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.
June 14th, 2013
Castiglione del Lago, Italy (June 14, 2013) – The Race Committee made every effort to get some racing in on
June 14th, 2013
Rosignano, Italy (June 14, 2013) – On the fifth day of the Etchells World Championship, a west-northwest wind allowed for
June 14th, 2013
(June 14, 2013) – The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race has announced it will partner with South Beach Yacht
June 13th, 2013
Newport, RI (June 13, 2013) – A record 154 yachts are preparing to take part in the three-day159th New York