Royal Yacht Squadron Marks Two Centuries
October 16, 2015
Known as simply “The Yacht Club” when it was founded on June 1, 1815, on St. James Street in London, the Royal Yacht Squadron became
Known as simply “The Yacht Club” when it was founded on June 1, 1815, on St. James Street in London, the Royal Yacht Squadron became
When Vestas Wind ran aground on Cargados Carajos Shoal on the night of November 29, 2014, during the last Volvo Ocean Race, it came as
In retrospect it seems incredible that over 20 years of racing, not a single one of the approximately 3,300 amateur sailors taking part in the
What do you get when you take nearly 150 kids, put them at the tillers of a fleet of 8ft Naples Sabot dinghies and send
After decades of dreaming about racing around the world, veteran shorthanded racer Joe Harris will set out to make his dream a reality next month
For years the Volvo Ocean Race has been synonymous with images of boats blasting their way through the Southern Ocean smothered in foam. This time
The breakers over the reef protecting the bay were white with froth, and the air carried a salty tang from the flying spray. Sailing out
Nine months after her launch at the Hodgdon Yachts yard in East Boothbay, Maine, Jim Clark’s purpose-built 100ft super-maxi Comanche set a new 24-hour monohull
What happens when a multi-millionaire and a top-level racing sailor get their heads together and decide to break a few sailing records? Well, it’s not
Emirates Team New Zealand opened the world’s eyes to the awe-inspiring speeds of fully crewed foiling boats when it first took flight aboard its AC72-class
Laurence Holt Books, 2023$12 at stikky.com I can’t recall how I stumbled across the first edition of Stikky Night Skies published in 2003, but it
Life on three hulls has never been so comfortable, or so fast.
It was October, and Hurricane Maria had just stomped over Les Iles Sainte, devastated Dominica, and was still cooking up 12-foot seas and 25 knots
Bali Catamarans, known for their ability to accommodate a passel of people in style and comfort, are taking it up another notch with the new
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Spanning 50 years of sailing, SAIL Magazine presents a one-of-a-kind conversation with Cole Brauer and Lin Pardey.
Every year, the National Sailing Hall of Fame and the Sailing Museum announce the sailors, designers, sailmakers, businesspeople, and other men and women whose influence
New to the U.S. market, the Slovenian-built Pegasus 50 has already proven its offshore sailing chops, winning the 2022 OSTAR. Designed by company co-founder Marko
This spring, Ronnie Simpson was in California, helping U.S. Patriot Sailing suss out a Class40 that had just been donated to the nonprofit. He was
The schooner Bowdoin, built for Arctic exploration in 1921 at Hodgdon Brothers Shipyard in East Boothbay, Maine, is headed for the Arctic for the first time
