March 21/2023: After leaving Lunacy ensconced at Brunswick Landing Marina down in Georgia back in November, I did return to visit her the following month for several days. But I didn’t sail anywhere. I spent time instead working on a few boat jobs and also confabbed with an old sailing journalism …
DetailsTeam Malizia is first past the Horn, followed by Holcim-PRB, 11th Hour Racing and Biotherm.
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DetailsAs the second guest of the Sailing World Speaker Series with American Magic, flight controller Andrew Campbell shares his insight on progress in Pensacola.
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DetailsWhat direction do you hang your mugs? Did you do laundry on Christmas? Who is “Mr. Dennis?” It is no secret that sailors are a superstitious lot, but this little encyclopedia of sailor’s lore will offer even the most experienced mariner something new to think twice about. Equal parts historical …
DetailsWhen the Olympic 470 class was shifted to coed for the next Olympics there was a shuffling of the 470 sailor deck. New to the mix is the US’s Trevor Bornarth and Louisa Nordstrom, now battling for a berth.
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DetailsIt started like something from the ’70s TV show “Gilligan’s Island,” what was supposed to be a one-hour tour turning into something unexpected and rather more protracted. My husband, Mike, and I pushed off our little piece of shoreline on Lake Vermilion in northern Minnesota on July 4 under blue …
DetailsFor years, Nautitech Catamarans has been doing things differently from other production cat builders, and it seems to be paying off. When the French company launched its Open series in 2013, it shrunk the saloon and dedicated more space to the cockpit where most catamaran living takes place. The …
DetailsAt 2330, 100 miles out to sea, the Corwith Cramer is a flurry of activity—furling headsails to slow the boat down, deploying equipment into the black water below, logging reams of data into five different logbooks scattered around the ship. What’s the engine oil pressure? What’s the cloud coverage …
DetailsWhy are sailors so stuck on windward/leeward racing? Derrick Fries stokes the argument for bringing the reach.
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Details2022 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year Ravi Parent earned his coveted timepiece after winning two world titles in multihull sailing’s most competitive and technical classes. His rise has been calculated, and there’s more to come from the young American high-performance ace.
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