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A Sea Of Change For The America’s Cup

Published on August 1st, 2013

There is a moment when the yachts racing in this year’s America’s Cup go from being mere boats to something more like flying machines. It happens at around 17 knots, or 20 miles per hour, when both hulls of the carbon-fiber catamarans rise out of the water and the entire craft skims over the surface ... Read More


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Perfection In Palma As Quantum Racing Win Twice

Published on August 1st, 2013

August 1, 2013 – With two days of scheduled racing remaining for the 52 SUPER SERIES at Palma, Mallorca’s showcase 32nd Copa del Rey MAPFRE, Quantum Racing’s lead grew a little more thanks to back to back wins in typical Palma sea breeze conditions. As a crew Quantum Racing have never won the prestigious Copa ... Read More


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Racing to the Pink Pony Bar

Published on July 31st, 2013

While the Chicago to Mackinac Race proved to be a nightmarish event with light winds, oppressive heat, and carnivorous flies, the Bayview to Mackinac Race (starting on July 20) was much more receptive to its participants. ... Read More


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The Last Youngstown Level Regatta

Published on July 31st, 2013

By Don Finkle, event founder/chairperson How do you do justice to describing an event –Youngstown Level Regatta – that has been a Lake Ontario fixture for most of the last 40 summers, almost from the 20 ... Read More


Dock Talk

Canada’s largest keelboat regatta

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 ... Read More


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The ‘other’ regatta in San Francisco

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, ... Read More


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A Smoothness That Is Like Nothing Else

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 ... Read More


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