Published on August 9th, 2012
“I’m sad to report that our dream of winning a gold medal for the USA ended today in a 3-1 loss to Team Finland in the quarterfinals. It hurts! I can’t describe how upset and disappointed ... Read More →
Published on August 9th, 2012
The United States won’t win an Olympic sailing medal for the first time since the 1936 Berlin Games. Anna Tunnicliffe, the last American skipper with a chance, couldn’t fight back tears after her run at a ... Read More →
Published on August 9th, 2012
Weymouth and Portland, U.K. (August 8, 2012; Day 11) – Closure continued at the 2012 Olympic Sailing Regatta with the Medal Race for the 49er skiff event, while tight scores proved the theme on the Women’s ... Read More →
Published on August 6th, 2012
Britain’s Ben Ainslie became the most decorated Olympic Games sailor in history on Sunday when he captured a fourth consecutive gold medal before announcing his intention to quit. The 35-year-old, who also won silver in 1996, ... Read More →
Published on July 26th, 2012
l’Hydroptere DCNS, current holder of the one mile world speed record of 50.17 knots, is in Los Angeles and now on standby for a transpacific record attempt to Hawaii. They’ll be attempting to beat the record ... Read More →
Published on July 26th, 2012
Weymouth and Portland, U.K. (July 22, 2012) – The Meet the Team series introduces sailing fans to Bob Willis (Chicago, Ill.). Willis, 25, began his sailing career at the age of eight, and quickly advanced through Optimists and 420s. ... Read More →
Published on July 26th, 2012
Canadians Richard Clarke and Tyler Bjorn are medal favorites in the Star event. Meet the athletes and learn what it is that makes them excel. Click here for additional Canadian athlete profiles... Read More →
Published on July 25th, 2012
26-year old Erika Heineken, from Marin County, Calif., is the new women’s North American Course Racing Champion. It’s her first major kiteboarding win, and she shares the success with brother Johnny Heineken, who was also crowned ... Read More →
Published on July 17th, 2012
Unleashing the beast on the Great Lakes By Leighton O’Connor Chicago’s light fixture mogul Peter Thornton purchased PUMA’s Volvo Open 70 il mostro, which they sailed in the 2008-9 Volvo Ocean Race, in hopes of breaking ... Read More →
Published on July 15th, 2012
By Nicholas Hayes, Saving Sailing On the subject of kids learning to sail, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a discussion thread on a sailing website or an op/ed in a sailing magazine that doesn’t include extreme ... Read More →
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