June 13th, 2013
(June 13, 2013; Day 3) – Francis Joyon nears the midpoint in his attempt to set a new west to east singlehanded transatlantic record from New York, and is hopeful the second half of the journey will exceed the first part. Trailing the record pace by 106nm, Joyon and his 29.7m maxi-trimaran IDEC will have
June 13th, 2013
Castiglione del Lago, Italy (June 13, 2013) – The Lightning World Championship hit its stride today, providing shifty yet sufficiently strong winds to complete three races for the 42-boat fleet. American David Starck still holds the overall lead, but scores of 16-4-8 reduced the margin to a seven points ahead of Justin Coplan (USA) and
June 13th, 2013
Rosignano, Italy (June 13, 2013) – The fourth day of the Etchells World Champonship was best for George Andreadis, ISAF vice president, posting a 1-2 to be in third overall. “A very well organized event,” Andreadis said at the end of the day. “It is important for sailing in Italy to have races in different
June 12th, 2013
The Great Texas Catamaran Race is one of the premier long distance beach cat races in the country. In its 11th year, it has attracted a field of six F18 teams and one N20 for the 2013 edition. Covering approximately 300 miles in four stages along the Texas coast, it will start in South Padre
June 12th, 2013
(June 12, 2013) – Francis Joyon left New York on Tuesday (June 11) to begin his attempt to smash the singlehanded transatlantic sailing record, seeking to beat the current record (05:19:30:40) held since July 2008 by Thomas Coville on his trimaran Sodebo. Joyon and his 29.7m maxi-trimaran IDEC will have to cross the latitude of
June 12th, 2013
The Extreme Sailing Series has postponed their fourth event on the 2013 circuit, which was to be held in Istanbul, Turkey on June 20-23. Event organizers state the reasons are connected to Istanbul’s Olympic bid, but the region is also currently strife with violent political demonstrations. Now in its seventh season, the ESS is held
June 12th, 2013
(June 12, 2013) – The Observer Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race (OSTAR) began in Plymouth, England on May 31, with the fleet of 17 entrants now closing in on the finish line in Newport, RI. With just over 161 nm to go, Andrea Mura on Open 50 Vento di Sardegna leads the fleet followed by Rober Langevin
June 12th, 2013
Castiglione del Lago, Italy (June 12, 2013) – The Lightning World Championship started June 10, with 46 boats from 10 different countries competing on Lake Trasmineo. Light winds on Monday allowed for only one race, with sufficient yet shifty winds on Tuesday allowing for two races to be completed. No races were held on Wednesday
June 12th, 2013
(June 12, 2013) – One of the premier match racing venues in the world will host the 2013 U.S. Women’s Match Racing Championship. The Chicago Match Race Center will welcome this US Sailing National Championship with the first of three days of racing scheduled to begin Friday, June 14 through Sunday, June 16. Eight teams
June 12th, 2013
Rosignano, Italy (June 12, 2013) – Two more races were competed on the third day of the Etchells World Championship, with the 41 teams confronted with westerly winds turning to northwest up to 12-14 knots at Yacht Club Cala de’ Medici, Italy. In the first race of the day (the fourth one of the series),
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