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Published on July 31st, 2013
Competitors from across Canada and the Eastern Seaboard will descend on the picturesque village of Chester, Nova Scotia for Canada’s largest keelboat regatta – Chester Race Week. Hosted by Chester Yacht Club on August 14-17, a full schedule of events with boat tours, live music, great food, races and a racing seminar from J/Boat designer, ... Read More →
Published on July 31st, 2013
Palma de Mallorca, Spain (July 31, 2013) – Doug DeVos’ Quantum Racing team moved two more points ahead of Rán Racing at the top of the standings for the 52 SUPER SERIES regatta at the 32nd Copa del Rey Mapfre, their reward for winning a surprisingly challenging but nevertheless interesting 29 miles coastal race out ... Read More →
Published on July 31st, 2013
St. Francis Yacht Club will once again welcome racers from around the globe to participate in the West Coast’s premier regatta, the Rolex Big Boat Series (RBBS), from September 26-29. The event, in its 49th edition, will host four days of racing for monohull and multihull classes and serve as the West Coast IRC Championship, ... Read More →
Published on July 31st, 2013
The 36th annual McNish Classic Yacht Race at Channel Islands Harbor (CA), this year held on July 27, is essentially a 16.5 mile parade of history. Kate Sheahan, who is touring the west coast this summer on behalf of US Sailing, provides this report… “If I spent $15 on plans, I better build a boat,” ... Read More →
Published on July 31st, 2013
GREAT Britain is one of twelve new identical third generation ocean racing yachts commissioned by UK based race organiser Clipper Ventures for the 2013-14 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. The fleet will depart from Tower ... Read More →
Published on July 31st, 2013
By Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt When there are over 110 boats set to compete in the Thistle Class National Championship, which will be held in Sandusky, Ohio on August 3-9, you’d think the class must be doing ... Read More →
Published on July 31st, 2013
When was the last time you did a downwind start... Read More →
Published on July 31st, 2013
Team New Zealand are still trying to get definitive performance figures on Oracle but have conceded that the America’s Cup holders look “real quick”. While the Kiwis have totally dominated Italy’s Luna Rossa, and struggling challenger ... Read More →
Published on July 30th, 2013
Donald Street Jr. is somewhere north of 80 years old, and has swallowed more salt water than most of us will ever have splashed on us. Here he shares the views of the late Bill Snaith, ... Read More →
Published on July 30th, 2013
Valencia, Spain (July 30, 2013) – A thrilling final day of racing at the 2013 420 World and Ladies World Championships ended today with Spain’s Xavier Antich/Pedro Terrones winning the 420 World Championship title and Great ... Read More →