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Season starts with U.S. Multihull Champs

Published on April 18th, 2018

The US Sailing National Championship season gets underway with the 2018 U.S. Multihull Championship on April 19-22 in Fort Walton Beach, FL. Hosted by the Fort Walton Yacht Club on Choctawhatchee Bay, this will be the ... Read More


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Tokyo 2020: Here we go again

Published on April 17th, 2018

Bangkok, Thailand (April 17, 2018) – With water pollution dominating the headlines two years in advance of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, World Sailing is facing problems again in advance of the Tokyo 2020 Games. During ... Read More


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Making changes to improve social spirit

Published on April 17th, 2018

The Miami Yacht Club, which has been around for 91 years, hosts the 63rd Annual Miami Key Largo Race on April 21, which provides an all-day glide down the eastern shore of southern Florida. And after ... Read More


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Fuel proposal threatens boat engines

Published on April 17th, 2018

A proposal by U.S. President Trump to allow the sale of E15 (15 percent ethanol) gasoline year-round has set off alarm bells at the nation’s largest boating advocacy group, Boat Owners Association of The United States ... Read More


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Qualifying for US Team Racing Champs

Published on April 17th, 2018

US Sailing and the U.S. Team Racing Championship committee has instituted a series of qualifying regattas for the 2018 U.S. Team Racing Championship on September 27-30, hosted by The Foundry in Cleveland, Ohio. These qualifying events ... Read More


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Eight Bells: Hatch Brown

Published on April 17th, 2018

Harold “Hatch” Brown Jr., of Winthrop (MA) passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving children, on April 11, 2018. He was 86 years old. Hatch was a devoted husband, father and world class sailor, coach and ... Read More


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Sadness in the Sport of Sailing

Published on April 17th, 2018

Sudden deaths involving people doing what they love… Victoria, Australia: A member of the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria at Williamstown has died during a prestigious annual event held in gusty conditions on Port Phillip Bay. ... Read More


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Improvements for 2018 hurricane season

Published on April 17th, 2018

The National Hurricane Center plans to shrink the dreaded “cone of uncertainty” during the upcoming season based on an improving forecast record. The Miami-based center announced a series of other changes intended to improve how hurricane ... Read More


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International Match Racing Rankings

Published on April 17th, 2018

The World Sailing Match Race rankings as of April 13 finds Phil Robertson (NZL) and Anna Kjellberg (SWE) continuing their reign at the top of the Open and Women’s divisions. The World Sailing Match Race Rankings ... Read More


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