Vendée Globe: The Jackal
Racing In his meticulous preparation for the Vendée Globe, France’s Armel Le Cléac’h proves he is in the hunt. For the rest of the story from sailingworld.com CLICK HERE!
View ArticleIKA Kiteboarding World Championships Pingtan – Day 5
The final day saw a split of racers from their three coloured fleets into just two fleets (gold and silver), this placement was based on their combined results from racing the days previous For the...
View ArticleGilmour keeps a cool head to win WMRT Cape Crow Cup
With a strong breeze of 15-20 knots pushing from the south and a strong current in the south east of the island of Öckerö the scene was set for the final day of the Cape Crow Cup. For the rest of the...
View ArticleAlinghi Stages Epic Comeback in Maderia
Racing After losing their mast to a collision, Alinghi’s allstar shore crew got the team back on the water for the final day to seal the Act 6 Victory. For the rest of the story from sailingworld.com...
View ArticleStrong finish for Armin Strom at the GC32 La Reserva de Sotogrande Cup
With Norauto and Team Tilt secure in the first two positions, Armin Strom Sailing Team headed into the last day of competition vying with Team ENGIE, Realteam and Malizia for third position… For the...
View Article29er Harken GP1 at Rutland goes to Robins and Ozanna
Results now available from the 29er Harken GP1 at Rutland – They have Nick Robins and Billy Vennis Ozanna of Hayling Island SC the winners For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK HERE!
View ArticleIt’s Chuck’s fault!
The blame rests squarely with the much venerated, and truly celebrated US sports photographer, Chuck Lantz. Had he not shown me this image he took during the recent Rolex Big Boat Series on San...
View ArticleAnother Foiling Week to be held next month
The attention of the public is no longer limited to the competitive sailing community since the market is offering more and more options for recreational and cruising vessels. Newport is the first...
View ArticleVIDEO: 13 guys, 2,225 nautical miles, 7:54 minutes
Bad Pak STP 65 on the 2015 Transpac Yacht Race from Los Angeles to Hawaii. Video published on Sep 25, 2016. For the rest of the story from Scuttlebutt Sailing News CLICK HERE!
View ArticleWill There Be Room for the Ha-Ha Fleet?
As of today, the 23rd Baja Ha-Ha has already received 179 paid entries, which at this point makes it the fifth-highest number ever. The biggest years were in the mid-2000s – despite the financial...
View ArticleNewport to host Melges 32 World Championships
Thirteen teams from five countries are primed to compete in the eighth edition of the Melges 32 World Championship on September 29 to October 2 in Newport, RI. Leading the charge of contenders are the...
View ArticleRC44 Cascais Cup – Tornqvist steered Artemis Racing through the carnage
With spinnakers blowing up all around them, Torbjorn Tornqvist steered his Artemis Racing through the carnage of the final run of the final race to claim the RC44 Cascais Cup For the rest of the story...
View ArticleHomeschooling While Cruising
Over the years we’ve been heartened to meet many families cruising with school-age kids who are home-schooled aboard while experiencing different cultures firsthand. And we know that when those kids...
View ArticleRemembering Arnold Palmer
When golfing legend Arnold Palmer died on September 25, he left a lesser known legacy in the boating world too. Palmer enlisted in the United States Coast Guard in 1950 as a Yeoman and continued to...
View ArticlePreviewing the 2016 Alcatel J/70 Worlds with Paul Cayard
When it comes to sailing on San Francisco Bay, Paul Cayard has traded tacks with some of the world’s best, including Dennis Conner, Tom Blackaller and John Kostecki. From September 27 to October 1,...
View Articlesmash the globe
There’s never been anything quite like the latest generation of Open 60s, and in just a couple of months, we’ll learn how they perform in anger when the Vendee Globe kicks off. We haven’t been this...
View ArticleRBSC Championships 2016 by Jasper van Steveren
All images by Jasper van Staveren / Sailshoot.com – Click images for HQ & slideshow. —————— “Shots of last Saturday at the Royal Belgium Sailing Club (RBSC) where C1, C3 and C3 class had their Club...
View ArticleQuarter Century of Women’s History
When the 25th annual Linda Elias Memorial Women’s One-Design Challenge is held October 15-16, three clear statements will be made. The first is that women’s sailing on the west coast is continuing to...
View ArticleBig Fleet Opti Sailing: Too Much of a Good Thing?
by Thomas Sitzmann, Sail1Design.com On a brisk fall Sunday morning at Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, parents, coaches, and kids huddled under a massive tent for the skippers meeting on this, the...
View Article