July 15th, 2013
The op-ed by Tim Dick titled HANDICAPPING: A history of failure. A solution to consider. has received little praise since it was published. Here is a response from Bill Lee, who left an indelible mark in yacht design when he launched the ‘fast is fun’ era in the 1970s. Nowadays, Lee is entrenched in handicapping
July 15th, 2013
When entrants prepare prior to the Newport to Bermuda Race on June 20, 2014, new regulations have been established to ensure both a level playing field for the racers, and to ease some of the burden off the race organizers. For many years, the Bermuda Race Organizing Committee (BROC) has imposed monetary penalties for failure
July 15th, 2013
“If it had been completely down to me I wouldn’t be here now. I would have liked more time. I may have even packed in sailing altogether but it’s not just about me. There are 140 people working on Artemis and I owe it to them and their families as well, but I’m struggling to
July 15th, 2013
By Fletcher C. Bauman After reading Scuttlebutt 3879, I couldn’t agree more about the mess that the 34th America’s Cup has become. I thought about that at and pulled an old photo out of my archives. I thought this photo might have a little resonation, such as, why don’t we get back to the old
July 15th, 2013
By Dave Armstrong, Stuff.co.nz It was meant to be a quiet trip overseas, away from things New Zealand. It was only after we booked our tickets that my wife and I realised that we would be in San Francisco during the opening of the America’s Cup. We were expecting to see cup hype everywhere, and
July 15th, 2013
With its full bow and profile, it’s been said that if you can steer a Cal 25 through waves, you
July 15th, 2013
CHICAGO (July 15, 2013) – Congratulations to Windquest, a Max Z86 owned by Dick and Doug DeVos, on being first
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