June 11th, 2013
By Ryan Breymaier Over the past six weeks I have had my head down working hard on a new exciting project called Tritium Racing. The aim is to race the Transpac from Los Angeles to Hawaii this coming July and hopefully beat the course record. Our weapon of choice is … a real weapon. Originally
June 11th, 2013
By Glenn McCarthy I have a good sailing friend who lost two legs in an auto accident 20 years ago. And I have not met anyone who is so upfront and straight forward about how he deals and beats the challenge in everything he does. His forthrightness, and explanations of the prosthetics, the care of
June 11th, 2013
(June 10, 2013) – Late Monday, Emirates Team New Zealand managing director Grant Dalton replied to Artemis Racing’s statement distributed earlier in the day regarding the team’s readiness to sail in the upcoming challenger series. “The joint proposal put forth by Luna Rossa and Emirates Team New Zealand of starting the Louis Vuitton Cup later
June 11th, 2013
Even without a fatal accident casting shadows across their bow, America’s Cup would have had a hard time meeting their promised $1.4 billion in regional economic benefit. San Francisco has officially lowered its sights for the world-renowned regatta, now expected to generate just $900 million toward the local economy, reports the SF Public Press. The
June 10th, 2013
Name other sports – besides sailing – where amateurs and professionals compete together? Our list includes running and biking, but in those two examples you likely only see the pros at the start. So it seems that sailing is quite rare in this aspect. The professional aspect of sailing has grown beyond industry professionals, with
June 10th, 2013
Stockton, CA (June 10, 2013) – The annual Delta Ditch Run was hotter then hell in some stretches with just enough wind to keep things moving east in in other places and with a good push at the end for the high raters. First place on corrected time was Navasana (Ventura YC), skippered by David
June 10th, 2013
The America’s Cup is many things, but mostly technology, sailing skills, and self-interest. And as Dennis Conner is known to have said, “Bet on self-interest. It’s always running.” Amid the reality now that challenger Artemis Racing will not be ready for when the challenger trials begin July 7, there was a proposal put forth by
June 10th, 2013
By Christopher Caen, HuffPost I am sitting with Jimmy Spithill, and I am giddy. I ask, “Who do you race for? Larry Ellison, Oracle Team USA, or San Francisco?” I have managed to corral Spithill, the skipper for Oracle Team USA, at a bar on Union Street, and we have headed to the back of
June 9th, 2013
The SailBot International Robotic Sailing Regatta is a robotic sailing competition historically held in North America in which teams of university and college students compete. The first event, in 2006, was hosted by Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario and inspired by the success of a senior project at the University of British Columbia to build a
June 9th, 2013
The Kiwi and Italian America’s Cup challengers wanted to delay the regatta until mid-July (it is due to start on July 4) to give Artemis more time to catch up and to keep repetitive early scheduling to a minimum. But Artemis vetoed the mid-July proposal, meaning the regatta will go ahead on July 4 –
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