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Published on July 16th, 2013
(July 16, 2013) – The shortage of America’s Cup challengers is only matched by the lack of American teams eager to oppose the war chest of Larry Ellison and his Oracle Racing Team. During the entry phase, the only domestic entity willing to go public was the African Diaspora Maritime, but they did not survive ... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2013
Pinnacle Event Will Determine U.S. Circuit Honors EDGARTOWN, MASS., MARTHA’S VINEYARD (July 16, 2013) – It’s getting down to the wire for the Farr 40 Class, with several teams close, if not neck-and-neck, on points as they head into the Rolex Farr 40 North American Championship, the fifth and final event on the 2013 U.S. ... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2013
The 2013 U.S. Junior Women’s Singlehanded Championship, hosted by the Beverly Yacht Club in Marion, Mass., kicks off this Wednesday, July 17 for three days of racing on Buzzards Bay. Forty-three sailors from all over the country will be racing in Laser Radials, and five of the top six competitors from last year’s championship in ... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2013
Mackinac Island, MI (July 16, 2013) – Despite the historically-light wind conditions that left half of the fleet still on the lake early Tuesday morning, the afternoon awards program will go on for the 105th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac, presented by Veuve Clicquot. Race organizers said as of 9:00 a.m. CDT there were ... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2013
Americans Taylor Reiss and Matthew Whitehead were crowned youth world champions after placing 16th overall in the Formula 18 World Championship, held July 5-12 in Grosseto, Italy. Sailing aboard a C2 catamaran among 81 entrants in the Gold fleet, Reiss and Whitehead successfully defended their youth world championship from a year ago, when they placed ... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2013
Bringing together its signature combination of on-shore and on-the-water activities, the third edition of BACARDI® Newport Sailing Week presented by EFG Bank concluded this weekend with the 29th running of New England’s premiere one-design event – the Newport Regatta®. Sail Newport, Rhode Island’s Public Sailing Center, demonstrated its considerable logistical and race management skills in ... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2013
Twelve teams will compete in the 2013 Governor’s Cup, the 47th Annual International Junior Match Race Championship. Racing will be held in Wednesday through Sunday, July 18-22. The event is hosted by Balboa Yacht Club in Corona del Mar, CA. The longest trips are for the three Australian and three New Zealand teams. However, the ... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2013
The U.S. Santana 22 Nationals were hosted by Richmond Yacht Club, with racing on San Francisco Bay July 12-14, 2013. Photos by Erik Simonson... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2013
The iconic power plant off of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida is now gone, demolished on July 16 to make way for a more fuel-efficient plant that will run American natural gas, instead of foreign oil. The new ... Read More →
Published on July 15th, 2013
When the first of three staggered starts for the 2225nm Transpac Race got underway on Monday (July 8), the news was not all aloha for the organizers. Among the entries scheduled to start was the Tripp ... Read More →