Club Swans Grace Copa del Rey

Swans excel at another stunning edition of Copa del Rey MAPFRE in Mallorca

- Hatari and Nadir take victory in the ClubSwan 50 and ClubSwan 42 one-design classes

- ClubSwan 42s Palibex-Elena Nova and Teatro del Soho Caixabank win ORC1 and 2

- Germany confirms her top spot in The Nations League




The 41st edition of the classic Copa del Rey MAPFRE regatta came to a competitive and enthralling conclusion today, with the last of...

Division 09 Start Off Treasure Island

56 boats registered for the annual romp out the gate to Point Bonita and then down the Estuary, the YRA's Annual Encinal Race. Formerly known as The Second Half Opener and The Bonita Race, it's always a crowd favorite and a good opportunity for non ocean racers and ocean racers alike to mix it up outside the gate and poke their noses into a bit of ocean without a huge commitment to time or gear.



Double Down And...

SF Baykeeper Suspects Same Red Tide Algae as Last Year





An algae bloom in the San Francisco Bay near the Berkeley Marina on July 31, 2023. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)



Oakland, CA—San Francisco Baykeeper's field science team investigated reports to the organization's pollution hotline and confirmed reddish brown (“tea colored”) waters in the Berkeley marina, and subsequently along the shores of Emeryville, Berkeley, and...

Mikey "Polish" Radziejowski was aboard the Mod 70' Orion for it's return delivery to San Francisco after it took line honors in the 2023 Transpac Race. The trip took a bit longer than anticipated with a major detour thanks to a dysfunctional NPH not cooperating with the game plan. Here are some of his words and photos from the voyage:











"Well that was one of the most difficult...

BRISTOL, RI (31 July 2023) – US Sailing is proud to announce the 19 athletes who will take the international stage for one of the premier global sailing events every four years: the Pan American Games. The racing will take place in Algarrobo, Chile, just over an hour’s drive west of Santiago, with competition from October 28 through November 5, 2023.

Team USA for the 2023 Pan American Games:
49er – Ian Barrows (St. Thomas, USVI) & Hans...

Located between the Encinal Yacht Club and The Fortman Marina, the former shipping terminal has remained abandoned for decades
and is now on the development block.

Not that Alameda needs any more congestion, traffic and high density housing, but on the bright side, *up to 160 slips* is a positive note.

We will see if and when those slips appear and what capacity they hold.




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One of the highest profile yachting events in its portfolio, Rolex is proud to be associated with the Rolex Fastnet Race, a course that demands the highest level of performance from its competitors. The 50th edition of one of the most complete and demanding of the offshore classics emphatically demonstrated once more that precision and excellence are the values required to be an offshore racing sailor. The largest ever fleet participated with 430 yachts and nearly 3,000 sailors from 49 countries....

Mexican authorities inspect capsized sailboat in Pacific, find no signs of Donald Lawson aboard; search for him continues






Mexican authorities have inspected Donald Lawson’s capsized sailboat in the Pacific Ocean, but did not find him aboard, according to a statement from Ray Feldmann, who is serving as spokesperson for Lawson’s wife, Jacqueline.

Jacqueline received an email from Mexican authorities Friday morning that Lawson’s...

Sails of Change takes on the North Atlantic record



The maxi trimaran Sails of Change set out from New York at 13H10’08” TU on Thursday in an attempt to break the trans-Atlantic record. Yann Guichard and his 11-strong crew arrived in the United States the day before to take advantage of a favourable weather window. In their sights is the record set by Pascal Bidegorry aboard the same boat in August 2009 of 3 days, 15 hours and 25 minutes.


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The Baltimore Banner's Hugo Kugiya has published an in depth look at the Donald Lawson Tragedy


In extreme quest, sailor Donald Lawson chose boat like no other: fast but complicated


His boat Defiant, an elite racing trimaran, is fast, light — but also susceptible to capsizing






The racing boat being used by Donald Lawson when he went missing in the Pacific Ocean. (Courtesy of Dark Seas Project)

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