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Making Wishes Come True

Cottage Park Yacht Club hits a milestone: one million dollars raised for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Today’s Trivia: The Real Whomper

We recently ran a sail design trivia question about an outdated sail called the “blooper.” It stumped a good number of you who guessed that

Today’s Trivia: Strike Out

Sail design has evolved over the centuries from square sails on tallships to triangular Bermuda rigs, back to the square-topped mains of today’s speedsters, and

Light Air Blues

Between the slow Marion-Bermuda, a wind hole in the middle of the Transpac course, and glacial Annapolis-Newport, this summer has served up some real drifters

Today’s Trivia: Safety Rules

The Racing Rules of Sailing begin with safety. What is the very first rule listed as 1.1 in the handbook?A) Fair sailing (no unsportsmanlike conduct

Today’s Trivia: Racing Rules

Rule 30.4 in the Racing Rules of Sailing may be called the ”Black Flag Rule,” but it doesn’t have anything to do with pirates. What

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Top Tips for Gunkholing

You climb from your berth and start the stove for coffee, warming the cabin. You check your position, looking out the ports as the sun

Photo: BRF Daniel Forester

The Results Are In: 54th Newport Bermuda Race

The Cal 40 Nicole wins the St. David’s Lighthouse overall title, while Black Jack 100 takes line honors just shy of a course record. On the course: stunning scenery and a range of conditions. Off it: a scoring drama.

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