June 11th, 2013
North American’s are holding their own at the Lightning World Championships underway on Lake Trasmineo in Castiglione del Lago, Italy. Three races were sailed on Tuesday which only shuffled the top three places where competition is tight. Currently sitting in first with 5 points is David Starck and crew from the Buffalo Canoe Club, Canada.
June 11th, 2013
In competitive sport there are wins and losses. For sailing superstar Sir Ben Ainslie, a helmsman for Oracle Team USA, winning is something that he’s very good at, but last month the 36-year-old Brit experienced an unexpected loss: that of close friend Andrew “Bart” Simpson, his lifelong sailing buddy, in a [well publicized] sailing accident
June 11th, 2013
By Ryan Breymaier Over the past six weeks I have had my head down working hard on a new exciting project called Tritium Racing. The aim is to race the Transpac from Los Angeles to Hawaii this coming July and hopefully beat the course record. Our weapon of choice is … a real weapon. Originally
June 11th, 2013
Point Richmond, CA (June 10, 2013) – Artist Jim DeWitt is releasing a new series of oil paintings that depict the 34th America’s Cup on San Francisco Bay. DeWitt was named the America’s Cup artist-in-residence in 2012 by the Golden Gate Yacht Club. His new work documents the year-long build-up to competition finals; first he
June 11th, 2013
By Glenn McCarthy I have a good sailing friend who lost two legs in an auto accident 20 years ago. And I have not met anyone who is so upfront and straight forward about how he deals and beats the challenge in everything he does. His forthrightness, and explanations of the prosthetics, the care of
June 11th, 2013
(June 10, 2013) – Late Monday, Emirates Team New Zealand managing director Grant Dalton replied to Artemis Racing’s statement distributed earlier in the day regarding the team’s readiness to sail in the upcoming challenger series. “The joint proposal put forth by Luna Rossa and Emirates Team New Zealand of starting the Louis Vuitton Cup later
June 11th, 2013
The Lightning Worlds began Monday June 10, on Lake Trasmineo in Castiglione del Lago, Italy with only one race in breeze from 6-13mph. 46 boats from 10 countries took to the line. Sailors ranged in age from 12 to 80 years old. Current champions, Tito Gonzalez, Cristian Herman and Alberto Gonzalez, Jr took the bullet
June 11th, 2013
Even without a fatal accident casting shadows across their bow, America’s Cup would have had a hard time meeting their promised $1.4 billion in regional economic benefit. San Francisco has officially lowered its sights for the world-renowned regatta, now expected to generate just $900 million toward the local economy, reports the SF Public Press. The
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