I dont know about you, but although I much prefer to go to sea with tried and tested buddies, there are times when I end up shipping out with total strangers. Youve met the type. They might be those credible people you run into in a waterfront bar with a tale to tell. There I was, and the waves were 40 feet high And so on. Then theres the friend of a friend, which often turns out to be the
Not surprising that only 154 boats turned out for the 22nd edition of Key West Race Week, down from 261 boats in 2008. Still, the competition was high, especially amongst the Melges 24 (33 boats) and the Melges 32 (20 boats) fleets. While the grand-prix action was in IRC 1, it was IRC 2 that proved to be the most interesting handicap fleet to watch as it featured the U.S. racing premiere of the
Sherpas call Mount Everest Sagarmatha, the mountain so high that no bird can fly over it. Western sailors know the Vende Globea non-stop, solo, around-the-world race sailed on wildly powerful, lightweight 60-footersas sailings Mount Everest. Study the attrition rate in this years race19 of the original 30 boats dropped out, many in the stormy waters of the Southern Oceanand you realize
On the 26th of March, two separate teams broke both the world water and land sailing speed records independently of each other.An Australian team sailing the Macquarie Innovation broke their own water speed record set last December at Sandy Point, Victoria, Australia and became the first vessel to complete the official 500m run with an average of over 50 knots. At Ivanpah Lake in
When the Volvo Ocean Race calls on Boston Harbor in May, every weekend sailor in the region will have a chance to sniff the air around a grand prix circus. So how did Boston “steal” the US stopover? We turned to the instigator, Bill Lynn of Marblehead, Massachusetts, an unassuming ace Etchells sailor and co-operator of Atlantis Weather Gear. He also has a background in
When the Volvo Ocean Race calls on Boston Harbor in May, every weekend sailor in the region will have a chance to sniff the air around a grand prix circus. So how did Boston “steal” the US stopover? We turned to the instigator, Bill Lynn of Marblehead, Massachusetts, an unassuming ace Etchells sailor and co-operator of Atlantis Weather Gear. He also has a background in
The Court of Appeals, New York states highest court, has found that the Spanish yacht club, Club Nautico Espanol de Vela, cannot be the challenger of record for the next Americas Cup match even though it had been given that distinction by Ernesto Bertarellis team who sailed for the Societe Nautique de Geneve yacht club of Switzerland, after it had won the last Americas Cup match held off
On the island of Bonaire in the Netherlands Antilles, wind is the most important ingredient for spending a day on the worlds biggest landsailing track along the islands northeast coast. The brightly colored sails of Blokarts poke at a blue sky as their tires spin madly over the hard. Sailing them is a blast. White dust whirs around the tubular cart with its skinny sail as you settle into a
Plenty of sailors dream of sailing around the world, but far fewer actually cast off and venture forth. Crystal Corthell, 18, of Rock Springs, Wyoming, is a young woman who enjoys snowmobiling, visiting with family, and dreaming big. Her sailing experiences to date have been limited to trips on Canadas Ghost Lake, Nevadas Lake Meade, and San Diego Bay aboard her familys
On June 6, 2008, the Cynthia Woods, a Cape Fear 38 owned by Texas A&M University-Galveston, was racing to Veracruz, Mexico, when her keel fell off and she capsized. Tragically, Roger Stone, the teams safety officer, drowned after helping two students to safety.In late December, the Coast Guards Marine Safety Unit (MSU) in Galveston, Texas, with guidance from the U.S. Coast
It is possible to cross an ocean in almost anything that will float, just as you could cross the United States on anything with wheels.
Navel gazing doesn’t get much better than from the deck of a sailboat anchored somewhere exotic. You can think great thoughts staring up at the
Q: I recently removed my radar’s white radome, which covers the internal rotating antenna. I gave the radome a light sandblasting to clear it of
Sticking with its proven design formula, but also cherry-picking popular features from its recent models, Leopard Catamarans has launched a “best of” package with this
If I were to ask, “What are the top five parts of the engine you want to be able to easily access?” How would you
Sitting quietly at the bar of a local yacht club, I gaze out over a rambunctious Lake Michigan on a sunny but blustery spring afternoon.
As I write this, another hurricane season has passed. In hundreds of harbors and marinas, sailors are breathing a sigh of relief. I know the
Catalina has long been the largest All-American family cruiser company, building what sailors might call “standard” boats. Moving up from the popular 30ft to 45ft
If you didn’t learn knots when you were young, you can still master them with this quick guide to the most common knots a sailor needs.
A couple of winters ago, I set a new course for my life by following my passions and interests. This in turn led me to
