Hydrofoil Pro Tour – Day 3
Again, a little chill set in last night and promises for a great day of wind for today for the final day of Racing. On Day 2 of the Hydrofoil Pro Tour the wind was light and steady, eight – eleven...
View ArticleAC35: Mainfoil Late Rules Changes Explanation…
Photo: Austin Wong / ACEA – After reading press release below, it seems all indeed happened as Richard Gladwell / Sail-World reported days ago. The teams in Aruba led by Oracle, and their own broken...
View ArticleAmerica’s Cup: How to Change the Game
The challenge nature of the America’s Cup can keep the event format fluid, but changes occur only through proper procedures. The America’s Cup Event Authority seeks to explain recent changes in this...
View ArticleSecond annual Scrub Island Invitational – A fun race to a great party!
There’s nothing like a good party at the finish to entice a fleet of enthusiastic racers to focus on the task at hand, and the Scrub Island Resort laid it on for racers today. Scrub Island Resort, Spa...
View ArticleTime to pack for Bermuda
The time has come to sign off a hugely beneficial testing program in New Zealand and start the frantic pack up to head to Bermuda to bring the America’s Cup home.
View ArticleInternational Rule Gets Traction in USA
The Offshore Racing Congress is an international organization with rating offices established worldwide to administer the use of ORC as a rating rule to handicap different designs of keelboats to allow...
View ArticleCongressional Cup – All-star line-up for day 1
Day 1 of the Congressional Cup, racing along the shores of Long Beach, California. For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK HERE! Races begin at roughly 1130am daily with live streaming action...
View ArticleLost shipping containers: What’s the risk to yachts?
Helen Fretter of Yachting World investigates how many shipping containers are lost each year and what the risk could be to yachts. Video published on Mar 30, 2017… For the rest of the story from...
View ArticleFinn format test – Is it fit for purpose?
Alican Kaynar, from Turkey and Deniss Karpak, from Estonia, go straight through to the Final on Saturday – Britain’s Ben Cornish races for a place on Friday… For the rest of the story from Sail Web...
View ArticleNew VPP Multihull Handicapping System
The Offshore Racing Association will have a new VPP multihull handicapping system available by this summer. ORR-MH will use the latest VPP technology and testing procedures to handicap the diverse...
View ArticleWhere are your buddies sailing today?
US Windsurfing has released a free mobile app they hope will make the time spent on the water more enjoyable. It’s called WaterSpotr and is available on both the Apple App and the Google Play Store....
View Articlelife begins at 50
An interview with Hendrik Brandis, ClubSwan 50 Earlybird, reflecting on the Rolex Swan Cup Caribbean 2017 – EARLY DAYS I sailed up to the age of 20, including extensive cruising on-board my family’s...
View Articlelocal yokels
We kid – we love these kind of reports from the rank and file – the very backbone of our sport. Andrew Pike, owner of the 1991 First 45F5, and winner of the 2016/2017 SORC Islands of Stream Series,...
View ArticleMAPFRE dismasted while training for Volvo Ocean Race
(March 30, 2017) – The third team to enter the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race is the first team to break their mast as they prepare for the October start. MAPFRE, the Spanish team which competed in the...
View ArticleTop Four Advance at Congressional Cup
Long Beach, CA (March 30, 2017) – “Mr Canfield, I like your jacket!” announced reigning Match Racing World Champion Phil Robertson (NZL), at the 53rd Congressional Cup’s opening ‘Meet the Skippers’...
View ArticleTrofeo Princesa Sofía IBEROSTAR – FX Girls running away With the title
The Finn class sailors holding counsel, not making any premature judgements about the format innovation which responds to the need to deliver easily understood, exciting, televisual finales to the...
View ArticleNacra 17s @Palma 2017: Day 4 Results
All images Pedro Martinez / Sailing Energy / Trofeo Princesa Sofa – Echavarri was leading today after 12 races but a redress put Gimson & Burnet back in the lead. Phipps & Boniface in podium...
View ArticleTortola Sloop Spring Challenge
Tortola, BVI (March 30, 2017) – Participating in the 4th Annual VP Bank Tortola Sloop Spring Challenge today proved to be a tough one for John S. Duncan OBE, Governor of the British Virgin Islands and...
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