October 24th, 2013
Say what you will about the masterminds behind the America’s Cup — but they don’t seem to be overly nostalgic. One day after the controversial regatta’s on-the-water conclusion, the fixtures and furnishings found within the buildings generously provided by the city and its Port went under the gavel, en masse. In insider’s terms, this is
October 24th, 2013
October 24, 2013 – Newport, RI – Four boats attempted the Mount Gay Rum Around Jamestown Record today and records fell across the board in all categories with boats concurrently breaking the Under 32’ and Monohull records, as well as the Multihull and Outright record. The first record of the day fell to Billy MacGowan
October 24th, 2013
A new Hall of Famer grabs the spotlight once again at Block Island Race Week. By Gary Jobson At Storm Trysail Club’s 25th Anniversary Block Island Race Week in June, the stars aligned for 67-year-old Dave Curtis, of Marblehead, Mass., one of the greats of one-design sailing and one of the first college sailing All-Americans.
October 24th, 2013
October 23, 2013 – Is this the dawn of a new era in windsurfing? With the finest wave sailors on the planet from both the AWT and PWA tours united at the Aloha Classic in Maui, even Robby Naish couldn’t resist throwing his hat into the ring for what is being dubbed ‘The Clash of
October 24th, 2013
We are very sad to report from Port Washington, New York, the passing of a wonderful friend and sailor- Gould “Stretch” Ryder. Stretch is best known as the winch grinder for Ted Turner aboard Courageous for the 1977 Americas Cup defense against Australia (One). Stretch fought cancer for the past ten months and leaves behind
October 24th, 2013
Sir Ben Ainslie’s bid to launch a British challenge for the America’s Cup is gathering momentum with the ace sailor now eyeing design and sailing talent. Ainslie, the English sailing great whose late addition to the Oracle crew helped the Americans defend the Auld Mug against Team New Zealand, is desperate to get a local
October 23rd, 2013
Douarnenez, France (October 23, 2013) – The fleet of 84 Mini 6.50 soloists have been postponed since October 13 for
October 23rd, 2013
As we talk about ‘growing the sport’, we sense sailing has plenty of people who enjoy it, but that the
October 23rd, 2013
When you attend the U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis, the longest line to get onboard a boat – often the
October 22nd, 2013
When Bora Gulari won the 2013 Moth World Championship last week in Hawaii, he became the first American two-time class