July 25th, 2013
Charisma Holds its Own, While Barking Mad Makes its Play EDGARTOWN, MASS., MARTHA’S VINEYARD (July 25, 2013) – Gloomy skies and strong northeast winds weren’t exactly what the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce had in mind as a treat for island guests today, but at least 11 teams of sailors appreciated it, since it meant
July 24th, 2013
Day One: Good Things Come to Those Who Wait EDGARTOWN, MASS., MARTHA’S VINEYARD (July 24, 2013) – Patience paid off today, allowing the Rolex Farr 40 North American fleet to complete two opening day races on Vineyard Sound after waiting more than two and a half hours for the breeze to wake up, yawn, and
July 23rd, 2013
The Rolex Farr 40 North American Championship, scheduled from July 24-27 off Martha’s Vineyard, will offer four days of racing for an international fleet of 11 teams representing six countries. This is the first time that the North Americans will be held on Martha’s Vineyard, an island of 100 square miles located in the Commonwealth
July 16th, 2013
Pinnacle Event Will Determine U.S. Circuit Honors EDGARTOWN, MASS., MARTHA’S VINEYARD (July 16, 2013) – It’s getting down to the wire for the Farr 40 Class, with several teams close, if not neck-and-neck, on points as they head into the Rolex Farr 40 North American Championship, the fifth and final event on the 2013 U.S.
June 26th, 2013
(June 26, 2013) – We have received a request to allow soft shackles for use on jib sheets. A similar request was received several years ago and denied under Interpretation # 92. However costs have decreased and reliability increased, and as soft shackles are kinder to the paint on cabin tops and masts the Technical
June 16th, 2013
NEWPORT, RI (June 16, 2013) – There’s a lot of history in the Farr 40 class. None is grander than the time-honored tradition that almost every regatta comes down to the last leg of the last race on the last day. It happened again at the 159th New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta, presented by
June 15th, 2013
NEWPORT, RI (June 15, 2013) – In typical Farr 40 fashion, class honors are up for grabs going into the final day of the 159th New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta presented by Rolex.Just five points separate the top three boats after three days of racing. Skipper Jim Richardson and his team aboard
June 14th, 2013
NEWPORT, RI (June 14, 2013) – Mother Nature can work in mysterious ways. When the nine boats competing in Farr 40 class headed out to the race course on Narragansett Bay, the wind was absolutely howling. About two hours later, the fleet was totally becalmed. “It was a really strange, tricky day out there,”
June 13th, 2013
NEWPORT, RI (June 13, 2013) – Skippers and crews fought through cold and rainy conditions to complete three races on the opening day of Farr 40 competition at the 159th New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta presented by Rolex. Barking Mad owner-driver Jim Richardson was chilled to the bone and could not wait to
May 20th, 2013
Marina del Rey, CA (May 19, 2013) – Three seconds – that was the difference between engraving Pyewacket or Taxi
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