Published on February 27th, 2013
The approach of an Olympic Games normally has a positive influence on activities in the host country and this is proving to be especially true of the Finn class in Brazil. Just over four years ago a joint initiative between Brazil, Pata Boats of Hungary and the International Finn Association was initiated to import a ... Read More →
Published on February 27th, 2013
As teams ramped up for the 33rd St Maarten Heineken Regatta on Mar 1-3, they were entertained this past Tuesday by the opening act: The Budget Marine Match Racing Cup. With a flawless performance from start to finish, 24-year-old Virgin Islands sailor Taylor Canfield did not lose a race today en route to a dominating ... Read More →
Published on February 27th, 2013
At an emotional ceremony Tuesday at the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, Johnny Heineken (Larkspur, Calif.) and Jennifer French (St. Petersburg, Fla.) were celebrated as US Sailing’s 2012 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the ... Read More →
Published on February 21st, 2013
The impact of competition in the sport of sailing is undeniable. The higher the level, the more gratifying the prize, but the fewer willing to climb that mountain. Every class of racing, whether it’s handicap or ... Read More →
Published on February 21st, 2013
American Ryan Breymaier was among the nine men that successfully sailed the VO70 Maserati to establish a new reference time of 47:00:42:29 for the Golden Route, in the monohull category, from New York to San Francisco ... Read More →
Published on February 21st, 2013
When Charlie McKee, 50, took the job as the High Performance Director of the U.S. Olympic Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider, he did so with two Olympic medals already around his neck. Charlie won the Bronze medal ... Read More →
Published on February 20th, 2013
When the ISAF Sailing World Cup came to Miami (Jan 28-Feb 2), it was the beginning of a journey for many of the athletes toward the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The event was also a ... Read More →
Published on February 20th, 2013
Mike Golding discusses his post-race symptoms following the 2012-2013 Vendee Globe, the 24,000-nm solo, non-stop around the world race in the IMOCA Open 60 class: “My sleep patterns are beginning to return to something approaching normal ... Read More →
Published on February 20th, 2013
Kiteboard course racing continues to grow, and while kiteboards ably compete on a typical buoy course, they have enough unique attributes that required the establishment of Appendix F – Kiteboard Racing Rules – in The Racing ... Read More →
Published on February 20th, 2013
In the March 2013 issue of Practical Sailor magazine, they rated the performance of more than 50 different kinds of bottom paint. Some of the best performing antifouling paints in their most recent test were hard, ... Read More →
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