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Published on June 25th, 2013
Storm Trysail Club’s 25th Anniversary Block Island Race Week on June 23-28 hosts 182 teams racing in 19 classes (four IRC, five PHRF, seven one design, two cruising, one doublehand) and eight of those contesting major ... Read More →
Published on June 25th, 2013
Storm Trysail Club’s 25th Anniversary Block Island Race Week on June 23-28 hosts 182 teams racing in 19 classes (four IRC, five PHRF, seven one design, two cruising, one doublehand) and eight of those contesting major ... Read More →
Published on June 25th, 2013
A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits, that features in the myths of many cultures. Or it is a boat. Here are photos by Fiona Brown from the Dragon South Coast ... Read More →
Published on June 24th, 2013
Block Island, RI (June 24, 2013) – Saving for a rainy day is a good idea in sailboat racing just as it is in real life. That’s what early leaders were thinking today after opening races ... Read More →
Published on June 24th, 2013
The Academy Award winning movie Network, the 1976 American satirical film about a fictional television network, may be best known when its frustrated news anchor persuaded his viewers to shout out of their windows “I’m as ... Read More →
Published on June 24th, 2013
Whether the move to multihulls for the America’s Cup proves a success will be determined this summer, but it is certain that the move has succeeded in waking up the minds of American sailors. One of ... Read More →
Published on June 24th, 2013
(June 24, 2013) – The leaders of the Bermuda One-Two have finished the 635 mile doublehanded leg from Bermuda to Newport, RI. Now in port are Stanley Paris’ 63-foot Kiwi Spirit, which finished today at 10:49 ... Read More →
Published on June 24th, 2013
“It’s just frustrating when you’re literally 13 days away from starting the first race (on July 7) and you could be forced to actually make changes to the equipment, which if you are making design-related decisions ... Read More →
Published on June 24th, 2013
Paul Cayard, the CEO of Artemis Racing, hasn’t done much talking since their America’s Cup training accident on May 9 that destroyed their boat and killed crewman Andrew Simpson. But he’s talking now… here’s what he ... Read More →
Published on June 24th, 2013
(June 24, 2013) – After the Sunday start was delayed due to extreme winds, 55 doublehanded Mini 6.50 teams today began the 700nm Mini Fastnet. With a 15-knot north-westerly in Douarnenez Bay and 17 knots out ... Read More →