Sail Magazine

America's Cup Safety Recommendations Updated
In the wake of the death of America’s Cup Team Artemis sailor Andrew Simpson, regatta director Iain Murray has issued a list of 37 recommendations to be incorporated into the safety plan for the Summer of Racing.
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Second Leg of Atlantic Cup Complete
The second leg of the Atlantic Cup wrapped up on Sunday, May 19, and it was a close one. After winning the first leg, #118 Bodacious Dream was the first boat to cross the Jamestown FiSH finish line in Newport, Rhode Island.
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Bodacious Dream Wins First Leg of The Atlantic Cup
Leg 1 of the Atlantic Cup came to a close an hour after midnight on May 15. The last of the Class 40s arrived in New York Harbor throughout the night on May 14, three days after leaving Charleston, South Carolina.
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Third Annual Atlantic Cup Fleet Making its Way to NYC
The first leg of the third annual Atlantic Cup presented by 11^th Hour Racing kicked off from Charleston on May 11.

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Teams Gear Up for Atlantic Cup
Teams are gearing up for the May 11 afternoon start of the Atlantic Cup in Charleston.
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Tartan will Build Fleet for 2014 Gay Games
Ohio-based Tartan Yachts will be supporting the 2014 Gay Games in Cleveland by building 20 boats for the sailing portion of the world’s largest LGBT multi-sport event.

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Wounded Nature--Working Veterans' Unique Mission
Even with the more recent rise of environmentalism, marine life is perishing after eating remnants of party trash from the sea. Wounded Nature—Working Veterans is an organization dedicated to stopping this problem at its source.
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Performing a Circus on a Sailboat
Franck Rabilier and Delphine Lechifflart lead no ordinary life. As liveaboard sailors and professional acrobats who use their sailboat as a stage, they are something of a modern-day traveling circus.
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Boat Girl: Melanie Neale’s Racy Memoir
Boat Girl: A memoir of youth, love & fiberglass, written by Melanie Neale, is a first-hand account of growing up aboard a cruising sailboat.
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A Tougher iPad
When you first snap LifeProof’s nüüd case around your iPad, it seems too good to be true. This robust yet sleek case will transform your iPad into a resilient on-the-water computer.
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BREAKDOWNS END OSTAR DREAMS

by Sail Staff, Posted May 26, 2005

The way things are going in the OSTAR transatlantic race from Plymouth, England, to Newport, Rhode Island, there will be more retired boats than finishers by the end of the 2,800-mile passage. Two weeks in, the EIRA class for small monohulls was the only class fully intact. Fourteen boats had retired and 17 were still headed west for Newport. The breakdowns include:

Patrice Carpentier

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Inshore Racing

Course Racing Kites

by Kimball Livingston, Posted May 19, 2005

As far as we know, the first course racing for kites, anywhere, is taking place this year on the San Francisco cityfront. For years now kites have been a familiar, colorful feature in the waters off Crissy Field, which is located just inside the Golden Gate and right in the mouth of the wind funnel. The kite sailors do their going-fast bit, and they do their flying through the air bit, and for
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Chasing Atlantic

by Sail Staff, Posted May 17, 2005

In 1905 Charlie Barr and the crew of the 185-foot schooner Atlantic crossed the Atlantic, from New York to the Lizard, England, in 12 days, 4 hours, and 1 minute. Going by today's offshore racing standards, a 12-day transatlantic passage is a cruise, especially when compared to maxicat Playstation's crossing in 2001; Steve Fossett's team sprinted across in 4 days and 17 hours,

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West Coast

Cruising San Francisco Bay

by Sail Staff, Posted May 16, 2005

On day two of my San Francisco Bay cruise I proved an age-old principle: As soon as you go home, you fall back into the same old roles.

I hadn't really been gone, but I had not in years idled away a succession of days on my home waters with no agenda except to go wherever I wanted, and do whatever seemed like a good idea at the time. What seemed like a good idea today was to sail my nephew,

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Boat Reviews

Columbia 30

by Kimball Livingston, Posted May 3, 2005

The new Columbia 30 would have attracted attention even if it were just an average white boat. The resurrection of Columbia Yachts is a story in itself. But Vince Valdes has grander aims than just bringing his father's old company back to life.

The marketplace will have to decide what to make of a high-end 30-foot sportboat that's weekend-cruiser friendly, but Valdes is betting plenty of

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