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Published on October 13th, 2016
Puerto Peñasco, Mexico (October 13, 2016) – The light wind theme continued for Day 4 of the 2016 Hobie 16 and Hobie 18 North American Championships. Sailors stayed on the beach under postponement waiting for the ... Read More →
Published on October 13th, 2016
World Sailing’s Daniel Smith reports on the upcoming conferences in the November issue of Seahorse magazine… The Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards will take centre stage in November as the highest achievements within the ... Read More →
Published on October 13th, 2016
(October 13, 2016; 16:59 EDT) – Hurricane Nicole made a direct hit on Bermuda today as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 115 mph, making it the strongest hurricane to affect the Atlantic ... Read More →
Published on October 13th, 2016
On October 15, Italian sailor Gaetano Mura will leave Cagliari in Sardinia for a 25,000 nm long circumnavigation on a Class40 called Italia, aiming to beat China’s Guo Chuan singlehanded around the world record (40ft Division) ... Read More →
Published on October 13th, 2016
Alicante, Spain (October 13, 2016) – The Volvo Ocean Race will be introducing innovative new team bases at all the Host Cities for the 2017-18 edition. Combined with the large scale Boatyard facility introduced in Host ... Read More →
Published on October 13th, 2016
World Sport goes kiteboarding with speed sailor Alex Caizergues. Alex holds the record for kiteboarding of 56.62 kts, but is looking to beat the outright world speed record of 65.45 kts, a record Alex had held ... Read More →
Published on October 13th, 2016
Cascais, Portugal (October 13, 2016) – Quantum Racing sealed the 2016 52 SUPER SERIES title when they crossed the finish line of the fourth race of the EGNOS 52 SUPER SERIES Cascais Cup, thus winning the ... Read More →
Published on October 13th, 2016
Nine new members of the US National Sailing Hall of Fame will be inducted at a ceremony on October 29-30 in San Francisco, CA. Roger Vaughan provides this report on legendary sailing champion Bill Ficker, one ... Read More →
Published on October 13th, 2016
The biennial Transpacific Yacht Race, better known as the Transpac, plots a 2,225 nm course from Los Angeles, CA to Honolulu, HI. But our mastery of the Pacific Ocean tells us this is not an ocean ... Read More →
Published on October 13th, 2016
Marseille, France (October 13, 2016) – A solid 40 knot easterly with gusts of more than 50, put paid to any thoughts of racing on the opening day of Marseille One Design, the final event on ... Read More →