Heidi Coutu and I had been enjoying the easy life of a warm July week moored in the inner harbor of Menemsha on the western end of Martha’s Vineyard. Heidi—then my girlfriend, now my wife—is a professional oil painter, and in the normal course of rotating her work, we had a vague plan to sail to …
High mode, low mode or somewhere in between, there’s a faster way to get to the mark first. The key is shifting into the right mode at the right time.
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The sailing greats of the past few decades have either been lost or overlooked, which begs the question of who will be hailed as our modern-day legends.
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Is any command less welcome on a boat than “all hands on deck!”? And short of “man overboard!” is any cry more guaranteed to wake you instantly from the deepest of slumbers? It came, as such things do, in the wee hours of the darkest of nights. “The bowsprit’s broken,” the skipper, Casey, said …
After a leg of starts and restarts, Holcim-PRB bags the win in Cape Town for Leg 2.
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All indications are the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series’ kick off in St. Petersburg is going to be hot. And we’re not just talking about the weather.
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The Cruising Club of America (CCA) is a collection of 1,400 ocean sailors with extensive offshore seamanship, command experience, and a shared passion for making adventurous use of the seas. Their experiences and expertise make them, collectively, one of the most reliable sources of information on …
American Sailing, also known as ASA, has purchased North U. The move will enable ASA, which has more than 400 locations worldwide, to add performance sail racing to its education programs and expand its audience from recreational sailors and cruisers to include racers. The organization laid out the …
With the conclusion of the US Open Series in Clearwater, several athletes punch their tickets to the PanAm Games and Olympic Test Event.
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The late French challenger for the 37th America’s Cup announces Orient Express as title sponsor and reveals its management team.
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