Racing News

Block Island Race Week Celebrates 25 Years

by Adam Cort, Posted June 17, 2013

This month the Storm Trysail Club will mark its 25th running of Block Island Race Week, even as it celebrates its 75th anniversary as an organization. Founded in 1938 by some veterans of the extremely tough 1936 Bermuda Race, the club has since become an important sponsor of both inshore and offshore racing.

AC34: The Only Constant is Change

by Adam Cort, Posted June 17, 2013

An America’s Cup that has already been marked by unprecedented change and tragedy appears destined to remain very much in a state of flux until well into the Louis Vuitton challenger elimination series, scheduled to begin July 7.

Inshore Series Closes 2013 Atlantic Cup

by Becca Oken, Posted May 28, 2013

The 2013 Atlantic Cup wrapped up this weekend with its third and final leg of racing in Narragansett Bay. Winner of legs one and two, #118 Bodacious Dream, secured first place overall.

America's Cup Safety Recommendations Updated

by Becca Oken, Posted 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.

Second Leg of Atlantic Cup Complete

by Becca Oken, Posted 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.

McConaghy 38's Clever New Hatch

by David Schmidt, Posted May 16, 2013

Although flush-deck sliding foredeck hatches are great for quickly launching and retrieving kites, they have typically been prone to leak because of the difficulty in creating proper seals around them—until now. Among the many innovative features aboard the new McConaghy 38 one-design sloop is a pneumatic seal for the offset (port side) sliding hatch that has an inflatable “bladder” encircling the hatch aperture to keep the wet out.

Canfield Earns Alpari Tour Card

by Adam Cort, Posted May 16, 2013

US. Match Racing National Champion Taylor Canfield and his USone team finished 2012 on a high note—with wild-card wins at the last two stops of the Alpari World Match Racing tour—and have more than maintained their momentum in 2013.

Bodacious Dream Wins First Leg of The Atlantic Cup

by Becca Oken, Posted 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.

Third Annual Atlantic Cup Fleet Making its Way to NYC

by Becca Oken, Posted May 13, 2013

The first leg of the third annual Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing kicked off from Charleston on May 11.

Artemis Racing AC72 Capsize Review Underway

by Becca Oken, Posted May 13, 2013

After the tragic capsize of the Artemis Racing AC72 on May 9 that resulted in the death of team member Andrew “Bart” Simpson, the team, America’s Cup organizers and the San Francisco Police Department are working together to review the circumstances surrounding the incident.