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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.

No racing on Day 3 of the 2022 ORC World Championship

Organizers at YC Costa Smeralda will restart inshore racing tomorrow in Day 4 of the Championship. Today the Race Committee at the 2022 ORC World Championship decided the very light and shifty wind conditions were not suitable to hold any racing appropriate for a World Championship event.

PredictWind – AIS Vessel Positions

PredictWind now offers AIS vessel position data, further enhancing boating safety for their users. AIS is a system where boats that have an AIS transponder installed can automatically broadcast their vessel identity, real-time position, course, and speed, using VHF frequencies.

22 Questions with Sam and Pat Morgan

Last week we caught up with Twins Sam and Pat to chat about the 49er and their trip to Europe, where they will be competing in,Kiel week in Germany, the 49er Europeans in Denmark and the Junior Worlds in Italy.

Day 3 Formula Foil Worlds

The windy resources of Garda Trentino seem to never run out in this week in which the Formula Foil World Championship is being held in Torbole, on the contrary, they are increasing day by day

Rookie Kings for a Day

As the leaders of the Vendée Arctique Les Sables d’Olonne race start to escape a wide band of very light airs to the SW of Ireland, it is two of the IMOCA rookie skippers on older style non-foiling IMOCA boats who are holding the lead thanks to their position in the east of the fleet.