June 17th, 2013
(June 17, 2013) – As predicted late Sunday, the ‘line honor’ leaders in the biennial Marion Bermuda Race hit the wall Monday afternoon. According to the YellowBrick tracker they now seem to be sailing on the wind, on a long port tack to Bermuda. The ‘handicap’ leaders are the smaller boats that have kept the
June 17th, 2013
U.S. Presidents and famous actors aren’t the only ones who have discovered the appeal of Martha’s Vineyard, the island (including the smaller Chappaquiddick Island) of 100 square miles located south of Cape Cod in Massachusetts. Famous for being an affluent summer colony, “The Vineyard” also is home to Edgartown Yacht Club and some of the
June 17th, 2013
Laser builder LaserPerformance has submitted a response on June 12, 2013 to the complaint filed by Laser designer Bruce Kirby on March 4, 2013 in the U.S. Federal Court system, in which Kirby contends that the builder had failed to submit royalty fees owed to him. Kirby’s complaint also named the International Laser Class Association
June 17th, 2013
Sixty-six teams competed in the 2013 C Scow Nationals, hosted by Pewaukee Yacht Club on Pewaukee Lake in Wisconsin on June 13-16. In what was a most challenging 6-race series in mostly light air races or variable, shifty winds, Leif Evensen and brother Erik with Jacki Eisenhauer led from the start. Evensen was challenged by
June 17th, 2013
The ISAF World Sailing Rankings for June 17, 2013 have been released, which finds eight nations represented at World #1 positions. The Austrian sailors have stormed up the rankings to match Australia with four top three positions, while North America is led by Anne Hageer and Briana Provancha (USA) as the top ranked women’s 470
June 16th, 2013
The 19th Marion Bermuda Race got underway on June 14, with 34 boats enjoying a fast start for the 645nm route. Leading the field is Shindig, Mass Maritime’s Andrews 68 that was 142 nm from the finish at press time. Shindig may finish Monday afternoon, with the race record to be broken if arriving before
June 16th, 2013
Cleveland, OH (June 16, 2013) – Seventy-one one-design boats invaded Cleveland Race Week at Edgewater Yacht Club on June 14-16. Seven fleets competed, including 20 Tartan 10s seeking the title of T10 Lake Erie Champion. Light and inconsistent breeze on Saturday allowed only the J/105s to complete a race. Sunday dawned with winds between 14-16
June 16th, 2013
Photos: IsaoToyama.com/CMRC Chicago IL (June 16, 2013) – In a three-day series at the Chicago Match Race Center that featured everything from light shifty breeze to big wind and waves, Chicago-based Jennifer Wilson and her team of Sally Barkow (Nashotah, Wis.), Katherine Pettibone (Sacramento, Calif.), Krista Paxton (Royal Oak, Mich.), and Sandi Svoboda (Grosse
June 16th, 2013
(June 16, 2013) – Sailing the 29.7m maxi-trimaran IDEC, Francis Joyon has smashed the west to east solo transatlantic record, completing the 2925nm route in 5 days, 2 hours, 56 minutes and 10 seconds, decreasing the previous record set by Thomas Coville in 2008 by 16 hours, 24 minutes and 30 seconds. Joyon trailed the
June 16th, 2013
Rosignano, Italy (June 15, 2013) – No wind on the final day of the Etchells World Championship completed the series, confirming the victory of “The Martian” skippered by American helmsman Marvin Beckmann with tactician Steven Hunt and Ezra Culver. The series organized by Yacht Club Cala de’ Medici completed 8 of the 9 scheduled races.
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