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Published on April 9th, 2013
Long Beach, CA (April 9, 2013) – Mathieu Richard of France hadn’t match-raced in seven months and Great Britain’s Ian Williams was coming out of five inactive months, but they dealt better with weird conditions than anyone else in a 10-boat international field to share first place with four wins and one loss after Day ... Read More →
Published on April 9th, 2013
(April 9, 2013) – It was hard to tell dockside in Gustavia this morning if there was a care in the world among the Les Voiles de St. Barth competitors, what with the trade winds blowing, ... Read More →
Published on April 9th, 2013
It is important to understand that Bruce Kirby loves the Laser. He designed it, and he considers it his child. But while Kirby owns the Laser design, he does not own the Laser name and logo. ... Read More →
Published on April 9th, 2013
Live viewing for Long Beach Yacht Club’s 49th Congressional Cup on April 9-13. Competition will be at Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier on the Long Beach outer harbor starting at noon daily PDT, conditions permitting. Details at ... Read More →
Published on April 9th, 2013
As the designer of the Laser, Bruce Kirby was forced to pursue legal action to hold the primary builder of his boat – LaserPerformance – accountable to the agreements that they signed. The result of that ... Read More →
Published on April 9th, 2013
Organisers of the America’s Cup in San Francisco have appointed Front Row Marketing Services to ‘increase sponsorship sales and commercial’ rights ahead of this September’s competition. Although several commercial agreements were reached towards the end of ... Read More →
Published on April 9th, 2013
Colourful fun at Airlie Beach Race Week in Queensland, Australia. Photo by Teri Dodds... Read More →
Published on April 9th, 2013
Here are some updates from the Royal Ocean Racing Club Rating Office, administrative home of the IRC handicap rule… Removing standard fittings or changing your boat It is (we hope!) common knowledge that removing items such ... Read More →
Published on April 9th, 2013
Molly Vandemoer and her two teammates, Anna Tunnicliffe and Debbie Capozzi, were members of the 2012 US Olympic Sailing Team. They won gold at the 2011 Women’s Match Racing World Championship, silver at the 2012 Worlds, ... Read More →
Published on April 9th, 2013
That the 2013 Congressional Cup attracts such a quality line-up is a tribute to the event. In its 49th edition, the event may be at the forefront of match racing, but it is not part of ... Read More →