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August 19th, 2024

The very esteemed Warwick ‘Commodore’ Tompkins is now 92 years young, and has spent his life racing, delivering, designing, rigging,

August 13th, 2024

The Italian sailing news source Vela is reminiscing and wants our help: Between the late 1960s and early 1990s we

July 2nd, 2024

The famous Canadian racer has new owners and will be on the lakes this summer. Story by Wendy Mitman Clarke

June 24th, 2024

by Don Finkle, RCR Yachts As a kid in the ‘50s we learned that, “There are only two colors for

September 22nd, 2023

It’s party time in Fremantle as the city celebrates the 40th anniversary of Australia II’s famous America’s Cup win in

May 23rd, 2023

Dick Carter, one of the leading designers during the IOR era in the 1970s, will be celebrated at the Dick

October 9th, 2022

There are eight inductees in the National Sailing Hall of Fame from San Diego Yacht Club, and the bar can

June 14th, 2022

For every notable yacht designer, there is that one boat which launches their career. For Bill Tripp Jr, whose life

March 15th, 2022

The Russian invasion of Ukraine may give professional sailors a new income stream as Arthur Christopher Bulger explains: The joke

February 23rd, 2022

David B. Vietor was a difference maker, and with his recent passing, Gus Carlson offers this tribute: It’s not a