VX One Design: First Licks
The Sailing World edit team sails the new VX One-Design prototype. And left satisfied.
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The Sailing World edit team sails the new VX One-Design prototype. And left satisfied.
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.
Among the sailors competing at this 36-boat event on Lake Ontario is 15-year-old skipper Anna Huebschmann, who participated in the Next Step to Rolex clinic prior to the big show. Follow the regatta in our Finish Line forum.
Check out photos from the high profile racing at the Audi MedCup Marseille Trophy. A web extra from our September 2011 issue.
At Bay Week in the Lake Erie Islands, the spinnakers are rainbow colored and Steve Perry wails late into the night.
Teams from the United States have found success in Buzios, Brazil. Through six races, Buffalo’s David Starck sits in second place, and three other U.S. teams have cracked the top ten. Follow the racing in our Finish Line forum.
In any regatta decided by a tiebreaker, the losing team can usually find countless places where that one key point was missed. The author dwells on one such moment from the 2011 Swan 42 Nationals off Newport, R.I.
Images from the Boston stop of the fan-friendly Extreme Sailing Series, including a ride onboard Oman Air.
Come onboard with Oman Air for a race during the Boston stopover of the Extreme Sailing Series. Like the season to date for this first-year team, the race has its ups and downs, all at breakneck speed.
Final results. Please scroll down to find class.
In the middle of a record-setting heat wave,_ Sailing World_ magazine hits the road for the 2011 Santana 20 Nationals in Oklahoma City, Okla.
The Sailing World edit team sails the new VX One-Design prototype. And left satisfied.
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.
Among the sailors competing at this 36-boat event on Lake Ontario is 15-year-old skipper Anna Huebschmann, who participated in the Next Step to Rolex clinic prior to the big show. Follow the regatta in our Finish Line forum.
Check out photos from the high profile racing at the Audi MedCup Marseille Trophy. A web extra from our September 2011 issue.
At Bay Week in the Lake Erie Islands, the spinnakers are rainbow colored and Steve Perry wails late into the night.
Teams from the United States have found success in Buzios, Brazil. Through six races, Buffalo’s David Starck sits in second place, and three other U.S. teams have cracked the top ten. Follow the racing in our Finish Line forum.
In any regatta decided by a tiebreaker, the losing team can usually find countless places where that one key point was missed. The author dwells on one such moment from the 2011 Swan 42 Nationals off Newport, R.I.
Images from the Boston stop of the fan-friendly Extreme Sailing Series, including a ride onboard Oman Air.
Come onboard with Oman Air for a race during the Boston stopover of the Extreme Sailing Series. Like the season to date for this first-year team, the race has its ups and downs, all at breakneck speed.
Final results. Please scroll down to find class.
In the middle of a record-setting heat wave,_ Sailing World_ magazine hits the road for the 2011 Santana 20 Nationals in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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