Racing
Weekend (and Weekday) Racing
A light air rounding of the Southampton Shoals platform in last year’s SSS Corinthian Race.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The big regatta this Saturday will be the Singlehanded Sailing Society‘s Corinthian Race, a San Francisco Bay tour beginning and ending at Corinthian YC in Tiburon. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The big regatta this Saturday will be the Singlehanded Sailing Society‘s Corinthian Race, a San Francisco Bay tour beginning and ending at Corinthian YC in Tiburon. More »
Exciting Developments in Global Races
Groupama Sailing Team, skippered by Franck Cammas from France, rounded Cape Horn at 12:55 UTC today, in first place, during leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Auckland, New Zealand to Itajai, Brazil. More »
The Greatest Spectacle in Sailing
Charter a boat out of St. Martin for the next Bucket and you can see action like this, with the 141-ft Frer’s ketch Rebecca, on the left, battling it out with the 115-ft Hoek Firefly, center, and the the 140-ft Dubois Ganesha on the right, as seen in a gybing duel near the end of the third race. More »
California Racing Round-Up
Last weekend’s Butler Cup, the third regatta in the California Dreamin’ match race series, got blown out. With a severe storm watch in effect and high winds, host Long Beach YC was not able to run any races. More »
Insane Racing in the Tropics
Ethan, one of the notorious Bunzini Brothers of St. Barth and Martha’s Vineyard, and son of Scotty, captain of the 65-ft wood schooner Juno, gives a facial expression that typifies the intensity of sailing and partying that goes on during the St. More »
Round the World Racing Round-Up
Midway for Clipper Fleet
This week, the 10-boat Clipper Round the World Race fleet sailed backward in time one day and from winter into spring. As the sun passed north of the equator, the boats passed the International Dateline and into the Western Hemisphere. More »
MEXORC Report
Today’s Scuttlebutt has a terrific report on the equally terrific MEXORC: "Skipper-owner Wayne Zittel from J/World Hula Girl said it perfectly. ‘Seriously. I don’t get it. For the life of me, I can’t fathom why this isn’t the most popular regatta in the world. More »
AC World Series Dates in Flux
Before you block vacation time or book flight reservations in order to watch the San Francisco edition of the America’s Cup World Series this summer, be aware that the tour dates are in a state of flux. More »
Heineken Regatta Impresses
The Heineken Regatta once again lived up to the hype.
© Bob Grieser
From the 32nd Annual St. Maarten Heineken Regatta final press release:
"On the first day of the 32nd St. More »
Sadie Hawkins Race
"When ah fires my gun, all o’ yo’ kin start a-runnin!" exclaimed Hekzebiah Hawkins in Al Capp’s Li’l Abner comic strip. Sadie Hawkins Day is not until February 29, but that’s a Wednesday, so Island YC will observe it tomorrow. More »
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