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Published on October 11th, 2016
Alicante, Spain (October 11, 2016) – Volvo Ocean Race sailors will be able to send social media updates direct from the oceans for the first time in 2017-18, following a rule change and technical development that ... Read More →
Published on October 11th, 2016
The Dinghy Academy, a hub for elite Finn training in Valencia, Spain, offers this advice for sailors looking to compete in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games… Start training from mid November 2016. Continuity is the name ... Read More →
Published on October 11th, 2016
The director of the firm that managed the Beneteau First 40.7 Cheeki Rafiki yacht has been charged with manslaughter after the yacht capsized in the North Atlantic. The yacht had been missing and later found with ... Read More →
Published on October 11th, 2016
America’s Cup challenger Emirates Team New Zealand is in line to receive a seven figure pay-out from the America’s Cup organising body after winning a bitter dispute over a breach of contract. The dispute dates back ... Read More →
Published on October 10th, 2016
Puerto Peñasco, Mexico (October 10, 2016) – The 2016 Hobie 16 and Hobie 18 North American Championships started with some challenging light wind conditions. Only one race was completed in five knots of wind before the ... Read More →
Published on October 10th, 2016
A major milestone in one of Bermuda’s most visible commitments as host of the 35th America’s Cup has been the completion of the first phase of construction of “Cross Island”, the land reclamation project that will ... Read More →
Published on October 10th, 2016
Andy Schwenk, owner of Northwest Rigging, provided this entertaining narrative in the September issue of 48° North, the very popular regional magazine located in Seattle, WA… I started boating as a child in the early 70s ... Read More →
Published on October 10th, 2016
San Diego, CA (October 10, 2016) – The 102nd Challenge for the Sir Thomas Lipton Cup, San Diego Yacht Club’s signature fall regatta, will be sailed on October 28-30, 2016. Named for the historic yachtsman and ... Read More →
Published on October 10th, 2016
Annapolis, MD (October 10, 2016) – Cruising World and Sailing World magazines have announced nominees for the highly anticipated 2017 Boat of the Year awards at the U.S. Sailboat Show. The annual awards, elected by independent ... Read More →
Published on October 10th, 2016
A man goes blind as an adult and then takes up sailing. Hear the story of Walter Raineri... Read More →