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View ArticleLand Rover BAR prepare to unveil America’s Cup boat
Ben Ainslie and the Land Rover BAR team head to Fukuoka in Japan while work continues on Britain’s latest America’s Cup race boat, currently known by the code name R1 For the rest of the story from...
View ArticleSleeves Rolled Up at World Sailing Annual Conference
World Sailing’s 2016 Annual Conference brings together up to 700 delegates this week in Barcelona, Spain. Here’s an update from November 7: World Sailing President Carlo Croce opened up the third day...
View ArticleA-Class: Sandro Caviezel G7 Upwind Foiling
A-Cat sailors are finding new ways and techniques with current equipment to improve and optimize foiling. Till now we haven´t seen upwind foiling being used as default mode while racing , not at Punta...
View ArticleAmericans to Compete in Australian Youth Match Racing Champs
Twelve teams from four countries will compete in the Musto International Youth Match Racing Championship, held November 22 to 25 in Sydney Harbour, Australia. The winner of this World Sailing Grade 2...
View ArticleEffort to Recover Qingdao China
It’s now been nearly two weeks since Chinese singlehanded sailor Guo Chuan went missing off his 97-ft trimaran Qingdao … For the rest of the story from latitude38.com CLICK HERE!
View ArticleSome numbers and highlights of Torbole Techno 293 World Championship
A few days after the conclusion of the Olympic class Techno 293 World Championships, at Circolo Surf Torbole it’s now time to analyze. This week of regattas has certainly been a key focus for the youth...
View ArticleVendée Globe: Battle for the Top Spot
Racing Jean-Pierre Dick (pictured above) and Alex Thomson battle for the lead, while the light weather off southern Portugal gives the traditional boats a chance to strike. The track going south for...
View ArticleNoveNove Maui Aloha Classic –Day 8– Recap photos and Boujmaa interview
No wind on day seven caused Duncan Coombs to call for a lay day. With a massive swell on the horizon, the Amateur and Masters fleet has been released tomorrow. There will be a skippers meeting at 10:00...
View ArticleVendee Globe – Conrad Colman from Foresight Natural Energy – Day 3
USA/Kiwi round the world sailor, now resident in France, Conrad Colman updates from the Atlantic Ocean aboard Foresight Natural Energy as he attempts to become the first ever Vendee Globe competitor to...
View ArticleThere Are Days Like This
But hopefully not many… For the rest of the story from Scuttlebutt Sailing News CLICK HERE!
View Article53 knots
Rob Douglas (US-55) won the 2016 IKA Kitespeed World Championships (sponsored by Lynch Associates) on the flat, windy offshore waters of Martha’s Vineyard Oct 22-Nov 4th. Rob sailed his Cabrinha Apollo...
View ArticleQueens University of Canada win Student Yachting World Cup
Queens University of Canada won the Student Yachting World Cup. Southampton University finished third… For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK HERE!
View ArticleVendée Globe – Day 3 – Small decisions, big consequences?
After a relatively quick passage across the Bay of Biscay Sunday night and Monday then dealing with the stress of the confluence of shipping traffic at Cape Finisterre, the lighter airs down the...
View ArticleDesigning the IMOCA 60
Vincent Lauriot-Prévost Having designed 12 of the 29 IMOCA 60s competing in the eighth edition of the Vendée Globe, Vincent Lauriot-Prévost of VPLP Design looks back over an exceptional period in yacht...
View ArticleMelges 24 World Championship– Girl power holds well for women’s future
The strong contingent of female sailors at the recent Line Honors Melges 24 US National Championship, held at Lake Geneva Yacht Club, holds well for the future of women in the class. Finding them also...
View ArticleWorld Sailing Releases Para Sailing Plan
Barcelona, Spain (November 8, 2016) – World Sailing released today its Para World Sailing Strategic Plan for 2017-2020 as the sport seeks re-introduction into the Paralympic Sports Programme for 2024....
View ArticleStar Sailors League Finals – 25 teams, 50 top sailors, 17 countries
For the fourth edition of the event, the top 12 Star teams of the SSL Ranking 2016, and 13 VIPs from the world of sailing, will race in the clear blue water in front of Nassau Yacht Club. 50 of the...
View ArticleVendée Globe – Day 4 – The best place to be today?
Approaching Madeira, which the leaders should pass in the small hours of Thursday, the middle ground, direct course continued to work for the pacemaker. But the Banque Populaire solo skipper has seen...
View ArticleMills and Clark are Rolex World Sailors of the Year
Britain’s Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark are the female winners and Santiago Lange of Argentina is winner of the male Rolex World Sailors of the Year award For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK...
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