He’s done exactly one distance race. He finished dead last. But that hasn’t stopped the host of “The Colbert Report” from issuing an open challenge to anyone interested in lining up against him at the start of the OnDeck Charleston to Bermuda Race. An extended version of the interview that appeared in our May 2011 issue.
With just the spring national championships remaining, Georgetown has assumed control of the coed rankings while Boston College remains women’s team to beat. Meanwhile the Connecticut College women’s team closes out a successful spring season with a return to the top three.
In a shifty, unpredictable breeze, staying at the front of pack can be harder than getting there in the first place. One key is to minimize leverage, aka risk, when you can.
Bill O’Malley, the guy charged with selling the Farr 400 one-design in the U.S., takes a trip to Dubai to see what he has to offer.
As the nationals near, the top of the college rankings are becoming quite crowded. Boston College leads the co-ed rankings, but only by the slimmest of margins over Charleston and Georgetown. Brown is the top women’s team.
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.
Boston College remains the top team in the country, leading the coed rankings and coming second in the women’s poll. But Georgetown is close behind, second in the coed and third in the women’s. St. Mary’s also has both teams ranked in the top 5 as the spring season gathers steam.
The first rankings of the 2011 season are for the birds, with the Boston College Eagles reining supreme in the coed rankings and the St. Mary’s Seahawks dominating the women’s rankings.
Every point does count, except when trying too hard to win that point costs you a few more in the long run.
With the owner is pulled away for the final day of Key West Race Week, the crew sails on. But there’s more missing than the boat’s credit card.
Not every regatta is about the results. A long week of work for Team Ironbound yields some optimism for future events.
After missing Key West Race Week in 2010, this Sailing World editor is keen to return to the North American Mecca for mid-winter sailing.
He’s done exactly one distance race. He finished dead last. But that hasn’t stopped the host of “The Colbert Report” from issuing an open challenge to anyone interested in lining up against him at the start of the OnDeck Charleston to Bermuda Race. An extended version of the interview that appeared in our May 2011 issue.
With just the spring national championships remaining, Georgetown has assumed control of the coed rankings while Boston College remains women’s team to beat. Meanwhile the Connecticut College women’s team closes out a successful spring season with a return to the top three.
In a shifty, unpredictable breeze, staying at the front of pack can be harder than getting there in the first place. One key is to minimize leverage, aka risk, when you can.
Bill O’Malley, the guy charged with selling the Farr 400 one-design in the U.S., takes a trip to Dubai to see what he has to offer.
As the nationals near, the top of the college rankings are becoming quite crowded. Boston College leads the co-ed rankings, but only by the slimmest of margins over Charleston and Georgetown. Brown is the top women’s team.
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.
Boston College remains the top team in the country, leading the coed rankings and coming second in the women’s poll. But Georgetown is close behind, second in the coed and third in the women’s. St. Mary’s also has both teams ranked in the top 5 as the spring season gathers steam.
The first rankings of the 2011 season are for the birds, with the Boston College Eagles reining supreme in the coed rankings and the St. Mary’s Seahawks dominating the women’s rankings.
Every point does count, except when trying too hard to win that point costs you a few more in the long run.
With the owner is pulled away for the final day of Key West Race Week, the crew sails on. But there’s more missing than the boat’s credit card.
Not every regatta is about the results. A long week of work for Team Ironbound yields some optimism for future events.
After missing Key West Race Week in 2010, this Sailing World editor is keen to return to the North American Mecca for mid-winter sailing.
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