Yesterday the New York Court of Appeals ruled that BMW Oracle and their Golden Gate Yacht Club is the Challenger of Record for the next America’s Cup. This in effect denied the paper yacht club set up between Valencia and Ernesto Bertarelli’s Alinghi. This was done at the close of the 2007 AC in an attempt to [...]

When I was growing up, I think I was 14, I had a good friend who’s family raced Thistles. I recall to this day, when his brother turned 16 and got a birthday surprise from his grandfather. It was a crate in the garage that contained a brand new completely disassembled MG TD. Well, it [...]

We are in the thick of the Wet Wednesday sailboat racing season, 2008 edition, here at Channel Islands Harbor. Yours truly faithfully tends bar and sponsors the event with crew prizes and marvels at the commitment of this collective group of mainly middle aged folks who lead fairly normal lives except for this thing called [...]