August 3rd, 2013
By Gary Jobson San Francisco, CA (August 2, 2013) – When I arrived at Pier 80 on the San Francisco waterfront for my day of sailing aboard Oracle Team USA’s AC 72 catamaran, the first sailor I met was the tactician, John Kostecki. His first words got my attention, “When they give you the safety
August 3rd, 2013
Santa Cruz, CA (August 2, 2013) – Santa Cruz’s Dennis Bassano and the North American Land Sailing Association will show off their land yachts this weekend as part of the AC Open, which is running parallel to the America’s Cup, in San Francisco. Bassano, who is president of NALSA, and others will compete in three
August 1st, 2013
Aarhus, Denmark (August 1, 2013) – The racing was close today on Kaløvig Bay with the lead for the Gold fleet changing at each race. Four races were held starting at 3pm after a postponement on shore waiting for a front to pass, but leaving behind light winds for the sailors. In the Gold fleet,
August 1st, 2013
August 1, 2013 By Louay Habib With less than two weeks to go before the start, the Rolex Fastnet Race will see over 300 yachts racing using the Spinlock IRC rating rule. For 29 years IRC (formerly known as CHS) has been used for a huge number of races and regattas all over the world.
August 1st, 2013
By Cupinfo.com For the 2013 America’s Cup, Andrew Mason worked for Oracle Team USA on the optimization of their two AC72 Class catamarans using evolutionary modeling techniques to test design possibilities and “breed” faster yachts. His work for Oracle built on the innovative analysis of America’s Cup Class monohulls he brought to Alinghi’s successful defense
August 1st, 2013
Chicago, IL (August 1, 2013) – World-class stadium sailing returns to Chicago August 6-11 with the Chicago Match Cup, a $100,000 prize money event organized by the Chicago Match Race Center (CMRC) and featuring 12 teams from seven nations in the only U.S. stop on the Alpari World Match Racing Tour (AWMRT). For the first
August 1st, 2013
July 31, 2013 – Pacific Coast of North America Offshore sailors make note: Effective Thursday, August 1, the US Coast Guard will no longer monitor voice frequency 2182 kHz for International distress and safety. They will also drop 2670 kHz for marine information and weather broadcasts, and they will discontinue monitoring the International Digital Selective
August 1st, 2013
La Rochelle, France (August 1, 2013) – Starts at opposite ends of the day for the Junior Worlds and Masters’ Cup fleets in La Rochelle, with the junior fleets benefiting from the early morning breeze, and a more sedate start for the Masters in the afternoon. After yesterday’s racing was called off due to lack
August 1st, 2013
San Francisco, CA (July 31, 2013) – AC UNCUT’s Genny Tulloch catches up with Artemis Racing’s helmsman Nathan Outteridge on the team’s performance so far on their new AC72 Big Blue. Artemis Racing lined up with ORACLE TEAM USA on the America’s Cup racecourse and the Swedish team was pleased with their sailing given the
August 1st, 2013
August 1, 2013 – Report by Erika Heineken One of my favorite times of the year is my annual pilgrimage to British Columbia for the Canadian National Championship. If you’ve never been to Squamish, put it on your list! The only way to the launch site, aka The Spit, is to rumble down a gravel
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