Neckelmann Wins Day, Takes Lead at J/70 Worlds
San Francisco, CA (September 28, 2016) – San Francisco has a storied reputation as a world-class venue during the summer and early fall, and Day Two of the 2016 Alcatel J/70 Worlds, hosted by the St....
View ArticleGroupama Race – Between the north and Nouméa
Beau Geste arrived at 7:09am this morning, taking the third position on real-time, behind Vodafone and Scallywag. The crew was very pleased about his race. The owner and skipper, Karl Kwok, compared...
View ArticleMelges 20s and Big Multihulls coming to St. Thomas
A large offshore multihull fleet and entries for at least two one-design classes are already registered for the 2017 St. Thomas International Regatta (STIR), set for March 24 to 28 in St Thomas, US...
View ArticleClipper Round the World Yacht Race – Clipper 70 fleet makeover begins
After clocking up an average of 41,000 miles each during their tenth edition race circumnavigation, the Maintenance Team at Race HQ is now hard at work to refit the Clipper 70s in preparation for the...
View ArticleJ-70 World Championship – Day 2 images by Erik Simonson
Erik Simonson provided this gallery of images from 2016 J-70 World Championship – Day 2. For the rest of the story from sail-world.com CLICK HERE!
View ArticleRaw Sailing Adventure: The Ngalawa Cup
St Barts? Archipelago Raid? F18 or A-Cat Worlds? Try this The Ngalawa Cup if you’re upto the Challenge. Beyond a great learning and challenging adventure we’d better as a global race keep sailing,...
View ArticleFirst all-female Extreme Sailing Series™ team to compete in Lisbon
The first all-female GC32 team, Thalassa Magenta Racing in partnership with the Magenta Project, will make its debut at the penultimate event of the year in Lisbon in just one week’s time. For the rest...
View Articleobjectionable
As you’ve likely read on these pages before, one of our biggest beefs with the folks who run ISAF World Sailing has long been their willingness to threaten those who compete in non-ISAF sanctioned...
View ArticleVIDEO: Getting Amped up for Vendee Globe
For the first time in the history of the event, seven skippers will set sail on IMOCA 60s fitted with foils, which allow the boat to reduce displacement for speed gains in certain conditions. It will...
View ArticleVictory ’83 at 12 Metre North American Championship
Nine 12 Metre teams, sailing so-called “Golden Era” (1958-1987) boats, made it a long weekend in Newport as they competed in their North American Championship For the rest of the story from Sail Web...
View Articleby any measure
When I was a kid one of the books I read that really captured my imagination was A World of My Own by Robin Knox-Johnston. It was his account of his solo, non-stop voyage around the world aboard his...
View ArticleRobot Sailboats Scour the Oceans for Data
Two robotic sailboats trace lawn-mower-style paths across the violent surface of the Bering Sea, off the coast of Alaska. The boats are counting fish — haddock, to be specific — with a fancy version of...
View ArticleBig Wind Welcomes Melges 32 Worlds
Newport, RI (September 29, 2016) – The first day of the 2016 Melges 32 World Championship was greeted with the front edge of a strong nor’easter that brought 20-27 kt winds. After the fleet of 12 teams...
View ArticleHarvard Teaches Sailing to People with Disabilities.
A three-year pilot program at Harvard University (Cambridge, Mass.) has culminated in a formal partnership between the University’s sailing team and Rhode Island-based Sail To Prevail, the...
View Article2016 Melges 32 World Championship – Newport nor’easter
There are many attractions that Newport offers for sailors around the world – an iconic sailing venue with a rich sailing history, great entertainment and of course, world renowned clam chowder. One...
View ArticleNew Leader at J/70 Worlds
San Francisco, CA (September 29, 2016) – Mother Nature had some surprises in store for the 68 boats that assembled on the Berkeley Circle for the third day of racing at the 2016 Alcatel J/70 Worlds,...
View ArticleThe Data King
Racing For the experts at North Sails, when it comes to designing new cloth, data is king. For the rest of the story from sailingworld.com CLICK HERE!
View ArticleSébastien Josse’s lead up to the Vendée Globe
The skipper of the Mono60 Edmond de Rothschild is setting sail on his fifth round the world in 14 years. As such, the sailor can rely on a vast amount of experience, bolstered by all the expertise of...
View ArticleThe Azimut Challenge, a useful rehearsal before the Vendée Globe
Starting from Lorient, the event was an opportunity for some of those about to take part to see how they measured up against each other… For the rest of the story from sail-world.com CLICK HERE!
View ArticleVendée Globe – Kito de Pavant heading for Les Sables d’Olonne
The start is drawing near and Kito de Pavant is already on his way to Les Sables d’Olonne. On Monday in Port Camargue, the crowds were out on the quayside and on the water to offer their best wishes to...
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