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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 and final NOOD event of the 2013 season. – Results... 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, but it was Niklas Zennström’s crew on Rán Racing which won the one and only race for the Gaastra ... 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 Debbie Probst to top the 45-boat fleet. After sailing 3 nice races on Saturday, the weather wasn’t as cooperative ... Read More →
Published on July 29th, 2013
Hyannis, MA (July 28, 2013) – The Hyannis Yacht Club 71st Regatta attracted 385 sailors racing in 249 boats from throughout the USA, USVI, and Hong Kong. The racing took place in Lewis Bay and Nantucket ... Read More →
Published on July 29th, 2013
The Extreme Sailing Series world tour entertained the crowds in Porto, Portugal on July 25-28, 2013. Eight teams including two wildcard entries ROFF Cascais Sailing Team and Team Tilt went head to head, and after 30 ... Read More →
Published on July 29th, 2013
The 83 year old Dorade is enjoying a renaissance. Her new owners, Matt Brooks and his wife Pam Rorke Levy (or, as they describe themselves, the “current caretakers”) have invested in numerous renovations and upgrades to ... Read More →
Published on July 28th, 2013
Chicago, IL (July 28, 2013) – The second day of racing for Chicago Yacht Club’s NACC 2013 saw a continuation of the unseasonably cold weather from Saturday, with early morning weather reports promising even colder temperatures ... Read More →
Published on July 28th, 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 some handicap rule history… The Cruising Club ... Read More →
Published on July 28th, 2013
By Laurie Fullerton, SAILING The U.S. Virgin Islands sailing community has made teaching and inspiring young sailors a priority – and it’s paying big dividends About 15 years ago, legendary three-time America’s Cup skipper Dennis Conner ... Read More →
Published on July 28th, 2013
Edgartown Yacht Club held its first race around Martha’s Vineyard Island in the summer of 1938, and is continued today as the ‘Round-the-Island Race. This year’s edition, held on July 20, provided quite a ride for ... Read More →