North America
Multi-Podium Weekend for the Atlas 2
Vakaros Atlas 2s powered not one, but two teams to podiums at National Championships this weekend!
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Australian News
Let’s talk about… Vomit
There are people out there in the big wide sailing world who claim that they have NEVER felt the need to discharge the contents of their stomachs while getting pummelled about on the water in heinous conditions. They are, for the most part, the same people who also claim they never feel their gizzards tumbling round their insides even when the conditions are calm.
North America
Top form and top conditions prevail at Ullman Sails Long Beach Race Week 2022
Competitors returned to Ullman Sails Long Beach Race Week (USLBRW) this weekend in top form, despite the three-year hiatus forced by the pandemic; their outstanding performance matched only by the spectacular sailing conditions.
International News
Prize-Giving Draws 52nd Newport Bermuda Race to a Close
More than 100 prizes were awarded at Government House on Saturday evening
North America
Bermuda Race Winners Corrected, Illusion, Warrior Won, Prevail, Argo, Groupe 5 Victorious
A scoring error was corrected yesterday that resulted in a Class 18 winner change from Alchemist to Desperado.
North America
US Sailing Inquiry into Man Overboard Incident
Since the tragic loss of Colin Golder on Sunday and our statement that evening, the ensign at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club has flown at half mast and been solemnly observed by members and visiting sailors at colours each evening.
Australian News
I Can Sail, I Just Don’t Know How…
It’s an odd concept to be able to competently and competitively sail without having a clue about what you’re doing, or how you’re doing it. However that pretty much describes my sailing ability to a tee.
North America
Illusion, Warrior Won, Prevail, Argo and Groupe 5, Victorious in 52nd Newport Bermuda Race
Overnight, the great majority of the 186-boat fleet arrived in Bermuda and yesterday’s provisional divisional leaders have all been confirmed as the winners in the 52nd running of the Newport Bermuda Race.
Australian News
To Pee or Not To Pee? That Is The Question:
Being a woman in sailing comes with many obstacles. I am sure the minute I say that you can immediately think of dozens of situations within your sailing career that have been made more difficult because you’re a woman.
North America
PAC25 Warrior Won and Callisto Duel to Finish in 52nd Newport Bermuda Race
A pair of Pac52 class boats, Christopher Sheehan’s Warrior Won and Jim Murray’s Callisto, renewed a lively rivalry in a race to the finish of 52nd Newport Bermuda Race last night.
North America
U.S. SailGP Team falls short at T-Mobile United States Sail Grand Prix | Chicago at Navy Pier
Jimmy Spithill and the United States SailGP Team finished the T-Mobile United States Sail Grand Prix | Chicago at Navy Pier on a positive note today, ending with a third-place finish.
North America
Patience Pays at Inaugural New York Yacht Club Women’s Championship
Patience is not often the primary attribute of the young. But there is no better word to describe the winning performance of Alie Toppa, and her crew of recent college graduates.
North America
Sailor Dies in Newport Bermuda Race
We regret to report that our Fleet Communications Office for the 52nd Bermuda Race received a report of a crew overboard on the racecourse this afternoon.
North America
Carrolls Argo Sets New Record of 33 Hours in Newport Bermuda Race
Jason Carroll (New York City) and the crew of the MOD70 Argo outran every elapsed-time record associated with the Newport Bermuda Race when they completed the 52nd edition Saturday night at 2320:09
North America
ARGO On Record Pace in 52nd Newport Bermuda Race
At 1130 hours this morning, Jason Carroll’s MOD70 Argo was setting a blistering pace in the 52nd Newport Bermuda Race.
North America
52nd Newport Bermuda Race Gets Underway in Wildly Varying Conditions
At approximately 1642 hours this afternoon, Christopher Stanmore-Major’s Gran Mistral 80 Osprey entered the course of the Newport Bermuda Race and drew to a close one of the most unusual starts to the race in recent memory.
North America
Experience and Talent to Clash at Inaugural Women’s Championship
Carmen Cowles and Jenn Norwood are two of the 20 accomplished female skippers leading teams into the inaugural edition of the New York Yacht Club Women’s Championship, which starts tomorrow and runs through Sunday.
North America
The 52nd Newport Bermuda Race Starts Tomorrow
A fleet of 187 yachts is set to sail the “Thrash to the Onion Patch,” which may well live up to its name if the weather forecast holds
North America
West Marine joins the U.S. SailGP Team in Season 3 as Official Boating Retailer
The United States SailGP Team and West Marine announced that the largest U.S. specialty retailer of boating supplies and accessories is the exclusive boating retailer team partner, and official partner for the U.S. Sail Grand Prix events
North America
The 52nd Newport Bermuda Race: How to Watch the Start, How to Follow the Race
A Starting Line Livestream and Newport’s beautiful shoreline, plus the Bluenose Yacht Sales YB tracker and social media channels give race fans many ways to observe and follow the action in the Bermuda-bound fleet
North America
Outlier Lives Up to Its Name and Mission With Win at 168th Annual Regatta
Harvey Jones had a specific goal when he built the 55-foot Outlier, a cold-molded wooden yacht designed by Marcelino Botin and built by Brooklin Boat Yard in Brooklin, Maine. He wanted all of the intangibles that come with a boat built primarily with natural raw materials—and he also wanted something more.
New Zealand
Instinct and Experience Lead to Wins in 168th Annual Regatta’s Around-the-Island Race
Ray Davies spends most of his time in the highly analytical world of the America’s Cup, where empirical data comes by the gigabyte, and little is left to subjective review. He knows to trust the numbers.
North America
2022 Race to be Last Hurrah for Stan and Sally Honey on Illusion
The boat has been stripped of its cruising amenities: the dining table and floorboards are removed, the heavy anchor and chain are gone, and the heater has been disconnected and removed. The safety inspection has occurred.
North America
Ready or Not, IC37 Class Jumps into Most Competitive Season Yet
The 2022 summer season for the IC37 class officially starts on Friday, with Day 1 of the New York Yacht Club’s 168th Annual Regatta.