Published on March 12th, 2013
The America’s Cup will pump approximately $780 million into the Bay Area economy, generate about 5,500 jobs and lead to about $14 million in revenue for San Francisco, according to a soon-to-be-published report. “This is a good news story,” said Stephen Barclay, CEO of the America’s Cup Event Authority, who has seen a copy of ... Read More →
Published on March 11th, 2013
From Iain McAllister, Peggy Bawn Press: As Adrian Morgan suggests (Scuttlebutt 3792), bring it on! Charles Paine Burgess, son of America’s Cup defender designer, Edward Burgess, brother of the J-Class Ranger’s designer, Starling Burgess – and himself an aeronautics engineer, rig designer and naval architect – wrote in 1935: “In the charter of the New ... Read More →
Published on March 11th, 2013
From John McNeill: As ISAF observes the performance of the new regatta format at the ISAF Sailing World Cup (as mentioned in Scuttlebutt 3792), I sincerely hope that they keep an eye on the potential dominance of the starting position on the end results. Too often, in short races, success on the starting line provides ... Read More →
Published on March 11th, 2013
From John Rumsey: Regarding Craig Fletcher’s comments in Scuttlebutt 3792, I remember when personal integrity was the norm in sailing. In the Star Class, when I sailed in the 50s, 60s, and 70s, there were seldom protests. If someone broke a rule they withdrew from the race. In the 1963 Star Class World Championship in ... Read More →
Published on March 11th, 2013
A typically talent-laden fleet of seven Farr 40s has gathered in one of the world’s greatest locales to contest the Miami Beach Invitational Regatta, being held March 13-16. This is the second stop on the United States circuit for Farr 40 class, coming two months after Quantum Key West 2013 kicked off the season. Professional ... Read More →
Published on March 11th, 2013
THE FASTEST SAILING SURFACE ON THE PLANET By the editors at dirtboating.com Imagine sailing at 80 mph (nearly 68 kts!) in 30 mph of TRUE WIND. Now imagine it’s your first time landsailing and you catch ... Read More →
Published on March 11th, 2013
The Gstaad Yacht Club celebrates its 15th anniversary, with another unique Ski-Yachting event. Gstaad, Switzerland – March 10th. “Our vision is to create a unique global yacht club away from the waters, instead of another yacht ... Read More →
Published on March 11th, 2013
The 2013 Lightning Southern Circuit got underway last weekend at the Deep South Regatta (March 9-10) in Savannah, GA, with Tito Gonzalez/ Alberto Gonzalez/ Christan Herman winning the 41-boat event. The fleet now heads south to ... Read More →
Published on March 11th, 2013
* The ISAF World Sailing Rankings for March 11, 2013 have been released for Olympic classes. Brendan Casey (AUS), Caleb Paine (USA) and Greg Douglas (CAN) retain the top three spots in the Finn class, however ... Read More →
Published on March 11th, 2013
This never gets old. Photo by Frank Quealey/Australian 18 Footers League... Read More →
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