Who needs the Olympics? 27 feet 1 inch is the current long-distance record for a sport in which humans don’t even compete – Dog Jumping. All you need is a dog, a dock, and a measuring board. The dog races…
Maggie: Wednesday Check-In Call
by mrmojo •
After 7 days at sea, the crew of the good ship “Maggie” called in Wednesday afternoon, about 800 miles from Kaneohe at N 28′ 6″, W 143′ 8″ W. Skipper Dave Douglas said the crew was happy to make a…
Bay Area Sea Scouts Powering Through International Regatta
by mrmojo •
A Bay Area team is in the #5 spot on the leaderboard of the International Sea Scout Cup Regatta being held this week in Vallejo. 17-year old Jacob Abrahams and 18-year od Kevin Blincoe are both from Sea Scout Ship…
Berkeley Kite Fest This Weekend
by mrmojo •
Berkeley Kite Festival organizers are expecting 35,000 people to attend the two-day event at Cesar Chavez Park in the Berkeley Marina. There will be big kites, small kites, flexible kites, stiff kites, maneuverable kites, stationary kites, synthetic kites, organic kites,…
Pac Cup: Halfway There
by mrmojo •
“Maggie” – along with most of the 2012 Pacific Cup fleet – have passed the halfway mark on their way to Hawaii. The C&C 37XL skippered by Dave Douglas is criss-crossing the rhumb line, trying to stay in the wind…
Long Train Runnin’
by mrmojo •
The America’s Cup Express, a train stretching 1.5 miles long, rolled into San Francisco Tuesday. The 121 railroad cars are carrying the material required to move the America’s Cup World Series and the teams into the host city of the…
Sea Scouts At Cal Maritime
by mrmojo •
Scores of Sea Scouts from around the world are in Vallejo this week for the 6th Annual William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup. ( Bill Koch won the America’s Cup in 1992, backing the yacht America³ with Buddy Melges…
ETNZ AC72: Waiting On The Weather
by mrmojo •
Everything but the weather is in place for the world’s first AC72 to take it’s first sail. The Kiwi’s are looking for light winds, under 10kts, for the maiden voyage of the “New Zealand”. Team meteorologist Roger “Clouds” Badham gives…
“Maggie” Monday Check In:
When Sea Monsters Attack!
by mrmojo •
Perhaps not exactly a sea monster, but as Skipper Dave Douglas tells us, he got some unexpected company in the cockpit last night while “Maggie” was charging along in 20+ kt winds under spinnaker. Dave says they’re at N 30′…
Pac Cup: Dropouts
by mrmojo •
It’s been a week since the first starters left for this year’s Pac Cup – two competitors have dropped out, and the Yellowbrick tracker in a third boat has apparently quit functioning. Pac Cup Vice Commodore Bob Gray tells us…
State Parks $’s Uproar Continues
by mrmojo •
Politicians around the state are hopping mad about the revelation the State Parks Department had “hidden” almost $54 million dollars in funds at a time when alleged budget cuts threatened the closure of 70 State Parks. News of the “stash”…
Maggie Phone Call:
Saturday July 21
by mrmojo •
John Douglas checked in Saturday with another upbeat message from Maggie, three days into the Pacific Cup race. As of about 1300 hrs PST Maggie was reported at N 34′ 17″, W 131′ 3″, and John says after 500 miles…