Australia SailGP Team were far from perfect in the early races, but in the final, when it counted, they were nearly flawless to start Season 3 with a win.
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I was never supposed to take my boat through New York City. After getting sucked backward through the Cape Cod Canal on my way south from Maine, when the speed of the current exceeded the maximum speed of my little electric auxiliary, I wanted nothing to do with Hell Gate and its even faster …
As a classic-boat sailor, I’ve long held that simpler is the better. I still think this is true: a simpler boat is cheaper, she has less gadgets to break down and there’s a certain satisfaction in knowing you’re able to handle a bit of discomfort. Thus, for a long time, I sailed boats most cruising …
Team Mirage emerges from the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series as the overall winner, after battling tough and light conditions.
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Select images from the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series weekend event in Annapolis, Maryland.
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Although the 1903 defender of the America’s Cup, Reliance, was deemed a “racing freak”—the boat pushed design rules to their limit and couldn’t be beaten, at least in very specific conditions—designer Nat Herreshoff was nonetheless onto something. A century later, purpose-built boats have become a …
Yale Sailing Strolls into College Championship season with all the top credentials but the national championship is up for grabs.
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Three tips on managing the madnessFirst-time charterers and first-time sailors aren’t at all the same thing. One group may struggle with beginner chartering issues, like sailing a multihull, catching a mooring or dealing with base personnel. For the other group, though, everything is new. That …
The Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series kicks the Annapolis spring race season into high gear.
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Even the dome of light glowing above the city behind us had disappeared as if swallowed in a gulp by Noah’s whale. The moon was absent. Not a star twinkled overhead. The night was so dark we could have been floating in a pot of black ink. The only artificial lights to be seen were those of the fore …