It has been more than three weeks since Jacqueline Lawson last heard from her husband, Donald Lawson, aboard the ORMA 60 trimaran Defiant, which he was solo sailing from Acapulco to the Panama Canal. While the Mexican Navy located the capsized boat, a search has yielded no sign of the sailor. …
DetailsAre you happy with your boat? Few of us are, at least not 100%. There’s always something that could be improved or altered. There are also many things you can do to make your boat easier and safer to sail. If you have trouble finding crew, or perhaps you’re not in the first flush of youth and find …
DetailsIt’s really not fair. That’s what I was thinking perched on the weather rail of the Italia Yachts 14.98 Artemis while beating up Eastern Bay on a sunny, 10- to 12-knot day in sparkling flat water. As perfect sailing days go, it was a top three, easy. I’d been invited along for the annual Annapolis …
DetailsI must admit, I cracked. The last voice shouting mansplanations at me about how to work the bow thruster that we didn’t have was the last straw. A long, imaginative—indeed, inspired—string of expletives shot from my lips, and definitely not in my “inside voice.” My crew froze, eyes widened on the …
DetailsApplications for The Magenta Project’s mentorship program are now open for the 2023-2024 cycle. This program aims to improve diversity and in particular support women at the highest levels of the sport of sailing by pairing aspiring athletes with industry leaders who can help them reach their …
DetailsWhen the first gun sounds at the E Scow National Championship regatta this September, more than 100 boats are expected to be on the line on Lake Mendota, Wisconsin. And while competition will be fierce—as always—there will be a bit more on that line than usual, for this year marks the 100th …
DetailsXquisite catamarans are well known as comfortable, well-built long-distance cruising cats, with all of the luxury and accouterments one would expect—the antithesis, in other words, of minimalism. Which is why Xquisite’s new offering, the 30 Sportcat designed by François Perus, causes a double take …
DetailsThe 50th edition of the Rolex Fastnet race was one to remember, with extreme conditions wiping out a quarter of the fleet before tapering off for a slog to the finish. The biannual race is a 625-mile marathon from Cowes, UK, around Ireland’s Fastnet Rock, and then down to Cherbourg, France …
DetailsThis column is usually about seamanship, a technical look at things to make us better sailors. But how does history play a part in that? I was recently in Fort Lauderdale for a medical renewal of my captain’s license, and I stayed with Pam Wall, a young-at-heart old salt who’s become a close friend …
DetailsFifty-four boats participated in the second annual Fast Mermaid Pursuit Race off Marblehead, Massachusetts, on Sunday, July 23, raising funds to help a local sailor who was severely injured in a domestic violence attack. The staggered start format offered a level playing field for one design boats …
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