Racing
Tragedy in Australia
Well-known Australian skipper Andrew Short, 48, died when his PriceWaterhouseCoopers (formerly Shockwave 5) foundered on the rocks off Flinders Islet. Navigator Sally Gordon, 47, was also lost when the R/P 80’s boom swept the two overboard early Sunday morning as they attempted to round the islet during the 92-mile Flinders Islet race. More »
It’s Time for Fleet Week
All the boats you see here are out to see the Blue Angels, and they’re all just outside the Angels’ ‘ditch zone,’ set between Alcatraz and the Cityfront.
latitude/LaDonna
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s time once again for Fleet Week! More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s time once again for Fleet Week! More »
Bruce Schwab Sells OceanPlanet
Bruce Schwab, the formerly Alameda-based rigger who went on to become the first American to complete the Vendée Globe, announced last week that OceanPlanet — the Tom Wylie-designed Imoca 60 that carried him around the world — had sold. More »
$630K and Counting
Over a hundred boats showed up for this year’s Leukemia Cup – raising $630,000 for blood cancer research.
© 2009 David Dibble
The 2009 Leukemia Cup hosted by the San Francisco YC produced a lot more than winners in the 10 one-design and six handicap divisions. More »
Weekend Wrap-up
Some the world’s top talent in Nordic Folkboats was on the Bay this past week. Bay Area sailors claimed the top two spots.
© 2009 Peter Lyons
It was another big racing week(end) on the Bay, with no fewer than four big events that concluded over the weekend. More »
First Solo TransPac Seminar
Have you always wanted to race to Hawaii? Do you have trouble finding offshore crew because of your "relaxed" hygiene habits? Does the likelihood of hallucinations due to lack of sleep appeal to your sense of adventure? More »
Vote for John Craig
While it’s probably not in the front of most sailors’ minds as they’re banging around the race course, US Sailing has a huge impact on how our sport is run in this country. More »
Weekend Racing Pre-Wrap
John Kilroy Jr.’s TP 52 Samba Pa Ti haulin’ the mail at last year’s Rolex Big Boat Series. She’ll be back this year to defend her IRC A title.
© 2009 Peter Lyons
It’s mid-September, and that means it’s time again for one of the West Coast’s premier regattas — the St. More »
18-Footers Take Bridge to Bridge
John Winning’s Yandoo blasting to a win in yesterday’s Ronstan Bridge to Bridge race.
© Rich Roberts
For the second year in a row, an 18-footer won the Ronstan Bridge to Bridge race. More »
Winning Winning in 18-Footers
Dueling 18-footers cross tacks downwind yesterday at the St. Francis YC’s 18-ft Skiff International Regatta.
© Erik Simonson
With two days of racing in the books, 57-year-old Australian John Winning’s Yandoo is holding a one-point margin over Howie Hamlin’s Team Harken at the St. More »
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