US Olympic sailing does not apologize for not medaling, but does plan to move toward a more successful 2016 with the help of our publisher, Josh Adams. We wish him, and the team, the best of luck in the next four years of training and hope to see some medals next time.
The Philadelphia Cup Regatta returns on September 29 on the Delaware River with a series of one design races between the Betsy Ross and the Walt Whitman bridges, two of the city’s most famous and picturesque bridges.
US Sailing has released a full report on the Farallones race accident, along with the following press release. See what one of our editors had to say on the topic at Sailfeed.com.
Don’t write off Olympic windsurfing just yet. A firestorm of opposition to the International Sailing Federation’s decision to dump the event in favor of kiteboarding at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro makes it highly likely that there will be another vote.
French sailor Alain Thébault is taking speed sailing to a whole new level, with an eye toward setting a new Pacific offshore sailing record aboard his hydrofoil l’Hydroptère DCNS—the same boat that set a world speed record of 51.36 knots over 500 meters back in 2009.
For full 2012 Olympics coverage, read on and make sure to click the links for more on the team, the competition, the venue and changes in the approach to U.S. Olympic sailing.
The 2012 Olympic regatta is now underway with a total of 380 sailors from around the world—237 men and 143 women—competing for gold in 10 events. Racing started in the Finn, Star and women’s Elliott 6m match-racing classes on Sunday, with the Laser, Laser Radial and 49er classes joining in on Monday.
With the increased emphasis on “extreme” pro racing—including wing-sailed carbon-fiber cats, gigantic oceangoing multihulls and Volvo 70s leaving arrow-straight wakes across the Southern Ocean—many might consider the idea of an inshore displacement monohull circuit to be a nonstarter.
Outside of one-design racing, it’s rare that an offshore race has more than a handful of boats from the same builder or designer. However, this year’s Vic-Maui race saw an influx of Beneteaus making the trek from Victoria, British Columbia, to Hawaii.
Ten yachts crewed by non-professional sailors returned from their 40,000-mile journey of 15 races to greetings from thousands of fans in Southampton, UK, on Sunday, July 22.
After four long months poised to spring into action at the first sign of the right weather window, Spindrift has announced that its record-breaking circumnavigation
In some stunning footage from onboard reporter Antoine Auriol, Boris Herrmann and his team aboard Malizia decided to cut their Code 0 free after it
Get your ground tackle setup right, and you’ll sleep much easier while you’re cruising. Get it wrong, and your boat could wind up on the
French builder Dufour Yachts has rolled out another new design bringing their line to eight models from 32 to 61 feet. The new Dufour 37
Antigua Sailing Week is happening now, and SAIL Managing Editor Lydia Mullan is on the water and in the big breeze to bring us a full report soon. Meantime, catch the action, from the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta to Antigua Sailing Week, in everything from historic wooden schooners to the latest greatest rockets.
I’ve never laughed so hard as I have on some of my charters, but it’s typically only funny after the fact. Every time I think
The new Excess 14 made its U.S. debut at the Miami International Boat Show, and a first walk-through revealed several features geared toward making this
Boating Writers International yesterday presented its annual awards before the opening of the Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show. The awards program recognizes excellence in
Got the winter blues? Join Managing Editor Lydia Mullan for a day on Dream Yacht Charters’ Lagoon 45 Panui during this month’s Caribbean Multihull Challenge
