Vendée Globe – Day 66 – Le Cléac’h vents frustration at complex finale
Armel Le Cléac’h today spoke of his frustration as erratic weather in the North Atlantic complicates his path to the finish line. At the latest position update the Frenchman had a narrow lead of 99...
View ArticleJules Verne Trophy – Straight on and out of the Southern Ocean?
IDEC SPORT is continuing to extend her lead and clock up the miles in the Pacific. Her crew managed to overcome the hurdles, thanks to a carefully chosen route and some impressive acceleration… For the...
View ArticleRevitalize Racing Between Key West and Cuba
Sailing teams racing monohulls and multihulls are to compete in races from the Florida Keys to two Cuban cities during the 13-day Conch Republic Cup. The event, also known as Key West Cuba Race Week,...
View ArticleMiami Throwback – 2016 Laser Medal Race – Scheidt conquers
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View ArticleSailing and Art
Jane Lawton Baldridge, an artist and sailor, shares a sampling of her sailboat related work. For the rest of the story from Scuttlebutt Sailing News CLICK HERE!
View ArticleAmerica’s Cup – Oracle Team USA – Tech Tuesday – Structural Platform
Learn more about the carbon fiber structure of OTUSA’s America’s Cup class catamaran. How does the fact that the boats are airborne for most of the race affect the hull design, structural engineering –...
View ArticleVendee Globe – Le Cléac’h stretches lead
Vendée Globe leader Armel Le Cléac’h has stretched his lead to 179 nm by this morning, sailing six knots faster than Alex Thomson overnight… For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK HERE!
View ArticleVendée Globe –Day 67 – Bellion becomes first rookie to round Cape Horn
Bellion, 41, first passed the legendary landmark on the southern tip of the South American continent in 2005. Then, he was with two friends in a 28ft boat on an adventure that would see them spend...
View Article15th Royal Langkawi International Regatta – Day 1
The regatta got off this morning with 30 boats split into eight classes. Nine of the participating boats are newcomers and nine are locally-owned boats. For the rest of the story from sail-world.com...
View ArticleViper Worlds 2017: Day 3
Photos: Tom Smeaton & LaFoto – These are the pics published by the organization for today, check sequences at their fb web: fb.com/viperworlds2017/ . Jack Feisenthal & Shaun Connor continue to...
View ArticlePressure is on from Day 1 as Quantum Key West opens 52 Super Series
Austin and Gwen Fragomen’s brand new, recently launched TP52 Interlodge will make its racing debut when 11 highly competitive boats line up to start the 2017 series at Quantum Key West Race Week, next...
View ArticleThe Hutch Files: A Razor-Thin Advantage
Racing Terry Hutchinson reports in as tactician for Quantum Racing’s TP52 at Quantum Key West Race Week. The higher the stakes, the greater lengths each team will go in its quest for inches on the...
View Articletriple peaks
With Twin Peaks (one of the ultimate cult favorite TV shows) set to return this spring after something like a 50-year hiatus, our brains were already tuned to the word “Peak”. Fortunate that a sailing...
View Articledouble suck
Our Senior Editor and his new view on life found this carbon fiber construction irresistable. From the insanely artistic shop of Italy’s Bruce Creations comes twin inlaid carbon pacifiers for a foil...
View ArticleConduct Becoming a Parent
by Bill Stump We all look askance at parents yelling at their kids during soccer matches or browbeating coaches at little league games but, when it comes to sailing, why would we sometimes think and...
View ArticleWhy You Would Watch the America’s Cup?
The 35th America’s Cup will be held this May and June, with significant changes to the event to attract a large viewership. As we prepare for this iconic event, we want to hear what it is you are...
View Articledouble f@*ked
20 M32 teams went through an entire high-pressure season of big wind sailing on the World Match Racing Tour without a single dismasting, but that didn’t mean shit to mother nature in Miami as she took...
View ArticleRick White passes
Rick White, born April 4, 1937, passed away on January 11, 2017 at Mariners Hospital in Tavernier, Florida after a brief and unexpected battle with non-small-cell lung cancer. He is best known in the...
View Article15th Royal Langkawi International Regatta – Day 2
Two races were completed in Kuah Harbour today, the third race had to be cancelled due to changing winds. Multihull, Club and Ocean Rover classes ended the day with one race only. Overall wind...
View ArticleManaging the Stream of Innovation
What the America’s Cup does well is foster innovation, which often sees performance gains trickle down into the sport. However, performance gains rarely come at a discount, so it is then up to the...
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