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Medium-Range Racing Forecast

March 16, 2011
With many midwinters series wrapping up throughout the rest of this month, the weekend regattas are back in full swing. Following on the heels of last weekend’s Spring Dinghy, the St. More »

Dean Replaces Craig; Race Notes

March 11, 2011
The St. Francis YC announced today that Robbie Dean will be taking over as the club’s Director of Racing Operations in place of John Craig who has moved on to the PRO role for America’s Cup 34. More »

USA 17 Makes Her Bay Debut

February 28, 2011
USA 17 pulls into Pier 80 aboard a freighter just before 7 a.m. today, completing a 7,900-mile transport from Valencia. © Gilles Martin-Raget One of the first tangible signs of the 34th America’s Cup to grace the San Francsico waterfront sailed under the Gate at O-dark-thirty this morning. More »

How Much to TransPac

February 25, 2011
John Kilroy Jr.’s TP 52 Samba Pa Ti frolicking in the Molokai channel on the way to the overall win in the ’09 TransPac. Ever wonder what the entry fee for one of the world’s oldest ocean races is? More »

RC 44s Descend On San Diego

February 23, 2011
Preparations for the Oracle RC44 Cup San Diego are already underway on the Boradway Pier in the heart of Downtown. © Dobbs Davis If you’re interested in getting just a little taste of what the 34th America’s Cup might feel like, your chance is just around the corner. More »

SPECIAL EDITION: L’Hydroptere Bound for the West Coast?

February 17, 2011
Alain Thebault’s L’Hydroptere achieves lift-off. © Guilain Grenier Although we haven’t been able to confirm it as of this writing, we have very good reason to believe that Alain Thébault’s 65-ft record-breaking foiling trimaran L’Hydroptère will be lining up with the already impressive fleet in this year’s TransPac sometime around July 4. More »

Oz Enters the Cup

February 16, 2011
Even a Kangaroo X-ing sign has more detail than the announcement of an Australian entry for AC34. © Wally Beigh With a month and a half to go before the close of the entry deadline for the 34th America’s Cup, an Australian challenger has emerged according to a press release from the ACEA. More »

Cup Racing Area Announced

February 11, 2011
The America’s Cup Racing area on your San Francisco Bay. © ACEA The America’s Cup Event Authority has released a map of the racing area for America’s Cup 34, and lo and behold, it looks a lot like what AC Race Management Director Iain Murray said it would back in early January. More »

Circumnavigation Wrap-up

February 2, 2011
What has proven to be a crazy Barcelona World Race so far is only getting crazier. After days of upwind sailing in the Indian Ocean — keep in mind it’s a "right-way" race — the Crozet Islands Ice Gate puts the fleet smack in the middle of a depression packing breeze into the mid-50s and 25-ft waves. More »

Three Bridge Fiasco Challenges

January 31, 2011
The parking lot off Aquatic Park claimed more than a few hopes and dreams, but no one stayed there long . . . most got swept back to Crissy Field! latitude/LaDonna
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC A whopping 318 boats started the Singlehanded Sailing Society’s Three Bridge Fiasco on Saturday, but light air and a ripping ebb that primarily affected the slower-rated boats conspired against the fleet. More »