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Weekend Racing Wrap Up – Best of the ‘Fest

April 6, 2009
The Bay was busy this weekend, and not only with the nearly 50 J/boats participating in St. Francis YC’s J/Fest. © 2009 Erik Simonson The ‘main event’ in local racing this past weekend was the 2009 J/Fest Regatta, hosted by the St. More »

Weekend Racing Wrap Up

April 1, 2009
With Monday’s ‘Lectronic Latitude dedicated to the dramatic rescue during the Doublehanded Farallones Race, we didn’t have room for our usual weekend racing review. So we bring it to you now. More »

Doublehanded Farallones Race

March 30, 2009
Heat Wave, along with 10 other racers, waited out the lull near Pt. Bonita and wound up rounding the rocks. Unfortunately, they didn’t finish the race. © Peter Lyons For most competitors, the 30th Annual Doublehanded Farallones Race was a bust windwise. More »
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Keep These on Your Racing Calendar

March 25, 2009
• The Bay Area Multihull Association‘s (BAMA) 30th running of the Doublehanded Farallones Race is Saturday. If you haven’t signed up and can’t make the skippers’ meeting at Oakland YC tonight at 7:30 p.m., More »

Ericsson 3 Leads Volvo Pack Toward Rio

March 20, 2009
Ericsson 3 (orange), Ericsson 4 (white), Puma (red), and © 2009 Volvo Ocean Race What was only a 50-mile lead yesterday has doubled as Ericsson 3 leads the pack toward Rio in the Volvo Ocean Race. More »

Not-So-Strictly Sail Pacific News

March 18, 2009
With just under a month until the start of Strictly Sail Pacific, exhibitors received a letter yesterday explaining that the show will no longer be the only all-sailing boat show on the West Coast. More »

Wilson Finishes Vendée Globe

March 11, 2009
Rich Wilson sailed into the record books once again as the second American to finish the Vendee Globe Race when he sailed into Les Sables d’Olonne yesterday afternoon. © Olivier Blacnhet DPPI/Vendee Globe Rich Wilson became only the second American to finish the Vendée Globe when he sailed Great American III into Les Sables d’Olonne at 12:43 p.m. More »

Who Won Class B in Cabo Race?

It’s not exactly off Mexico in this photo, but we’re pretty sure that Chip Megeath’s Tiburon-based R/P 45 Criminal Mischief took Class B honors in the Newport Beach to Cabo San Lucas Race. More »
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Sewage Spill Strikes Pt. Richmond . . . Again

March 6, 2009
Last week, a million-gallon sewage spill forced the cancellation of two Richmond YC events: the final installment of the small boat midwinters, and Sail A Small Boat Day. Apparently black water has mucked things up for RYC members this weekend too, according to an email sent to club members yesterday afternoon. More »

Two ‘Big Girls’ Enter Transpac

March 4, 2009
Neville Crichton’s R/P 100 Alfa Romeo will be the scratch boat for this year’s Transpac. Alfa Romeo
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The ever-growing list of entries for this year’s Transpac just added a few biggies that couldn’t provide a more striking contrast. More »