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Lightning Southern Circuit

Published on March 12th, 2013

Miami, FL (March 12, 2013) – The second stop of the 2013 Lightning Southern Circuit has attracted a 43-boat fleet to the Midwinter Lightning Championship (March 12-13). Four races were completed today, with one design guru ... Read More


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Disabled sailing

Published on March 12th, 2013

American Yacht Club (Rye, NY), in conjunction with Larchmont Yacht Club (Larchmont, NY), will once again be hosting the fifth annual Robie Pierce One-Design and Women’s Invitational Regattas for sailors with disabilities off the waters of ... Read More


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Around Bermuda in an Optimist

Published on March 12th, 2013

WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE Sailing fanatic Tom Herbert-Evans has performed many crazy stunts in the past. But his next one perhaps tops them all. The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club (RBYC) Sailing Academy Director plans ... Read More


Guest Commentary

Thinking about the big picture

Published on March 12th, 2013

From Peter Schwarz: I couldn’t agree more with your comments about one-design racing (in Scuttlebutt 3793), reprinted from Bacardi Race Week. However, after 20 years of racing S2 7.9’s, I have seen a number of incidents ... Read More


Guest Commentary

Costly volunteerism

Published on March 12th, 2013

From Brian Morris: I noticed in Scuttlebutt 3793 that ISAF has reduced the time of their November Annual Conference in Muscat, Oman ‘In order for delegates and Member National Authorities (MNAs) to save costs the Executive ... Read More


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New sailing speed record

Published on March 12th, 2013

The World Sailing Speed Record Council has ratified a new Sydney to Hobart (AUS) record. Set by Sean Langman (AUS) and two crew onboard the ORMA 60 Team Australia on Feb 23, 2013, the team covered ... Read More


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Weather forecasting for the America’s Cup

Published on March 12th, 2013

ETNZ: A DIFFERENT KIND OF PRE-START Emirates Team New Zealand tactician Ray Davies explains the big difference in the pre-start and weather information required in the new America’s Cup form of AC72 racing… “For the last ... Read More


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