I Thought I Would Enjoy This More
A first-time big boat tactician discovers that it’s not nearly as easy or as much fun when everyone else is expecting you to make the right calls.
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A first-time big boat tactician discovers that it’s not nearly as easy or as much fun when everyone else is expecting you to make the right calls.
From grand prix raceboats__ to family-and-friends teams in the cruising division, racers flocked to the Whitsunday Islands for Australia’s premiere keelboat regatta. Photos by Andrea Francolini
The ribs were excellent, and the sailing was mighty fine, too.
A trip to the International Rolex Regatta in St. Thomas reminded the author that there’s more to sailing than upwind starts, square beats, and even runs.
The story of the day was all about finding the breeze, so that’s what we did.
Sailing World‘s annual guide to IRC racing includes everything from owner profiles to ideas for optimizing your boat.
A strong westerly blowing straight into Kata Beach wreaked havoc among the raceboats off Kata Beach.
A strong westerly blowing straight into Kata Beach wreaked havoc among the raceboats in the mooring field. Read about the event in our Finish Line forum.
With Alinghi alumni in the afterguard, the Judel-Vrolijk 66 Numbers took first place overall in Annapolis, Md.
Three-boat teams from the United Kingdom, France, Ireland, South Africa, and Hong Kong are squaring off in Cowes. Photos by Kurt Arrigo/ Rolex Follow the racing in SW‘s Finish Line forum.
It was one of those light, shifty evenings that torture the fleet with upheavals of Biblical proportions.
A first-time big boat tactician discovers that it’s not nearly as easy or as much fun when everyone else is expecting you to make the right calls.
From grand prix raceboats__ to family-and-friends teams in the cruising division, racers flocked to the Whitsunday Islands for Australia’s premiere keelboat regatta. Photos by Andrea Francolini
The ribs were excellent, and the sailing was mighty fine, too.
A trip to the International Rolex Regatta in St. Thomas reminded the author that there’s more to sailing than upwind starts, square beats, and even runs.
The story of the day was all about finding the breeze, so that’s what we did.
Sailing World‘s annual guide to IRC racing includes everything from owner profiles to ideas for optimizing your boat.
A strong westerly blowing straight into Kata Beach wreaked havoc among the raceboats off Kata Beach.
A strong westerly blowing straight into Kata Beach wreaked havoc among the raceboats in the mooring field. Read about the event in our Finish Line forum.
With Alinghi alumni in the afterguard, the Judel-Vrolijk 66 Numbers took first place overall in Annapolis, Md.
Three-boat teams from the United Kingdom, France, Ireland, South Africa, and Hong Kong are squaring off in Cowes. Photos by Kurt Arrigo/ Rolex Follow the racing in SW‘s Finish Line forum.
It was one of those light, shifty evenings that torture the fleet with upheavals of Biblical proportions.
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