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Off the Beaten Tracks with Florian Jung in South Africa If you want to score epic wind and waves sometimes you need to wonder off the beaten track, which is exactly what Florian Jung (Starboard / GUNSAILS) did this winter […]

The Ocean Race 2022-23 contender 11th Hour Racing Team recently revealed their new IMOCA 60 – 11.2. In “The Making of” series of videos, the team dives below the surface of the design and build process and explores three themes: […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News In the absence of any firm details for the next America’s Cup, this is when we obsess about the trivial, though you could say the venue is not so trivial. While once not on […]

by Capt. Michael L. Martel, Points East But it’s not fiction, not at all. German-born Jens Lange exchanged his three-piece suit for a woodworking shop apron, his fountain pen for a varnish brush and he has never looked back. Jens […]

Aarhus, Denmark (August 19, 2021) – The United States SailGP Team can’t catch a break during SailGP Season 2. After three events in which their success was derailed by incidents, an accident during practice now requires a crew change for […]

Ten teams will compete at the 2021 U.S. Women’s Match Racing Championship in pursuit of the Allegra Knapp Mertz Trophy on August 20-22 in San Diego, CA. Skipper Allie Blecher (Long Beach, CA) and her crew including main trimmer and […]

For Australian boating magazine AFLOAT, David Salter ponders the development that has changed how we acknowledge performance in the sport of offshore racing. There is a neat compound word in the German language – luftpause – meaning “a brief pause […]

Elaine Bunting has been perfectly placed throughout her career to experience the onward progress of boat equipment, yachting, and communication technologies in the leisure marine industry. From working as a sailing instructor and world-girdling Ocean Yachtmaster, to more than 30 […]

Sixty-three teams have registered for the Ida Lewis Distance Race which starts its 17th edition on August 20 with the OFFSHORE portion of the event in Newport, RI. In a picturesque sendoff near Fort Adams, the bulk of the fleet […]

Critical to SailGP is for racing to occur, for when you are seeking to be an entertainment sport, fans expect the show to go on. But nobody controls the wind, so revisions to their F50 catamaran wings has been the […]

After the Chicago Yacht Club’s Race to Mackinac was cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic, the 112th edition in 2021 attracted 231 boats for the 289.4 nautical mile course from Chicago to Mackinac Island. While benign weather made for […]

The pandemic has not been kind to the 52 SUPER SERIES, cancelling all events for the grand prix TP52 fleet for the past 15 months, but the class returns to competition on August 24-28 when 16 teams race on the […]

(August 17, 2021) – Coast Guard and San Francisco Fire Department personnel medevaced a woman from a sailboat early this morning which was located approximately 380 miles offshore from San Francisco, CA. Eleventh Coast Guard District Command Center watchstanders received […]

Perhaps if there were more women yacht designers, there’d be more small keelboat one design classes better suited for women. But with ideal team weight often favoring bigger people, creating opportunity for women in sailing needs a twist such as […]

Following the cancellation of the 2021 Dragon World Championship due to the pandemic, the Dragon Gold Cup is the biggest event for the year, being held August 15-20 in Marstrand, Sweden. However, Mother Nature has had other ideas. It’s rare […]

The 2021 12 Metre World Championship is being held August 17-21, with nine vintage teams crossing tacks in Helsinki, Finland. Each boat has a story, with one in particular left for dead but now back and better than ever. From […]

Where once sport was an escape from real world drama, now it is a platform to address headline issues. Perhaps it was ignorance before, and while heightened awareness is healthy, can sport become too obsessive in its support? Viewership for […]

Thirty teams have gathered for the 2021 Star North American Championship with racing on August 18-21 in Newport Beach, CA. The fleet includes six Star world champions, four at the helm and two as crew. One of the crew is […]

It was not unexpected for New Zealand to successfully defend in the 36th America’s Cup, but it was not expected for the Kiwi team to put out to bid the 37th edition. However, the tradition of the defense occurring within […]

In the past ten Summer Olympics, the Australian Sailing Team has only twice been left off the podium, and most recently have been near or at the top of the Medal table. The nation is accustomed to success, with their […]

Quantum Sails, which has served Mid-Atlantic sailors for the past 25 years from its loft in Annapolis, Maryland, is moving to a new location at 104 Severn Avenue and will open on September 13, 2021. Quantum Sails Annapolis’ current location […]

The inaugural Safe Harbor Race Weekend, held August 13-15 in Newport, R.I., is now in the history books and has made an indelible mark in the log books of 46 sailing teams from around New England and across the country […]

Multi time Cal 20 champions Keith Ives and crew Chuck Stevens claimed their fifth Cal 20 Class Championship in a strong fleet of 29 boats on August 13-15 in San Pedro, CA. Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club hosted the 59th Cal […]

Marina del Rey, CA (August 15, 2021) – Peter Duncan’s Relative Obscurity has prevailed over 60 other teams and challenging wind conditions to capture the 2021 J/70 World Championship title at California Yacht Club, today. In a five-day series that […]

The New York Yacht Club Grandmasters Team Race, for skippers of at least 60 years of age and crew of at least 50 years of age, saw Texas Corinthian Yacht Club (Kemah, TX) take the title on August 13-15 in […]

Cowes, UK (August 15, 2021) – The final day of the 44Cup Cowes had overnight leader Hugues Lepic’ Aleph with a seven point gap over second placed Ceeref, and while the margin closed over three races, it was enough for […]

by Allan Megarry The Canada’s Cup, the second oldest Match Race Trophy in the world, was first raced in 1896 when Royal Canadian Yacht Club (Toronto, ONT) and Lincoln Park Yacht Club (Chicago, IL) met for the inaugural race in […]

San Francisco, CA (August 14, 2021) – The second day of 2021 US Open San Francisco expanded the racing as the ILCA 6, ILCA 4, and International 420 fleets joined the Open Formula Kite, iQFoil 9, and iQFoil 8 events […]

Cowes, UK (August 14, 2021) – The third day at 44Cup Cowes saw summer return as a 10 knot breeze, flat seas and largely flat water made for a very different race course from 24 hours before. But with more […]

Newport Beach, CA (August 13, 2021) – The semi-finalists for the Youth Match Racing World Championship, hosted by Balboa Yacht Club, were pretty much decided two days ago given that yesterday’s racing was cancelled for lack of wind. But, as […]

San Francisco, CA (August 13, 2021) – The Kiteboarders and Windsurfers were rigged and ready to go this morning for signature San Francisco conditions featuring big breeze and strong currents on Day 1 of 2021 West Marine US Open Sailing […]

Chester, NS (August 13, 2021) – Jamie Moye has raced in Chester Race Week since he was a kid, including several times as skipper of his Ontario 32, Antares. He’s back for 2021, the first time since 2016. And today […]

Cowes, UK (August 13, 2021) – Since arriving in Cowes for the 44Cup, all eight teams had been expecting conditions to build for the second day of racing and with 20-24 knots to kick things off, that was precisely what […]

Tallinn, Estonia (August 13, 2021) – Today was the best sailing day yet in the Alexela ORC World Championship 2021, with a perfect westerly breeze of 12-22 knots under cloudless skies propelling the event’s three classes around coastal courses set […]

(August 13, 2021) – Tom Kneen’s JPK 11.80 Sunrise has been crowned overall winner of the 49th Rolex Fastnet Race. After being confirmed as runaway winner of the IRC Two division yesterday, the Royal Ocean Racing Club confirmed today that […]

Based in The Great Lakes, MKOS (More Kids on Sailboats) has a mission to get more kids on keelboats and allow them the opportunity to be part of a team and learn valuable life and leadership skills. In this video, […]

The use of trackers for offshore races provides an online view to maintain interest from start to finish. While not perfect, as technical glitches can impact accuracy, the system is in place for the biennial Fastnet Race in which 337 […]

The extreme tides while racing offshore around England are not unlike their golf courses – very unforgiving. Get caught in opposing current and you’d have more luck finding your ball in the rough of Royal Birkdale. The topic of tides […]

Tallinn, Estonia (August 12, 2021) – More inshore competition was on the schedule for the fourth day of racing at the Alexela ORC World Championship 2021, which got a late start awaiting the the mid-afternoon fill of a light westerly […]

(August 12, 2021) – Tom Kneen’s JPK 11.80 Sunrise has sewn up IRC Two in this 49th Rolex Fastnet Race as the Devonshire team crossed the Cherbourg finish line at 1004 BST this morning. Sunrise’s corrected time of 4 days, […]

For a one design class, inclusion in the Olympic Games is guaranteed to heighten the level of competition. While many decades ago that may not have impacted how people follow rules, that ship has long sailed. Getting an edge today […]

Cowes, UK (August 12, 2021) – What the opening day of 44Cup Cowes lacked in sunshine it more than made up for with close racing for the eight international teams. The morning had started with just 8-10 knots of breeze […]

Chester, NS (August 12, 2021) – Colin Mann, skipper with J/92 Poohsticks, raced in the Distance 2 fleet and placed first on Day 1 in the only race and is now in third in cumulative results. But Day 2 at […]

Cleveland, OH (August 11, 2021) – Storms riddled Lake Erie as qualifying completed today at the 2021 Lightning North American Championship presented by Pusser’s Rum. In a morning plagued by rain, lightning, and wind, 60 boats took the water and […]

Chester, NS (August 11, 2021) – There was a lot of excitement — and a lot of fog — on the water during the first day of Helly Hansen Chester Race Week 2021. Last year’s event was cancelled due to […]

(August 11, 2021) – In 2019 there was some embarrassment for the rest of the world with France ‘owning’ the biennial Rolex Fastnet Race, winning nine of the 10 classes, albeit with the American Wizard team breaking the French run […]

The West Marine US Open Sailing Series enters the sixth and final event of the 2021 circuit on August 13-15 in San Francisco, CA. With racing on San Francisco Bay, entries are open for ILCA 4, ILCA 6, ILCA 7, […]

Highlights of Antoine Albert’s Final Video From a Notoriously Windy & Wavy Pozo Izquierdo Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria, is one of the windiest places in Europe, particularly during summer time, and Antoine Albert’s (Goya Windsurfing) used sail sizes in his […]

(August 10, 2021) – Dmitry Rybolovlev’s ClubSwan 125 Skorpios took line honours in the Rolex Fastnet Race this evening, after crossing the finish line in Cherbourg at 2015 BST. Their total elapsed time for completing the new 695 nautical mile […]