’s Match Racing (Elliott 6M) event in the London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition. More »

Moonshine, the Dog Patch 26 sailed by Dylan Benjamin and Rufus Sjoberg, has convincingly won the Latitude 38 Performance Trophy for the best division finish in the 2012 Pacific Cup. Moonshine has been described as "a Moore 24 on steroids," and if Dylan and Rufus were not also on steroids, they can keep the pedal down for two weeks as if they were. More »