Ever since making the controversial decision to hold the next America’s Cup in Barcelona, Spain, instead of in home waters, Defender Emirates Team New Zealand has been hard at work organizing logistics for the event. The Racing Area for the Challenger Selection Series and the America’s Cup …
DetailsOne-design and handicap racing at Block Island Race Week will get a boost with two new classes and more navigator-style racing for the week in June.
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DetailsI first heard about Capt. Liz Gillooly in 2016 from my cousin while working three jobs in our shared hometown on the North Fork of Long Island and living with my parents to save money for a boat. But despite being the same age and growing up only 13 miles apart, Liz and I never met until 2021. …
DetailsThe Goal This year, I’ve had a specific goal to be a better sailor. Some people have laughed and said, “Why do you need to be a better sailor? This was my 22nd year racing on the same boat, with the same crew. I like to win and want to make sure we stay at the top of the fleet. I also enjoy doing …
DetailsThe first boat Thomas Tangvald ever owned was just 22 feet long. She was an odd craft, a narrow plywood scow with a flat bottom, leeboards on either side, and square ends—little more than a daysailer with a rotting deck and tiny cabinhouse tacked on. Thomas paid just $200 for her. He proudly named …
DetailsStan and Sally Honey gathered an all-star crew of friends to tackle the Bermuda Race on their Cal 40 Illusion to put one final chapter in the boat’s history book.
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DetailsA high-speed “stuff” during training results in damage to Cup defender’s test boat with implications to come across the new AC40 fleet.
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DetailsRuyant’s blitz to the Route du Rhum finish gets him the IMOCA 60 record and Justine Mettraux claims seventh overall and top female with a stunning performance.
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DetailsAs the U.S. Virgin Islands continues to attract sailors seeking to charter and explore the pristine territory on their own, the immense growth and expanded options for a crewed yacht or term charters have exploded here over the past five years. Last week, the USVI Charter Yacht show organized by …
DetailsThe Ocean Signal RescueME PLB3 AIS Personal Locator took top honors at the 2022 DAME Design Awards, while Aceleron Essential, a cobalt-free lithium-iron phosphate battery with replaceable and upgradeable parts, won the first DAME Environmental Design Award. Announced each year at Metstrade (Marine …
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