With just four boats still on their way, it has been a long road to Rio for the fleet competing in this year’s Cape2Rio. Larry Folsom’s American-flagged Balance 526 Nohri took line honors and a win in the MORCA fleet, finishing with a corrected time of 18 days, 20 hours, and 42 minutes. Second in …
DetailsI first met Steve and Irene Macek in the proper way—in an anchorage full of bluewater cruising boats. This was in St. Georges, Bermuda, in the spring of 2019. Theirs, without doubt, was the most distinctive boat there—an immaculate, three-masted, double-ended Marco Polo schooner named Star, with …
DetailsAfter a trial by fire start to the race and only a brief stop for limited fixes, the five IMOCA 60 crews in The Ocean Race set off for Cape Town, South Africa, early on January 25. Despite arriving somewhat battered in Cabo Verde, an African island nation west of Senegal, the fleet saw no …
DetailsAfter a fast and furious Leg 1 of the Ocean Race, Leg 2 will get underway late and light on January 25.
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DetailsDetermined American sailor Ronnie Simpson has his heart and mind set on a Vendee Globe lap and is ready for the long haul.
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DetailsAs Official Sailmaker, Quantum Sails aims to provide regatta support to competitors for the 2023 regatta season.
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DetailsI was sailing down the inner channel of Marina del Rey under a beautiful red sunset when Nills, one of the crew members on my boat, pointed out an unusual and unique-looking 40-foot gaff-rigged wooden cutter tied to the end of a dock. Its classic appearance was a stark contrast to the modern …
DetailsB&G has long been putting out top-of-the-line electronics, but the new Zeus S Chartplotter is a new take on the best way to give sailors the exact information they need, when they need it. “So many more people sail shorthanded these days, whether as a couple or when they’re doublehanded …
DetailsIn the wake of the pandemic, many sailors are seeking adventure and grabbing onto a vision of their best lives. For some, that may mean sailing across the Atlantic with the ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers) while for others, it could be a yacht charter in the Caribbean. The latter was the case with …
DetailsThe sailors of Colorado’s Union Sailing Club make the most of their brief sailing season with a packed race calendar.
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