SG Yelken İngilizce Archive
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All smiles because no one has yet lost
It’s all smiles for the America’s Cup teams as the brand new AC75 boats hit the water. But the serious business starts soon as Matthew Sheahan reports for Yachting World: Everyone in the America’s Cup world is in a good […]
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June update for 37th America’s Cup
There was a palpable sense of tension rising around the Port Vell throughout June as the business end of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup gets real in Barcelona, Spain. The time for thinking is over, it is all about […]
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Take a Deep Breath, and Simplify!
by Kim Couranz, SpinSheet Dinghy racing can be a remark- ably complex sport. From trying to decide which rig setting to go with to figuring out whether or not you might get a lee-bow effect from the current, it can […]
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Progress report for America’s Cup teams
With the shared recon program coming to an end on June 22, the teams for the 37th America’s Cup now enter a ‘dark’ period of reconnaissance where they will look to bring on the innovations, the technology, and the break-throughs […]
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Red Jacket returns to the race course
The famous Canadian racer has new owners and will be on the lakes this summer. Story by Wendy Mitman Clarke for SAIL magazine: Red Jacket, the 40-footer that became the first Canadian boat to win the SORC and launched what […]
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Paris 2024 Final Form Guide
This is the final form guide for the ten Sailing events at the Paris 2024 Olympics as revealed by the World Sailing Rankings latest update on July 1. The rankings are based on results in various graded events over a 12-month period […]
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Entry list set for Vendée Globe 2024
After the 2020 edition of the Vendée Globe generated unprecedented interest, the elite solo round the world race increased the number of places at the start to 40 IMOCA competitors for the 2024 edition. The qualification rules had been strengthened […]
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Hurricane Beryl punishes Caribbean
The Atlantic storm season has gotten underway exceptionally early as Beryl on June 30 became the earliest Category 4 on record in the Atlantic Ocean and the only Category 4 in the month of June. Also unique is the storm’s […]
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2024 U.S. Junior Women’s Championship
The 2024 U.S. Junior Women’s Championship awarded singlehanded and doublehanded titles on June 27-July 1 in Bristol, RI. Leila Pfrang won the 18-boat ILCA 6 division by three points over Kaitlyn Beaver, while Olympia and Maribelle Barelli won all seven […]
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America’s Cup: Not flying is crying
During the racing for the 37th America’s Cup, expect to see the fabulous AC75s limping along, off the foils and struggling in light winds. It is hard to watch and has been one of the focal points as teams prepare […]
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SailGP: No easy turnaround for USA
The SailGP league made a significant commitment to the United States in Season 4, scheduling four of its 13 events in the country. Having a USA team is part of the formula, but a change of team ownership after the […]
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SailGP: Umpiring from afar
With $2 million USD on the line at the SailGP Grand Final on July 13-14, every points penalty imposed by Craig Mitchell and his team of umpires during the season has had a potentially big impact. What is unique about […]
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2024 Optimist Avrupa Şampiyonası’nda Ülkemizi Temsil Edecek Olan Milli Sporcularımıza Başarılar Diliyoruz
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Gran Canaria Gloria Windsurf World Cup
Event Preview: Elite of the wave sailing world set to descend upon Pozo Izquierdo for third battle of the season, while word’s best slalom sailors prepare to compete in Slalom X for the first time It’s that time of year […]
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Route set for 2025-26 Globe40
Source: scuttlebutt – https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2024/06/27/route-set-for-2025-26-globe40/
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Reuse, repurpose, recycle old sails
Despite their exceptional durability and UV protection, every sail reaches the end of its life cycle at some point. When this happens, consider your options to reuse, repurpose, and recycle your sails instead of simply throwing them away. These three […]
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Technology changing sailing at Paris 2024
by Greg Grzesiak In the dynamic world of competitive sailing, the fusion of tradition and technology is revolutionizing the sport. With advancements in boat design, weather forecasting, and performance analytics, sailors today navigate a vastly different landscape than those of […]
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SailGP: Vote for fan favorites
As the conclusion of SailGP’s 13-event Season 4 approaches, the global racing championship has announced the launch of a new, fan-vote end-of-season awards. The new awards will allow fans to weigh in on the most significant moments and stars who […]
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Marcus Lynch: Pre-Olympics thoughts
US Sailing welcomed Marcus Lynch in January 2024 as the US Sailing Team’s High Performance Director. He is tasked with leading the US Sailing Team and all its associated high performance programs, including the US Olympic Sailing Team, the Pan […]
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Sarah Douglas: Countdown to Paris 2024
Sarah Douglass (CAN) is focused on the Paris 2024 Olympics and shares her 30 day countdown to the games. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games are getting closer! I am doing my final preparations: crossing the I’s and dotting the T’s. […]
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Clipper Race: Preview of race to Scotland
After a stopover in the US capital, attention has turned to the final stages of the Clipper Race, and the imminent Race 13 across the North Atlantic to Oban. Now over ten months into the global circumnavigation, the race has […]
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Melges Watersports arrives in Florida
Melges Performance Sailboats announced the all-new Melges Watersports Center, the country’s newest sailing development and training venue located in the heart of Florida’s Space Coast. The Melges Watersports Center is committed to broadening the base of wind and human-powered water […]
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Another shorthanded race has arrived
While the Vendee Globe is for the big budget programs, there are other solo round the world races now providing an option for those with less funding: • Fourth edition of Golden Globe Race starts in 2026 • Second edition of Solo Global Challenge starts in […]
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Olympics preparation town hall
Join US Sailing for an exclusive virtual town hall on Wednesday, June 26 from 12-12:45pm ET, where members will get an inside look at the US Sailing Team’s preparations for the 2024 Paris Olympics. High Performance Director, Marcus Lynch, and […]
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Rose Cup: Youth match racing champs
The 2024 U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship (USYMRC) is set, showcasing the top young sailing talent in the country. This prestigious competition will take place from June 26 to 30, 2024, at the Corinthian Yacht Club in Marblehead, Massachusetts. The […]
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Racing yacht design by AI
X-Yacht’s 12-strong in-house design and engineering team described using an AI method to create over 10,000 XR model variants. This model is intended as a serious return to X-Yachts’ racing DNA, following an unprecedented hiatus since the launch of the […]
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Recapping the 2024 US Youth Champs
The 2024 U.S. Youth Championship at Roger Williams University was held in the waters of Bristol, Rhode Island, June 22-25. The nation’s top young sailors competed fiercely, showcasing their skills and sportsmanship across five classes. Conditions varied throughout the event, […]
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Pozo Training Diaries
The World’s best racers are preparing to make their debut in the Slalom X in just a couple of days time in Pozo With the 2024 Gran Canaria Gloria Windsurf World Cup now just a couple of days away, preparation […]
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Double handed team wins Venona Trophy at Edgartown
Henry Sesselberg’s J/105 Ubuntu (Cape Elizabeth, Maine), a double handed entry in Edgartown Yacht Club’s ’Round the Island Race (‘RTI), managed to sail away with the coveted Venona Trophy in the recently concluded 2024 Edgartown Race Weekend, which was held […]
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Pozo Training Diaries
The Pozo locals are charging ahead of the start of the 2024 Gran Canaria Gloria Windsurf World Cup The 2024 Gran Canaria Gloria Windsurf World Cup is now just 4 days away – starting on Saturday 29th June – and […]
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2023-24 Ocean Globe Race: it’s a wrap
Heather Thomas and her all-women Maiden crew have been crowned the 2023-24 Ocean Globe Race champions during a lavish mid-summer day poolside prize-giving party, receiving the OGR perpetual trophy, a magnificent replica of the first 1973 Whitbread Round the World […]
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New York YC women win Thayer Trophy
Six teams competed in 4th Edition of Corinthian YC’s Thayer Trophy Women’s Invitational Team Race, June 22-23, 2024, a 3v3 format with spinnakers that got spicy when the breeze came up for the finals. With winds gusting into the 20s […]
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R2AK: farthest flung
Nineteen Race to Alaska teams have savored the sweet taste of victory and the unique aroma of Ketchikan (think wood chips and fish). Five teams are still slugging it out on the course. Team Outtaspace is the farthest flung, with […]
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Where have all the colored hulls gone?
by Don Finkle, RCR Yachts As a kid in the ‘50s we learned that, “There are only two colors for a boat, white and black, and only a damn fool would paint his boat black.” Dark colors on wooden boats […]
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A series of unexpected events
A fun daysail becomes a cascading series of unexpected events when the weather turns for John Churchill, Sail Magazine: When several members of our Florida sailing club, the West Coast Trailer Sailors Squadron, decided to get together for a group […]
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Compassion through volunteering
Becoming a companion sailor through the Challenged Sailor Organization means so much to Neil Senturia, an entrepreneur who shares the gratitude and lessons learned from volunteering: I started racing sailboats in college in Boston. After stints in New York (not […]
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A Stellar Long Beach Race Week
Long Beach, CA (June 23, 2024) – The 19th edition of Long Beach Race Week concluded with a full complement of races sailed in eleven divisions, including six one design classes and five PHRF fleets. Throughout the three solid days […]
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Black Foils win SailGP New York
New York, NY (June 23, 2024) – New Zealand’s Black Foils put on a commanding performance to win the Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix, a coming of age event for SailGP The Black Foils have claimed victory in the […]
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Hannah Mills: Rewriting the rules
By Andy Frye Finally, everyone seems to be saying right now, the world has woken up to the action-packed excitement provided by women in sports. Some sports observers would say that Caitlin Clark gets a lot of the credit for […]
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12 Metre World Championship: it’s a wrap
Fourteen teams competed in the 2024 12 Metre World Championship on June 18-23 in Porquerolles, an island off the south of France. The entrants were divided into the Grand Prix division for yachts built from 1983 to 1987 and Moderns […]
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Brazil forms SailGP team
Mubadala Capital and SailGP, the global racing championship, announced a strategic investment to acquire a newly-formed SailGP Team to represent Brazil. Brazil will be the first South American team to join the SailGP league and the first of new teams […]
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Poons claims 44Cup Marstrand 2024
Nico Poons’ Charisma won the 44Cup Marstrand in 2023 and has been 44Cup champion for the last two seasons. But some changes in personnel and two deep results in Porto Calero, Lanzarote at the beginning of 2024 and then in […]
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Cole Brauer: Shaking it up
Cole Brauer is the first American woman to sail solo non-stop around the world. Yachting World’s Helen Fretter finds out how she is shaking things up: The first Saturday in November was laundry day for Cole Brauer. One week into […]
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Shape the future of sailing
World Sailing is seeking people with a passion for sailing to help shape the future of the sport by applying to be members of its commissions and committees. The 2024 World Sailing nominations process will see existing commission and committee […]
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SailGP: Five things to watch in New York
The 13-event schedule for SailGP Season 4 is on its North American leg with the 12th event taking place on June 22-23 in New York City, USA. Here are five things to watch for when racing gets underway: Australia under […]
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Countdown to the Summer Sailstice 2024
Summer Sailstice was founded in February 2001 by John Arndt as the global, annual celebration of sailing held on the weekend nearest the summer solstice. The 2024 edition is on June 22. The annual Summer Sailstice sailing event is free […]
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Clipper Race back in the USA
The 2023-24 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race has arrived on the east coast of the USA, with the 11 teams completing the 1990nm course from Panama to Washington, DC. Team Qingdao, after winning the prior leg from Seattle to […]
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Video Series: The 5 Minute Warning
In the 5 Minute Warning video series, the sharp end of the sailing world gets reviewed by PlanetSail’s Matt Sheahan and Sailjuice’s Andy Rice. Here is the episode description: Andy is back from a sub-par performance at the Musto Skiff […]
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Recruiting for development program
US Sailing’s new Olympic Development Program Manager, Rosie Chapman, is inviting all who are interested in Olympic Development (ODP) to submit their interest to enter the database for upcoming clinics and camps. Even if athletes have been in touch in the past, […]
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Best Harbor in the US Contest
US Harbors, which provides tidal and coastal weather data, has announced the winners of their 5th annual contest to find the “Best Harbor” in the U.S. This crowd-sourced contest, open to the public for voting, is held online each year […]
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Transpac: Not just a race to Hawaii
While the start is imminent for the 2024 Newport to Bermuda Race on June 21, another biennial race is now ramping up as the 2025 Transpac Race attracts entrants for the 53rd edition of the 2,225 course from Los Angeles to Honolulu. Honors […]
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Cyclors are taking over the world
Barcelona, the cosmopolitan capital of Spain’s Catalonia region, and the nation’s second largest city, is on a roll… literally. While beachgoers will be looking toward the sea this summer at the 37th America’s Cup, there is more to come after […]
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R2AK: Official finish line awards party
The 8th edition of the 750 mile Race to Alaska (R2AK) began June 9 with a 40-mile “proving stage” from Port Townsend, WA to Victoria, BC. For those that finished within 36 hours, they were allowed to start the remaining […]
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Is a new para sport on the horizon?
World Sailing is on a mission to expand the reach of all types of sailing to all types of people, as they highlight in this report: In recent years, hydrofoils have not only revolutionized the world of sailing, but also […]
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Winning the race to the right finish line
It was in 2018 when a report revealed how USA Hockey recognized that in order to survive, grow, and improve, youth hockey needed to change. Similar to other youth sports, retention was on the decline. This is a difficult mission, […]
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No go for SailGP in New Zealand
The SailGP sports league and the country of New Zealand are taking a break after agreeing to cancel a hosting agreement which included four events between Seasons 3 and 6. The plan had been to alternate between Christchurch and Auckland, […]
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Olympic Sailing for Dummies
Sailing has been an Olympic sport since the first Olympiad in 1896 and has changed significantly over the years since. But whilst the sport of sailing at the Olympic Games has always undergone changes, arguably Paris 2024 will see one […]
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Opportunities
Wanting Professionals to Help Advise the Global Sport of Windsurfing We’re seeking expressions of interest from experienced professionals to become volunteer advisors to the PWA (Professional Windsurfing Association) Management Board. Our sport needs significant strategic change at a global level […]
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Hutchinson to deliver METSTRADE keynote
Terry Hutchinson, Skipper and President of Operations for New York Yacht Club American Magic, will be a keynote speaker on November 19 for METSTRADE 2024, the world’s largest trade exhibition for equipment, materials and systems for the global leisure marine […]
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How would you decide this?
Dave Perry’s 100 Best Racing Rules Quizzes highlights specific aspects of the racing rules in a fun format designed to help you become more familiar with The Racing Rules of Sailing. Here’s Quiz 14: Question: Thirty seconds before the starting signal, […]
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Kitefoiler dies in diving accident
J.J. Rice, a United States-born kitefoiler who was hopeful of one day competing for Tonga at an Olympics, has died in a diving accident at the age of 18. A spokesperson for the Tongan National Olympic Committee confirmed Rice’s passing […]
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R2AK: A winner, nine years later
The 8th edition of the 750 mile Race to Alaska (R2AK) began June 9 with a 40-mile “proving stage” from Port Townsend, WA to Victoria, BC. For those that finished within 36 hours, they were allowed to start the remaining […]
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Five year plan for Para Sailing
World Sailing has published its first Para Inclusive Strategy which will guide the growth of the sport through to 2029. The document focuses on growing Para Sailing to deliver a more inclusive sport and increase the number of countries participating […]
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On the island of Martha’s Vineyard
Fifty-two teams are preparing for the Edgartown Yacht Club’s Edgartown Race Weekend in Edgartown, MA, which starts June 20 with two days of ‘Round-the-Sound (’RTS) Races and finishes on June 22 with the ever-popular Round-the-Island (’RTI) Race. Sailing both the […]
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SailGP: No love with Canada and USA?
While high performance achievement has been the dominant gateway for SailGP athletes, the Canadian and USA teams are led by helms that made their name in the boxing ring, specifically on the World Match Racing Tour. The two teams are […]
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R2AK: Living in liquid suspense
The 8th edition of the 750 mile Race to Alaska (R2AK) began June 9 with a 40-mile “proving stage” from Port Townsend, WA to Victoria, BC. For those that finished within 36 hours, they were allowed to start the remaining […]
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Julian Salmonn – Sol
Powerful wave riding and dynamic jumping with Julian Salmonn in El Médano, Tenerife Julian Salmonn (Bruch Boards / GUNSAILS) has developed into a serious threat on the PWA Wave World Tour thanks to his powerful approach to wave riding and […]
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Game time at 12 Metre World Championship
Fourteen teams are set to compete in the 2024 12 Metre World Championship on June 18-23 in Porquerolles, an island off the south of France. The entrants are divided into the Grand Prix division for yachts built from 1983 to […]
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Keel failure leads to fatality
The search for a sailor who went missing when a yacht lost its keel and overturned, ended in tragedy after his body was recovered. The 36-foot Runaway, a Sayer 11 built in 2003, was traveling south along Australia’s east coast from […]
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LBRW: Bring on the breeze
Aside from Ullman Sails Long Beach Race Week (LBRW) not being a week, the race weekend in 2024 will be celebrating 19 years when held June 21-23 in, you guessed, Long Beach, CA. Alongside the Catalina 37 National Championship, Beneteau […]
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Class of 2024 Hall of Fame Inductees
The National Sailing Hall of Fame (NSHOF) has confirmed 12 individuals comprising its 14th class of inductees. The recognition includes Jan C. O’Malley, a three-time US Sailing Yachtswoman of the Year, two-time Adams Cup winner, and the first ever winner […]
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Challenges for 170th Annual Regatta
The 170th New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta featured an historic fleet of more than 150 boats when the racing was held June 14-16 in Newport, RI. After a successful Around the Island Race on day one, light winds limited some of […]
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R2AK: Not such a scary bedtime story
The 8th edition of the 750 mile Race to Alaska (R2AK) began June 9 with a 40-mile “proving stage” from Port Townsend, WA to Victoria, BC. For those that finished within 36 hours, they were allowed to start the remaining […]
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Paris 2024: Will fifth time be a charm?
The U.S. sailors going to the Paris Olympics are looking for a comeback in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Marseille — perhaps none more than veteran Stu McNay, returning for his fifth Olympics but competing in a new […]
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Shuffle at 52 SUPER SERIES Newport
Team Vayu, the Whitcraft family crew from Thailand, closed strong to win the 2024 XS 52 SUPER SERIES Newport Trophy, held June 12-16 in Newport, RI. Quantum Racing had led through the first three days, but after a lack of […]
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Laurent Hay wins Finn World Masters
France’s Laurent Hay (above) won the 2024 Finn World Master Championships on June 10-14 in Punta Ala, Italy. It was his first ever major championship in the class after three times coming second and three times third. France’s Valerian Lebrun […]
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R2AK: The day when Seymour yawned
The 8th edition of the 750 mile Race to Alaska (R2AK) began June 9 with a 40-mile “proving stage” from Port Townsend, WA to Victoria, BC. For those that finished within 36 hours, they were allowed to start the remaining […]
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America’s Cup is a cruel game
by Bill Springer, Forbes American Magic’s Terry Hutchinson has won a lot of boat races. In fact, he’s won 16 world championships in a variety of sailboat classes. He’s been part of five America’s Cup campaigns and was the tactician […]
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2024 ORC Double-Handed World Championships
The 2024 ORC Double-Handed World Championships attracted 68 teams from ten nations for three divisional titles, with the offshore test spanning 300 to 340 miles in Norway, starting from Oslo on June 11 and finishing in Tønsberg on June 13 […]
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US Teams for 2024 Double Handed World Offshore Championship
Two teams have been selected by US Sailing to compete in the first ever Double Handed World Offshore Championship to be held September 24-October 1 in Lorient, France. The two nominated teams are Erica Lush/ Tim Kent and Barbara (Basia) […]
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R2AK: Not a normal sailing race
The 8th edition of the 750 mile Race to Alaska (R2AK) began June 9 with a 40-mile “proving stage” from Port Townsend, WA to Victoria, BC. For those that finished within 36 hours, they were allowed to start the remaining […]
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May update for Women’s America’s Cup
The Women’s America’s Cup has 12 teams that will race AC40s on October 5-13 in Barcelona, Spain. With six entrants representing the America’s Cup teams along with six independent entrants, the four-person crew will be nationals of the country they […]
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420 Sınıfı Milli Takım Aday Kampı 4 Kocaeli’de Gerçekleşti
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Paris 2024 Olimpiyat Oyunları Yelken Takımı Tanıtım Toplantısı İstanbul’da Düzenlendi
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2024 52 Super Series PalmaVela Yelken Haftası’nda Ergin İmre’nin Ekibi Provezza Birinci Oldu
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Derrick Fries: Where are they now?
From the age of four, Eastern Michigan University professor Derrick Fries has been captivated by sailing, a sport that has brought him immense joy. His passion has led him to participate in sailing and triathlons for nearly three decades, traveling […]
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Lindsey Vonn supports US SailGP Team
The SailGP sports league moves to Bermuda for the next event on May 4-5, and while the US SailGP Team has slid down the Season 4 ranking since the new ownership group has taken control, they are not opposed to […]
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Preview: 2024 J/70 North Americans
For the 2024 edition of the J/70 North American Championship on May 1-4, the Vallarta Yacht Club in Nuevo Nayarit has attracted 26 teams from the USA, Mexico, Canada, and Argentina. Situated just around the famous Bahia de Banderas to […]
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Using tides and tidal currents
Olympian, America’s Cup winner and New Zealand Champion in multiple classes, Jon Bilger, explains how to use tides and tidal currents: We all know the tide ebbs and flows. It’s as predictable as the sun rising or the seasons changing, […]
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Skipping school for Race to Alaska
While most high school students will be preparing for their final exams and wrapping up their school year this June, Orcas Island teens Dagney Kruger and Else Ranker will be sailing in the Race to Alaska competition. Joined by Bryce Lutz […]
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Poole repeats at 2024 Congressional Cup
Long Beach, CA (April 28, 2024) – As the opening event for the 2024 World Match Racing Tour, the 59th Congressional Cup reached its peak today as USA’s Chris Poole and his Riptide Racing team won his second consecutive Congressional […]
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Solo stampede coming to America
Brittany turned on its best Spring sailing weather – sunshine, puffy cumulus clouds and a decent 10-15 knots of Westerly wind – to send the 2024 Transat CIC fleet on its way from Lorient towards New York for the start […]
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Sticking with the sport beyond college
There may be no sailing community in the USA that is as well connected to a College Sailing Team as Charleston, SC. This was on display at the 28th edition of Charleston Race Week in which some 70 alumni and students from […]
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Lessons for Los Angeles 2028
Ford McCann had won the USA Trials in his event, Men’s One Person Dinghy (ILCA 7), but still needed to be among the top three nations at the final qualifier for the Paris 2024 Olympics. That didn’t happen, with the Olympic tickets given […]
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NOAA increasing chart update frequency
NOAA electronic navigational charts (NOAA ENC®) are vector data sets that support all types of marine navigation. Originally designed for large commercial vessels, ENCs are used in computer navigation programs and mobile applications on many types of ships, including recreational […]
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How to win the Mine Is Biggest award
With the new contract for Project 411, Dutch custom superyacht builder Royal Huisman enters record territory with Noir, a 264-foot sailing yacht. Noir has been conceived by an owner and his team for the pleasure of sailing with his loved […]
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Attracting geeks to the sailing world
While it would seem like pure fantasy that video sailing games will attract participants to the sport, they do bolster commercial interest, and that’s a goal for the America’s Cup when it launched AC Sailing for gamers along with its first-ever e-sports […]
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US Sailing Board of Directors Election
As the national governing body for sailing in the United States, US Sailing is seeking nominations to fill five open seats on the US Sailing Board of Directors. Application must be submitted no later than May 15, 2024. – Details Source: scuttlebutt […]
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British America’s Cup AC75 sees the light
After the Alinghi Red Bull Racing had a swanky reveal for their AC75 on Friday, and the Kiwis splashed their new boat for its first sail on Friday, now its the INEOS Britannia, the British Challenger of Record, that pulled back the […]
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Sara Stone: We can have these roles
Sara Stone (USA), who has been selected by UpWind by MerConcept as crew on their Ocean Fifty trimaran, shares her story in this interview: What path led you to ocean racing? I actually started out as a competitive rower, which is an […]
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Crew set for UpWind by MerConcept
The UpWind by MerConcept project begins in 2024 with this new racing program seeking to provide female sailors with racing opportunities at the highest levels of the sport. Francesca Clapcich, two time Olympian and the only Italian to win The Ocean Race, […]
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Rules you can ignore, and those you can’t
Andy Du Port explores which rules need to be followed to the letter to avoid collisions at sea and considers those which can be safely ignored: Saying ‘International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea’ is something of a […]