Racing
Groupama 3 Rollin’ On
At the halfway mark, Groupama 3 is rolling along in the Southern Ocean, reeling off 700-mile days and slowly increasing their lead against the Jules Verne Trophy reference time. After 25 days at sea, skipper Franck Cammas and his nine-man crew — which includes the Bay Area’s Stan Honey at the nav station — have, as of this writing, built up a 371-mile lead over the ’05 progress of current record holder, Bruno Peyron’s Orange 2. More »
‘Akela’ Sets New PV Race Record
Los Gatos’ Bill Turpin and Southern California-based partner Dave Janes’ Bay Area-based R/P 77 Akela set new record in the San Diego YC’s Vallarta Race when it crossed the finish line off Punta Mita around 9 p.m. More »
Corinthians Winners Decided
This weekend marked the final installment of the Corinthian Midwinters, and much like last month’s, featured a wet day and a dry day. The rain held off on Saturday, and in its place was breeze reported to be in the 15- to 18-knot range. More »
The Cup Comes to San Francisco
Provided it doesn’t get hung up in customs, the America’s Cup should arrive at SFO this afternoon around 4:15 p.m. It will go on display tomorrow for the general public in the San Francisco City Hall Rotunda at 11 a.m. More »
Groupama Gets Bogged Down
After a blistering, sub-six-day trip from Ushant to the Equator, Franck Cammas’ 105-ft trimaran Groupama 3 has had a rough time of it in both the South Atlantic and the transition to the Indian Ocean. More »
PV Race Starts Friday
The 13 boats in this year’s San Diego to Puerto Vallarta Race will get underway Friday and Saturday. The 1100-mile downhill slide will feature two Northern California boats, Tom Akin’s TP 52 Flash, and Bill Turpin and David Janes’ R/P 77 Akela, and you can follow their progress by clicking the "tracking" button at the link above. More »
The Cup Comes Home
The triumphant braintrust from BMW Oracle Racing from left: helmsman James Spithill, team CEO Russell Coutts, team founder Larry Ellison, and Bay Area-product and tactician John Kostecki.
© Gilles Martin-Raget
A 2-0 win in the best-of-three 33rd America’s Cup yesterday means that the Golden Gate YC’s BMW Oracle Racing became the first Bay Area team to successfully challenge for the America’s Cup. More »
USA Gets a “W”
USA hunts down Alinghi 5 in the pre-start, drawing a penalty on the Swiss team shortly after this photo was taken.
© Gilles Martin-Raget
It didn’t start until 2:30 p.m. local time, but the first race of the 33rd America’s Cup finally got underway today in Valencia. More »
America’s Cup a Non-starter
Alinghi 5 and USA displace very little of the “painted sea” off Valencia.
© Gilles Martin-Raget
Last night we resolved to get to bed early and watch the first race of the 33rd America’s Cup this morning on delay. More »
Groupama 3 Charges Ahead
Groupama 3 taking flight across the starting line off Ushant in her Jules Verne Record attempt.
© Team Groupama
Three days into a Jules Verne Trophy attempt, Franck Cammas’ 105-ft trimaran Groupama 3 has broken into the tradewinds and is eyeing a six-day passage to the equator. More »
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