Blue Planet Times

Having sailed the Centennial Newport-Bermuda with Joe Harris aboard Gryphon Solo, I am naturally tuned in to the man’s prospects in the Atlantic Cup and a first leg now under way from Charleston to New York. Gryphon Solo was an Open 50, the same that Brad Van Liew sailed to win his first solo race [...]

Latitude 38

I'm surprised that the cheers of the Italian fans didn't wake up every sailing fan in San Francisco, says roving reporter Ellen Hoke. She's in Venice, Italy this week to take in the palpable excitement of the ...

America's Cup

Very close, tight, and tactically challenging racing was the attraction for the largest spectator fleet the AC World Series has enjoyed to date on Saturday afternoon in Venice...

Oracle Racing

A puff of wind rolls in and smacks the AC45 square on the wing. The leeward bow of the catamaran knuckles underwater and the 22-foot wide craft staggers onto the leeward hull. Gloved hands cling to the windward hull, and the sailors hope the boat regains its footing and avoids the knockdown.

Sail Blast

Sausalito Sailing

The group presenting America’s Cup image shows teems of people lining the San Francisco shores but my questions are how do they get there, park and move around? Any of the prime viewing sites, from the Ball park to the … Continue reading →

Hamweather SF

Currently Partly cloudy and 68. Winds from the WNW at 13 mph. Relative Humidity at 46%.

YachtingFrance

The spotlight was on the Peyron brothers and the Yacht Club de France on Wednesday as they made their formal announcement in attempt to win an event which has been dominated by Anglos, the America's Cup.� (Loic Peyron sent his regards from the Southern Ocean, video) As Bruno Peyron put it: ? I have never been serious about the America's Cup as it... Read French AC Hopefuls - No Cash No Splash