Posts Tagged ‘West Coast Circumnavigators’
Islander 36 Association Celebrates Golden Anniversary at Coyote Point Yacht Club
On Saturday, November 16, the Islander 36 Association, one of the longest active class-boat associations in the Bay Area, met for its annual fall meeting and to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
Ronnie Simpson and David Linger Prep for Global Solo Challenge
Two West Coast sailors, Ronnie Simpson and David Linger, are preparing for the Global Solo Challenge solo race around the world, just down the dock from each other at Maine Yacht Center in Portland, ME.
Jeanne Socrates Zeroing in on West Coast
We are a little reluctant to say that any sailor is in the homestretch — especially a circumnavigator who has been sailing around the world for going on a year now. More »
Webb Chiles Completes His Sixth Lap of the Planet, and Other Circumnavigator News
It is a feat so astonishing that this simple introductory sentence does not seem to do it justice: Webb Chiles has just completed his sixth circumnavigation. The 77-year-old singlehanding legend slipped into San Diego Bay early this morning after finishing the fifth and final leg on a voyage that began in 2014 aboard his Moore 24 Gannet. More »
Jeanne Socrates Rounds the Horn
On Wednesday, solo circumnavigating guru Jeanne Socrates made a late-night rounding of Cape Horn. It was her third (we think) rounding of the Cape in her attempt to become the oldest person to sail around the world, unassisted and alone. More »
Randall Reeves Is Round the Horn
After just over 50 days at sea following his late-September departure from San Francisco, Randall Reeves finally reached Cape Horn sometime yesterday after a few days of gale-force conditions.
Yesterday, we were pleasantly surprised to see Reeves’ tracker bobbing directly in front of sailing’s most famous waypoint. More »
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