Racing
Vendee Globe – Third Place is a Charm
No one’s quite sure just how much of Safran’s keel is missing but, at the very least, the bulb is gone.
© Jean Marie Liot/ DPPI/ Vendee Globe
Michel Desjoyeaux sailed Foncia into Les Sables D’Olonne last week to win his second Vendée Globe Race. More »
GGYC Midwinters Wrap-Up
PHRF 1 had a 20-strong turnout at the GGYC’s Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup Series #4.
© 2009 Peter Lyons
Saturday provided a little break in the rain, and Golden Gate YC’s Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup Series provided a venue for the 70 boats that showed up for its fourth installment. More »
HMS Victory Found – No, Not That One
HMS Victory ‘5’ was the ‘Titanic of warships’ in her day.
© John Batchelor / Odyssey Marine Exploration
When we saw on the evening news that HMS Victory had been found, our first thought was “How could you lose a 185-ft LOD, square-rigged warship, especially one that’s in drydock?” More »
Louis Vuitton Pacific Series is the Real Deal
Auckland and dueling IACC boats . . . pretty sweet combination.
© 2009 Paul Todd
If you haven’t been following the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series in Auckland, you’re missing some great match racing action and great viewing opportunities via the very sharp and easy-to-navigate website. More »
Three Bridge Fiasco
It took awhile, but when the breeze finally did come up, it was a picture-perfect day.
© 2009 Erik Simonson
With 364 entries, the Singlehanded Sailing Society’s Three Bridge Fiasco exceeded last year’s fleet by nearly half again as much, making it the biggest race on the West Coast — last year’s Newport to Ensenada race came in with about 325. More »
‘Class Dismissed!’
Michel Desjoyeaux validated his nickname, "The Professor," when he arrived in Les Sables d’Olonne Sunday afternoon, having won the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe in a new record time of 84d, 3h, 9m. More »
Jourdain Sheds Keel
Roland Jourdain seen here celebrating sailing past the latitude of Rio de Janeiro. While things haven’t (yet?) gone upside-down for him, the French skipper, now some 600 miles from the Azores, is making do without a keel. More »
Three Bridge Fiasco is a Whopper
This weekend’s Three Bridge Fiasco, sponsored by the Singlehanded Sailing Society, is one of the Bay’s most popular races, consistently drawing hundreds of local sailors. This year’s record-breaking 350 boats will begin crossing the start line off Golden Gate YC at 9:30 tomorrow morning, heading whichever way they feel like in an effort to round three marks near the Golden Gate, Bay and Richmond bridges. More »
Volvo Fleet Thinned
Ericsson 3 Bowman Martin Krite looking none too happy while standing by with the bilge pumps that saved the boat after cracks developed in the hull forward of the bulkhead in the photo. More »
Volvo Fleet Pummeled
The Volvo fleet has been getting a lashing from near-constant breeze on the bow above 30 knots. Here Ericsson 4 keeps punching north toward Qingdao: still 600-plus miles away.
© Guy Salter Ericsson 4/Volvo Ocean Race
Those who felt the Volvo Ocean Race would suffer a lack of drama for skipping the bulk of the Southern Ocean have to be eating their words right about now. More »
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