Racing

America's Cup Safety Recommendations Updated

Becca Oken
May 23, 2013

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

Becca Oken
May 20, 2013

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

Becca Oken
May 15, 2013

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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NSHOF Inducts Nine New Members

by Maura Flaherty, Posted October 16, 2012

The National Sailing Center and the Hall of Fame (NSHOF) inducted nine new members into the NSHOF this past Sunday in New Orleans.

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Francis Joyon 24-Hour Solo Sailing Record Ratified

by Maura Flaherty, Posted October 15, 2012

Francis Joyon now officially holds the 24-hour solo sailing record, after covering 666.2 miles in a trimaran between the North of the Azores and the tip of the Brittany this past July.

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Canfield Adds His Name to Edward VII Gold Cup

by Maura Flaherty, Posted October 15, 2012

This past month, Taylor Canfield became the second U.S. Virgin Islander, after Peter Holmberg, to win the Argo Group World Cup in Bermuda.

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Record-Breaking L’Hydroptere

by Kimball Livingston, Posted October 10, 2012

How long does it take to get addicted to speed? Not long, aboard the foiling trimaran, l’Hydroptère DCNS. The big, French “water wing” holds the nautical-mile record at 50.17 knots and now has its sights set on a Los Angeles-Honolulu record.

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Cup Watch: Foiled Again

by Kimball Livingston, Posted October 10, 2012

You’re not going to win America’s Cup 34 without sexy foils to keep the leeward bow floating, or flying, high. This is an area of development just as important as wings for the next generation of Cup-hopeful catamarans.

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