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Chuck
Lantz was born and raised in Alameda, California...also
known as "the island of the walking
dead".
There were two things to do in Alameda; get into
sailing
or street-race. He tried a little of both.
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Chuck
shooting an IACCSF event. You can see why
we picked him. He was too busy working to
smile for the camera!
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Prior
to developing common sense, he was well on his way
to becoming just what the world needed; ...another
attorney. Instead, he opted for fine art and printmaking,
attending a whole slew of art schools, including
stints at UCSC, CSULB, SMC, and a few other places
with great beaches.
With
visions of speed and glamour dancing in his head,
he gave pro motorcycle racing a try. After discovering
that his bank account never quite matched his medical
expenses, he did a few years in broadcasting, both
radio and TV. Then art and printmaking, with some
auto-racing photography thrown in. After moving
to San Francisco, he went to work for Quokka.com,
and CART.com and stayed with them until the lights
went out. Then to VolvoOceanRace.com, 2003AC.com,
and now, YachtRacing.com.
His
other hobbies include: Sailing, of course. PHRF,
with some IOR back in the old days, and the prerequisite
TransPac. Just enough of it to prove to everyone
involved that he should stick with photography.
Other hobbies include debating politics with his
son, a San Francisco Youth Commissioner who'll someday
run this state if we don't stop him. Skiing. Bicycling.
He
is happily married to wife Helen, with son Max and
daughter Joanna. Racing played a major role in his
marriage. He'd met yacht designer Chuck Burns through
racing, and his wife Linda introduced Chuck to Helen.
Burns invited Chuck to crew on a boat he had designed
for Rod Holt, the schooner "Sir Isaac",
in the 1985 TransPac. Rod had generously flown all
the wives and girlfriends to Hawaii while all the
guys were slogging across the Pacific. As they sailed
into the finish in Honolulu, with the sun setting,
and a full-blast party going on at the Ala Wai YC,
they were flying a series of signal flags from the
masts. It took the PA announcer and the well-oiled
bar sailors a few minutes to translate the flags,
which read: "HM, will you marry me? CL".
Fortunately for Chuck, she said "yes".
Editors
note: You may gather from his biography that chuck
was asked a series of questions. His answers were
converted to third person, but his wit still shines
through.
