Having set ourselves the task of transforming our recently purchased Open 66 ex-Vendée Globe racer, NV, into a performance family cruiser, my partner, Timo, and I found ourselves (extremely) high and dry as cyclone season approached. The favorite cyclone strategy in Fiji is to sit your boat in a …
DetailsWhether they’re at the end of their collegiate career or after aging out of a summer sailing program, a lot of young sailors have a hard time finding a way to continue sailing as adults. Some of the barriers to sailing, including location, finances and time, can be hard to navigate when you’re …
Details“What’s the joke about heavy weather? You know it when you see it.” Figure 8 singlehander Randall Reeves drew laughs from the Cruising Club of America (CCA) sailors attending the forum “Heavy Weather Sailing: Bluewater Perspectives” as part of the CCA’s centennial celebration in Newport, Rhode …
DetailsThe more things change, the more they seem to stay the same. Some of it is timing. Some of it is just the way of the world. Either way, it can be fascinating to see the evolution of the boatbuilding industry over the years, as has been evident in SAIL magazine’s annual Best Boats contest. Recently, …
DetailsOlympic 49erFX sailors Stephanie Roble and Maggie Shea immerse themselves in the Olympic venue for the first time in their campaign, and they like what they see.
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DetailsWith new ocean-racing foilers lining up for coming Ocean Race and Véndee Globe, the round-the-world racing scene is going gangbusters.
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DetailsThere’s so much going on in the news that you would be in good company if you didn’t realize the first major storm to hit the Caribbean was in full force. Hurricane Fiona is currently raging over the Turks and Caicos and is projected to make its way north in the coming three days. Puerto Rico was …
DetailsWith the New York YC’s Invitational Cup in 2023 as its target, Marblehead’s Corinthian YC wins its berth in convincing fashion.
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DetailsThe 2022 Star Worlds featured six days of intense racing where the final and deciding gold medal win went to Diego Negri and Sergio Lambertenghi of Italy. During some of the toughest sailing conditions in the race’s recent history, sailors and race management overcame daily challenges ranging …
DetailsJoin Editor-in-Chief of PassageMaker Jeff Moser for a dive into 3D forward looking sonar technology with Bob Arrington and Matthew Zimmerman.
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