Alex McKinnon images at the Pinkster Gin F18 Australian Championships
Photographer Alex McKinnon was out on the water for the Pinkster Gin F18 Australian Championships. They are being staged out of the Port Melbourne Yacht Club, on the upper reaches of Port Phillip… For...
View ArticleThe Arrival of IDEC
XS Sailing posted at midnight last night PST the finish of IDEC as it happened. Here is the new arrival video of this amazing feat of sailing around the world in just under 41 days… CLICK HERE for...
View ArticleShaking off the Rio Rust
Racing For many Olympic sailors, the Sailing World Cup Miami offers a first chance to get back on the water and take the first steps toward the next games… For the rest of the story from...
View ArticleVendee Globe – And then there were twelve
After the arrival of three skippers in three hours yesterday afternoon, Les Sables d’Olonne is now looking towards the next competitor to finish, but he is not expected until early next week. Louis...
View Articlesupermen
! I have been trying to come up with some kind of superlative to describe the awesome accomplishment by Francis Joyon and his crew aboard IDEC as they totally obliterated the Jules Verne non-stop,...
View Articlethe lioness of charleston
It is with an incredibly heavy heart that we announce the death of one of the Charleston sailing communities most important figures. Just 46 years old, former Charleston Race Week director of...
View ArticleEvolving the Singlehander
The new VX EVO sailing in 8 to 20 knots on Sarasota Bay, Florida… For the rest of the story from Scuttlebutt Sailing News CLICK HERE!
View Articlethe five horsemen of the a-cup-alypse
Clean Report – There’s a very basic reason the oldest trophy in international sport continues to attract the attention of the press, the public, and the billionaires who contest it; is the unique...
View ArticleSecond Annual Camden Classics Cup
The Camden Classics Cup is on the calendars of classic, vintage, and Spirit of Tradition boat owners looking for the best sailing in New England. Now in its second year, the event on July 27-29 opens...
View ArticleVideo Highlights: 52 SUPER SERIES Key West 2017
The 30th anniversary of Quantum Key West Race Week was held January 16 to 20 in Key West, FL. The TP52 Class used the event to launch their 2017 52 SUPER SERIES season. Here’s the highlight video of...
View ArticleSailing World Cup – Miami Day 3
Dylan Fletcher and Stuart Bithell added another 2 race wins in the 49er on day 3 of the Sailing World Cup in Miami… For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK HERE!
View ArticleEight Bells: Mike Peyton
Mike Peyton, dubbed “The World’s Greatest Yachting Cartoonist”, died January 25 just five days after his 96th birthday. A modest, shy man, he eschewed the spotlight and seemed unaware of the esteem...
View ArticleETNZ back away from New Agreement for America’s Cup
Ben Ainslie talks-up the future for the America’s Cup, as Emirates Team New Zealand backs away from new Framework Agreement signed by the other five America’s Cup teams… For the rest of the story from...
View ArticleMelbourne to be a Southern Ocean and Xmas stopover
The Volvo Ocean Race will give sports fans an extra Christmas present in 2017 after adding Melbourne to the route for the forthcoming edition starting in October. The change to the 2017-18 route,...
View ArticleTough Day at World Cup Series Miami
For Swiss RS:X sailor Mateo Sanz Lanz, success on the third day of racing at the 2017 World Cup Series Miami presented by Sunbrella was as much about what he didn’t do as what he did do. In a gusty and...
View ArticleShifting Gears Toward Tokyo 2020
They share Midwest roots, they teamed up in 29er for the 2007 US Youth Sailing Championships, and climbed to the top of international women’s match racing. They are Stephanie Roble and Maggie Shea....
View ArticleU.S. boats excel in unpredictable Miami
World Cup Series Miami 2017, Presented by Sunbrella saw shifty conditions return to Biscayne Bay, but the world-renowned sailing venue nevertheless yielded up a full day of exciting racing. Americans...
View ArticleVenue Confirmed for DN North Americans
(After a search for possible sites to hold the 2017 DN North American Championship, regatta quality conditions have been confirmed on Green Bay near Peshtigo, WI. Over 90 registrants will compete for...
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