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Musing About AC Finals Speed
During the just completed World Series, the AC 45s with wing mains hit speeds in the low 20s.
While sailing in the same conditions aboard the 60-ft (LOD) foiler l’Hydroptère DCNS on Thursday, we hit 35 knots. More »
Speed Thrills On Foils
© Ellen Hoke
Thirty-three knots is the fastest we’d ever sailed on a boat — until yesterday. The old record was in the Bay aboard Frenchman Bruno Peyron’s then 86-ft catamaran Commodore Explorer shortly after she’d established a Japan-to-San Francisco record. More »
We’ll See You at the AC World Series
“Man down!” Both the Emirates Team New Zealand and China Team boats took tumbles yesterday — and higher winds are predicted today.
© 2012 Gilles Martin-Raget
If you’re ever going to play hookey from work or school in order to follow your passion for sailing, this is the week to do it — assuming, of course, that you’re here in the San Francisco Bay Area. More »
l’Hydroptere Makes the Bay
If you haven’t been out catching the practice sessions for the AC Worlds this week, you may have missed more than just the AC45s flitting — and flipping — around San Francisco Bay. More »
A-Cup World Series Kicks into High Gear
"I am very excited about the America’s Cup because I am a descendant of John Stevens, one of the event’s founders," writes Pamela Glassoff. "I was encouraged to write you to see if you have any ideas for a viewing area for the finals in San Francisco this coming week." More »
Thinking Outside the Box
"Finally," reports Rod Williams, "somebody has come up with an affordable bow thruster." More »
Strange Goings-On in Vanuatu
Phocea held the title of ‘World’s Largest Sailing Yacht’ for 28 years. She was launched in ’76 as Club Mediterranee for Alain Colas’s OSTAR attempt.
Phocea
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC One of the great things about having published Latitude 38 magazine for over 35 years, is that we have developed a vast network of contacts all over the world. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC One of the great things about having published Latitude 38 magazine for over 35 years, is that we have developed a vast network of contacts all over the world. More »
Laura Dekker Moving to New Zealand
Laura Dekker, the Dutch 16-year-old who became the world’s youngest solo circumnavigator (with stops) in January, has spent the last several months enjoying the the lush life in the South Pacific aboard her Jeanneau Gin Fizz Guppy, and is now bound for her birth country of New Zealand. More »
Haven’t Been Aground, Haven’t Been Around
Oops! Yeah, so they strayed outside the channel just a wee bit. No worries. It happens. If there’s no major damage, the best thing to do is chill out and wait for the tide. More »
New Hurricane App
The Red Cross hurricane app allows you to see the hurricane history of your favorite cruising grounds.
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©2012 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The American Red Cross has released a useful free app for your iToy and Android device that allows you to track hurricanes. More »
©2012 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The American Red Cross has released a useful free app for your iToy and Android device that allows you to track hurricanes. More »
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