Racing
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.
Numa Boa
© 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 »
America’s Cup Draft Protocol Released
We know we’d promised to give you a run-down of this weekend’s more local events today, but we’re pre-empting that for a look at the draft protocol for the 34th America’s Cup. More »
Singlehanders Keep on Keepin’ On
As the offshore weather has settled, so have the stomachs of the 13 solo sailors currently racing in the 17th Singlehanded TransPac. "I’ve just started being able to hold down my food," reported Ronnie Simpson on the Justson 30 Warriors Wish. More »
Solo TransPac Fleet Are Off
Mirage and Solar Wind duel toward the Gate at the start of the 17th Singlehanded TransPac.
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©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Not in living memory has the Singlehanded TransPac fleet sailed out the Gate faster than they did this Saturday. More »
©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Not in living memory has the Singlehanded TransPac fleet sailed out the Gate faster than they did this Saturday. More »
Weekday Racing Wrap-up
Alan Brierty’s R/P 63 Limit leaves the Bay behind shortly after starting the Encinal YC’s Coastal Cup yesterday.
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It would appear as though the fastest of the 18 boats in the Encinal YC’s Coastal Cup have had pretty consistent breeze since starting yesterday. More »
Caller of Fake Mayday Gets 30 Months
A 53-year-old Salinas man was sentenced this week to 30 months in federal prison for calling in a false mayday in October of ’08, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Kurtis Thorsted, who was at his home at the time of the call, told authorities that he was in a kayak off Santa Cruz and having trouble getting to shore. More »
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