Racing News

Solo Sailors Join Forces

by Kimball Livingston, Posted October 4, 2012

When a solo sailor in the Singlehanded Transpacific Race realized he wasn’t merely sick, but dying, the Coast Guard and a merchant ship immediately effected a rescue.

US Sailing 2012 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year

by Maura Flaherty, Posted October 3, 2012

US Sailing began accepting nominations for its Rolex 2012 Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year awards on Monday, October 1.

2012 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Award Nominees

by Maura Flaherty, Posted October 3, 2012

The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) and Rolex announced their nominees for 2012 World Sailor of the Year with five nominees in both the male and female categories.

HPR in the Big Boat Series

by Adam Cort, Posted September 18, 2012

The new High Performance Rule (HPR) took another big step forward this month when it was used to score its own division at the Rolex Big Boat Series on San Francisco Bay.

Rethinking Possible: Dead Upwind

by Kimball Livingston, Posted September 11, 2012

The key is to see the blades of a turbine as a sail being tacked along a constrained course, or to recognize that a windmill generates energy that can be put to many uses.

Weymouth 2012 Good for Other Teams

by Adam Cort, Posted August 13, 2012

While the U.S. experience at the 2012 Olympic regatta in Weymouth fell very much under the “agony of defeat” category, the experience was plenty thrilling for many of the other countries taking part.

2012: A Historic Olympic Defeat

by Adam Cort, Posted August 13, 2012

Never has a U.S. sailing team gone into an Olympics with higher hopes. Never have those hopes been dashed so completely as they were in Weymouth, England.

Dean Brenner Stands By Olympic Team

by Dean Brenner, Posted August 10, 2012

US Olympic sailing does not apologize for not medaling, but does plan to move toward a more successful 2016 with the help of our publisher, Josh Adams. We wish him, and the team, the best of luck in the next four years of training and hope to see some medals next time.

Full Report on Farallones Race Tragedy

by Sail Staff, Posted August 9, 2012

US Sailing has released a full report on the Farallones race accident, along with the following press release. See what one of our editors had to say on the topic at Sailfeed.com.

Olympic Windsurfing: Not Dead Yet?

by Adam Cort, Posted August 3, 2012

Don’t write off Olympic windsurfing just yet. A firestorm of opposition to the International Sailing Federation’s decision to dump the event in favor of kiteboarding at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro makes it highly likely that there will be another vote.