May 20th, 2013
North Sails will provide the sails for the new one-design Volvo Ocean 65 class, which will be the boat used for the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race. Built by North Sails at their Nevada factory and finalised in Vannes, France, the Volvo Ocean 65 sails will utilize North’s 3Di technology – a 3D moulding technique giving
May 19th, 2013
Newport, RI (May 19, 2013) – In a completely unforecasted cloudy and rainy sky in New York City, the second leg of the Atlantic Cup got underway in light air on May 18. This doublehanded leg would take the seven Class40 teams from New York to Newport, RI on the 260nm route. Reported leg one
May 19th, 2013
Langenargen, Germany (19 May 2013): Light winds, strong winds, shifty winds, stable winds, rain, shine – Lake Constance is throwwing up all imaginable conditions to test the skippers at Match Race Germany, the opening event of the 2013 Alpari World Match Racing Tour. Today it was the turn of 25 knot winds, sharp seas and
May 19th, 2013
As C.W. Nevius of the San Francisco Chronicle reported over the weekend, “This was the week that Larry Ellison lost control of the America’s Cup.” While the focus of this America’s Cup was to be fast boats on short courses, we may finally be getting back to the roots of the event: challenge cup, self-interest,
May 16th, 2013
Here are two team updates that follow the tragic training accident on May 9, which saw America’s Cup challenger Artemis Racing incur significant damage and suff the loss of crewman Andrew Simpsom:. Artemis Racing, Kungliga Svenska Segal Sallskapet (SWE) “Artemis Racing today (May 16, 2013) held a private ceremony commemorating the memory of our friend
May 16th, 2013
Langenargen, Germany (May 16, 2013) – A lengthy day on Lake Constance marked the start of Match Race Germany and the opening round of the 2013 Alpari World Match Racing Tour. With the wind off Langenargen just strong enough to sail but rarely getting above 10 knots, the organisers ripped through ten flights of the
May 16th, 2013
At 24 years, Taylor Canfield is one of the brightest stars to recently come out of the US Virgin Islands.
May 16th, 2013
“At least a race car driver has a steel cage around him. The only protection these guys have are some
May 16th, 2013
An hour into the race, there we were, 15 people crammed into a space not much bigger than a pair
May 15th, 2013
The Bermuda Race Organizing Committee has introduced a performance screen for the 2014 Newport Bermuda Race. The purpose is to
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