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Published on January 11th, 2017
Rick White, born April 4, 1937, passed away on January 11, 2017 at Mariners Hospital in Tavernier, Florida after a brief and unexpected battle with non-small-cell lung cancer. He is best known in the multihull sailing ... Read More →
Published on January 11th, 2017
A growing concern for offshore races is the danger of UFOs – unidentified floating objects. While on occasion it is a collision with a marine mammal, it is too frequently a result of items not meant ... Read More →
Published on January 11th, 2017
The 35th America’s Cup will be held this May and June, with significant changes to the event to attract a large viewership. As we prepare for this iconic event, we want to hear what it is ... Read More →
Published on January 10th, 2017
Jane Lawton Baldridge, an artist and sailor, shares a sampling of her sailboat related work... Read More →
Published on January 10th, 2017
by Bill Stump We all look askance at parents yelling at their kids during soccer matches or browbeating coaches at little league games but, when it comes to sailing, why would we sometimes think and act ... Read More →
Published on January 10th, 2017
(January 10, 2016; Day 25) – Francis Joyon (FRA) and his five crew on the 31.5m VPLP-designed trimaran IDEC SPORT is eyeballing Cape Horn in their bid to win the Jules Verne Trophy for fastest outright ... Read More →
Published on January 10th, 2017
(January 10, 2017; Day 66) – Vendée Globe leader Armel Le Cléac’h today spoke of his frustration as erratic weather in the North Atlantic complicates his path to the finish line. After leading for seven weeks, ... Read More →
Published on January 10th, 2017
London, England (January 10, 2017) – Gavin Reid, a 27-year old adventurer who took part in last year’s Clipper Round the World Race for amateur sailors, has been rewarded for his heroic mid-ocean rescue of a ... Read More →
Published on January 10th, 2017
Sailing teams racing monohulls and multihulls are to compete in races from the Florida Keys to two Cuban cities during the 13-day Conch Republic Cup. The event, also known as Key West Cuba Race Week, starts ... Read More →
Published on January 10th, 2017
by Tom Court The Kite Park League (KPL) was created by the World’s best slider and kicker riders, and 2016 was the first year that wakestyle kiteboarding has had its own competitions series. In the past ... Read More →