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Midwinter Clinic/Regatta in San Deigo
J World San Diego is running a three day clinic then racing in the Midwinter Regatta. we have spaces available, so visit here for more info. Right now, the clinic is 80% women... serious girl power!...
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Maserati Race Car... er, Boat...
Congratulations to Maserati.... they just shattered the New York for San Francisco record. No highways involved on this one... the 70 foot yacht skippered by Giovanni Soldini made the trip around...
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Cinco 70s
That's five 70's. Brand spanking new J/70s, that is. Just rolled into Puerto Vallarta. The trucks were a bit late getting down here, but on Friday we managed to get them all off-loaded and all the...
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Hula Girl Update
All right, we are long overdue on posting an update on the Hula Girl refit project. Everyone keeps asking how it is going, and all I can say is wow, she's gonna be sweet. Here's a look at some of the...
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Back on the Chain (plate) Gang...
It's time for another Hula Girl update. Our Turboed Santa Cruz 50 is in the final stages of a full refit. While they should have gone in first, a trail of issues delayed the installation of the new...
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Show Me the Boats!
Oh yes, it's that time in San Francisco: Strictly Sail Pacific, the all-sailing boatshow in Jack London Square fired up yesterday, and it's good times all around. The weather has been great, the...
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Yachting Cup
Spring has sprung, and believe it or not the 2013 season is nearly upon us! As a way to chip the rust off and get you into your A-Game quickly, J World is running a three day clinic and racing in the...
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Hula Girl Update....
Ok, sitting here in San Diego getting ready for the Yachting Cup this weekend, and we've had lots of questions about the Hula Girl refit project... so here's the latest. She's back in the water with...
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Yachting Cup Wrap-Up
Last week J World San Diego hosted a racing clinic prior to San Diego Yacht Club’s signature regatta, the Yachting Cup. This year marked the 41st running of this premiere regatta, bringing together...
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2014 Pacific Cup Charter Available
We here at J World know it is extremely difficult to find good, fast charterboats available for racing events. Too often, 'race ready' boats are not competitive. Too often, they are not really...
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Professional Opportunity...
Hi friends and fans of J World: our San Francisco Bay location is now hiring instructors. It's a great opportunity to work for the industry leader in sailing education, training, and experiences....
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Hula Home From Hawaii!
Looks like we just had space open up in our annual offshore cruise from Hawaii to California. This is truly a wonderful passage and an excellent opportunity to rack up some offshore miles under the...
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TRANSPAC!
Ok, it's summertime in California and to fans of offshore racing, that means it's time to get ready for the epic race to Hawaii... TRANSPAC! Our J World team of coaches is now in Long Beach getting...
View ArticleSlow Going....
We knew it was going to be a tough one as we motored out to the starting line off Point Fermin on Thursday morning. The atypical rainy weather had brought with it a breakdown of the normal thermal...
View Article2013 Transpac, Part II
So here's the skinny.After a horrible escape from coastal California, we have been rumbling along aboard Hula Girl in the 2013 Transpac. It's been an interesting and funky race, and it's going to...
View Article50%
Halfway across the Pacific, that is. About as close to the definition of "middle of nowhere" as you can get. The nearest patch of dirt is over 1000 miles away. In fact, you can't get any farther from...
View ArticleFreaky Friday(s), flirting with the "Pacific Glue-Pot"
We hate Fridays as of late.Last Friday morning, we sat in a hole off San Nicholas Island and watched our fleet sail away from us, taking a 60 mile lead which we have been hammering at since then. We...
View ArticleLand Ho!
Monday lunchtime now, and we are reaching down the north shore of Molokai with a 2A spinnaker up, coasting towards the finish off Diamond Head. We should be in before Happy Hour ends. The fun thing...
View Article25 Mile Check-in!!!
Just got a call from Transpac Race Committee that Hula Girl and the boys are 25 nautical miles out from the Diamond Head finish!!! That puts them there at 5:30 p.m. HST and about 45 minutes later at...
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2013 Transpac Photos
The newly refit Hula Girl in Long Beach......and Hula Girl looking at home in Hawaii some 2,225 miles later!Thanks to Sea Bags for the cool swag!The famous Transpac Row, Ala Wai Marina, HonoluluSome of...
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