Racing
Spring Pops Early for Racers
Saturday’s breeze caught more than a few boats on the wrong side of a jibe demonstrated here by Steve Klein’s Express 27 Magic.
© 2008 Peter Lyons
Spring doesn’t officially start until March 20 but Mother Nature held a pre-party Saturday, popping the cork on a bottle of 20- to 25-knot northwesterly that sent some boats sideways. More »
Mag 80 Takes PV Record
Doug Baker and his Mag 80 crew took six hours off the old PV record when they crossed the line at 4 a.m.
SDYC Vallarta Race
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Doug Baker’s Magnitude 80 finished the San Diego to Puerto Vallarta race just after four this morning, taking six hours off the course record when she crossed the finish line off Punta Mita. After More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Doug Baker’s Magnitude 80 finished the San Diego to Puerto Vallarta race just after four this morning, taking six hours off the course record when she crossed the finish line off Punta Mita. After More »
PV Fleet Making Tracks
The San Diego Yacht Club’s race to Puerto Vallarta got underway Saturday for Divisions 1, 2, and 3 in a 10- to 12-kt southwesterly. The boats started off Shelter Island, serenaded by a Mariachi band, before settling in for some upwind sailing that lasted into Sunday morning. More »
IYC’s Sadie Hawkins Race is a Go
If you think the threat of a little rain is going to stop the hardy ladies signed up for this Saturday’s Sadie Hawkins Race on the Estuary, think again, buster. Joanne McFee wants everyone to know that, come rain or shine, the race will happen and she’d like to see even more boats sign up for this fully crewed (with a woman at the helm) event. More »
Groupama 3 Capsizes
Groupama 3 upside down off New Zealand; game over for their Jules Verne Record attempt.
Groupama 3
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC A reported failure in her port ama has turned both Groupama 3 and her Jules Verne record attempt upside down some 80 miles off the coast of southeastern New Zealand. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC A reported failure in her port ama has turned both Groupama 3 and her Jules Verne record attempt upside down some 80 miles off the coast of southeastern New Zealand. More »
BMW Oracle’s New Training Platform
Anticipating a Deed of Gift challenge against Alinghi for America’s Cup 33, BMW Oracle Racing launched an Extreme 40 catamaran in Valencia on Wednesday as part of their workup to what may be an October series. More »
Groupama 3 Losing Breeze, Maybe Lead
Franck Cammas and the rest of the 10-man crew aboard Groupama 3 are at risk of losing the southern ocean front they’ve been riding and the lead they’ve built in their Jules Verne Record attempt. More »
West Coasters Take Top Spots in Key West
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On the penultimate day of the Acura Key West Race Week presented by Nautica, Newport Beach sailmaker Dave Ullman and his Pegasus 505 crew were lying in fourth place, 11 points out of first in the 46-boat Melges 24 class. More »
Three Bridge Fiasco Lives Up to Name
The start of the Fiasco is a sight to see.
latitude/LaDonna
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC In between torrential weekend downpours, 222 boats managed to make it to the starting line of one of the most popular races on San Francisco Bay. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC In between torrential weekend downpours, 222 boats managed to make it to the starting line of one of the most popular races on San Francisco Bay. More »
Making the World a Smaller Place
Franck Cammas’ Groupama 3 is already ahead of the pace on its Jules Verne Trophy attempt.
© Yvan Zedda
Franck Cammas’ 105-ft trimaran Groupama 3 is already slightly ahead of Orange II‘s 2005 record pace, when skipper Bruno Peyron and his crew of 13 rounded the world in 50 days, 16 hours. More »
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