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World on Water

In this week’s WoW we feature Francis Joyon wins the Jules Verne Trophy bu sailing non-stop around the world in 40 Days. Melbourne, Australia is added to the Stopover list in next years Volvo Ocean...

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Grenada Sailing Festival Westerhall Workboat Regatta 2017

A great time was had by all at this year’s Workboat Regatta. Check out all the action at this very fun traditional event.

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Artemis AC45 Turbo Traning @Bermuda, Onboard footage

Uncut onboard footage by Garmin, good to see among gps data wing trimmer work, quite similar in reaction to racing beachcats…  For the rest of the story from Cat Sailing News CLICK HERE!

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Charlie McKee steps down from US Sailing Team

US Sailing has announced that two-time Olympic medalist Charlie McKee will step down as High Performance Director for the US Sailing Team.,,  For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK HERE!

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Marion Bermuda Race focuses on youth and safety

To qualify as an Offshore Youth Challenge boat, the crew must have at least four youth sailors between 16 and 23 years of age and have aboard at least one mentor. Five youth class boats participated in...

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What Makes a Good Sailor?

Since its launch in 1983, the American Sailing Association has been on a mission to teach people to sail safely and confidently. Over the years, they have come to identify the seven qualities that help...

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Ted and Dennis

Great onboard footage of the interaction of a young Ted Turner and Dennis Connor during the 1974 America’s Cup starting at 3:30. Great history and entertaining!

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Volvo Ocean Race Legends Gather

Racing The Volvo Ocean Race will celebrate 45 years of history with a Legends Race on the final leg of the 2017-18 edition from Gothenburg to The Hague…  For the rest of the story from sailingworld.com...

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a little bit of crazy

Yuge congratulations to a girl who’s contributed loads to SA since she first came out as an unlikely Oklahoma-born extreme sailing photospecialist.  We’re talking about former Sailor Chick of the Week...

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New Doublehanded Farallones Courses

In a news flash of sorts, the Bay Area Multihull Association has announced that this year’s Doublehanded Farallones Race on March 18 will offer a choice of four courses, a…  For the rest of the story...

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Superyachts coming to 35th America’s Cup

The America’s Cup Superyacht Regatta coming to Bermuda on June 13-15 will be a highlight to the competition surrounding the 35th Match. Among the yachts already registered is the 55m Adela, back to...

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double jugged

While the 2017 Pineapple Cup once again sees a tiny fleet taking the start line in just a few minutes’ time, we’re happy to see the race happening for another year.  It’s the ultimate Western...

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blown out

With their all-titanium keel (which fell off), the best-looking paint jobs on the water, and lots of other interesting tech during their Open 60 campaigns, French satellite, submarine, and wargame...

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like moths to a lake

It’s just two weeks into registration, and with 182 entries on the official list, the 2017 Moth Worlds has already broken the all-time fleet size record! Earlybird entries closed on Tuesday with...

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Biggest J Class Yacht Ever Launched

Svea, which at 143 feet is the largest J Class yacht ever built, has been completed by Vitters of Zwartsluis, Netherlands, and has just arrived in Amsterdam, reports SuperYacht Times. The hull was …...

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Fire Aboard: Every Boaters’ Nightmare

Although the exact cause of Tuesday morning’s roaring, three-boat fire at Santa Cruz Harbor has not yet been determined, the stunning incident should serve as a warning to all West Coast boaters and...

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Vendée Globe – Day 90 – Dark side of the mood

The Hungarian solo skipper Nandor Fa sails into the final weekend with his mood lifted after what he admits have been some of the darkest days of his solo race around the world…  For the rest of the...

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Snap!

Sadly the attemp to establish a record around Mallorca for Iker Martinez his “Equipo Movistar” team on a M32 failed today on a broken mast, check video above to see the actual footage of the mast...

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2017 Pineapple Cup – Montego Bay Race Underway

11 teams started the Pineapple Cup – Montego Bay Race at 2:05 ET today under sunny skies in very light three to five knots of breeze. The R/P 74 Wizard was first across in the IRC division just edging...

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Melges 20 Miami Winter Regatta – No wind, no racing for opening day

Opening day at the 2017 Melges 20 Miami Winter Regatta, Event No. 2 on the Miami Winter Series circuit came to a quick close with not enough breeze ideal for racing, so the super-charged fleet...

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