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| USA Cruising Guide - West Coast (California, Oregon, Washington)
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Kite Sailing from California to Tahiti - Anne Quemere
05 Nov San Francisco - As Americans gathered at the polls yesterday to elect Barack Obama president, Anne Quéméré headed out under the Golden Gate bridge in her tiny boat to kite sail her way across 4,350 miles of Pacific ocean. The solo adventurer hoisted her big red kite, and with a smile and wave yelled “we’ll see you soon in Tahiti,” as her 18 foot (5.5 meter) boat slowly excelerated away into the Pacific swells.
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The Great American III
The Great American III is an Open 60, designed by Bernard Nivelt and sailed as Soildaires by Thierry Dubois. I sailed the Open 60 solo to the United States in 2006, where the boat began a 10-month refit project at Maine Yacht Center in Portland, Maine. |
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The Perfect Storm? Branson and Ainslie Sailing Virgin Money
22 Oct New York - Richard Branson, Ben Ainslie, Mike Sanderson, Stan Honey and 21 other crew members sailed away from Ambrose light in New York at 04:00 local time this morning, aiming to be break the sailing record as the fastest monohull yacht to cross the Atlantic - a journey of over 2925 nautical miles. Virgin Money will |
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Angel Island Fire Lights up the Night
13 Oct San Francisco Bay - The jewel in the crown of San Francisco Bay, 740 acre Angel Island has been a destination and landmark of sailors for centuries, and enjoys one of the few mooring fields in all of California. Last night at 2100 local time, a fire was reported on the island (which is entirely a State Park). With the recent dry northerlies, the blaze was out of control in minutes, and was burning many acres within an hour, which is when YachtPals shot these night photos.
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