April 18th, 2013
Wilmette, IL (April 18, 2013) – The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District this morning reversed course and awarded a 39-year lease to the private Wilmette Harbor Association, assuring North Shore boaters they’ll have a place to dock their vessels this summer. The district earlier this month had voted 4-3 not to renew the association’s lease –
April 18th, 2013
Alain Thébault and his teammates Jean Le Cam and Yves Parlier announced they will try to beat the record of the 2215nm Transpacific crossing between Los Angeles and Honolulu. Their foiling boat, Hydroptere, is based in Alameda, CA, and is currently undergoing a complete check-up before being launched in early May. She will then be
April 17th, 2013
Following ISAF Sailing World Cup events in Australia, USA, and Spain, the season will close next week in Hyères, France. Over 800 sailors will compete in the ten Olympic events and the singlehanded and tripehanded Paralympic events on April 22-27. – Event website
April 17th, 2013
In Sailing World’s College Rankings as of April 17, 2013, Georgetown takes the top ranking in the fifth coed poll of the spring season while Stanford and Brown round out the top three. Yale, Boston College, and Navy make up the top three women’s teams. Twenty-one coaches voted in this poll: Boston College, Bowdoin, Brown,
April 17th, 2013
The 2013 American Windsurfing Tour schedule will kick-off the new season in Santa Cruz, California on May 30. The best
April 17th, 2013
The ISAF Match Race Rankings as of April 17, 2013 find Claire Leroy (FRA) has moved to World #1 in
April 17th, 2013
The Notice of Race for the 2013 North American Kiteracing Championship has been published. The event will be held from
April 16th, 2013
The name Sandy was retired from the official list of Atlantic Basin tropical cyclone names by the World Meteorological Organization’s
April 16th, 2013
After a 20 year hiatus, racing is back in America’s Playground, Atlantic City, NJ on July 19-21. The Atlantic City
April 16th, 2013
Scientists are baffled as to how a group of small fish native to Japan survived a journey across the Pacific