He Cannot Garden
I was not really intimidated, but certainly awestruck, and definitely very delighted. For there I was, sitting in the Bond Room of the Royal Perth Yacht Club with the great Jon Sanders AO, OBE, no...
View Article18ft Skiffs – ILVE first of three new 18ft skiffs launched in Sydney
ILVE, the first of the brand new 18ft Skiffs this year, was christened at Double Bay on Sunday afternoon, just minutes before the opening race of the Australian 18 Footers League’s 2016-2017 Season on...
View ArticleItalian Seeks 40-foot Round the World Record
On October 15, Italian sailor Gaetano Mura will leave Cagliari in Sardinia for a 25,000 nm long circumnavigation on a Class40 called Italia, aiming to beat China’s Guo Chuan singlehanded around the...
View ArticleWorld on Water Global Sailing News – October 14, 2016
On this week’s “World on Water” global sailing news show: In this episode we are at Race 15 of the Extreme Sailing Series in Lisbon where the boats are up on foils and beware of collisions, November 6...
View ArticleM32s to be Used for Guest Sailing during Volvo Ocean Race Stopovers
Racing The M32 will be used in both guest sailing and Pro-Am racing mode during the final days of at least eight of the 11 Host Cities during the 2017-2018 Race… For the rest of the story from...
View ArticleThe magic of the Vendée Globe can begin
In the space of less than 24 hours, 23 boats made their way through the harbour entrance channel in Les Sables, with most of the competitors arriving during the day yesterday ((Thursday 13th October)....
View ArticleJ/111 Class Act
Racing William Smith was always told he wasn’t good enough to be a winner, but in the biggest regatta of his life, he proved otherwise. For the rest of the story from sailingworld.com CLICK HERE!
View ArticleHobie 16 North Americans 2016: Newsome-Eatough lead
Photos: DuaneDarling.com – Jeffrey Newsome & Michelle Eatough are leading the Hobie 16 2016 North Americans after 9 races. A former NA Champ, Jason Hess is racing F18 with us here in Buenos Aires...
View Articleeasy glider
Yeah, it’s kind of ridiculous. And it costs 7 figures. And it would be significantly faster with less horsepower if it had some foils. But if you’re a motorhead as well as a mariner, you gotta give...
View ArticleEnda O’Coineen has left Dublin for the Vendée Globe
With a heartwarming send off by over 100 schoolchildren, Dublin’s Lord Mayor and the Honorary Admiral of the Port of Dublin ringing in his ears Enda O’Coineen and his delivery crew set off from Dublin...
View ArticleSailing Coach Sentenced for Sexual Abuse
by David Lea, Oakville Beaver An Oakville/Burlington former sailing coach, convicted of sexually abused multiple youths, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and three years probation. Sean Hewson Sean...
View Articleyou get nothing. good day, sir.
It must suck to win an Olympic gold medal in your fifties and find out you’re not even ranked in the the top ten in your class! This screenshot comes from Santiago Lange’s current, official World...
View Articlesmoke ‘em if you got ‘em
If you’re entered or have considered one of the races to Cuba this winter, rejoice! In an effort to make it difficult to undo his administration’s US reconciliation with Cuba, President Obama is making...
View ArticleAzzurra Finds Throttle in 52 SUPER SERIES
Cascais, Portugal (October 14, 2016) – The chances of Azzurra halting the regatta winning run of 2016 champions Quantum Racing were given a boost today when the team from the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda...
View Article25 to life
After a very strong Marstrand finale to the inaugural World Match Racing Tour, our friends in M32 World have been extremely quiet, with no firm announcements for the 2016/17 WMRT season other than a...
View Articlemerlin rising
An epic story of a piece of history’s restoration ends with a splash…with thanks to sleddog; Last evening, as the sun set into a thick fog, Bill and Lu Lee’s iconic ‘Fast is Fun” MERLIN was lowered...
View ArticleAmerica’s Cup – Spectacular video from Oracle Team USA of Hurricane
Oracle Team USA videographer Sam Greenfield collects the best footage from the team to show our experience with Hurricane Nicole as she ripped into Bermuda. Despite this extreme hurricane footage,...
View Article2016 Hobie 16 and Hobie 18 North American Championships – Day 5
The final day of racing in the 2016 Hobie 16 and Hobie 18 North American Championships has completed under clear blue skies and light wind. For the rest of the story from sail-world.com CLICK HERE!
View Article3di-sintegration
Croatia’s very popular Viška regatta (Split to Vis) saw yet another new North Sails product on this RC44: The new Self-Reefing Main! Here we see the Jugo wind showing how effective it is…Photo credit...
View ArticleGC32s @Marseille One Design 2016: Day 1
All Images GC32 Racing Tour / Sander van der Borch. Video & Press Release sent by Icarus Sailing Media. Official Tour web www.gc32racingtour.com —————– CONSISTENT NORAUTO GC32 SHINES AS MARSEILLE...
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