Published on April 12th, 2013
(April 12, 2013) – Well-rested after a lay-day spent at the beach and enjoying other leisurely pursuits, competitors at Les Voiles de St. Barth returned to the race course today. Despite a forecast that called for rain and increased winds, sunshine and trade winds prevailed, though the breeze was lighter at 12 to 14 knots. ... Read More →
Published on April 12th, 2013
The 49th Congressional Cup in Long Beach, CA is where it began. Long Beach Yacht Club set the bar for world-class match racing in 1965 when it started the event and Rear Commodore Bill Dalessi persuaded ... Read More →
Published on April 11th, 2013
Thursday’s weather: Wind 5-8k, S; cloudy-hazy, 71F. Friday’s forecast: Wind 5-10k SW; sunny 69F., dry Long Beach, CA (April 11, 2013) – When’s the last time you saw spinnakers raised to start a match race? Or ... Read More →
Published on April 11th, 2013
Nassau, Bahamas (April 11, 2013) – The 2013 Star Western Hemisphere Championship attracted 21 teams to compete in this island paradise. With two days of racing completed today, German Hubert Merkelbach/ Gerrit Bartel hold a two ... Read More →
Published on April 11th, 2013
(April 11, 2013) – After two long days with plenty of racing, the Les Voiles de St. Barth competitors enjoyed a “lay day” today. It gave the 700 plus sailors a chance to see more of ... Read More →
Published on April 11th, 2013
Pretty horrible moment for someone, but we liked the soundtrack too much to look away as this boat washed up at the wedge in Newport Beach, CA. No one was hurt on the boat. Filmed by ... Read More →
Published on April 11th, 2013
Also known as the WTF (Wing The Fish)... Read More →
Published on April 11th, 2013
Now that the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race has revealed its schedule, Scuttlebutt sought the observations from a skilled spectator: Ken Read. After skippering entries in 2008-9 and 2011-12 editions, Ken will sit out the next race ... Read More →
Published on April 11th, 2013
The American Youth Sailing Force goes behind the scenes and shows just what it takes to gybe an AC45. There are a lot of moving parts and you’ve got to make sure that you make all ... Read More →
Published on April 11th, 2013
(April 11, 2013) – Act 2 of the 2013 Extreme Sailing Series has begun in Singapore under the gaze of the towering downtown city skyline where the Extreme Sailing Series Race Village is nestled in the ... Read More →