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red headed step child

Amazing how every other sport has superb coverage, yet sailing always seems to have some sort of fuckery associated with it. Not hearing Jobson, however, is hardly a loss at all… For the rest of the...

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Sonny Repeats Ames Cup Win

Castine, ME (August 8, 2016) – In the seventeenth annual Castine Classic Yacht Regatta, Sonny, a 53’ Sparkman & Stephens sloop built in 1935 and sailed by George M. Isdale, Jr, led a fleet of...

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Rio Olympics – GBR stutter into action on day 1

The first day of sailing at the Rio Olympics saw several stand-out performances. Fortunately one of them was by Britain’s Nick Dempsey on the RS:X For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK HERE!

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Classic Conditions at Cowes Week

Cowes, UK (August 8, 2016) – The Solent delivered a north-westerly breeze that varied from eight knot lulls to 25 knot gusts, giving varied conditions to challenge the 8,000 sailors at this year’s...

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Star Class Pondering Olympic Love Affair

Beginning in 1932, the Star Class event at the Olympic Games had attracted some of the biggest names in the sport. But that all ended for the Class after the 2012 Games with a philosophical shift by...

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Drone Cargo Ships Are Coming

As if professional maritime jobs weren’t already in short supply, this summer attendees at an international shipping conference in Amsterdam were introduced to the very real possibility that a new...

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Rio Olympics Day 1 – Results for the RS:X, Laser & Radial

Nick Dempsey was the stand-out competitor on day 1 of the sailing at the Rio Olympics For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK HERE!

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Long Day on Water for Youth Champs

San Diego, CA (August 8, 2016) – The sailors racing on the third day of the 2016 U.S. Youth Sailing Championships, hosted by Coronado Yacht Club with support from the San Diego Yacht Club, had a long...

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Cowes Week – Day 3 classic Cowes Week running start

Day 3 of this year’s Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week… For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK HERE!

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Runaway leaders in the Windsurfers but a mixed bag in the Dinghies

Guanabara Bay delivered some great sailing conditions to launch the Olympic Sailing Competition today For the rest of the story from sail-world.com CLICK HERE!

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Eight Bells: Joe Duplin

Joseph R. Duplin, Sr. passed away on August 7, 2016. Joe was a U.S. Navy Veteran serving from 1956-1958. Joe owned Duplin Marine in Winthrop, MA, where he designed and built sailboats. He was champion...

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‘Down and Dirty’ Details at Rio Olympics

by Craig Leweck, World Sailing One day down, ten more to go (and that’s assuming the final reserve day on August 19 is not needed). That’s the story on the working side of the Olympic Games. While the...

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Rio Olympic Games – Strong early winds bring solid result for Team USA

The sailing competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games began in earnest on Monday, with strong winds and sunshine… For the rest of the story from sail-world.com CLICK HERE!

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nine iron?

Cruising Anarchy – Heeding the coast guard and race committees advice, approximately one third of the 2016 Pacific Cup fleet chose to wait offshore for tropical storm Darby to pass the Hawaiian islands...

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funk it, i’ll do it myself

Brad Funk really is the definition of an Anarchist, marching to a completely different beat, restrained only by his own ethical compass, a love of nature, and occasional commands from the Martian...

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Delta Doo Dah This Weekend

Next weekend’s Delta Doo Dah events will wrap up the official itinerary of the inland cruising rally’s eighth year. This Friday, August 12… For the rest of the story from latitude38.com CLICK HERE!

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29er Nationals – Beaumont and Darling are new leaders

Crispin Beaumont and Tom Darling found the conditions to their liking and racked up a 7, 1, 1, 1, to lead the 29er National Championships… For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK HERE!

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Olympic Morning Launch, Day 2 —Finns Join the Fun

Racing Finn favorites prepare for battle, while the RS:X leaders look to hold on. In the Lasers and Radials, there is still much to be decided. For the rest of the story from sailingworld.com CLICK HERE!

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VIDEO: J/80 North American Champs

For the first time ever, Canada hosted the J/80 North Americans hosted by National Yacht Club, Toronto, Ontario, August 4 – 7, 2016. Published on Aug 9, 2016 For the rest of the story from Scuttlebutt...

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Dan Norton wins 2016 Sunfish US Masters Championship

The heat wave broke to provide an incredible August weekend of sailing and racing under sunny, 80 degree conditions… For the rest of the story from sail-world.com CLICK HERE!

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