Early Saturday morning, race organizers announced that the start of the Route du Rhum would be postponed due to hazardous conditions forecasted for the race’s start, with sustained winds upwards of 40 knots during portions of the initial 48 hours. As of today, race organizers anticipate getting …
If you follow the pros, you’ve probably seen the Route du Rhum on many sailing CVs, but what is this event and what can we expect from next week’s race? The Route du Rhum is a French transatlantic race beginning on November 6 in Saint-Malo, France and finishing 3,500 miles later in Guadeloupe. The …
I had just picked up a mooring in the Amelia River off Fernandina Beach, Florida, this past March when I saw an unusual vessel approaching from the north under power—a gaff-rig cutter with flat black topsides under a wide bright yellow whale stripe. A tingle of recognition coursed through me as I …
INEOS Britannia’s T6 test platform is revealed and there’s much to admire.
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Hall of Famer Ed Adams is a champion sailor of his own right, but also he’s guided many a top sailor to the top.
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At the request of the Newport Bermuda Race, US Sailing has conducted an investigation into the fatal crew-overboard incident during this summer’s race. Last week, US Sailing concluded their investigation and released a report. The report concludes that the fatality was the result of a failure of …
It happened as we were nearing the entrance buoys of the Ala Wai Boat Harbor after 16 days and 2,500 miles on delivery from San Diego to Hawaii. We’d already rolled up the jib and were jogging along at just 3-4 knots. A pod of spinner dolphins showed up and began playing around up at the bow as if …
Team Mirage leans into their decades sailing to win the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series Caribbean Championship on the final day.
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From sailors to kayakers to swimmers, there’s one thing everyone who spends time on the ocean has in common: a stake in protecting it. For decades human activities have been taking a toll, and there’s every reason to believe the worst is yet to come. Many experts believe it is no longer a question …
In this job, I find myself in many cool yacht clubs, boat yards, and events that do not make it to the e-newsletter. However, after a recent visit to the Sailing Museum in Newport, I felt it deserved mention largely because it left me feeling like a kid again and also feeling that maybe if it’d …