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Published on March 27th, 2015
The iconic sea-faring City of Plymouth (UK), known as Britain’s Ocean City, has won the bid to host the start of the next edition of The Transat in 2016, ensuring that The Transat, the successor for ... Read More →
Published on March 27th, 2015
Port Elizabeth, South Africa (March 27, 2015) – Head-torches on, Howie Hamlin and Jeff Nelson were working another late night in the boat park, on the eve of the SAP 505 World Championships being hosted by ... Read More →
Published on March 27th, 2015
It is hard to argue that the America’s Cup is fueled as much by controversy as competition. The latest dispute surrounds the AC62, which was revealed in June 2014 as the platform to be used in ... Read More →
Published on March 27th, 2015
A look at the beach art workshop on March 25 at Horseshoe Bay Beach in advance of the 2015 Bermuda Beach Art Festival. Video published Mar 27, ... Read More →
Published on March 26th, 2015
Ten years after it was founded in Detroit, Michigan, the Bayview Yacht Club held its first Bayview Mackinac Race with only 12 canvas-sailed wooden boats competing. The year was 1925, and much of the fleet never ... Read More →
Published on March 26th, 2015
(March 26, 2015; Day 10) – The quickest route to Cape Horn is to dive south, where the mileage is shorter in the lower latitudes. But digging that deep in the Southern Ocean comes with risks, ... Read More →
Published on March 26th, 2015
During the build-up toward the 34th America’s Cup in 2013, it was widely agreed that the AC72 was too big, too expensive, too complicated. While it seemed appropriate when first conceived, the boat proved to be ... Read More →
Published on March 26th, 2015
The Chicago Yacht Club released the Notice of Race for the 2015 Chicago Yacht Club’s North American Challenge Cup (NACC). This year marks the 24th year for the NACC, which will be held July 31-August 3 ... Read More →
Published on March 26th, 2015
Rich Jeffries, a resident of Tybee Island, GA, died on March 24, 2015, after a series of strokes, at the Oceanside Nursing Home on Tybee Island, surrounded by his family. Born August 29, 1948, he was ... Read More →
Published on March 26th, 2015
Valetta, Malta (March 26, 2015) – Fleet racing at the RC44 Valletta Cup got off to a challenging start on Malta’s north coast, with the 11 crews taking on some of the biggest waves and most ... Read More →