Andy Hunt: Plotting the Road Forward
Rio 2016 might be over but the road to Tokyo 2020 marks a big potential change for all Olympic sports. World Sailing’s chief executive Andy Hunt speaks on this issue… This is a really important moment...
View ArticleNew Zealand Youth Sailors Crowned Foiling World Champions
Racing Micah Wilkinson and Olivia Mackay of New Zealand were crowned the first-ever World Champions of the Red Bull Foiling Generation For the rest of the story from sailingworld.com CLICK HERE!
View Articlefaded. d’oh!
Lloyd Thornburg’s mighty MOD 70 Phaedo was well on her way to the rare triple victory in the Rolex Middle Sea Race last night, with a big lead over Giovanni Soldini’s non-foiling (for-the-moment)...
View ArticleVendee Globe: Southern Ocean Sailing
Racing Once they have reached the Southern Ocean, the solo sailors of the Vendee Globe have to dodge icebergs and deal with low-pressure systems for a month or more. For the rest of the story from...
View Articlerigged election
Unlike the messy US Election, the choice for the first-ever Olympic foiler was a much less nasty affair. Plenty of questions remain about the equipment and event choices for Tokyo 2020, but the...
View ArticleA Most Chaotic Race
Racing Sailboat racing is highly unpredictable, and that’s what makes it fun, but one particular race this summer Is one I’d rather forget. For the rest of the story from sailingworld.com CLICK HERE!
View ArticleHard Water: Ice Sailing
Racing The Waterlust crew joins a group of brave European ice sailors on a trip to Lake Baikal in Siberia, the largest lake in the world for some hard water sailing. For the rest of the story from...
View ArticleKeep a Lookout for Migrating Whales
Here on California’s North Coast, boaters who venture offshore have been reporting abnormally large numbers of whales in recent weeks. So many, in fact, that they pose a serious potential threat to...
View ArticleEmbark on the Ultimate E-Venture
Winter is coming, you are too rational to join the frostbiters, and you are in step with a growing number of people that are not watching the National Football League. What better way to fill the...
View ArticleTesting, testing – Sailing Yacht A hoists her sails
The 468-foot (142.8-metre) Sailing Yacht A recently conducted her first test at sea off the German coast of Kiel with one of her sails hoisted… For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK HERE!
View Articlethe family that plays together
If you’ve ever wondered why our sport is so damned strong in New Zealand, just look at this shot from down below on Ika Moana II during the famous Coastal Classic race from Auckland to Russell. The...
View ArticleHa-Ha News: Kids, Fuel & Late Entries
Some of the parents and kids who will be participating in the 23rd annual Baja Ha-Ha cruiser’s rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas, which starts next Monday, gathered on the shores of San Diego Bay...
View ArticleGrowing Youth Windsurfing in the USA
US Windsurfing is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting the sport and making the whole experience of windsurfing a more positive one for those that choose to windsurf in the USA. As the...
View ArticleBringing Back the Good Old Days
In 1957, members of the South Florida Station of the Cruising Club of America, an international organization established in 1921, inaugurated a race from Miami to Palm Beach. They named it the Wirth...
View Articleforever a champion
A beautiful obituary for what sounds like a beautiful character in a sport that’s got quite a few of them. With thanks to SA’er ‘dacapo’ for the notice and the photo. You may not have known know Sal,...
View ArticleF18 Argentine Nats 2016: Pablo Volker & Juan Martín Benitez Champs
All images: Esteban Cousillas / El Ojo Náutico — What a great nationals, 30 boats and many different sailing conditions to challenge all levels and skills. Two races held on Friday, 4 on Saturday and 4...
View ArticleRacing begins at Techno 293 World Championship
Torbole, Italy (October 24, 2016) – Cold and cloudy weather with a few drops of rain did not spoil the opening day of the Techno 293 World Championship which saw the 474 participants from 33 countries...
View Article2016 Vendee Globe – A complete picture
Since the opening of the Vendée Globe Race Village in Les Sables d’Olonne on 15th October, 28 IMOCAs out of 29 have been in place at their allocated space on the Port Olonna race dock. For the rest of...
View ArticleFinalists announced for Yachtsman and Young Sailor of the Year
Finalists announced for the boats.com YJA Yachtsman and Young Sailor of the Year awards… For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK HERE!
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