October 21st, 2013
Wellington, New Zealand (October 21, 2013) Defeated challenger Team New Zealand will receive $5 million in government funding to stay afloat until it decides whether it will challenge again for the America’s Cup, reports The New Zealand Herald. Team New Zealand led 8-1 before losing 9-8 to Cup-holder Team USA on San Francisco Bay in
October 20th, 2013
The 2013 Laser Masters North American Championships attracted 98 Lasers and 38 Laser Radials on October 18-20, with racing held off of Newport, Rhode Island. Marc Jacobi narrowly won the Laser division over Peter Shope, with Stephen Cockerill taking the Laser Radial title over Peter Seidenberg. Top women were Lynne Shore (Laser, 11th) and Margaret
October 20th, 2013
San Diego, CA (October 20, 2013) – The Kiteboard Course U.S. National Championship closed out today with three more races, completing ten races during the three day event. While reigning world champion Johnny Heineken won the title, the final day belonged to Ty Reed who rolled a 1-1-2 to move up to second overall. Third
October 20th, 2013
Rainy weather plagued the beginning of the U.S. Sailboat Show, which saw overall attendance dip, but Soundings reports that vendors said sales remained strong. The show, held Oct. 10-14 in Annapolis, Md., booked more exhibitor space than at any time in its 44-year history and vendors and boatbuilders reported historic sales
October 20th, 2013
Douarnenez, France (October 20, 2013) – The 84-boat Mini Transat fleet remains on standby, with the weather in the Bay
October 20th, 2013
The Australian Sailing Team, including members of the up and coming Australian Sailing Squad, took home the Male, Female, Disabled
October 20th, 2013
The technology behind America’s Cup Television received the Sportel Innovation Prize, a Golden Podium award for outstanding technical achievement in
October 19th, 2013
Pornic, France (October 19, 2013) – This morning, we could see tired faces among every crew. Today was the last
October 18th, 2013
The Sydney GTS 43 Walawala 2, one of 17 yachts competing in the biennial Hong Kong to Vietnam Race, a
October 18th, 2013
(October 18, 2013) – Back in April, the IMOCA Class drew up the outlines for an evolution to its rules.