For more on the class, please click here.his month, one of the worlds leading high-performance catamaran classes is holding its world championship regatta in Erquy, France, marking the events 10th anniversary. A fleet of 150 boats is expected to take part, with 10 slots reserved for boats from the United States.The
We were preparing to pass Ambrose Light, the traditional starting point for record attempts from New York City. The wind was gusting over 25 knots, and we had reefed the mainsail and were flying a mid-sized jib. Bearing away to cross the starting line, our boatspeed shot up to 20 knotsand pretty much stayed there for the next four days. Ive done plenty of sailing over the yearsmultihull
The Newport Bermuda Race fleet made their upwind starts in 16 classes over a period of more than two and a half hours on Friday afternoon. There now are 183 boats, after Avatar didnt start. In addition, Blue sailed back to the shipyard to get her broken centerboard cable fixed; shes expected to start again after the repair. (text continued below video)
The 184-boat Newport Bermuda fleet is on its way under sunny skies and light westerlies. To follow the fleet in real-time as it makes its way across the Gulf Stream and the rest of the 600-plus-mile course, click here.For a look at some of the fleet at the start, check out the
Forecaster are predicting fair winds during the early stages of the 47th Newport Bermuda Race, which starts today off Newport, Rhode Island.The 184-boat international fleet is the third largest in the races 104-year history, with nearly 2,000 sailors making the 635-mile passage across the Gulf Stream to the finish off St. Davids Head, Bermuda.The race should take two to three days
Walking toward his ride for the solo Transpac, Ronnie Simpson slowed us down to point out that the mast of his 30-footer is taller than the mast of the 35-footer next door. I like this guy. He made one fast passage through youthEnlisted in the Marines. Got blown up by an RPG in a firefight outside Fallujah at age 19. Medi-vacd out in a coma. Slowly, eventually, recovered (enough).
Sixteen-year-old solo sailor Abby Sunderland has been located adrift in the Indian Ocean and a French fishing boat is on its way to rescue her.According to Sunderlands family, an Australian search and rescue team has made contact with Abby and she is not injured. Her boat Wild Eyes, however, has been dismasted, and Australian authorities estimate it could be another day before
Tania Elias Calles is one tough Laser sailor. In March she went to great lengthsabout 300 milesdraw attention to the sailing in her native waters, and invite racers from abroad to train with her in Mexico on Bahia de Banderas in the run-up to the Pan Am Games, which will be held there in 2011.Although Calles had a support vessel escorting her, she was otherwise entirely on her own,
Few sailors are as genetically predisposed to sailing as Andrew Campbell, 26, of San Diego. Both sets of grandparents were E-scow sailors, and his parentsboth active J/105 sailorsare highly encouraging of their sons Olympic dreams. Andrews father, Bill Campbell, has sailed in three Americas Cups (1983 with Courageous, 1992 with America3 and 1995 with Nippon
Few sailors are as genetically predisposed to sailing as Andrew Campbell, 26, of San Diego. Both sets of grandparents were E-scow sailors, and his parentsboth active J/105 sailorsare highly encouraging of their sons Olympic dreams. Andrews father, Bill Campbell, has sailed in three Americas Cups (1983 with Courageous, 1992 with America3 and 1995 with Nippon
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