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Published on December 16th, 2014
With all the drama that occurred during the 5,185 nautical mile, second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi, it would be the final ten hours that would ultimately decide the ... Read More →
Published on December 16th, 2014
US Sailing’s Olympic Sailing Committee (OSC) has released the selection procedures for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team (Sailing) in the 10 events selected for the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games. The Games of the XXXI ... Read More →
Published on December 16th, 2014
by Don Finkle, RCR Yachts We have always believed in and supported youth sailing, which has now expanded from junior sailing schools to high school to college. The latter programs continue to pop up everywhere and ... Read More →
Published on December 16th, 2014
The 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race’s flagship half-hour weekly show, Life at the Extreme, will round up all the action for 39 weeks from start to finish. Episode 10 – The Island – published on Dec 16, ... Read More →
Published on December 16th, 2014
Host Tucker Thompson profiles 2-time America’s Cup winning skipper Jimmy Spithill for Outside Television. Video published December 16, 2014. Complete show is on Outside Television Outlook series December 18 at 10pm ... Read More →
Published on December 16th, 2014
Bob Dickson, 87, former sailing master of the 72′ ketch Ticonderoga, died of throat cancer on Sunday, 14th December, 2014. Bob Dickson was really good at racing sailboats and enjoying himself afterwards. Good times in Tahiti, ... Read More →
Published on December 16th, 2014
by Campbell Field, professional navigator Volvo Ocean Race is setting up an independent inquiry into the Vestas incident in Leg 2. See release here There are a large number of factors to consider in this report. ... Read More →
Published on December 16th, 2014
Young sailors from around the globe will converge on South Florida for the 69th annual Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta (OBIYR). The four-day event from Dec. 26-30 takes place on Biscayne Bay and is the largest ... Read More →
Published on December 15th, 2014
Inducted into the U.S. National Sailing Hall of Fame, Jim Kilroy’s ocean racing yachts, all name Kialoa, amassed a record of victories that remains unrivaled in the highest levels of Grand Prix racing. Equally successful in ... Read More →
Published on December 15th, 2014
In what is touted to be one of the most hotly contested Rolex Sydney Hobart line honours battles in recent history, here’s a video taster of the 100-footers from the Bow Caddy team featuring Comanche duking ... Read More →