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Published on August 13th, 2013
The Great Lakes 70 Class Sheboygan Regatta was held August 9-11 out of Sail Sheboygan/Sheboygan Yacht Club in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Six Great Lakes 70’s participated in varied conditions. Friday winds were 6-18 (building during the day) with four races, all W-L twice around. Saturday was a 24 mile distance race; the score counted double. Sunday ... Read More →
Published on August 13th, 2013
Little jibs might not provide the horsepower but they allow the crew to pose for the photo boat at Airlie Beach Race Week 2013 in Queensland, Australia, Photo by Shirley Wodson... Read More →
Published on August 13th, 2013
There is something eerily disappointing when you walk into a sports stadium when there is no game. It’s cavernous, empty shell seems without purpose. For a proven sport such as football or baseball, the massive structure ... Read More →
Published on August 13th, 2013
America’s Cup challenger finalist Luna Rossa Challenge allows team photographer Carlo Borlenghi to provide a tour of their base, in a way that only Carlo can... Read More →
Published on August 13th, 2013
This is what it looks like at 0330 on August 13. Team SCA, which is training on a VO70 for the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race, competing in the 45th Rolex Fastnet Race…the legendary 611-nautical mile race ... Read More →
Published on August 12th, 2013
(August 12, 2013) – At 14:03 BST Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard’s 131-ft Maxi Trimaran Spindrift 2 was the first boat to round the Fastnet Rock, the symbolic halfway point of the 611-nautical mile Rolex Fastnet ... Read More →
Published on August 12th, 2013
The 2013-14 EFG Pan American Viper 640 Sport Boat Championship comprises a series of qualifying international regattas, with a final championship regatta in March in Miami. EFG International, a global private banking group, has committed to ... Read More →
Published on August 12th, 2013
“In sabot racing, you only want to think and plan 100 feet forward at a time so that you don’t overwhelm yourself with tactics and anticipation. During the last race of nationals, I was still seven ... Read More →
Published on August 12th, 2013
A previously confidential report by the Chairman of the America’s Cup Measurement Committee reveals that according to an internal inquiry by Oracle Team USA, one member of their sailing crew was involved along with three members ... Read More →
Published on August 12th, 2013
The ISAF World Sailing Rankings for 12 August 2013 have been released. Leading the charge is Australian Mat Belcher who just claimed his fourth consecutive 470 World Championship title. Brendan Casey’s (AUS) reign at Finn World ... Read More →