July 24th Fleet Update

Wind Whisper, VO65 sailed by Pablo Arrarte, has slipped into first place on corrected time ? ROLEX/Kurt Arrigo
VO65s move ahead in IRC Super Zero

Two VO65s have moved to the top of the corrected time rankings in IRC Super Zero, relegating the USA-flagged 88-footer Lucky to third place. Pablo Arrarte’s VO65 Wind Whisper had a good run up to the Fastnet Rock to take the lead on corrected time earlier this morning while Team Jajo skippered by Clarke Murphy overtook...

Sunday July 2nd 0800 overall tracker chart clearly demonstrates the have and have nots



Greg Dorn's Dehler 46' Favonius currently is 1st in Line Honors





Another Dehler 46', Ian Edwards Wings is enjoying a pull position in ORR


Good Energy , George Hershman / Mark Comings RP 63' Leads DIV 1 as her and RIO 100' were able to avoid the parking lot and have separated themselves from the division

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Notes From Boats Day 4

Christophe Desage (via inReach)
End of D4 - ELMACH: Enfin du soleil ! Shorts, a bit of Gennaker, still catching-up on some sleep. Sea state much easier with .5 to 1m waves.

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Green Buffalo

The wind swung aft at 5am early this morning... AWA went from 70-90 to 100-120 degrees... 14k-16k... spinnaker weather! Watched the wind direction oscillate a bit over a few hours while prepping for...

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The MOD 70 Orion has been getting a new life thanks to Justin Shaffer and a crew of mostly NorCal sailors familiar with the trimaran's quirks and whims,...

37 boats participated in the 2023 California Offshore Race Week in the initial phase.

2 of which were the Mod 70's, Orion under the command of Justin Shaffer and Jason Carrol's Argo which engaged in the 2nd edition of the California 500, the San Francisco San Diego with the Farallones and Cortez Bank as turning marks. There were 3 boats registered , but Frank Slootman's Snowflake pulled out before the 10:00 start off the St Francis, reason for which remains a mystery.

Also...

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37 boats participated in the 2023 California Offshore Race Week in the initial phase.

2 of which were the Mod 70's, Orion under the command...

2023 Doublehanded Lightship


A feisty jaunt to open offshore season


Round Midnight, Rick Waltonsmith's Explorer 44' was 1st to finish with and elapsed time of 04:06:50

The unofficial Nor Cal Offshore season began on Saturday April 15th with a modest fleet of double handed boats taking part in the Island Yacht Club's Double Handed Lightship Race


25 boats in 4 divisions worked their way out the Gate with a marginal flood contesting...

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2023 Doublehanded Lightship


A feisty jaunt to open offshore season


Round Midnight, Rick Waltonsmith's Explorer...

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2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart fleet set for downwind start

The maxi yachts should get off to a flying start in this year’s...

David Schumann's Seacart 30' Bottle Rocket exits the bay en route to a hard fought
1st to finish run in the 2022 OYRA Full Crew Farallones

The 2022 Full Crew Farallones Race departed San Francisco Bay on Saturday June 4th with 24 boats in 5 divisions in much more tranquil conditions than would have occurred back in early spring, where gales and 9' plus swells engulfed the Gulf of the Farallones on a regular basis. The light winds on this day were expected to gradually...

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David Schumann's Seacart 30' Bottle Rocket exits the bay en route to a hard fought
1st to finish run in the 2022 OYRA Full Crew Farallones...

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Alex Simanis' Pt Bonita 27 Pell Mell Wins Overall California Offshore Race Week




All it took was a year of elbow grease...

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On Saturday May 28th, 30 boats departed San Francisco on the 1st leg of the California Offshore Race Week,
The Spinnaker Cup, 86 miles of downhill...

Dave MacEwans's Rodgers 46' Lucky Duck sustained a Massive Sail reduction during Monday's Coastal Cup, the 2nd leg in the California Offshore Race Week

"Just got to San Simeon cove after breaking our mast on the Coastal Cup .
In a 36 knot puff stuck the bow down the shaft hard and the rig went over the bow .. all are safe .
In morning we will try to get fuel out to us so we can power down to Morro bay in morning.
Update boat in cove is giving us 10 gallons...

Black Jack clean sweeps Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race

After taking line honours and setting a new race record in the Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race yesterday, Peter Harburg’s 100ft Black Jack has today been declared the overall winner of the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club’s (RPAYC) 226 nautical mile race.



In the hands of Harburg’s long time skipper, Mark Bradford, Black Jack clean-swept the trophies, also winning...