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Published on September 5th, 2014
Cartoon courtesy of Dave Foster and WindCheck magazine, September 2014. Click cartoon to enlarge. WindCheck is a monthly magazine devoted to sailors and boaters in the Northeast. www.windcheckmagazine.com... Read More →
Published on September 5th, 2014
Life at the Extreme is a documentary series of 39 thirty minute programmes starting October 2014, which will follow the seven teams competing in the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race around the world. The television series is ... Read More →
Published on September 5th, 2014
At the peak of its sailing season, Canada did not disappoint with a full calendar of events including three successful Sail Canada championships and the pinnacle World championships for disabled sailors. A record number of young ... Read More →
Published on September 4th, 2014
Long Beach, CA (September 4, 2014) – With planing conditions forecast and the sun shining, sailors awoke happy but sore and groggy on the second day of the Viper 640 North Americans. After the 4-race first ... Read More →
Published on September 4th, 2014
Oyster Bay, NY (September 4, 2014) – The 2014 Oakcliff International began with a remarkable level of match racing competition during the first day of racing. With lighter breeze in the morning, teams had to be ... Read More →
Published on September 4th, 2014
Greg Fisher shares his thoughts in WindCheck magazine on running a junior sailing program… This summer marks my second year as head instructor at Cedar Point Yacht Club in Westport, CT, and fourth year coaching as ... Read More →
Published on September 4th, 2014
Newport, RI (September 4, 2014) – For more than a half dozen yacht club teams, their respective fates in 2014 U.S. Qualifying Series for the New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup presented by Rolex came down ... Read More →
Published on September 4th, 2014
The 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race starts October 4 and will take the 7-boat fleet to 11 cities in 11 countries – Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France, The ... Read More →
Published on September 4th, 2014
A former Grosse Pointe Park (MI) attorney was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for bank fraud and money laundering, according to U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade. Kenneth Flaska was ordered Wednesday (Sept. ... Read More →
Published on September 4th, 2014
At a fleet racing national championship, the stakes are set high, and there is a high chance that a protest flag will fly. Most of the time, competitors will find themselves in front of the protest ... Read More →