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YRA Racing Logistics and New Pathways with Laura Muñoz and Host Fritz Baldauf
YRA Racing Logistics and New Pathways with Laura Muñoz and Host Fritz Baldauf

The Yacht Racing Association of San Francisco Bay (YRA) manages blanket Coast Guard permits for routine regattas, escalates review for...

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February 25, 2026
Jim Jessie’s Bay Area Sailing Life: From Nalu IV to Oakland Yacht Club
Jim Jessie’s Bay Area Sailing Life: From Nalu IV to Oakland Yacht Club

Elders Inn in Alameda is located roughly two miles from the primary marina access used by Oakland Yacht Club members,...

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February 25, 2026
IDEC SPORT and The Famous Project CIC: Women Racing the Jules Verne Trophy
IDEC SPORT and The Famous Project CIC: Women Racing the Jules Verne Trophy

The IDEC SPORT trimaran crossed the official Jules Verne start line (Créac’h lighthouse to Lizard Point) at 01:40 UTC on...

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February 25, 2026
West Coast Sailors Compete in the 80th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
West Coast Sailors Compete in the 80th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

The 628-nautical-mile Rolex Sydney Hobart course places a premium on timing through the Bass Strait and the Tasman Sea, so...

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February 25, 2026
From Sydney Hobart starts to foiling transfer markets: sailing’s year in review
From Sydney Hobart starts to foiling transfer markets: sailing’s year in review

The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Boxing Day start forces precise coordination of port services, marine traffic control and media...

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February 25, 2026
Rolex Sydney Hobart 2025: Supermaxi logistics, weather and what visitors should expect
Rolex Sydney Hobart 2025: Supermaxi logistics, weather and what visitors should expect

Five 100-footers — LawConnect, Master Lock Comanche, Wild Thing 100, SHK Scallywag 100 and Palm Beach XI — will contest...

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February 25, 2026
How Cruisers Learn to Manage Unreliable Passage Times and Weather Delays
How Cruisers Learn to Manage Unreliable Passage Times and Weather Delays

Coastal passages rarely match planned daily mileage: average underway speeds of 4–6 knots are often reduced by opposing tide, swell...

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February 25, 2026
Wooden Caribbea 30 "Arkhe" (2015) — CE Category B, registered in the Italian Naval Register
Wooden Caribbea 30 "Arkhe" (2015) — CE Category B, registered in the Italian Naval Register

CE Category B certification sets the operational envelope for the wooden Caribbea 30 "Arkhe" at Beaufort Force 8 and up...

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February 25, 2026
Compact Cruising: Jouët 550 Coastal Performance and Practical Usability
Compact Cruising: Jouët 550 Coastal Performance and Practical Usability

On tidal ramps and small marinas the Jouët 550 proves highly practical: its 550 kg all-up displacement and flat hull...

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February 25, 2026
Southerly Start and Routing Choices That Will Define the Rolex Sydney Hobart
Southerly Start and Routing Choices That Will Define the Rolex Sydney Hobart

PredictWind routing across eight feeds places today's fleet on a 51–54 hour finish window, clearly beyond the standing record of...

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February 25, 2026
Sydney to Hobart Race: Navigating Death Valley, the Plateau of Pain, and Tasmanian Finish Lines
Sydney to Hobart Race: Navigating Death Valley, the Plateau of Pain, and Tasmanian Finish Lines

A 1026 hPa high pressure cell centered over Tasmania is forcing a northward swing that places its southern quadrant over...

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February 25, 2026
How the 1026 hPa High and shifting winds will shape the Sydney–Hobart race and visitor plans
How the 1026 hPa High and shifting winds will shape the Sydney–Hobart race and visitor plans

The 1026 hPa high centered near Sydney is already producing a 25‑knot onshore flow at South Head with gusts that...

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February 25, 2026