Vendée Globe –Day 20 – Thomson lifts off as Southern Ocean duel starts
The sole British skipper in the solo round the world race has made impressive speeds since breaking the appendage on November 19, not only holding off the attack from second-placed Armel Le Cléac’h but...
View ArticleThe Sailing Year – Every picture tells a story
Still looking for a Christmas present? To View Paul Wyeth calendars or browse the image galleries click here For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK HERE!
View ArticleGC32 Racing Tour: 2016 Wrap up official vid
Official web: http://www.gc32racingtour.com/ – Great news coming for Argentina regarding the GC32s… more info soon. For the rest of the story from Cat Sailing News CLICK HERE!
View Articlehistory’s mystery
In a world where the majority of paper mags are dead or on life support, the New Yorker remains an icon of smart journalism, commentary, and literature. With over a million subscribers, the New Yorker...
View Articlethe threes
They say bad luck comes in threes, right? Wll, the first happened a couple weeks ago with water seepage in the core of the something less than mighty Anarchy. It has been repaired wonderfully by Brad...
View ArticleOracle Team USA delivers Optimist fleet to Sandys Boat Club
On Friday afternoon, Oracle Team USA donated a second batch of 15 Optimist dinghies to a Bermuda Sailing Club. The boats have been completely refurbished to ‘better than new’ condition by the Oracle...
View ArticleChris Bake lights the touch paper at RC44 Valletta Cup
Chris Bake seemed to light the touch paper on board his Team Aqua, achieving a perfect score line in Friday’s three RC44 races… For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK HERE!
View ArticleLe Cléac’h takes lead from Thomson – Briefly
French sailor Armel Le Cléac’h on Banque Populaire VIII took the lead of the Vendee Globe this Saturday morning but Thomson has bounced back … For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK HERE!
View ArticleSydney supermaxi sets monohull record in White Island Race
The Sydney based supermaxi CQS has set a new record for monohulls, but missed the allcomers record by less than an hour, in the 320nm White Island Race. After the race start just after 10.00am on...
View Articlelet the (head) games begin – and ask Alex yourself!
Our exclusive comment from the Hugo Boss team regarding Alex Thomson’s replacement foil has lit a fire of speculation from all over the world, and we have to emphasize that we do not have any...
View Articlethe real fast 40
We’re not sure how it would do in the UK’s hit new ‘Fast 40? class, but Melges 40 depositors who want warp speed one-design racing can rejoice: This thing looks like a weapon of war! Spy shot from the...
View ArticleRORC Transatlantic Race is underway
The 3rd edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race started without a hitch in ideal conditions outside Marina Lanzarote… For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK HERE!
View Articletimes round the world
Our own Mr. Clean and RailMeat get bylines in an excellent short vid that gives you a real taste of the Vendee Globe from the perspective of New York Times sailing editor Chris Museler. Watch it in...
View ArticleClose, but no medals for GBR at RS:X Youth Worlds
The podiums at the RS:X Youth Worlds went mostly as expected, except that Britain’s Emma Wilson lost out in the women’s medal race to finish fifth overall… For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK...
View ArticleHydrofoil Pro Tour – Finals off to a slow start
The famous Fremantle Doctor teased officials and riders alike on the first day of competition in the final round of the Hydrofoil Pro Tour hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of WA in Rockingham, in...
View ArticleVendee Globe – Destremau fixed on Southern Ocean Challenge
He may still have some 2,700 nautical miles left to sail through the South Atlantic but Sébastien Destremau’s thoughts have already turned to what lies ahead in the Southern Ocean. The French skipper...
View ArticleVendee Globe – Meilhat and Beyou into the Indian Ocean
French pair Paul Meilhat and Jérémie Beyou were this morning blasting east through the Indian Ocean hunting down the leading trio in the Vendee Globe… For the rest of the story from sail-world.com...
View ArticleSmeg are NSW 18ft Skiff champions
The Smeg team are 2016-2017 NSW 18ft Skiff champions after finishing in second place in Sunday’s final race of the series on Sydney Harbour… For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK HERE!
View ArticleVendee Globe 2016: Foilers still going & leading
News are that the non reliable first prototypes of last Vendeé Globe edition are standing still and leading the fleet. Alex Thomson continue to lead followed closely by Armel Le cleach’c. Both featured...
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