August 1st, 2013
There is a moment when the yachts racing in this year’s America’s Cup go from being mere boats to something more like flying machines. It happens at around 17 knots, or 20 miles per hour, when both hulls of the carbon-fiber catamarans rise out of the water and the entire craft skims over the surface
August 1st, 2013
August 1, 2013 – With two days of scheduled racing remaining for the 52 SUPER SERIES at Palma, Mallorca’s showcase 32nd Copa del Rey MAPFRE, Quantum Racing’s lead grew a little more thanks to back to back wins in typical Palma sea breeze conditions. As a crew Quantum Racing have never won the prestigious Copa
July 31st, 2013
While the Chicago to Mackinac Race proved to be a nightmarish event with light winds, oppressive heat, and carnivorous flies, the Bayview to Mackinac Race (starting on July 20) was much more receptive to its participants. On the longer of the two courses (there is a 204nm and a 254nm) was Tim Lewin, who enjoyed
July 31st, 2013
By Don Finkle, event founder/chairperson How do you do justice to describing an event –Youngstown Level Regatta – that has been a Lake Ontario fixture for most of the last 40 summers, almost from the 20 boat beginning in 1974? Well you really can’t, not in the time and space allowed here anyway. All the
July 31st, 2013
The 36th annual McNish Classic Yacht Race at Channel Islands Harbor (CA), this year held on July 27, is essentially a 16.5 mile parade of history. Kate Sheahan, who is touring the west coast this summer on behalf of US Sailing, provides this report… “If I spent $15 on plans, I better build a boat,”
July 31st, 2013
By Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt When there are over 110 boats set to compete in the Thistle Class National Championship, which
July 31st, 2013
Team New Zealand are still trying to get definitive performance figures on Oracle but have conceded that the America’s Cup
July 30th, 2013
Donald Street Jr. is somewhere north of 80 years old, and has swallowed more salt water than most of us
July 30th, 2013
By Michelle Slade, Sailing World When Chris Draper tells you his team’s working very hard, you’d better believe it. After
July 30th, 2013
When the town of Park City in Utah is mentioned, it brings to mind the 2002 Olympic Games, three world
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