Sailing World College Rankings, December 6 2016
Racing Coaches vote for the top teams in each conference for our final rankings of the Fall 2016 season. For the rest of the story from sailingworld.com CLICK HERE!
View ArticleBack to Business at Sailing World Cup Final
Melbourne, Australia (December 7, 2016) – The top Finn racers at the Sailing World Cup Final presented by Land Rover are putting each other to the test and for Rio 2016 Olympians Jake Lilley (AUS) and...
View ArticleFinn racers put to the test at Sailing World Cup Final in Melbourne
Paine dominated the Medal Race, winning comfortably to leap dramatically up the leader board and claim bronze and Lilley came through in fifth to finish eighth overall. The pair stepped away from the...
View ArticleEight Bells: Paul Elvstrom
Legendary Danish yachtsman Paul Elvstrøm died in his sleep at the age of 88 years on December 7, 2016. He died at his birthplace in Hellerup surrounded by his family. Elvstrom, considered one of the...
View ArticleVendée Globe: A Time For Prudence
(December 7, 2016; Day 32) – The Vendée Globe leading duo Armel Le Cléac’h (Banque Populaire VIII) and Briton Alex Thomson (Hugo Boss) are leaving a trail of heartbreak in their wake, with the latest...
View ArticleMaking the Turn at Cape Horn
(December 7, 2016; Day 30, 22:23 UTC) – Thomas Coville (FRA) and his 31m maxi trimaran Sodebo Ultim’ is negotiating the decreasing winds as he makes the turn at Cape Horn in his attempt to break the...
View ArticleLeopard 3 takes Monohull line honors for RORC Transatlantic Race
(December 7, 2016; Day 12) – Mike Slade’s British Maxi Leopard 3 crossed the finish line outside Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada at 07h 22m 37s GMT today to take Monohull Line...
View ArticlePortsmouth’s farewell to Lusty – ex HMS Illustrious
Portsmouth said farewell to Lusty (ex HMS Illustrious) Wednesday (7 Dec) morning after 32 years of service… For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK HERE!
View ArticlePolitical Battleground or Sports Competition?
When the Volvo Ocean Race made a rule change to the crew limits for the 2017-18 edition, it was a reaction to a situation. The race wanted women involved, they were not confident it would occur, so...
View Articledorks like us
It has been suggested that this might be too dorky for us…but then again, sailors tend to have dorkish tendencies so it’s perfect! For the rest of the story from Sailing Anarchy CLICK HERE!
View ArticleYoung Sailor Has Big Goals
DEAR CURMUDGEON: I’m a sophomore in high school, and since I began racing as a freshman, I’ve trained hard, learned fast, and became one of the most passionate sailors on my team. I am working very...
View ArticleYes or No on Watermakers?
The other day we sent out a request to Pacific Puddle Jump vets for advice for the 2017 Class on what gear is really important and what gear… For the rest of the story from latitude38.com CLICK HERE!
View Articleschool is in session
We’ve been wanting to do a feature on a sailing school for awhile, so when my girlfriend said she wanted to become a better racer, I sent her to J-World Dago. Here are her observations so far – ed....
View ArticleCapturing Moments in Time
Photographer Daniel Forster shares this sampling of his work. For the rest of the story from Scuttlebutt Sailing News CLICK HERE!
View ArticleGC32 Extreme Series Sidney 2016: Day 1
All images Jesús Renedo / Lloyd Images / Extreme Sailing Series. More here – Yesterday talking with an Arg crew who will sail the GC32 Series in Europe next season we were talking on how safe and...
View ArticlePaul Elvstrom: The Mozart of Sailing
Legendary Danish yachtsman Paul Elvstrøm died in his sleep at the age of 88 years on December 7, 2016. Gary Jobson reflects on the man considered to be the ‘Mozart of sailing’… To be universally...
View Articlemeanwhile…
While the recent focus in the sailing news has been on the boats racing in the Vendée Globe and the epic battle between Armel Le Cléac’h racing Banque Populaire and Alex Thomson on Hugo Boss, we are...
View ArticleVendee Globe – Leaders into the Pacific
Strong winds and heavy seas are set to welcome Armel Le Cléac’h and Alex Thomson, as they cross the Tasman Sea… For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK HERE!
View ArticleVendée Globe: Crossing the Halfway Point
Racing The leaders pass the halfway point in the round the world race, while breakages and collisions hinder skippers throughout the fleet… For the rest of the story from sailingworld.com CLICK HERE!
View Article12 Metre World Championship Coming to USA
Newport, RI (December 8, 2016) – The International 12 Metre Class has announced the ROAD TO THE WORLDS, a 900-day schedule of international regattas and social events leading up to what will arguably...
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