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Published on March 16th, 2011
The 5O5, so named for its length of 5.05 meters, achieved international status in 1955. The class is now preparing for its 2011 World Championship next week in Hamilton Island, Australia, but it won’t just be ... Read More →
Published on February 17th, 2011
By Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt editor As entries get submitted for the America’s Cup, the cynic in me slots them into three categories: Those that can legitimately compete to win. Those that are leveraging the event for ... Read More →
Published on February 6th, 2011
Time To Take a Step Out of the Dark Ages By Morgan Reeser, Olympian/Professional sailor The current starting system is still essentially the same as it was a hundred years ago, relying on human judgment often ... Read More →
Published on February 3rd, 2011
Challenging Times for the Challenger of Record Vincenzo Onorato is the President of Mascalzone Latino, a sailing team he founded in 1993. After his team had taken part in the last two editions of the America’s ... Read More →
Published on February 2nd, 2011
American Paige Railey was the first North American to win the women’s ISAF World Sailor of the Year Award, and she did it in 2006 when only 19 years old. I have interviewed Paige several times ... Read More →
Published on January 27th, 2011
Front Row Seats View from the Race Committee boat at Key West Race Week From the snake charmer on the sidewalk to the competition on the race course, with a fleet ranging from J/24s to Reichel/Pugh ... Read More →
Published on January 23rd, 2011
For 2011 Key West Race Week, it’s a story of how some things change and how some things stay the same. For the race course, the tropical climate continues to provide the respite from winter weather ... Read More →
Published on December 19th, 2010
by Bruno Troublé, 2-time Olympian, America’s Cup skipper and organizer I am just back from the World Yacht Racing Forum 2010 in Estoril, Portugal. We talked about the Olympics and the need to bring variety to ... Read More →
Published on December 11th, 2010
While the rest of the country is gearing up for New Year’s celebrations and finalizing 2011 resolutions, Annapolis resident Ryan Breymaier is preparing for his first-ever circumnavigation around the world as a participant in the double-handed ... Read More →
Published on December 8th, 2010
By Paul Henderson, former ISAF President The big problem that Mark Reynolds touches on in his three part interview this week (Olympic Sailing – Is the Men’s Keelboat Era Over?) is that in sailing the media ... Read More →