Published on October 24th, 2023
While The Ocean Race (first held in 1973) and the Vendee Globe (first held in 1989) remain the elite competitions for crewed and solo round the world races, respectively, this space in the sport is getting ... Read More →
Published on March 18th, 2024
The Race to Alaska (R2AK) began in 2015 with a proposition: who wants to leave their engines behind and race the 750 mile course from Port Townsend, WA to Ketchikan, AK? Apparently lots of people, and ... Read More →
Published on March 18th, 2024
When the Transatlantic Race 2025 gets underway from the USA to England, competitors will have the option – with no penalty – to have their boats helmed by autopilot. Elaine Bunting reports on another big change ... Read More →
Published on March 18th, 2024
It was in 1988 when a college hoops pool between a bunch of friends in Annapolis first got traction, each trying to prove they knew something about the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. Known around ... Read More →
Published on March 18th, 2024
Before Cole Brauer became the first American woman to sail solo non-stop round the world, South African Kirsten Neuschäfer became the first woman to win a solo non-stop round the world race when she finished the ... Read More →
Published on March 18th, 2024
The ability for underwater foils to lift sailboats has proven to be a massive advancement in yacht design. But as brilliant as it is to gain speed when wetted surface is reduced, sailing a foiling boat ... Read More →
Published on March 18th, 2024
During the heyday of fiberglass boat construction in the 1960s and 70s, the sport grew rapidly with racer-cruiser keelboat racing. While many of the early builders are long gone, newer trends focus more on interior space ... Read More →
Published on March 18th, 2024
Two-time Olympic medalist Nathan Outteridge has been appointed as the Switzerland SailGP Team driver for the final five events of Season 4. His first test will be March 23-24 at the New Zealand Sail Grand Prix ... Read More →
Published on March 17th, 2024
Only seven teams competed in the 2024 Superyacht Challenge Antigua on March 13-17, but this plus-size fashion show of elegant performers enjoyed 13-20 knot tradewinds for racing around deep water and inshore marks, making full use ... Read More →
Published on March 17th, 2024
Dr. Dick Heinl passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 in Oyster Bay, New York. He was 99 years of age. Dick was very accomplished in all that he set his mind ... Read More →
Published on March 17th, 2024
Sailing lost a true friend on March 14, 2024 when Diana Mautz passed away peacefully while surrounded by family at her home in St. Michaels, Maryland. Diana was a champion of youth sailing on the Chesapeake ... Read More →