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Published on July 17th, 2013
At the end of his workday in steamy midtown Manhattan (NYC), Joel Terry craves relaxing outdoors. But these days, instead of starting his hour-long commute home to the mellow shore town of Long Branch, New Jersey, Terry stops at an unlikely source of nature: downtown Manhattan. There, he boards a sailboat and is soon jibing ... Read More →
Published on July 17th, 2013
Newport, RI (July 17, 2013) – With temperatures approaching 100 degrees fahrenheit (38∘C) at the water’s edge, competitors will have more than just a star-studded fleet to contend with if they hope to win the 2013 Farr 30 World Championship hosted by Sail Newport. Back-to-back World Championship Deneen Demourkas (Groovederci) returns with her core team ... Read More →
Published on July 17th, 2013
An exclusive tour of the Volvo Ocean 65’s deck and the new features that will make it the safest Volvo Ocean Race boat yet. Rick Deppe looks at the engine at the boat’s heart, the new ... Read More →
Published on July 17th, 2013
As badly as the 34th America’s Cup seeks to attract the “Facebook Generation”, it can’t escape its deeply rooted history of elegance. The New Zealand Herald provides this report by lifestyle editor Ginny Fisher, who got ... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2013
(July 16, 2013) – During the span of the 2225-mile Transpac race, when the lights of Los Angeles are long gone, yet Honolulu is too far to wish for, you are awash in routine and the ... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2013
* With the school year completed, activity is now increasing for the two North American teams selected to compete in the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup (Sept 1-4). The American Youth Sailing Force (USA), which represents ... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2013
(July 16, 2013) – With great anticipation, as the sun was about to rise, the Lake Ontario 300 Challenge shoreline crew finally broke out the champagne to welcome the Gord Honor Line Honour winners. On the ... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2013
(July 16, 2013) – It will be hard to forget the 333-mile Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac. Anything that lasts this long tends to linger. Light winds, hot temperatures and carnivorous flies were the common ... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2013
The American classic Dorade is among the 2013 Transpac field, returning to the race which she won in 1936 with a course record that stood for many years. In 2010, owners Matt Brooks and his wife ... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2013
Limassol, Cyprus (July 16, 2013) – The second day of racing at the 2013 Sail First ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships enjoyed an afternoon sea breeze as 14 knots of consistent wind with gusts of up ... Read More →