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Published on July 29th, 2013
Aarhus, Denmark (July 29, 2013) – After five hour delay due to a dead calm, the second day of qualifying for the 2013 29er Worlds got back on track. Two more races were held in 8 knots which fell to 6 knots during the final race, enough to count for all competitors. ISAF Youth World ... Read More →
Published on July 29th, 2013
Given the shortage of challenging teams for the America’s Cup, and now the competitive imbalance amongst the teams, the two month Louis Vuitton Cup race schedule seems a bit… long. With Emirates Team New Zealand going undefeated to win the Round Robin segment, and no team appearing able to threaten them, it begs the question ... Read More →
Published on July 29th, 2013
The 2013 Mirror World Championship has attracted 91 boats to Lough Derg, Dromineer, Co. Tipperary, travelling to Lough Derg Yacht Club from the UK, Australia, the Philippines, South Africa, Canada, Sweden as well as parts of ... Read More →
Published on July 29th, 2013
ClubSwan is celebrating a successful Gazprom Swan European Regatta as well as the inaugural Gazprom Swan 60 World Championship and 2013 Swan 45 World Championship. Held simultaneously in Cowes, UK, at the heart of global yachting, ... Read More →
Published on July 29th, 2013
The IRC Technical Committee has recently discussed and agreed in principle that the IRC treatment of Adjustable Mast Foot and/or Forestay will be revised with effect from 1st January 2014 (1st June 2014 for SOUTH boats). ... Read More →
Published on July 29th, 2013
Forecasters at the Central Pacific Hurricane Center says some weakening is expected for Tropical Storm Flossie as it approaches Maui. The storm is set to become a tropical depression when it hits Oahu Monday night. A ... Read More →
Published on July 29th, 2013
It’s so big that it can be seen from space – 11,684 miles of shimmering shoreline, equaling the distance of the entire West Coast, from Mexico to Canada. But in this boiling-hot summer, good luck trying ... Read More →
Published on July 29th, 2013
The 2013 Sperry-Top Sider Marblehead NOOD, held July 25-28, attracted 157 entrants to compete in the 11 fleets. Skip Shumway, who won the 14-boat Sonar class, was deemed the overall event winner. This was the sixth ... Read More →
Published on July 29th, 2013
Palma de Mallorca (July 29, 2013) – The challenges came in different forms for some of the top 52’s on the first day of the 32nd Copa del Rey MAPFRE on the Bay of Palma, Mallorca, ... Read More →
Published on July 29th, 2013
Wrightsville Beach, NC (July 28, 2013) – Coming off her recent Lightning World Championship victory with husband David, Jody Starck moved to the back of the boat and teamed up with worlds teammate Ian Jones and ... Read More →