At the end of Road to Rio – Mat Belcher and Will Ryan with Kovalenko
Behind every Olympic and Paralympic medal is an amazing adventure and journey, this is the second in a series of videos looking at the #RoadToRio with the Australian Sailing Team medallists,...
View ArticleSpithill won tricky day at Busan Cup Women’s International Match Race
Australian long-time match racing skipper Katie Spithill prepared for her yearly Busan appearance by running a marathon. Her Wednesday on the waters outside Haeundae Beach was a bit less gruelling than...
View ArticleThe Evolution of the America’s Cup Class
Racing The America’s Cup catamarans will have gone through many iterations since the last cup, with three different designs in play during the 2016-2017 cup season. For the rest of the story from...
View ArticleVIDEO: Media Coverage, Behind the Scenes
During the 608 nm Rolex Middle Sea Race 2016, Lloyd Thornburg’s MOD70 Phaedo 3 media team share insight in what happens to get video and stills during an offshore race. Event details – Entrants –...
View ArticleExit interview with Josh Adams, US Sailing’s Olympic boss, part one
While the USA is a historically strong sailing nation, the team suffered a medal-ceremony shutout at the London 2012 Olympics. A planned leadership change transpired and Josh Adams was named Managing...
View ArticlePaul Henderson – World Sailing must lead Sailing back into Paralympics
Paul Henderson (CAN) is one of the nominees for the Presidency of World Sailing. He sets out his views on the reinstatement of Sailing into the Paralympics. As some of you know I have a physically...
View ArticleChinese Singlehander Missing
Chinese singlehander Guo Chuan, 51, has gone missing while trying to break the solo record for sailing across the Pacific from San Francisco to Shanghai. His shore team lost contact with him around 3...
View ArticleBermuda Relying on Economics of the America’s Cup
While cities from Hamburg to Boston bristle at the thought of hosting large, expensive sports events such as the Summer Olympics, street parties were held in Bermuda when the island won the right to...
View ArticleBoat found… still looking for skipper
Chinese mariner Guo Chuan set sail to challenge solo non-stop trans-Pacific world record on 18 October, departing from San Francisco for Shanghai. The super trimaran Qingdao China, named after Guo...
View ArticleMascalzone Latino Wins Rolex Middle Sea Race 2016
(October 26, 2016; Day 5) – Vincenzo Onorato’s Cookson 50 Mascalzone Latino has been declared the overall winner of the 37th Rolex Middle Sea Race. Whilst a number of yachts are still racing, none of...
View ArticleCountdown to Melges 24 World Championship
The 2016 Melges 24 World Championship on November 29 to December 3 has attracted 114 entrants to compete on the ocean course in Miami, FL. Regatta host is the Coconut Grove Sailing Club (CGSC) with...
View ArticleVendee Globe: History of North American Skippers
The eighth Vendée Globe, which begins November 6 from Les Sables d’Olonn, France, is the only non-stop solo round the world race without assistance. For the 29 skippers and their IMOCA 60s, the history...
View ArticleMid Point at Techno 293 World Championship
Torbole, Italy (October 26, 2016) – In spite of some less than ideal weather conditions at the Techno 293 and Techno 293 Plus World Championships, the elimination stages of competition have now drawn...
View ArticleAmerica’s Cup: The Multihull Era
In the short time the America’s Cup has shifted to multihulls, rule makers and boat designers have been kept busy with the multitude of boat sizes and styles that have been conceived. As the America’s...
View ArticleVendee Globe: Food for Thought
Racing Packing for 90 days at sea is a fine balance between bringing the right food and bringing enough to keep the skippers in top form. For the rest of the story from sailingworld.com CLICK HERE!
View ArticleUpdates for IRC in 2017
Forty delegates from 15 countries descended upon Cowes, Isle of Wight, the home of yachting in the UK, for the annual Congress of the IRC (International Rating Certificate) Owners’ Association. IRC is...
View Article2016 BIC Techno 293 World Championship – Day 3
You clock in, do you job and clock out. Sounds simple, but it is much more difficult than that. Day 3 at BIC Techno 293 One Design World Championships was not any different. For the rest of the story...
View ArticleLaser Master Europeans – Radial title for Jon Emmett
With just two races to go at the Laser European Masters in Hvar, Croatia, Britain’s Jon Emmett has the Radial title tucked away… For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK HERE!
View ArticleStar Sailors League Finals– Match Racer Eric Monnin among 25 finalists
Eric Monin (SUI) learned sailing at the age of six on a Surprise yacht, similar to a J24, and by the age of eight was racing. He has participated in many regattas with his father and/or two brothers....
View ArticleSoftBank Team Japan breaks Wing in 20-23knots of wind
The new upwind foiling mode is bringing additional challenges to the AC teams, these wings were super proven, till now. All crew is safe. Video & excerpt Soft Bank Team Japan: “We were pushing the...
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