March 21st, 2013
With time running short before the 34th America’s Cup, and the focus for each team now to develop their AC72 performance, the upcoming America’s Cup World Series event in Naples, Italy (Apr. 16-21) will have some different faces among the crowd. Nine teams are entered, with the crew for America’s Cup challengers Emirates Team New
March 21st, 2013
By Carol Cronin I have a confession to make: I was out of the office last week. No, I wasn’t sick. I was sailing. Yes, I worked a few hours each evening. But that was really just to keep up with email, answer urgent questions, and put in enough time to (hopefully) allow me to
March 21st, 2013
What if you were a talented young sailor, looking for an opening into the world beyond youth sailing, but weren’t sure how to make that transition? Over in England, the Etchells class is opening that door … ———- On the weekend of the 16th and 17th of March, seventeen selected young sailors from the RYA
March 21st, 2013
This week marks the 97th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s release of his General Theory of Relativity. The renowned physicist spent the summer of 1935 in Old Lyme, CT, often sailing on the Connecticut coast. Despite sailing for over half a century, Einstein was not a very accomplished sailor. According to his biographers, he would lose
March 20th, 2013
The 2013 Islands Race Organizing Authorities of San Diego Yacht Club and Newport Harbor Yacht Club have jointly requested that US Sailing, national governing body of the sport, conduct an independent review of the sailing accident that occurred during the race on Friday, March 8 off the coast of Southern California that resulted in the
March 20th, 2013
Among the ten sailing events selected for the 2016 Olympic Games, nine of them involve high performance dinghies, skiffs, boards, and multihulls – all sailed by agile men and women. And then there is the Finn, 60+ years and counting, sailed by bulky men with grunt strength. Amid the movement for the Olympic sailing events
March 20th, 2013
Francis A. Seavy (91 years) of Clearwater, FL died on Sunday, March 17, 2013. Francis was an avid competitive sailor, woodworker and musician. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, he was the son of George Seavy (Mayor of Clearwater from 1941-1946) and Lucie Strother Seavy who moved to Clearwater when Francis was a young child. He worked
March 20th, 2013
This is the time of year where you are planning your next boating season and before you launch your boat, you more than likely will be repainting her bottom. So what to use? Today paint choices are abound, but the main choice is between; Hard antifouling and Ablative antifouling. Biocides/toxins: When a bottom gets fouled
March 19th, 2013
With most events in North America pounding their chests when they attract 100+ boats, Cowes Week in the UK has
March 19th, 2013
In the latest of our insights into the four 34th America’s Cup teams we take a look at the role
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