Eight Bells Archives

Eight Bells: Line Markert

March 18th, 2025

World Sailing Vice President Line Markert, her partner Andreas Christensen, and their son died returning from a ski trip following

February 19th, 2025

Don Casey’s, one of SAIL magazine’s most popular and prolific writers, died suddenly of a heart attack in his backyard

February 11th, 2025

Sailboat and racing yacht designer and builder Edward Robert “Bob” Evelyn, 87, died January 27, 2025, after a short illness

February 6th, 2025

With great sorrow, we bid farewell to John Stokely Dinsdale, who passed away on February 4, 2025, at the age

February 5th, 2025

Situated in northern Sardinia, the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda is renowned for organizing international sailing regattas at the highest level,

January 31st, 2025

When an Army helicopter collided with an American Airlines jet over the Potomac River on January 29, news reports noted

January 26th, 2025

Founding father for the US I420 Class, Larry Law, 74, passed away January 18, 2025 in Newport Beach, CA. Born

January 24th, 2025

Anthony Garey Alvarez Correa (Tony), 83, of South Bristol, ME died at his home with family after a short battle

January 12th, 2025

An avalanche in the Piedmont region of northern Italy killed three skiers, two of which were prominent members of the

December 16th, 2024

A ship’s bell is struck for each half-hour of a four-hour watch, and when a sailor has died, they are