Published on July 15th, 2012
By Nicholas Hayes, Saving Sailing On the subject of kids learning to sail, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a discussion thread on a sailing website or an op/ed in a sailing magazine that doesn’t include extreme opinions about the Optimist Dinghy (Opti) and other similar one-person prams like the El Toro. Folks either hate them ... Read More →
Published on May 23rd, 2012
The route around the world for the Volvo Ocean Race is determined by the 10 international ports that host the fleet during the event. The 2011-12 edition arrived in Miami on May 9 from Brazil, re-starting ... Read More →
Published on May 3rd, 2012
Forty-nine boats competed on April 14th in the 2012 Full Crew Farallones Race, a 58 nm contest that has run continuously since 1907. It is one of a handful of races in San Francisco that extends ... Read More →
Published on May 2nd, 2012
When the annual Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta arrived in San Diego (March 17-18), the ‘feast of famine’ winds of the winter season had promised a bountiful feast. A daunting forecast led to some pre-race pondering for ... Read More →
Published on April 25th, 2012
By Nick Hayes, Saving Sailing author I’m interested in the America’s Cup in the same way that I am interested in a mission to Mars: It seems pretty cool. I’m aware that it’s happening, and if ... Read More →
Published on April 24th, 2012
On Saturday, April 14, 2012, one sailor died and four others remain missing after waves pummeled James Bradford’s Sydney 38 Low Speed Chase, which was competing in the Full Crew Farallones Race, sponsored by San Francisco ... Read More →
Published on April 3rd, 2012
The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) is charged with determining what sailing events are in the Olympic Games, and what kind of equipment is to be used in each event. To help finalize their decisions for the ... Read More →
Published on January 16th, 2012
American Mark Rudiger died too early. Mark had been battling lymphoma for four years before he lost his battle on July 17, 2008. He was 53 years old. Mark’s reputation as a premier sailing navigator was ... Read More →
Published on January 5th, 2012
Background Most in the US sailing community are aware of the tragic drowning of 14-year old Olivia Constants in a club-supervised practice in Annapolis in June, 2011. Olivia and her skipper were part of their club’s ... Read More →
Published on December 15th, 2011
Guidelines for press/photo boats: assignment and operation The purpose is to maximize media’s benefit to the event by putting them in the best possible positions to report on the action and to obtain high-quality photographs and ... Read More →
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