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Published on September 17th, 2014
by Scott Boye, Friday Harbor For years I coached a High School sailing team. The experience gave me many insights that seem random but taken in their totality have led me to one conclusion: for kids ... Read More →
Published on September 17th, 2014
Fans of the Wisconsin Badgers (above), Green Bay Packers (lower left), and Chicago Bears (lower right). Photos courtesy of ILYA Scowlines... Read More →
Published on September 16th, 2014
Chicago, IL (September 16, 2014) – The world’s top sailing talent begin on Wednesday a five-day battle of high-intensity match racing for the right to claim the Chicago Match Cup, the only U.S. stop on the ... Read More →
Published on September 16th, 2014
(September 16, 2014) – Reduced to a Tropical Storm, Odile has moved from the destruction caused in its landfall at Cabo San Lucas, now presenting rain and winds of 50-60mph as it travels over the Gulf ... Read More →
Published on September 16th, 2014
Santander, Spain (September 16, 2014) – It was a tough fifth day of racing for all of the fleets at the Santander 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships with a challenging up-and down-wind playing havoc across the ... Read More →
Published on September 16th, 2014
The annual Newport for New Products program recognizes innovation, value and aesthetics and is open to all boats and gear making their US boat-show debut at the Newport International Boat Show on September 11-14. Categories include ... Read More →
Published on September 16th, 2014
British sailing legends, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and Sir Ben Ainslie, revealed a national contest for 18-24 year olds, regardless of previous sailing experience, to win a crew place for the Pacific Ocean leg on the next ... Read More →
Published on September 16th, 2014
Thirty-two teams competed in the J/80 North American Championship, held on September 12-14 in Annapolis, MD. Leading out of the gate was Texan Terry Flynn and his Quantum Racing team, winning four of the six races ... Read More →
Published on September 16th, 2014
by Nick Hayes, Sailing magazine There are competing philosophies at sailing schools. Some teach almost exclusively through racing, while others reject racing altogether. Only a few straddle a racing middle ground. Advocates on either side are ... Read More →
Published on September 16th, 2014
With cutbacks in research dollars around the world, a group of international biologists believes it’s time for some DIY (Do It Yourself) science. The team is developing simple observations and tests that recreational sailors and boaters ... Read More →