SG Yelken Archive

Phil Sharp is crushing it in the record 30 Class 40 boats on the start line of the Normandy Channel Race, a double-handed 1000nm zigzag endurance adventure starting and ending in Caen. “Currently we’re screaming down a wave at 20knots, […]

Since its introduction in 2005, the Melges 32 has become the world’s preeminent 30-foot sport boat, and for good reason. The slippery Reichel/Pugh design features a powerful sailplan and a massive asymmetric spinnaker and offers the sort of Grand Prix […]

Newport Exhibition Group, owners and producers of the Newport International Boat Show, announced today the results of this year’s Newport For New ProductsTM (NFNP) Awards. Judged on Thursday during opening day and announced at an awards ceremony on Friday, September, […]

As sailors, we’re naturally curious about new things that will make our sailing adventures easier, safer or more rewarding, and we love to see new sailboats. In the coming months, builders from a dozen or more countries— from Vietnam to […]

In just a few days time the second stop of the PWA Women’s Slalom World Tour will begin alongside the men’s fourth stop as the world’s fastest sailors head for Hvide Sande, Denmark, for a brand new addition to this […]

Seventeen races, seven-top international teams, 35 world-class sailors, 45,000 spectators and one final race shoot-out. Watch the best moments from the Extreme Sailing Series Hamburg on July 28-31. Video published on Aug 30, 2016. The Extreme Sailing Series is in […]

The World Sailing Speed Record (WSSR) Council announced the establishment of a new World Record for Singlehanded 24 Hour. The Yacht “Masif”, a 30 metre Trimaran skippered by Francois Gabart (FRA) from July 2 at 19.20.002 to July 3, 2016 […]

The Tri60 is a recent concept from the drawing boards of Australia’s McConaghy Boats and BMT Asia Pacific. The Tri60 follows the successful launch of McConaghy’s 142-foot Adastra in 2012. But the two trimarans are more like distant cousins than […]

Last week the Urla Surf House in Gulbahce,Turkey, hosted its first international kiteboarding event. With wakestyle and wakeskate being the chosen disciplines for the competition, it was obviously going to be exciting to see how a new event would play […]

‘Exponential pleasure, zero hassle’ is what ep0h stands for. This impressive French skiff is designed for easy, fun sailing with stabilisers to help avoid capsize and promote confidence in skiff sailing This is a skiff with big ambition: ep0h stands […]

Pic taken by a friend in the north of Western Australia. They were heading from Kununurra to Onslow and came across this family sitting there waiting for someone to come past. Apparently they chose going through a series of gorges […]

These AIS MOB devices can alert your yacht, and others close by, to a man overboard. Pip Hare tests a selection of the latest models and considers the search and rescue options. In a safety briefing for the double-handed Transat […]

Talamone, Italy – The Melges 32 racing excitement continued in Talamone today with an additional three races added to the scoreboard. Sweden’s Richard Goransson and his Inga From Sweden team secured the overall lead with a very satisfying day on […]

Looking like something out of a sci-fi movie, the new Glider Super Sports 18 (SS18) will become a reality this fall, when it is scheduled to make its public debut at the Monaco Yacht Show. The revolutionary design, created to […]

Seasickness is an age-old problem, but how common is it and how can we prevent or treat it? We conducted a survey among 450 sailors taking part in the ARC rally last year, to find out how people coped with […]

The one wind instrument that never lies is the masthead fly — the wind vane on the top of your mast. Yet sometimes, especially in the spring, you might think this normally reliable friend has gone wacky. Erratic behavior can […]

Marion Lepert, America’s premier female windsurfer, has dedicated much of her life to a sport which she describes as like “playing chess while running a marathon.” Since she was 11 years old, Lepert has been racing her board under sail […]

In what promises to be the third largest race in its 110 year history, the 50th Bermuda Race now expects to see 192 boats on the starting line in Newport on June 17. This 50th edition of “the Thrash of […]

Scarlino, Italy (May 26, 2016) – Ergin Imre’s Turkish flagged Provezza was the story today at the 52 SUPER SERIES’ Scarlino Cup, not only winning both races but leading at every mark. It was a nice early season payback to […]

Silicon Valley guru Jim Clark, who co-founded Netscape, is making new moves in an attempt to sell his iconic 295-foot Royal Huisman Athena, which he built in 2004. He originally listed Athena for sale in 2012, asking $95 million — […]

Scarlino, Italy (May 25, 2016) – There were few surprises on the long awaited first day of the new 2016 52 SUPER SERIES season. The two light winds races today adhered to the widely expected plot line when Quantum Racing […]

Broad smiles around the Marina di Scarlino told the story of Races 3 and 4 for the 52 SUPER SERIES’ Scarlino Cup and without doubt the most contented crew were that of Ergin Imre’s Provezza. Not only did the Turkish […]

Riva del Garda, Italy (May 26, 2016) – Franck Cammas steered NORAUTO to the top of the leaderboard after six high-speed races at the GC32 Riva Cup today, the first event of the GC32 Racing Tour 2016. The French offshore […]

With a flybridge steering station employing a dedicated bimini, the boom of the Bali Loft 4.3 is well off the water which in turn elevates the fully battened mainsail. The Catana Group has carved out a niche as one of […]

Plenty of recognizable names -both in terms of boats and people – will attend, starting with the returning 100-foot speed machine Comanche and its celebrity owners Jim and Kristy Hinze-Clark and skipper Ken Read, who is at once one of […]

Spain’s Olympic gold-medal winning sailor Fernando Echavarri said he was fortunate to have escaped with his life after being robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro as he and two fellow Spaniards walked to breakfast. “We were a bit naive, […]

Despite light conditions off Sicily, George David and the crew of his racing maxi Rambler 88 succeeded in not only demolishing the record for this year’s Volcano Race, but also won line honours and the overall prize based on corrected […]

It’s a reoccurring theme. Competition breeds commitment, which breeds investment. That translates to either time, money, or both. As commitment increases, participation decreases. There will be those regattas that people are willing to make the commitment. It just can’t be […]

It’s full steam ahead to Panama for four of the Clipper Race fleet after a successful pit stop in Banana Bay Marina, Costa Rica, to refuel ahead of the canal transit. Following in their wake, the next four teams are […]

The Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Vice Admiral’s Cup burst into action on the first day of racing. With 15-20 knots of wind and a building tide, the high performance fleet was launched on two tight windward leeward courses and a […]

The IMOCA 60 fleet are currently gathering at the Newport Shipyard to prepare themselves for the New York to Vendee race on 29 May. I took the opportunity of being in Newport to head up the rig of the Canadian […]

By Lisa Costantini | May 17, 2016 Traveling to a new destination and not seeking advice from someone who has been there is a bit like putting your socks on over your cleats — it just doesn’t make any sense! […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt One of those impressionable moments for me as a teenage sailor was when I sailed with Bruno Troublé during the infamous match racing event, the Congressional Cup in Long Beach, CA. Trouble had already skippered a […]

2015

Every year, the U.S. Coast Guard compiles statistics on reported recreational boating accidents. These statistics are derived from accident reports that are filed by the owners / operators of recreational vessels involved in accidents. The fifty states, five U.S. territories […]

The scorching, calm tropics continue to test the nerves of the Clipper Race fleet, and leaders LMAX Exchange and ClipperTelemed+ are beginning to feel added heat from some of the pursuing teams which have made decent ground on them in […]

Performance Multihull under 30ft Whisper Foiling Cat At approximately 1445 on October 13, 2015, the day after the Annapolis sailboat show, history was made when the increasingly creaky and cranky 195lb, 51-year-old executive editor of this magazine experienced full-foiling sailing […]

The Annual General Meeting of the International Sailing Federation approved the decision to keep windsurfing in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games with 51.3% of the votes, reverting the initial option for kiteboarding. In one day, the hopes of kiteboarders changed […]

Eager to get away from the wintry weather but unsure where to go? Good news. TripAdvisor today released its 2014 Traveler’s Choice Islands list featuring the 10 Best Islands in the U.S. “There is something transporting about an island vacation, […]