Inshore Racing

Pocket Cruisers Reunite in Havasu

by Kimball Livingston, Posted August 12, 2012

Back in days gone by, before rumbling speedboats and thundering Spring Break coeds discovered Lake Havasu, this was a place for sailing. A wide spot on the Colorado River 448 feet above sea level (a product of the Parker Dam), Havasu was a desert haven with vistas of jagged peaks and winters infused with sunshine and warmth.

The Philadelphia Cup Regatta

by Lisa Gabrielson, Posted August 9, 2012

The Philadelphia Cup Regatta returns on September 29 on the Delaware River with a series of one design races between the Betsy Ross and the Walt Whitman bridges, two of the city's most famous and picturesque bridges.

A New and Improved U.S. Team for the 2012 Olympics

by David Schmidt, Posted July 31, 2012

For full 2012 Olympics coverage, read on and make sure to click the links for more on the team, the competition, the venue and changes in the approach to U.S. Olympic sailing.

Back to Match-Racing's Future

by Adam Cort, Posted July 30, 2012

With the increased emphasis on “extreme” pro racing—including wing-sailed carbon-fiber cats, gigantic oceangoing multihulls and Volvo 70s leaving arrow-straight wakes across the Southern Ocean—many might consider the idea of an inshore displacement monohull circuit to be a nonstarter.

World Match Race Tour Comes to Chicago

by Adam Cort, Posted June 7, 2012

For the first time since it became a major pro series with serious cash prizes, the Alpari World Match Racing Tour will be coming to the United States. The five-day Chicago Match Cup regatta will be held in mid-July.

Rolex International Regatta Rolls On

by Peter Nielsen, Posted May 25, 2012

We were maybe half a mile from the leeward mark, surging along relentlessly aboard the X-65 Karuba V, when the rig came down to the accompaniment of a collective gasp from the crew. Thankfully, it wasn’t our rig—but we did feel sorry for the guys on Highland Fling XII, Irvine Laidlaw’s spanking new Reichel-Pugh IRC 52.

Atlantic Cup Fleet Doubles in Size

by Adam Cort, Posted May 14, 2012

This year’s series, which begins May 11, will also feature a second double-handed leg from Charleston, South Carolina, to New York Harbor, in addition to an offshore leg from New York to Newport, Rhode Island, and two days of inshore racing.

2012 Atlantic Cup: Biggest Class 40 Field & 1st Carbon-Neutral Regatta

by Lindsey Silken, Posted May 4, 2012

The 2012 Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing will have an international field of 14 Class 40s, which is 10 more than last year’s inaugural regatta. Competitors in this multi-city event represent the U.S., France, Germany and Great Britain.

ISAF Evaluating Possible Olympic Classes

by Adam Cort, Posted March 21, 2012

The International Sailing Federation has begun holding its women's skiff and mixed multihull evaluations for the 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition at the High Performance Sailing Centre, Santander, Spain.

Omani Women Pushing Boundaries

by Adam Cort, Posted March 2, 2012

In recent years, sailors from the small Middle Eastern nation of Oman have met with surprising success in a number of high-profile races, including the Tour de France à la Voile and the Extreme 40 Sailing Series. Not surprisingly, given the mores of that part of the world, these sailors have all been men. But that is beginning to change thanks to the efforts of Oman Sail.