Published on May 6th, 2024
While advanced design and technology lead the sport in a direction of high performance and elite skill, the popularity of casual racing remains exceedingly alive and well during the warmer months with mid-week competition. Often referred ... Read More →
Published on May 6th, 2024
When the question was asked as to when and where the first beer can race was held, there were several virtual hands raised with the same answer: Balboa Yacht Club’s Thursday evening BeerCans Summer Series. A ... Read More →
Published on May 6th, 2024
The 2023-24 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is on the move again for the 4200nm leg down the western coast of North America from Seattle, WA to Panama. The 11 teams departed Bell Harbor Marina ... Read More →
Published on May 6th, 2024
New York, NY (May 6, 2024) – French skipper Yoann Richomme made it two back-to-back solo Transatlantic wins today when he brought his IMOCA 60 PAPREC ARKÉA across the finish line first on the historic Transat ... Read More →
Published on May 6th, 2024
Conversations with Classic Boats is a podcast about classic boat designs and the stories behind them. Hosted by Tom Darling, the 30th episode features two of the most interesting curators in the marine museum world. Meet ... Read More →
Published on May 6th, 2024
Ed Huntsman, 72, who devoted his personal and professional life to boating safety, died after battling stage 4 cancer for nearly seven years on May 1, 2024. He was a committed volunteer to US Sailing as ... Read More →
Published on May 6th, 2024
Joshua Slocum, a member of the first group inducted in the National Sailing Hall of Fame, is best known for achieving the first ever circumnavigation under sail — a three-year, 45,000-mile odyssey – completed in a ... Read More →
Published on May 6th, 2024
Rob Moore was only 58 years old when he succumbed to lung cancer on Jan. 6, 2012. He was among the 20% of lung cancer victims with no history of smoking. During Rob’s short tenure on ... Read More →
Published on May 5th, 2024
Diego Botin’s Los Gallos got the better of two of the leagues heavyweights – Australia and New Zealand – in a tense three-boat final at the Bermuda SailGP on May 4-5. It was the Spanish team’s ... Read More →
Published on May 5th, 2024
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News The opportunity for the revamped United States SailGP Team to gain some mojo at the Bermuda event on May 4-5 will have to wait as they damaged their boat prior ... Read More →