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Published on January 6th, 2018
(January 6, 2018; Leg 4; Day 5) – The Volvo Ocean Race leaders are still making good progress but only have about 200 miles to go until the wind starts to ease significantly on approach to ... Read More →
Published on January 6th, 2018
(January 6, 2018; Day 1) – After a testing first 24 hours beating upwind in Race 6: The Wondrous Whitsundays Race, the Clipper 2017-18 Round the World Yacht Race fleet remains close together with just over ... Read More →
Published on January 5th, 2018
This week’s “World on Water” global sailing news show produced by www.boatson.tv. In this week’s “WoW TV”: • The Volvo Ocean Race has a quick stop-over in Melbourne Australia • Turn The Tide On Plastic is ... Read More →
Published on January 5th, 2018
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt When the Olympic events were being reviewed after the Rio 2016 Games, I pitched hard for boardsailing. Access and affordability insure broad international participation, which is viewed highly by the International Olympic ... Read More →
Published on January 5th, 2018
(January 5, 2018) – The final four races of the qualifying series for the 2018 29er World Championship were held today off the Po Toi Islands in Hong Kong. To the relief of the sailors, the ... Read More →
Published on January 5th, 2018
(January 5, 2018; Leg 4; Day 4) – The Volvo Ocean Race fleet has felt the power of the rubber-band as overall race leaders MAPFRE rapidly rose through the rankings and has closed gauge with the ... Read More →
Published on January 5th, 2018
Hobart, Australia (January 5, 2018) – The third and final stage of the All-Australian Leg 4 in the Clipper 2017-18 Round the World Yacht Race got underway today with the fleet headed to Airlie Beach, in ... Read More →
Published on January 4th, 2018
Dr Jerry Wilson answers in the Index-Journal that weighty question, “Why is the toilet on a boat referred to as the ‘head’?” The source of this relatively delicate term is rather interesting. It is a nautical ... Read More →
Published on January 4th, 2018
David Dellenbaugh’s Speed & Smarts newsletter is a bi-monthly newsletter packed with tips to improve our racing performance. In this report shared for the US Sailing Blog, Dave delivers a game plan to help develop your ... Read More →
Published on January 4th, 2018
(January 4, 2018; Leg 4; Day 3) – The question in the Volvo Ocean Race of whether inshore or offshore routing would be better along Australia was answered today as Dongfeng Race Team and team AkzoNobel ... Read More →