Racing
Leukemia Cup Sunday
In last year’s event several 1D35 skippers, including Mario Yovkov (standing), had leukemia survivors onboard as crew.
© David Dibble
If you haven’t yet entered in Sunday’s XOJET Leukemia Cup, you still have until Sunday at 10 a.m. More »
Bundy and Hanseler Win I14 Nationals
A Bumblebee Called Kate at the place where planing meets stopping.
© Erik Simonson
With a win in Sunday’s distance race and a little help from the second-place boat, Seattle’s Kris Bundy and Jamie Hanseler won their fourth International 14 Nationals hosted by Richmond YC. More »
Gitana 13 Breaks Tea Route Record
Gitana XIII smokin’ up the Bay between breaking records this February.
© 2008 Peter Lyons
Remember Gitana XIII, the 110-ft maxi-catamaran that visited the Bay back in late February and early March? More »
Great Pumpkin Open for PHRF and Multis
For all you dinghy sailors out there, you won’t want to miss Richmond YC’s Totally Dinghy Regatta this weekend, with racing on Saturday and Sunday with an inexpensive dinner on Saturday night. More »
U.S. Paralympians Take Precious Metal
American Paralympian gold medallists Maureen McKinnon-Tucker and Nick Scandone celebrate their dominant victory in the SKUD 18 in Qingdao.
© Dan Tucker
Counting no finish worse than a second, Nick Scandone and Maureen McKinnon-Tucker secured a gold medal in the Skud 18 class with two races to spare on Saturday at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Qingdao. More »
Big Boat Series Recap
John Kilroy Jr.’s Samba Pa Ti smokin’ past Alcatraz on the way to a hard-fought win in IRC A.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The 2008 Rolex Big Boat Series is in the books, and after four days and seven races, a lot of familiar names ended up at the top of the heap. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The 2008 Rolex Big Boat Series is in the books, and after four days and seven races, a lot of familiar names ended up at the top of the heap. More »
Usual Suspects Top BBS Leaderboard
Stephen Pugh’s Taboo pulverizes a ‘mogul’ during yesterday’s second race. The twitchy Melges 32s proved a handful for some of the teams when the breeze topped-out in the low-20s.
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©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The Bay didn’t disappoint for the opening day of the St. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The Bay didn’t disappoint for the opening day of the St. More »
It’s Time For Big Boat Series
Nothing has said ‘September on the Bay’ for the last 44 years like the Rolex Big Boat Series at St. Francis YC. With a near-record 111 entries, the premier big boat regatta in on the West Coast keeps on truckin’, with a quality fleet of custom boats ranging from 35 to 78 feet sailing under IRC, plus one design divisions for J/105s, Melges 32s, Express 37s, J/120s, Beneteau 36.7s and 1D35s. More »
BMW Oracle Decamps to San Diego
BMW Oracle Racing will be changing latitudes at the end of the month, moving its monster trimaran to San Diego to continue the work-up of this impressive beast. At over 100-ft of LOA, the Deed of Gift challenger has a sailplan that far exceeds any of the world’s giant multihulls like Orange II, Groupama 3 and the new Banque Populaire — the mainsail requires a crane to be loaded on and off the boat. More »
Branson to Tackle Transatlantic Record
The Juan K 98 Speedboat in her new Virgin Money livery and ready to take on the Transatlantic record for boats with powered sailing systems.
Virgin Money
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Taking one’s kids on ocean races is becoming quite popular these days. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Taking one’s kids on ocean races is becoming quite popular these days. More »
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