Racing
Ever Wanted to Sail on an RC 44?
In the Race Notes located in the Racing Sheet in the July issue of Latitude 38, we brought you the news that the RC 44s will be having their first ever American event in Miami in December. More »
Pacific Cup Big Boats Away
Chip Megeath’s R/P 45 Criminal Mischief powers away from the line and into the lead in Division E.
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©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The seventh and final division in the ’10 Pacific Cup got underway on Saturday afternoon. More »
©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The seventh and final division in the ’10 Pacific Cup got underway on Saturday afternoon. More »
Solo TransPac Comes to a Close
Al Germain sailed into Hanalei aboard his WylieCat 30 Bandicoot 19 days after the race’s start – but only 15 days after he restarted the race.
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©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The Singlehanded TransPac came to an end in the wee hours of Sunday morning when Adam Correa on the International Folkboat Blue Moon sailed into Hanalei, 21 very long days after the start of the race on June 19. More »
©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The Singlehanded TransPac came to an end in the wee hours of Sunday morning when Adam Correa on the International Folkboat Blue Moon sailed into Hanalei, 21 very long days after the start of the race on June 19. More »
‘Monkey’ Regulates on Pac Cup Fleet
The Satellite Tracker for the ’10 Pacific Cup shows that Trunk Monkey has taken advantage of a freshening breeze to become the closest boat to Hawaii. (Click on the photo to go to the tracker)
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Jody and Skip McCormack’s Farr 30 Trunk Monkey is currently in the process of putting one of its namesake’s signature beat-downs on the doublehanded and crewed divisions that started the ’10 Pacific Cup on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. More »
SPECIAL: Bay Only U.S. Venue for AC 34
BMW Oracle Racing and the Golden Gate YC announced today that San Francisco Bay is the only American venue under consideration to host the 34th match for the America’s Cup. The announcement followed on the heels of comments by team CEO Russell Coutts who has been quoted as saying that San Diego had removed itself from consideration with hope of getting one of the preliminary regattas as outlined in the draft protocol released last month. More »
Pac Cup First Wave Finds Going Slow
Robb Walker and Rowena Carlson’s Nozomi and Paul Disario and Tony Porche’s Plus Sixteen rumble off the Cityfront on Monday.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Although the beat out the Gate showed promise with its 15-knots of breeze and ebb, the navigators on the 15 boats who started the ’10 Pac Cup Monday knew they were faced with the prospect of a slow stretch once they got out the Gate. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Although the beat out the Gate showed promise with its 15-knots of breeze and ebb, the navigators on the 15 boats who started the ’10 Pac Cup Monday knew they were faced with the prospect of a slow stretch once they got out the Gate. More »
The Bulk of the Solo Fleet Arrives
Adrian Johnson looked fresh as a plumeria when he crossed the line aboard his Olson 30 Idefix on Saturday.
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©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It was a busy holiday weekend for the Singlehanded TransPac Race Committee. More »
©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It was a busy holiday weekend for the Singlehanded TransPac Race Committee. More »
Road Warriors
The crane might have been a little overkill for a 2,000 lb. Moore 24, but it helped Gilles Combrisson and Mark English get Numa Boa to the lake on time.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC When it comes to travelling, the Moore 24 fleet ranks with the best of them for its members’ commitment to hitching up the trailers and getting the show on the road. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC When it comes to travelling, the Moore 24 fleet ranks with the best of them for its members’ commitment to hitching up the trailers and getting the show on the road. More »
More Light Air for Solo TransPac’ers
Adrian Johnson of the Olson 30 Idefix and Ronnie Simpson on the Jutson 30 Warriors Wish are duking it out for monohull line honors.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC For a few days there, it seemed as if most of the 14 remaining members of the Solo TransPac fleet had reached the Trades and were finally on their way to Hanalei. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC For a few days there, it seemed as if most of the 14 remaining members of the Solo TransPac fleet had reached the Trades and were finally on their way to Hanalei. More »
El Toro Senior NAs
Thirteen El Toro sailors descended on Clear Lake last weekend to race for the class’s North American Championship. The field included a pair of father/son teams from Santa Cruz YC — John and Michael Pacholski and Paul Tara and Patrick. More »
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