July 31st, 2013
Team New Zealand are still trying to get definitive performance figures on Oracle but have conceded that the America’s Cup holders look “real quick”. While the Kiwis have totally dominated Italy’s Luna Rossa, and struggling challenger Artemis Racing will need a miracle to be competitive, the big question remains: how fast are the Americans? The
July 30th, 2013
Donald Street Jr. is somewhere north of 80 years old, and has swallowed more salt water than most of us will ever have splashed on us. Here he shares the views of the late Bill Snaith, engineer, author, raconteur, and successful ocean racing skipper of a series of yawls named Figaro, about the yawl rig…
July 30th, 2013
Valencia, Spain (July 30, 2013) – A thrilling final day of racing at the 2013 420 World and Ladies World Championships ended today with Spain’s Xavier Antich/Pedro Terrones winning the 420 World Championship title and Great Britain’s Annabel Cattermole/Bryony Bennett-Lloyd sealing victory in the 420 Ladies World Championship in Valencia, Spain. The day was intense
July 30th, 2013
Aarhus, Denmark (July 30, 2013) – A challenging day for competitors and race committee alike at the 29er World Championship on Kaløvig Bay! A morning race was held in 8 knots for all courses with the Race Committee holding a watchful eye on the radar with an approaching thunderstorm. The impending storm cell hovered south
July 30th, 2013
By Michelle Slade, Sailing World When Chris Draper tells you his team’s working very hard, you’d better believe it. After waiting a week for the opportunity to chat to the amiable Brit and only then squeezed in between late-in-the-day meetings, Draper’s excuse was hard to challenge, “I’m really sorry but I am just so busy
July 30th, 2013
Palma de Mallorca, Spain (July 30, 2013) – With a victory in the third and final race of the day for the 52 SUPER SERIES at the 32nd Copa del Rey on the Bay of Palma when Rán Racing’s unbeaten sequence was halted by a sixth place, Quantum Racing seize the overall regatta lead by a
July 30th, 2013
When the town of Park City in Utah is mentioned, it brings to mind the 2002 Olympic Games, three world class ski resorts and an eclectic funky community. But just outside of the town and under the slopes of the Deer Valley ski resort is the Jordanelle Reservoir, and in 5 ½ years the Park
July 30th, 2013
Reigning Kiteboard Men’s and Women’s World Champions, the brother-sister team of Johnny and Erika Heineken, are in agreement that their sport still has growing pains, and that it was likely a blessing for kiteboarding to be passed over for the 2016 Olympics. “Our gear needs some more time to develop and for the class rules
July 30th, 2013
The World Championship Boatyard Dog Trials will take place on Sunday, August 11, during the 11th Annual Maine Boats, Homes
July 30th, 2013
By Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Maybe you missed the big America’s Cup story from last weekend. No, it wasn’t about New
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