Opinions Vary on Vendée Globe One-Design
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.
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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.
Our February 10 installment of One-Design Friday on Facebook showcased the failed experiment of sailboat racing’s most noted legend. Perhaps this one-design’s demise was trying to do too much with too little.
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.
From Sailing World‘s one-design drawers we unearth O’Day’s Flying Saucer, an interesting boat that never quite flew.
Sailmaker Mike Topper explores the tricks and tips of trimming tri-radial symmetric spinnakers. From the May 1982 issue of Yacht Racing/Cruising.
The Pan Am Games didn’t end exactly the way the author wanted, but it was still an incredible experience
An off day gives the U.S. sailors a chance to spend some time in the one place hotter than a J/24 deck on a light downwind run.
Ruminations on cool-down runs and pin trading from steamy Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
A pair of ones is no fun when you’re starting a round of craps. But at the front end of a regatta, nothing looks better than the beginning of a picket fence.
At the J/105 North Americans, Dave Reed loses sight of the reach mark and reflects on the trouble with triangle courses. Editor’s Letter from our October 2011 issue.
For the second straight day, Narragansett Bay delivered ideal conditions, 10 to 18 knots from the southwest and warm temperatures for this biennial one-design regatta featuring a host of all-amateur international teams. With the regatta about halfway over, two teams have emerged from the fray. The Royal Canadian team is in the lead with the host New York YC close behind. Behind that it’s a scrum for third through eighth or so. [Check out](https://www.sailingworld.com/racing/2011-invitational-cu
It came down to the second tiebreaker, but Blake Kimbrough was able to squeak by Wes Bemus and win Sailing World‘s Pick ‘Em Contest for the 2011 New York YC Invitational Cup. Blake takes home a free pair of Sperry Shoes and the inaugural SW Pick ‘Em championship.
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.
Our February 10 installment of One-Design Friday on Facebook showcased the failed experiment of sailboat racing’s most noted legend. Perhaps this one-design’s demise was trying to do too much with too little.
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.
From Sailing World‘s one-design drawers we unearth O’Day’s Flying Saucer, an interesting boat that never quite flew.
Sailmaker Mike Topper explores the tricks and tips of trimming tri-radial symmetric spinnakers. From the May 1982 issue of Yacht Racing/Cruising.
The Pan Am Games didn’t end exactly the way the author wanted, but it was still an incredible experience
An off day gives the U.S. sailors a chance to spend some time in the one place hotter than a J/24 deck on a light downwind run.
Ruminations on cool-down runs and pin trading from steamy Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
A pair of ones is no fun when you’re starting a round of craps. But at the front end of a regatta, nothing looks better than the beginning of a picket fence.
At the J/105 North Americans, Dave Reed loses sight of the reach mark and reflects on the trouble with triangle courses. Editor’s Letter from our October 2011 issue.
For the second straight day, Narragansett Bay delivered ideal conditions, 10 to 18 knots from the southwest and warm temperatures for this biennial one-design regatta featuring a host of all-amateur international teams. With the regatta about halfway over, two teams have emerged from the fray. The Royal Canadian team is in the lead with the host New York YC close behind. Behind that it’s a scrum for third through eighth or so. [Check out](https://www.sailingworld.com/racing/2011-invitational-cu
It came down to the second tiebreaker, but Blake Kimbrough was able to squeak by Wes Bemus and win Sailing World‘s Pick ‘Em Contest for the 2011 New York YC Invitational Cup. Blake takes home a free pair of Sperry Shoes and the inaugural SW Pick ‘Em championship.
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