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Published on August 15th, 2013
Rush hour on Narragansett Bay will arrive early on Friday, August 16th, when 33 IRC, PHRF and Double-Handed boats head for the starting line of the Ida Lewis Distance Race. The popular overnighter has a spectator-friendly start planned for 12:30 off Fort Adams, and with wind predictions of between five and 10 knots, organizers will ... Read More →
Published on August 15th, 2013
Corpus Christi, TX (August 15, 2013) – The second to last day of racing at the U.S. Youth Sailing Championships, hosted by the Corpus Christi Yacht Club, was crucial for sailors trying to tack up the leaderboard in their respective classes to be in contention for Friday’s final races. Racing was postponed this morning due ... Read More →
Published on August 15th, 2013
San Francisco, CA (August 15, 2013) – This week marks the final phase of the American Youth Sailing Force’s eighteen month campaign to win the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup (RBYAC). The Force is sailing their ... Read More →
Published on August 15th, 2013
(August 15, 2013) – History was made at the Rolex Fastnet Race when the doublehanded French team of Pascal and Alexis Loison sailed their 33-foot JPK 1010 Night And Day won the 2013 edition overall title. ... Read More →
Published on August 15th, 2013
Yachting Monthly’s preview of the unique Fan Class 32, with a canting rig, or gimballed hull, whichever way you look at it it’s a monohull that doesn’t heel. Uploaded on Aug 11, ... Read More →
Published on August 15th, 2013
The foiling of the AC72 has been both a blessing and a curse. The sight of a fully foiling 72-foot catamaran, and the speed it develops, may never get old. However, with teams still mastering the ... Read More →
Published on August 15th, 2013
For the Louis Vuitton Cup challenger Finals, the race course has been shortened from seven-legs to five-legs. Emirates Team New Zealand skipper Dean Barker describes how this change impacts the race outcome… The race is now ... Read More →
Published on August 15th, 2013
It was a proud moment for America’s Cup organizers when they announced that, for the first time since 1992, the races would be on network TV in America. NBC would broadcast the first two races of ... Read More →
Published on August 15th, 2013
(August 15, 2013) – For the first time in its 88 year history, the Rolex Fastnet Race has been won by a doublehanded crew. The father and son team of Pascal and Alexis Loison from Cherbourg, ... Read More →
Published on August 15th, 2013
It’s been six long years since the two best challenging teams met for the right to compete in the America’s Cup. The venue was Valencia, Spain. The date was June 1, 2007. The teams were Luna ... Read More →