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New Zealand – Where innovation captivates imagination
Tucked deep in the Pacific Ocean, and on the edge of the world’s most notorious body of water, the Southern Ocean, is where you will find some of the most
Southern Plays Defense as San Diego Charges Toward the Lead with Two More Wins
NEWPORT, R.I. — The story line at the sharp end of the fleet on Day 4 of the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup was much the same as
US SailGP Team misses win after qualifying for second podium finals
US SailGP Team misses win after qualifying for second podium final. The United States SailGP Team missed its first win of the season at the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix
Denmark’s Kjaer Wins Ficker Cup at LBYC: Trio Of Youth Sailors Advance To Congressional Cup
LONG BEACH, CA 12 SEPTEMBER 2021 – – Emil Kjaer (DEN), representing the Royal Danish Yacht Club, has won the 2021 Ficker Cup, besting a field of eight of the
USA rallies for first Season 4 podium finish
Motivated by a message to “go out there and crush it” from injured teammate Hans Henken, the United States SailGP Team sailed its best day yet with third- and first-place fleet racing finishes at the ROCKWOOL Italy Sail Grand Prix in Taranto, and earned its first Season 4 final, resulting in third-place overall.
Sled’s unmatched consistency sees them lead Rolex TP52 World Championships
Takashi Okura’s 2021 Sled, the 2021 world champions, made the best start to the 2024 Rolex TP52 World Championship Newport today as they posted two second places from the first challenging races which were contested on a Newport, Rhode Island race track which changed subtly through the day, offering the afterguards options for gains and losses from start guns to finish guns.
No Stopping This Old Sea Dog, Hound Prepares for Transatlantic Race 2025
Some boats wear ocean racing miles in the same visible manner as salty sailors. Other yachts, however, seem immune to the wear and tear of pushing hard for hundreds if not thousands of miles at a time. Dan Litchfield’s Hound is the latter. More than 50 years since the Aage Nielsen-designed 59-foot sloop was launched, she is still going strong.
Overnight storms impact Race to Mackinac fleet
During last night’s storms, three of the larger boats in the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac’s Racing Division reported dismasting: Sagamore, Farr STP 65 owned by Tone and Laura Martin; Usual Suspects, a TP 52 owned Eric Wynsma; and Sapphire, an Arcona 435 owned by Robert Radway. No injuries were reported on board and all three are safely in port or motoring to port.
Anna Weis to Join United States SailGP Team for Australia Sail Grand Prix
NEW YORK — December 13, 2021 — The United States SailGP Team announced today that 23-year-old 2020 Tokyo athlete Anna Weis will trial with the team at this week’s Australia
Injury on U.S. SailGP Team Forces Roster Change at Rockwool Denmark Sail Grand Prix
AARHUS, DENMARK – August 19, 2021 – The United States SailGP Team’s bid to climb the SailGP Season 2 overall standings faced a new challenge today, less than 24 hours
It’s a Game of Inches at 2024 Resolute Cup
Letting one’s guard down for a mere second is absolutely not an option in the ever-challenging Resolute Cup, as the team from Corinthian Yacht Club (Marblehead, Mass.) can attest. Just shy of first by one point after delivering consistent scores over the first two days of racing, CYC crew member Miranda Bakos notes that no position on the course is ever safe in this formidable regatta, no matter w
Shift and Shuffle as Breeze Builds in the J/70 Worlds at Cal Yacht Club
MARINA DEL REY, CALIFORNIA 14 AUGUST 2021 – – The leaderboard shuffled as wind returned to Santa Monica Bay for Day Four of the J/70 Worlds Championship Regatta at California
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.
E Scow Nationals Day Two Wrap
We all sailed out under sunny skies and a good, 10-12kts. Race one got off on time with no drama. We were off to a good start, no pun intended. The local fleet did well in race 3 but still couldn’t take the W
2022 ILCA 6 Youth World Championship – Winners Announced!
Three races were completed yesterday on the final day of the 2022 ILCA 6 Youth World Championship, due to the lack of racing on Day 5, and Eve McMahon of Ireland and Italy’s Mattia Cesana claimed the ILCA 6 Youth World Champion titles.
SailGP’s Adopt-a-Club Program Launches in Sydney
The global league’s eight national teams partner with local clubs to support youth sailing programs in and around Sydney, Australia Sydney, AUSTRALIA – November 25, 2021 – SailGP Inspire’s Adopt-a-Club
U.S. Nacra 17 Qualifies for Medal Race; Muller Concludes Event in the Finn
On day eight of racing off Enoshima, US Sailing Team athletes qualified for the Tokyo 2020 medal race in the Mixed Nacra 17 event and exited the regatta in the
PredictWind – Weather Routing now with Depth Avoidance
In a world first for weather routing, the PredictWind Weather Router now uses Depth Avoidance, rather than traditional land avoidance. In order to achieve this, PredictWind acquired 2m/5m/10m/20m/30m depth contours
All Aboard on Breezy Day 2 of Congressional Cup
All aboard the Congressional Cup express! On Day Two of this world-class match racing regatta, everyone got on board: on the scoreboard that is, in a day of action-packed competition off the Belmont Veteran’s Memorial Pier here.
2021 49er FX and Nara Worlds Day 2
Mussana, Oman – It might be expected that the most decorated Nacra 17 sailors lead the fleet by day two of the 2021 worlds, but today’s shift by Italians Vittorio
