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Pacific Cup Trophies Tonight

August 1, 2008
Overall winner Joby Easton cooling off poolside with daughter Piper. latitude/Rob
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC After nearly a week of poolside lounging, cold-beverages, and parties, the 2008 Pacific Cup wraps up tonight with the trophy presentation at Kaneohe YC. More »
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AC 33: A Fine Mess Indeed

We’ve begun to notice that when things aren’t going well for BMW Oracle Racing, their press releases get pretty short. Such was the case yesterday, when the New York Appellate Court reversed Justice Herman Cahn’s earlier ruling and finding that CNEV was a valid challenger for the 33rd America’s Cup, which effectively drops the Golden Gate YC as the challenger of record for the next event. More »

Solo Fleet Trickling In

Jim Kellam was the first finisher of the day yesterday aboard his Spencer 35 Haulback. latitude/JR
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC As of this morning, 13 of the 21 remaining boats in the 2008 Singlehanded TransPac have finished off beautiful Hanalei Bay, Kauai. More »

Rain Drop Takes Pac Cup

July 28, 2008
Rain Drop sailing to the finish and an overall win in the 2008 Pacific Cup. latitude/Rob
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Joby Easton and Bill Huseby sailed Easton’s immaculate Cascade 36 Rain Drop into Kaneohe Bay at 12:45 HST Saturday afternoon, claiming overall honors in the 2008 Pacific Cup. More »

Solo TransPac – Postcards from the Edge

July 25, 2008
Al Hughes’ Open 60 Dogbark crossed the finish line early yesterday morning. © Rich Hudnut We have a winner! Well, at least a finisher. Al Hughes on the Seattle-based Open 60 Dogbark sailed across the finish line of the Singlehanded TransPac shortly after 9 a.m. More »

Pac Cup Fleet Closes on Hawaii

This may have been the last time Joby Easton and Bill Huseby looked back. Rain Drop still holds the overall lead in the 2008 Pacific Cup. latitude/Rob
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC With only 230 miles to go Kanehoe Bay, Joby Easton and Bill Huseby aboard Easton’s Cascade 36 Raindrop still hold the overall corrected-time lead as the 2008 Pacific Cup fleet sails ever closer to a cold mai tai. More »

Solo Transpac -The Rich Get Richer

July 23, 2008
Ruben Gabriel is successfully pushing his Benicia-based Pearson Electra Sparky – which has the highest PHRF in the fleet at 270 – to keep up with the competition. latitude/LaDonna
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The front runners of the Singlehanded TransPac continue to stretch their lead. More »

Raindrop Takes Pac Cup Lead

Michael Maloney’s Express 37 Bullet has wrestled the Division C lead from Dean Treadway’s Farr 36 Sweet Okole. latitude/JR
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The lighter-air trend that began over the weekend has continued to affect the Pacific Cup fleet. More »

Rich Man, Poor Man

July 21, 2008
Mark Deppe on Alchera crossed the halfway point in the Singlehanded TransPac yesterday. latitude/LaDonna
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The movement of the North Pacific High, as noted in today’s Pac Cup story, has affected many of the singlehanders as well. More »