SEA ANCHORS Regarding sea anchors:Sea anchors have gained a rather negative image for many, many generations. Before the advent of high tensile, light weight and rot resistent materials, sea anchors were almost impossible to carry, deploy, and retrieve. Worse perhaps, their difficulties caused them to be too small for the job when finally needed. In my opinion, a sound
In Valencia, Spain, site of its celebrated defense of the 32nd America’s Cup, Defender Alinghi today stated it is preparing to build a multihull for a Deed of Gift Match for the 33rd America’s Cup. Alinghi also announced its 2008 sailing program, with a focus on multihull racing, and announced new team members. Here is part of what was said:”Today we have a way forward: Ernesto
If you thought that the Puma Avanti formerly ABN Amro Two sported an unusual paint job, baby, you aint seen nothin yet. Really, how many boats can you think of that boast an asymmetrical paint job? Likely zero, but thats exactly what Puma rolled out of Goetz Custom Boats yard in Bristol, Rhode Island on Monday evening. The boat, which has been
Simply put, one-design racing doesnt get more competitive than the venerable Star class. Take this years Worlds, held Miami, Florida. 104 Star boats from around the world arrived to battle for the title of the worlds best Star sailor, including names as big as Hamish Pepper, Robert Scheidt, and Mark Mendelblatt, but ultimately it was the Polish duo of Mateusz Kusznierewicz
The Corinthians Association announced the starting date for a new, U.S. Sailing-sanctioned Category 2 distance race that will begin on Sunday, July 27, 2008 in the waters off Stonington, Connecticut. The Corinthians teamed up with the Stonington Harbor Yacht Club and the Boothbay Yacht Club (in Booth Bay, Maine) to offer a 332-nautical mile distance race that will end in the fabled lobstering
Am I the only one who gets a headache when I hear the words Americas Cup coupled with the word court? I highly doubt it, especially given the massive success that was the 32nd Cup, and the resounding flop that has thus far been the experience of the 33rd Cups pre-dance ritual. Todays head banger is compliments of the Socit Nautique de Genve (SNG) and Alinghi, who proposed
Sailing a multihull is just like sailing a monohull, right? Wrong. If that was the case, there is simply no way that Alinghi would have flipped Foncia, the high-octane ORMA 60 that the team had been using as a training platform for the 33rd Americas Cup, which will be a Deed of Gift Challenge between Golden Gate Yacht Clubs BMW Oracle Racing (BOR) and Societe Nautique
When most people think of charterboats, they think of bulky cruisers that are slow to sail but fun to party on once the anchor drops. But if you happen to be a world-class sailor and the boat you’ve chartered is a race-ready Farr 40as was Peter Holmbergs experience at the 35th Annual International Rolex Regatta in St. Thomasthis wasn’t the case. Holmberg, who served as
On Saturday, this notice was released by the Alinghi team. Ed Baird and others were in development mode on a borrowed boat, preparing for a likely Deed of Gift match for the America’s Cup to be sailed in large multihulls. The capsize will have no bearing on arguments to be heard Wednesday in a New York court regarding the timing of a match—KL Armes
Day one of the America’s Cup brought all the excitement fans have been hoping for for the past four years. The Defender of the Record,
The wind shrieking through the rigging jolted me awake in the middle of the night. It sounded like the bimini was being ripped to shreds.
The Cup is finally here. The first races of the 2021 America’s Cup will begin at 10pm EST tonight. Last month’s hard-won victory by the
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After 116 days at sea, Ari Huusela (Stark) has crossed the line and brought a close to the 9th edition of the Vendée Globe. He
This year marks half a century for New England’s largest boat show, and the celebration will be in person. In a statement released yesterday, Nancy
Two years after its global survey on women in sailing, the World Sailing Trust is surveying the entire sport in order to assess equity, diversity
The original saloon table in my Down East 45 schooner was a single heavy sheet of 3/4in laminated plywood, 27in wide by 57in long. It
The Salty Dawg Sailing Association (SDSA) has long been the go-to organization for high value, affordable rallies, but when Covid forced the sudden closure of
The Life of James Forten James Forten was born on September 2, 1766 in Philadelphia to free Black parents Thomas and Margaret Forten. Forten attended
