Pacific Cup: Halfway to Hawaii
The biennial Pacific Cup attracted 64 entrants for the 2070 nm course from San Francisco to Hawaii, with the fleet divided among four staggered starts on July 11, 12, 14, and 15. With 59 of the 64 teams underway, here is a report from the race office on July 17....
Golden Anniversary for Groundbreaking Governor’s Cup
The 50th Annual International Junior Match Racing Championship, which will be held at Balboa Yacht Club on July 19-23, will debut the new Gov Cup 22 sail boats designed by Club member S/C Alan Andrews. This year, the upper age limit for the racers has been raised to...
PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED FOR 2016 MYBA POP-UP SUPERYACHT SHOW
Press Release July 12th, 2016 The next edition of the MYBA Pop-up Superyacht Show is less than two months away and the list of registered participants already includes industry heavyweights such as Fraser, Burgess, Ocean Independence, Northrop & Johnson,...
America’s Cup Hydrofoils 101
The hightech catamarans that are competing nowadays in the America’s Cup don’t have anything in common with ordinary boats. The so-called “hydrofoils” allow them to fly. Oracle Team USA, the title defenders of the America’s Cup, describe the process of “foiling” and...