Live Coverage: Extreme Sailing Series Madeira
The 2016 Extreme Sailing Series™ sixth Act is scheduled for September 22-25 in Madeira Islands, Portugal. Live video streaming will be available on September 24 and 25 as well as graphics provided by...
View ArticleCountdown to J/70 World Championship
San Francisco, CA (September 21, 2016) – Summer’s days may be numbered, but this comes as welcome news to all sailors participating in the 2016 Alcatel J/70 Worlds hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club,...
View ArticlePros Among Us
Racing The debate over professional sailors in our amateur sport rages on as classes and events come to terms with competitive sailing’s changing landscape. The debate over professional sailors in our...
View ArticleNorth Sails pays tribute to former owner Terry Kohler
The North Sails Group is deeply saddened by the passing of Terry Kohler, owner of North Sails from 1984-2014. North Sails and all of its employees around the world would like to pass their condolences...
View ArticleSailing World Cup: What is Old is New
Qingdao, China (September 22, 2016) – It was another chance for learning at the Sailing World Cup Qingdao as currents, pressure and changing winds accompanied a hot and humid day two to challenge the...
View ArticleLight Winds Continue at J/24 Worlds
Wakayama, Japan (September 22, 2016) – Daniel Frost’s German team on JJOne placed seventh in today’s only race, but holds a firm advantage heading into the finale tomorrow of the J/24 World...
View Article2016 Star Sailors League Finals – Count down to Nassau
As always the top 12 skippers in the SSL Ranking for the year are invited to challenge and join 13 VIPs sailors selected for the successes achieved in their sailing career. For the rest of the story...
View ArticleAutopilot Anatomy
Racing When skippers of the world’s fastest boats embark on the Vendee Globe, a high-performance autopilot keeps them on course… For the rest of the story from sailingworld.com CLICK HERE!
View ArticleSolo Inlands go to Andy Davis with clean-sweep
Andy Davis from Blithfield SC took a clean-sweep of the Solo Inlands held at Rutland Water SC For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK HERE!
View ArticleHammer Down on GC32 Racing Tour
Sotogrande, Spain (September 22, 2016) – Adam Minoprio (NZL) steered NORAUTO (FRA) to five straight victories on a breezy first day at the GC32 La Reserva de Sotogrande Cup in the south of Spain. The...
View ArticleKillian and Roble Top U.S. Match Race Ranking
The International World Match Race Rankings, updated monthly, finds Christophe Killian (Newport Beach, CA) as the new number one U.S. match racer in the Open rankings, moving up to number 16 in the...
View ArticleExecution Critical at RC44 Cascais Cup
Cascais, Portugal (September 22, 2016) – It was a day of mixed fortunes for the top teams as fleet racing got underway today at the RC44 Cascais Cup. In light to moderate conditions off the Portuguese...
View ArticleVisually Impaired, Not Sailing Impaired
by Dave Perry I was fortunate to have the opportunity to run a North U Match Racing Clinic for the vision impaired sailors preparing for the 2016 World Sailing Blind Match Racing World Championship,...
View ArticleRolex Big Boat Series puts fitting end on U.S. calendar
The Rolex Big Boat Series concluded the 2016 Rolex Yachting calendar in the U.S. in fine style. The record fleet of 127 entrants brought an abundance of energy and vibrancy that shined through on windy...
View Articlelowering the bar
We thought we were going to be focusing on the Etchells Worlds IJ granting the Event Chairman redress for two different UFD scores, but as we were writing that one up, something way better came up for...
View ArticleD-Marin Farr 40 Zadar Regatta – Overall report
Enfant Terrible and Plenty have been doing battle on the Farr 40 International Circuit for several years now. Those two top-notch programs have resumed their rivalry this week in the waters off this...
View Articlego for it
We’ve made it to Miami! After hunkering down through hurricane Hermine in Savannah, we pushed south through a maze of inlets and waterways along the Georgia coast towards Florida. Strong tides and...
View ArticleGoodall Design to sell DNA A-Cats in Australia
Images & Press Release sent by DNA – Comments later. Like press pic by Gordon Upton is from Arg sailor Sergio Mehl and NOT Mischa… !! ———————————— ———————————— DNA and Goodall Design join forces...
View ArticleThe Final Showdown
Racing Only one event remains on the America’s Cup World Series circuit, and the teams are headed to Japan for one final battle before the cup. Only one event remains on the America’s Cup World Series...
View ArticleMissing marks in choppy waters on Day 3 at Sailing World Cup Qingdao
Cloud cover and current played havoc with on water decisions in China as sailors continued learning the tricky elements Qingdao has to offer. It wasn’t just about the visiting sailors either as fleet...
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