Dousing a big headsail like an asymmetrical spinnaker takes careful crew coordination, and on the J/32 Betsy, that teamwork is a family affair. Nine-year-old Jamie Fallon opens the forward cabin hatch and stands by to collect the sail; his 11-year-old brother, Ben, steers dead downwind being …
DetailsFor the daylong distance racers of the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series in Annapolis, your PRO shares some sage advice.
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DetailsWayfarer dinghy teams are hitching up their trailers and headed to Annapolis for the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series.
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DetailsNine boats, nine captains, nearly 70 people, and about a million problems. That’s the mayhem we faced as we prepped to leave on a group charter from Martinique bound for Grenada. As captains, our single assigned point of contact to help us ready our boats for departure was a Frenchman named Alain, …
DetailsBefore I’d even laid eyes on a cala, the word conjured mystical visions. Formed by ancient rivers, calas are delightfully protected coves of turquoise water and white sand beaches framed by precipitous cliffs, and Mallorca, where we were spending a week chartering, has an embarrassment of calas. My …
DetailsLocation: 32.19 N, 70.34 W, somewhere in the North Atlantic, three days out of Beaufort, North Carolina. “Done.” Jeremy put the iPad face down on the towel under the dodger. “We’ll have a new set of GRIBs in a few minutes. And Chris’ weather should be in the next time we check too. Did Julian text …
DetailsWinter can be hard on boats, even when they’re properly winterized, covered, and tucked in for the long dark nights. Come spring, we’re all antsy to get back on the water, but before you untie the lines, it’s important to make sure your boat is as ready as you are. Spring commissioning—whether you …
DetailsFor the many vibrant women’s sailing clubs in Florida, the racing is important, but making the connections and friendships is what it’s all about.
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DetailsTeam Malizia battled hard to overcome the runaway leaders of Leg 3 and then turned the tables for an incredible leg win.
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DetailsThe Olympic season is underway with a slow start at the Princesa Sofía Mallorca.
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