After several years of mostly tactical racing in comparatively benign conditions, the 2010 Rolex Sydney Hobart is set to return to its more traditional ways, with meteorologists telling competitors they are in for some very tough, boat and spirit-breaking sailing for at least the first 300 nautical miles of the race.The Bureau of Meteorology has predicted that early in the race the fleet
I feel like you have to start somewhere, says Ryan Breymaier. For the 35 year-old Annapolis native, that somewhere is Barcelona, Spain, followed by 25,000 nautical miles around the globe through some of the planets most treacherous waters, with just one other soul aboard.On December 31, 2010 Breymaier began the second edition of the Barcelona World Race (BWR), sailing with Boris
The second running of the Barcelona World Race is set to begin on New Years Eve in front of the ultra-chic W Hotel on the Barcelona waterfront. The event features two-person crews sailing supercharged IMOCA Open 60 racers nonstop around the planet via the three great capes: the Cape of Good Hope, New Zealands Cape Leeuwin and, of course, Cape Horn. Some other numbers to consider:25,000:
Dateline MiamiWhat you wont get, if youre not part of it, is this. Larry Ellisons team is going to be just as disappointed as I am if the 34th Americas Cup match is not sailed on San Francisco Bay. Ive heard them out. Ive looked into their eyes. I wish I could convey the sense of disappointment ifThe amphitheatre, the reliable breeze, the stuff youve heard before,
The Lemsteraak The shouts of the crews mingle with the sound of timber meeting timber. Eased-out booms sweep across decks, grinning sailors ducking as the treetrunk-sized spars brush their scalps. On shore, screaming spectators wave banners and urge on their local heroes. As the fleet approaches the mark, the race turns into a barging matchliterally. For we are on the
Would-be America’s Cup teams around the world are eyeing City Hall, San Francisco as Cup-in-SF proponents prepare to make their case before the Budget and Finance Subcommittee of the city’s Board of Supervisors. That hearing will take place on Wednesday. Negotiations have been going on for months, and it’s crunch time.On the opposite side of the globe, meanwhile, fabricators are working
Skipper Jim Sminchak of Cleveland’s Lakeside Yacht Club and the crew of his J/105 it prevailed over a strong field in SAIL’s 2010 Best Around the Buoys (BAB) contest and will be heading to Florida in January to take part in 2011 Key West Race Week.
On October 28th, 2010, American kitesurfer Robert Douglas became the new, outright world speed sailing record holder with a speed of 55.65kts in a maximum windspeed of 45kts, in 18cm of water. We got a hold of Rob and asked him the question that every sailor wants to know: what’s it like?SAIL: At the risk of sounding clich, what goes through your head when youre
In the wake of the 34th Americas Cup announcements, SAIL talks to Kimo Worthington, 6-time AC veteran and now the General Manager for PUMAs Volvo Ocean Race team.Q: Kimo, the Americas Cup announcement detailed specific changes to the format of the race aimed at putting the Cup back at the pinnacle of our sport. What, in your opinion, are some of the steps that got the Cup
Mere days into the official 34th Americas Cup challenge period, the Royal Swedish Yacht Club (KSSS) has thrown its hat into the ring, making it the second official challenger for the event, after the challenger of record, Club Nautico di Roma. At a press conference in Stockholm, Sweden, officials with the KSSS and the Artemis Racing sailing team, which will represent it, outlined in
The Ocean Cruising Club’s 2022 Lifetime Cruising Award has been bestowed posthumously to James Wharram, a pioneer in modern offshore multihull design and sailing. Wharram,
Spring has sprung, which means the brave (or the stupid) are suiting up to harness the spring breeze on the water. As the SAIL intern
In episode 16 of the Nav Station’s Celestial Navigation series, practice putting it all together. Featuring what a celestial day at sea looks like, a
South Florida Has Been Busy With the Bacardi Invitational and West Marine US Open Series It was a busy winter and early spring down in
I’m not going to lie to you, when I first laid eyes on the renderings for the ZEN 50 zero-emission solar-electric cruising cat, my thoughts
After nearly 100 days at sea, Ryan Finn is expected to complete his 14,000-mile journey called the “2Oceans1Rock” this week. Finn set out from the
French kiteboarder Alex Caizergues loves going fast. He is a four-time Kite Speed World Champion and holds the Kitespeed World Record at 57.94 knots. Recently,
The autopilot on my 35ft sloop, Second Wind, had been both commissioned and sea-trialed. I had also completed all of the other upgrades I’d had
In the 15th episode of the Nav Station’s Celestial Navigation series, learn how to find your latitude using Polaris, including taking the star sight, the
Trawlerfest Anacortes (Pssst, Sailors. You Should Come Too) 29 ‘Propulsion Agnostic’ Seminars Destinations, Solar Electric, Weather, Power Systems, Satellite Communications, Repairs & Maintenance… Even though
