Published on May 16th, 2013
Here are two team updates that follow the tragic training accident on May 9, which saw America’s Cup challenger Artemis Racing incur significant damage and suff the loss of crewman Andrew Simpsom:. Artemis Racing, Kungliga Svenska Segal Sallskapet (SWE) “Artemis Racing today (May 16, 2013) held a private ceremony commemorating the memory of our friend ... Read More →
Published on May 16th, 2013
Langenargen, Germany (May 16, 2013) – A lengthy day on Lake Constance marked the start of Match Race Germany and the opening round of the 2013 Alpari World Match Racing Tour. With the wind off Langenargen just strong enough to sail but rarely getting above 10 knots, the organisers ripped through ten flights of the ... Read More →
Published on May 16th, 2013
At 24 years, Taylor Canfield is one of the brightest stars to recently come out of the US Virgin Islands. After dominating at Boston College, closing out his intercollegiate career by winning the inaugural Match Race ... Read More →
Published on May 16th, 2013
This is how they do it in San Francisco, ... Read More →
Published on May 16th, 2013
“At least a race car driver has a steel cage around him. The only protection these guys have are some pads they wear and a helmet. This is too risky a business right now. If the ... Read More →
Published on May 16th, 2013
An hour into the race, there we were, 15 people crammed into a space not much bigger than a pair of office cubicles. “Preparing to tack,” the captain called out. “Primary grinders ready,” a crew member ... Read More →
Published on May 16th, 2013
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Published on May 16th, 2013
(May 16, 2013) – For the second year in a row, the award-winning sailboat racing simulator SailX.com will be running the “Virtual ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships”. After last years’ successful collaboration with ISAF and the ... Read More →
Published on May 16th, 2013
For the season finale, the Chalk Talk cast is throwing a banquet! It’s the Chalk Talk Pre-Nationals Hypothetical All American Awards Banquet, to be precise. We look at the past year of college sailing and start ... Read More →
Published on May 15th, 2013
The Bermuda Race Organizing Committee has introduced a performance screen for the 2014 Newport Bermuda Race. The purpose is to identify modern lightweight, high-performance boats with large sail plans for assignment to the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse ... Read More →