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Sail beats Power in Record Roshambo

Published on May 11th, 2017

Francis Joyon (FRA) and his five crew on the 31.5m VPLP-designed trimaran IDEC SPORT hold the fastest time for a sailboat to circumnavigate the world. The team set the mark of 40:23:30:30 on December 16, 2016 ... Read More


Dock Talk

Flying on Water: NYC to Bermuda

Published on May 11th, 2017

Premiering Saturday, May 13th at 10PM ET on the Outside TV Network, Flying on Water shows that foiling in an ocean could be the next step in the evolution of offshore sailing. Follow Oracle Team USA ... Read More


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Update on Proposed Boating Legislation

Published on May 11th, 2017

An update to US Sailing members from Bruce J. Burton (President of US Sailing) and Jack Gierhart (CEO of US Sailing) details the status of proposed legislation in Maryland and Florida that could adversely impact the ... Read More


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Unauthorized Event Names

Published on May 11th, 2017

A long established regulation in the sport of sailing is the restriction on the use of ‘world’ in an event title. The purpose is to only permit the usage when an event fulfills the standards that ... Read More


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Pacific Ocean cleanup to start in 2018

Published on May 11th, 2017

Utrecht, The Netherlands (May 11, 2017) – The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch foundation developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, today announced it will start extracting plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch within ... Read More


Dock Talk

Skunked at start of GC32 Racing Tour

Published on May 11th, 2017

Riva del Garda, Italy (Mary 11, 2017) – In stark contrast to the last few days when Lake Garda delivered the brisk, flat water conditions for which it is famous, the opening races of the GC32 ... Read More


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VIDEO: For the greater good of the planet

Published on May 11th, 2017

Alain Thébault (FRA) and his crew on the trimaran L’Hydroptère confirmed the design of their foiling 60-footer when they set the outright speed record in 2009 of 51.36 knots. They furthered the concept by proving the ... Read More


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Computer Simplifies Foiling G4

Published on May 11th, 2017

When the 40-foot foiling G4 was unleashed in 2015, it sought to present a significant leap forward in the ability for cruising boats to maximize their sailing range per day. And while watching a catamaran equipped ... Read More


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Some Serious Fun in the Caribbean

Published on May 11th, 2017

Several years ago there was an initiative by the Caribbean Sailing Association to better synch their racing calendar to be supportive of all events and to maximize participation in multiple events. As Larry Huibers reports for ... Read More


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