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BP V Facing A Challenging South Atlantic

January 28, 2011
Banque Populaire V in pink, has a slim lead over Groupama 3’s record pace. But where the latter was able to fight south of the St. Helena High, the former may have to make a hard left turn and go over the top! More »

AC Dates Announced, Fiasco Meeting Tonight

January 26, 2011
USA, winner of the 33rd America’s Cup, is on her way to the Bay. © 2011 Gilles Martin-Raget America’s Cup Race Management has announced the dates of both the Louis Vuitton Cup and 34th America’s Cup. More »

Banque Populaire V Charges Ahead

January 24, 2011
Over the weekend Banque Populaire V began an attempt on the Jules Verne record. Pascal Bidégorry’s 131-ft monster passed the Ushant lighthouse just after 11 a.m. local time on Saturday. They need to return in a little over 1.5 months to beat Franck Cammas’ benchmark of 48d, 7h, 45m aboard Groupama 3. More »

CGs Searching For Missing Cat

January 21, 2011
The Phillipine and U.S. Coast Guards are searching for the 38-ft catamaran Pineapple, which left Guam two weeks ago headed for the island of Cebu. Four men and a woman — one of which is a Filipino American and member of the U.S. More »
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AC 45s Roll in 25 Knots

January 19, 2011
Okay, so we know we already showed you video of the AC45’s first sail in Monday’s ‘Lectronic. But we couldn’t resist including the above video, not only because it’s freakin’ cool, but because it’s more representative of the conditions these massively powered-up boats will see in the Bay. More »

Craig Named AC34 PRO, AC 45 Sails!

January 17, 2011
Your PRO for the 34th America’s Cup: John Craig. AC34
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC There was some exciting news in the America’s Cup realm over the weekend. First was that John Craig has been brought on as the PRO for the 34th America’s Cup and all the regattas leading up to it. More »

Corinthian Mids

Yucca and Emily Carr joust their way toward Blossom. © Erik Simonson The cold and dreary winter weather broke just in time for the 60th Corinthian Midwinters to get underway this weekend under sunny skies and temps that seemed to get up into at least the high-60s. More »

The Cup Runneth Over

January 7, 2011
On a day when the World Series Trophy was trotted out to pose with the America’s Cup, a group of about 250 or so sailing luminaries, America’s Cup personnel, City staff, media and local sailors showed up to celebrate San Francisco winning the right to host the 34th America’s Cup. More »
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America’s Cup Celebration

January 5, 2011
Maybe you went to the Board of Supervisors meetings, maybe you didn’t, but that doesn’t matter for today’s ‘The Cup is Coming’ celebration, because everyone is invited to the 3 p.m. More »

It’s Coming

January 3, 2011
Here it Comes! © 2011 Gilles Martin-Raget BMW Oracle Racing It took until well into the latter half of the December 31 deadline day, but Oracle Racing and the America’s Cup Event Authority finally announced that the 34th America’s Cup will be contested on the Bay. More »