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...
View ArticleSonny 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...
View ArticleRio 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!
View ArticleClassic 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...
View ArticleStar 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...
View ArticleDrone 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...
View ArticleRio 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!
View ArticleLong 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...
View ArticleCowes 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!
View ArticleRunaway 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!
View ArticleEight 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...
View Article‘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...
View ArticleRio 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!
View Articlenine 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...
View Articlefunk 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...
View ArticleDelta 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!
View Article29er 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!
View ArticleOlympic 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!
View ArticleVIDEO: 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...
View ArticleDan 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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