new string things
Big Pimpin’ Previously, if you wanted lightweight rigging without compromising on safety, Future Fibres’ ECsix was your main option. No longer – buyers of a new Southern Spars rig can now opt for...
View Articlegoing under
We have no idea what exactly going on here, but figured y’all could make up something pretty good. Caption contest here! For the rest of the story from Sailing Anarchy CLICK HERE!
View Articleall or nothing
Perhaps that should be the other way round as, in Rio today, nothing happened for most sailors, most of the day and then just as the 49ers finished their racing for the day they got so much wind that...
View ArticleOff the Couch and Out on the Water
Some things in life are reliably predictable. At San Rafael’s Loch Lomond Marina, for example, a new flock of ducklings is born every spring, and can be seen patrolling the fairways all summer long....
View ArticleIn Their Words: Roman Hagara and Hans Peter Steinacher
Red Bull Extreme Sailing Team’s helmsman Roman Hagara and tactician Hans Peter Steinacher are Austria’s sailing superstars, winning back-to-back Olympic gold medals in 2000 and 2004 and numerous world...
View Articlechallenge business
We may sometimes look like “The Phaedo Show”, but we never really get tired of watching beautiful shots of the most record-breaking boat in recent memory. For this year’s Artemis Challenge (whatever...
View Articleby the numbers
Clean Report It may be disappointing to many Americans to see the US Sailing Team struggling to recover from their historic medal shutout in London, but by almost any standard, the team is already...
View Articlethe blacklist
The rampant anti-Israel discrimination that led to Malaysia losing the right to host ISAF/World Sailing events last winter was no outlier. The Asian island nation just gave up their hosting rights for...
View Article2016 Women’s, Jr & Master Lightning NA’s Wrap Up
Rochester, NY (August 15, 2016) – Racing wrapped up Sunday for the 2016 Samson Women’s, Junior, and Master Lightning North American Championships at the Rochester Yacht Club. Debbie Probst sailed an...
View ArticleIda Lewis Distance Race starts Friday
The Ida Lewis Distance Race starts Friday, August 19 off Fort Adams State Park. Four divisions, IRC, PHRF Spinnaker, Double-Handed and Cruising Spinnaker, will jockey for best positions on the starting...
View ArticleKillian Wins 2016 Oakcliff International
Oyster Bay, NY – Over four brutally hot days of racing, Christophe Killian (USA) and his team came away victorious at the 2016 Oakcliff International. Eight of the top match racing teams in the world...
View ArticleSailing Close to the Wind with a Genoa and Bowsprit
“I single hand a lot, and the Trogear AS 40 Bowsprit has made my sailing a lot more efficient, simple, and safer. So far the best sail for me is using a 170% light air genoa that has a...
View Articlebeing there
Mainers have a saying for tourists who ask for directions: “You can’t get there from here.” Last weekend when Sailing Anarchy’s editor tried to journey to Brooklin, Maine, from San Diego, had flight...
View ArticleAWT Pacasmayo Classic – The calm before the storm
Riders enjoyed a day of rest and relaxation as the conditions toned down before the approaching swell on the second day For the rest of the story from sail-world.com CLICK HERE!
View Article470s ready to go again on rest day after Rio Olympics blow out
Hannah and Saskia, and Luke and Chris were meant to contest the final three races of their opening 10-race series today. For the rest of the story from sail-world.com CLICK HERE!
View ArticleOlympics Morning Launch, Day 9 — Medal Race Strategy
Racing With hardware on the line and double points at stake, sailing strategy takes on new forms during medal races. With hardware on the line and double points at stake, sailing strategy takes on new...
View ArticlePreview of Race Day 9 at Rio Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (August 16, 2016) – It’s another warm day with 26 degrees Celsius (80 degrees F) set for race time. With very light airs forecast from somewhere in the south, the prospect of...
View ArticleHistoric Win at 2016 Queen’s Cup
Newport, RI (August 16, 2016) – In becoming the first female skipper to win the Queen’s Cup, one of New York Yacht Club’s most prestigious trophies, Heidi Benjamin relied on her yacht, her crew and two...
View ArticleThe Riggers
Oracle Team USA Dean Curtis and Jeff Causey talk us through their responsibilities for rigging – all the lines and rods that control the foils and keep the wing sail upright: “A lot of what we do is to...
View ArticleLaser Youth Worlds – Mikkola and Vadnai are the champions
There was not enough wind on the Kiel fjord to be able to sail more races that would be suitable for world championship… For the rest of the story from sail-world.com CLICK HERE!
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