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Battling our Greatest Adversary

Published on April 23rd, 2018

While Peter Harken has dedicated his life to engineering innovating sailing solutions, his wife Dr. Edit Olasz Harken, a practicing dermatologist, has devoted her life to skincare. Together they’ve now launched skincare solutions for the toughest ... Read More


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VIDEO: How to drive a Volvo Ocean 65

Published on April 23rd, 2018

Competing in the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race, team AkzoNobel’s Chris Nicholson describes how to helm a Volvo Ocean 65 in extreme conditions. Race details – Tracker – Scoreboard – Race route – Facebook – YouTube 2017-18 ... Read More


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Robby Naish: Becoming an icon

Published on April 23rd, 2018

As part of the 2017 induction class for the National Sailing Hall of Fame, Robby Naish tells a story of how in the early years of windsurfing, prizes for winning championships were airline tickets. So at ... Read More


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Volvo Ocean Race: East to north

Published on April 23rd, 2018

(April 23, 2018; Day 1) – The beginning of Leg 8 for the Volvo Ocean Race fleet fulfilled the forecast by delivering a tricky opening night of unpredictable weather. There was little chance for the sailors ... Read More


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Eight Bells: Mel Richley

Published on April 23rd, 2018

Melvin Addison Richley Jr., competitor and contributor in west coast sailing, died at 90 years on April 17, 2018. Mel was born in Los Angeles as a 6th generation Californian. His predecessors arrived as part of ... Read More


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What would Bill Lapworth say?

Published on April 23rd, 2018

The group at Stephens Waring Yacht Design are swinging for the fences from their base in Belfast, Maine. What else do you call it when suggesting a hall of fame production yacht be changed? But this ... Read More


Video

VIDEO: Crossing in First Class

Published on April 23rd, 2018

We suspect there are few things worth doing that aren’t better to do on a superyacht. Here’s a timelapse video going through the Panama Canal onboard the Holland-designed 56m Perini Navi Rosehearty... Read More


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Building interest again in Savannah

Published on April 22nd, 2018

Every sailor knows the wait for the freshening breeze, that wind that will turn their bathtub back into a boat. But in Savannah, the gale in interest that followed the 1996 Olympic sailing regatta contested off ... Read More


Dock Talk

Stage set for first Nacra 15 Worlds

Published on April 22nd, 2018

Over sixty Nacra 15 youth teams representing 18 nations and four continents are preparing for the inaugural Nacra 15 World Championship, to be held April 23-27 in Barcelona, Spain. Sailors are coming from Argentina, Australia, Austria, ... Read More


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