The Bold and the Beautiful
A longer-than-expected leg means more pain and suffering for the competitors, and more exciting racing viewing for the spectators.
A longer-than-expected leg means more pain and suffering for the competitors, and more exciting racing viewing for the spectators.
The radical Open 60 class, the heart of the Vendée Globe and other shorthanded ocean races is facing an unsure future. Some see a move toward a one-design as the answer.
Tom King, Ivan Wheen, David Edwards, and Owen McMahon take the championship title after an intense nine-race battle offshore of Sydney Heads, Australia. Photos by Ingrid Abery/www.ingridabery.com. Read more in our Finish Line forum.
Watch an interview with Travis Odenbach, the winner of the J/24 class and the overall champion of the 2012 Sperry Top-Sider St. Petersburg NOOD Regatta.
The 2012 Rose Cup, a national youth match racing event, will be held on June 20-24 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
As the one-design world turns, the latest grand-prix big-boat offering comes as its predecessors enjoy their golden years. “New Boats” from our April 2011 issue.
A DNF doesn’t define a distance race. There’s a lot to be learned from competing and overcoming adversity even if the finish line is never crossed.
Making the trek down I-95 with the J/80 in tow has become an annual adventure for the Storck family.
To help get the Farr 400 Spaceman Spiff ready for Race Week—and make sure Duval Street hadn’t dried up—tactician Nick Turney arrived in Key West extra early.
Matt Rutherford’s voyage around the Americas doesn’t have the glitz of a high-tech sailing campaign, but that’s what makes his accomplishment all the more inspiring.
The four doublehanded Class 40s race from Punta del Este, Uruguay, to Charleston, South Carolina, in Leg 4. Follow the race in our Finish Line forum.
Sailmaker Mike Topper explores the tricks and tips of trimming tri-radial symmetric spinnakers. From the May 1982 issue of Yacht Racing/Cruising.
A longer-than-expected leg means more pain and suffering for the competitors, and more exciting racing viewing for the spectators.
The radical Open 60 class, the heart of the Vendée Globe and other shorthanded ocean races is facing an unsure future. Some see a move toward a one-design as the answer.
Tom King, Ivan Wheen, David Edwards, and Owen McMahon take the championship title after an intense nine-race battle offshore of Sydney Heads, Australia. Photos by Ingrid Abery/www.ingridabery.com. Read more in our Finish Line forum.
Watch an interview with Travis Odenbach, the winner of the J/24 class and the overall champion of the 2012 Sperry Top-Sider St. Petersburg NOOD Regatta.
The 2012 Rose Cup, a national youth match racing event, will be held on June 20-24 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
As the one-design world turns, the latest grand-prix big-boat offering comes as its predecessors enjoy their golden years. “New Boats” from our April 2011 issue.
A DNF doesn’t define a distance race. There’s a lot to be learned from competing and overcoming adversity even if the finish line is never crossed.
Making the trek down I-95 with the J/80 in tow has become an annual adventure for the Storck family.
To help get the Farr 400 Spaceman Spiff ready for Race Week—and make sure Duval Street hadn’t dried up—tactician Nick Turney arrived in Key West extra early.
Matt Rutherford’s voyage around the Americas doesn’t have the glitz of a high-tech sailing campaign, but that’s what makes his accomplishment all the more inspiring.
The four doublehanded Class 40s race from Punta del Este, Uruguay, to Charleston, South Carolina, in Leg 4. Follow the race in our Finish Line forum.
Sailmaker Mike Topper explores the tricks and tips of trimming tri-radial symmetric spinnakers. From the May 1982 issue of Yacht Racing/Cruising.
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