"Like a Clint Eastwood movie, the Singlehanded Farallones Race unreeled in segments: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly…" Read on…
The America's Cup Race Management held a press conference today to announce an independent review panel that will look into Thursday's capsize of Artemis Racing's AC72 #1 and the death of crewmember Andrew Simpson. The panel may look familiar… Read on…
Nine boats signed up for the 40th South Tower Race. Eight made it to the line. Pre-race, I needed some Ibuprofen – it was going to be a long day, or two… Read on…
Our condolences to the family, friends, and teammates of Andrew 'Bart' Simpson, British crewmember and strategist of Artemis Racing, who was killed today, May 9, following a catastrophic capsize during training on the team's AC72 #1 north of Treasure Island. Scuttlebutt has posted an excellent and thorough article this evening. You can read it here.
The weathermen must be singing the blues, as their dire predictions for the Great Vallejo Race on the weekend could be thrown overboard – luckily… Read on…
"Like a sharp stick in the eye," was how one sailor described the finish of the Singlehanded Sailing Society's Round the Rocks Race. The finish represented the "all" in the story title. But, it would be a long time to… Read on…
The warm and sunny weather had crews sailing in T-shirts and shorts. Sunscreen was applied liberally. Winds peaked at about 17 knots on Saturday, with occasional 20-knot gusts… Read on…
I was squirming a bit on the race deck as the sun went down and felt that the loss of wind and the choice of course was all MY FAULT… Plus, an announcement of a new race series… Read on…
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We'll be at Made in Santa Cruz Race Week all next week. The ambitious new regatta begins on Saturday, May 25, and runs through the following weekend. The Spinnaker Cup kicks off Memorial Day Weekend early on Friday, with a run down the coast from San Francisco Bay to Monterey.
More holiday weekend races include the historic Master Mariners Regatta on San Francisco Bay Saturday, and Whiskeytown Sailing Club's annual regatta Saturday and Sunday for trailer-sailors who hitch up the wagons and hit the I-5 trail.
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