Racing
Santa Barbara to King Harbor Race
Bill Gibbs’ 52-ft Afterburner in her sweet spot as seen in a file photo. She averaged 14 knots for 81 miles.
Afterburner
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Afterburner, Bill Gibb’s Ventura-based 52-ft Bladerunner catamaran, used idyllic catamaran sailing conditions to set a new course record of 5 h, 37 m in last Friday’s 81-mile race from Santa Barbara to Redondo Beach. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Afterburner, Bill Gibb’s Ventura-based 52-ft Bladerunner catamaran, used idyllic catamaran sailing conditions to set a new course record of 5 h, 37 m in last Friday’s 81-mile race from Santa Barbara to Redondo Beach. More »
Marin Headlands Claim ‘Savage Beauty’
John Lymberg’s Flying Tiger 10 Meter Savage Beauty gets pummeled just west of Kirby Cove in the Marin Headlands.
© Peter Lyons
One moment, John Lymberg’s Flying Tiger 10 Meter Savage Beauty was short-tacking up the Marin Headlands, successfully evading a flood that was pushing against the fleet at over four knots on the Saturday afternoon race to Pt. More »
West Coast Opti Groms Represent!
From left, Romain Screve, Esteban Forrer, Quinn Wilson, Kristopher Swanson, and Dane Wilson.
© 2009 Rich Roberts
Five California kids put their stamp on the Team Racing event at the US Optimist National Championships currently underway at Cabrillo Beach YC. More »
Svendsen’s Summer Splash Pulls Crowd
Some of the 66 juniors at the Svendsen’s Summer Splash hosted by Encinal YC last weekend.
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Michael Grove and Alex Delle Cese made the most of Encinal YC’s Svendsen’s Summer Splash and BAYS #3 this weekend. More »
TransPac Arrivals Wind Down
Tim Fuller’s Relentless slides in ahead of John Kilroy Jr.’s Samba Pa Ti in one of what were a few tight finishes in the 45th TransPac. In the SC 50s’ Division 5, Bill McClure’s Allure beat Jack Taylor’s Horizon by only a minute and five seconds boat-for-boat, with the latter taking the division on corrected time. More »
Trans Tahoe Regatta Report
The 45th Annual Trans Tahoe Regatta was held on Saturday with 37 boats starting shortly after noon in seven classes under warm, sunny skies with a 10-knot breeze. The 35-mile route ran from Tahoe City to Sugar Pine Point on the west shore, over to Deadman’s Point on the east shore, and back. More »
Fear and Loving in Honolulu
Chip ‘Dr. Megadeath’ Megeath and his band of criminals turned in the top performance for any of the starters from Thursday July 2, and won Division 3.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC As awesome as is he is, Chip Megeath isn’t capable of bending clouds. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC As awesome as is he is, Chip Megeath isn’t capable of bending clouds. More »
Alfa Closes in on Diamond Head
Alfa Romeo will break at least one TransPac record, if not two.
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The question of the last 24 hours hasn’t been whether Neville Crichton’s R/P 100 Alfa Romeo will break the outright monohull record for the TransPac — that’s pretty much in the bag. More »
‘Criminals’ On The Lam
What a difference three days makes. For the Sunday starters in the top-right corner, it’s been more of a rhumb line race. For everyone else, getting way South is paying big for those with enough resolve to hang in there. More »
BMW Oracle Tri to Sail Soon?
What’s behind the white door at the white bulding next to Joe’s Crab Shack in San Diego? Just maybe the winner of the next America’s Cup.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC That’s what we’ve been told. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC That’s what we’ve been told. More »
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