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The latest renditions of grand plans for the Alameda Marina have been released:
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From what we can gather, all the marina facilities will be shipped west towards Grand Avenue.
A new hoist to be installed to the west of the existing marina offices.

Maritime businesses will mostly be compressed into the building which previously held DOER Submersibles
with a few additional floating shops in that vicinity.

The old storage area to the east and buildings will be demolished to become residential with a ...

The BBC Reports


The director of a yacht management company has been cleared of the manslaughter of four men who died when their vessel capsized in the Atlantic.

The crew of the Cheeki Rafiki died after the 40ft vessel lost its keel and capsized more than 700 miles off the coast of ...

Hawaii's annual Lipton Cup regatta took place this weekend off of Kaneohe, O'ahu and included four teams representing different yacht clubs around the state. Sailed in an ocean course outside the Bay to allow for longer leg lengths, the teams were met with brilliant conditions; a 1-2 meter ...

2018 OYRA Full Crewed Lightship : One Lump Or Two?


Adrenalin above and Hano Ho Below



Saturdays annual kick off to the ORA offshore season, began as scheduled, with 1st gun off the GGYC at 9:30 as scheduled. With 60 boats in 6 division eager to get on the ebb escalator, enjoying light winds and wall to wall sunshine. The RC got two divisions headed out before the wind took a siesta. The lucky early fleets had just enough wind to climb up towards the center span before the breeze ...

If you have never heard of a Starling Dinghy, you are not alone.

It was not until a few reports from Livesaildie crossed our monitor
that we were even aware. But in New Zealand they are a quite popular stepping stone for teens to utilize whilst in their formative
years, a nice, inexpensive trainer for those tweener years.




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Congressional Cup Gives Sailors & Spectators A Taste Of The Wild, Wild, West

Day2 LONG BEACH, CALIF 19 APRIL 2018 - - More round-ups than a Western movie thrilled spectators, and challenged competitors, on Day Two of the Long Beach Yacht Club Congressional Cup regatta. Dean Barker (USA) and Team American Magic continued to hold the reins at the top of the leaderboard, as racing continued into the second Round Robin.

As the breeze rocketed up to 18 knots, there were wipe-outs, collisions and protests ...

Team SHK/Scallywag pulled up to the dock at the bustling Itajaí Race Village at mid-afternoon on Thursday, completing its delivery trip from the west coast of Chile.

The boat had previously made landfall in Chile after retiring from Leg 7 following the loss of crew member John Fisher, with a delivery crew taking on the task of getting the boat to Itajaí.

Now the team is in a race against time to be ready for the Leg 8 to Newport, Rhode Island on Sunday afternoon.











Neil Cox, the Head of the Boatyard, ...

Towed since Sunday, the Maxi Banque Populaire joined late yesterday the port of Casablanca after traveling the 130 miles that separated it from the coast.
The technical ...

News
17 April 2018
​John Williams, Owner of Ranger, Passes Away

The J Class is deeply saddened by the news that John A Williams, the enthusiastic owner of Ranger, passed away suddenly on Monday, 16th April.

John, ...