Put two or more sailors in a room and ask them for an opinion on any sailing-related topic, and before you know it youll have an argument. Ask a group of SAIL editors for a list of the most influential people in the sailing world and before you know it, you have a brawl.As SAIL magazine marks its 40th anniversary, we decided to highlight the 40 sailors whove had the
My relationship with Tom started long before I knew him personally. My formative years were a bit like Toms, albeit somewhat more recent. We both grew up on and around boats. We both started on Lake Erie and later gravitated to the east coast, myself to New England, he to the Chesapeake. I loved his story about the first time he saw the Annapolis Harbor full of skipjacks getting underway in the
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has presented its 2009 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea to U.S. sailors Maurice and Sophie Conti for rescuing three people from a sunken yacht in heavy weather off a remote reef.On the night of October 13, 2008, the Contis were aboard their Catana 471 catamaran Ocealys, far out in the South Pacific, when they picked up a
Around Morrelli & Melvin’s design office in Hungtinton Beach, its OK to let your mind wander from the long-legged catamarans the company is famous for. Down at the Coast Highway, the welcome sign says Huntington Beach: Surf City USA (hint hint). When Gino Morrelli finds Nat Shaver with a foiler Moth project on the computer screen, the bust is a laugh. Minutes before, jaywalking under a warm
Nearly two weeks after setting out on a solo transatlantic voyage, British quadriplegic sailor Geoff Holt is back underway after seeking temporary shelter in the Cape Verde islands to refuel and repair his boats engines. On December 10, Holt set sail from the island of Lanzarote aboard the 60-foot catamaran Impossible Dream bound for Tortola and almost immediately encountered
For most sailors, winning the right to compete in the Olympic Games is a dream come true, but for Anna Tunnicliffe-Funk, 27, getting to the games was only the start: the real bull’s eye was winning a gold medal, a goal that she set for herself at the tender age of 12 just after immigrating to the U.S. with her parents from England. But in the 2008 Olympic Games in Qingdao, China,
Lady, Catalina 470Winners, Class IIIAfter over a week at the dock, we were anxious to leave Hampton, even though the start was not until noon. We were all up early, ready to go, and departed Blue Water Yachting Center around 9:30 am. The wind was strong as we headed to Thimble Shoal Light. The cruising boats went on ahead, while we waited for the start. Finally we
Crazy Horse, Sundeer 60First to FinishThe Crazy Horse, a Sundeer 60, arrived at Hampton ready and raring to go in the Caribbean 1500 Rally on October 27, 2009. She is always excited to perform when you let her out of the gate (slip). Her unsuspecting riders are always in for an exhilarating treat. Out in the open water she is lively and surefooted. The captain and
We bought One World as Taya in Baltimore in June of this year and brought her to Annapolis to carry out a complete refit. We replaced all systems and rigging and installed a brand new interior. We launched One World during the Annapolis Boat Show. Another few weeks of hectic work had us in Hampton prepared for the passage south to the islands. With their pre-determined
Owners, Ocean Pearl, Amel Super MaramuWe are a Kiwi couple and from 26th June we have been cruising the East Coast of the US, from Ft. Lauderdale up to Rhode Island, Marthas Vineyard, and Nantucket, then over to Maine for a month before the cold turned us around to head south again. Down we went through the Cape Cod Canal, Long Island Sound and New York. As we
For years, I’d been wanting to visit Grenada. There are many things that fascinated me about this island: its rugged, mountainous interior, its rainforests and
Much has been said and written about preparing your vessel for an offshore passage, but few think about the importance of having good shoreside support
If there was a moment that gave the US Sailing Team hope to break a major Olympic medal dry spell, it was the first day
It’s goodbye to the paper chart, at least those produced by NOAA. The agency’s Office of Coast Survey is soliciting comments on plans to completely
Our driver, Dracula, has a thick slack body, and his head leans heavily to the right. One eye wanders and looks only up and left.
If you Google the name Patrick Le Quément you’ll come up with some 194,000 hits, most attesting to the Frenchman’s long and successful career designing
One of the neat things about sailing is the incredible variety of equipment that sailors use while doing it, whether crossing oceans or just out
In the few years since the Bali brand appeared as an offshoot of the Catana line of catamarans, it has grown rapidly. The original models
Last year, Alberto Duhau sailed Shaima, his Hylas 63, from Florida up to Nova Scotia and then to Greenland, Iceland and the Scottish islands, following
