Silver Wing Sailing club hosted the Comet Association Championships over the weekend of 11/12th May. We had 18 boats entered from as far away as Beer, Merthyr Tydfil, Ogston and Winsford Flash.
It was with a huge measure of relief that the Swiss German solo skipper Oliver Heer brought his Transat CIC solo race across the North Atlantic from Lorient to New York to a satisfactory conclusion Thursday at 22:19:32hrs UTC, finishing in 25th place.
The third round of the GP14 Southern Travellers series was hosted by Maylandsea Bay Sailing Club on May 11, 2024. Relatively new to the GP14 southern circuit, the venue has become a firm favourite.
Designed to meet the evolving needs of maritime professionals, the IP-M60 combines the reliability of traditional VHF communications with the versatility of 4G LTE connectivity providing users with communication covering both land & at sea.
Royal Geelong Yacht Club (RGYC) and GeelongPort have joined forces to provide Geelong's youth the opportunity to participate in the sport of sailing for free.
For a fleet whose major events often focus on one long race per day, the thought of an eight race weekend had the crews carb-loading from early on.
Hugely popular for charters, can cruising Greece still offer an idyllic lifestyle for liveaboards? Phil Johnson rode the Meltemi to find out. The nighttime call of owls reverberated through the forest – a forest of 1,000 aluminium masts, like stands of pine trees stretching in all directions as far as you could see.
On the sunniest weekend of the year so far, 25 Musto Skiffs arrived at WPNSA for the open meeting at the venue, which will also be the host for the 2024 World Championships this July.
Ocean Property has announced a partnership with Siam Seaplane, and the creation of a unique seaplane facility at the award-winning Ocean Marina Jomtien, offering an unmatched luxury travel experience on Thailand's east coast.
The inaugural edition of the New York Yacht Club Women's Championship for the Joan H. Towse Trophy, sailed in late June of 2022, was a success on many levels.
The 2023-24 College season comes to a close with the Women’s and Open Fleet Race National Championships on May 20-27 in Boston, MA. Racing is on the Charles River, with the MIT Sailing Pavilion and the Harvard Boathouse joining forces to host the teams.
As the first Cure 55 steps ever closer to being splashed, I could not help thinking that it was a lot like the Ferrari Purosangue. More space than your typical two-seat hypercar, yet with the punch to dispatch distances and pretenders with complete ease.
The second edition of the New York Yacht Club Women’s Championship will feature 20 teams of four or five women from across the United States sailing in provided one-design Sonar keelboats.
Sharon Green The walls of Scuttlebutt HQ include the Ultimate Sailing calendar by Sharon Green, with Betsy Senescu sharing this behind-the-scenes story regarding the May 2024 images.
Opportunities to beat Max Maeder don't come along very often, so Valentin Bontus seized his moment on day three of the Formula Kite World Championship in Hyères in the sunny south of France.
For those who are familiar with the history of the Worrell 1000, they know this race has claimed many boats, bones & pride. The quote "The ocean is a sleeping giant..." started a post-race story by Bud Zimmerman in 1976, the Race Coordinator of that time.
The struggles of the US Sailing Team at the Olympic Games has much to do with the experience accrued for each athlete prior to their commitment to an Olympic campaign.
The weather is starting to heat up across the United States and so is the 2024 sailing season. For keen sailors, especially those not lucky enough to have year-round sailing options, the start of the season is always an eagerly awaited time of year.
Encouraging young people to sail not only supports the future of the sport, but also, as George Day offers in this Cruising Compass report, cultivates
by Dave Perry, chair US Sailing Appeals Committee A common situation is that a boat has capsized in a race, at least one of the crew is in the water, and there are Race Committee or coach/parent boats nearby watching the racing.
It is prudent to postpone the start of an offshore race when extreme conditions are forecasted, but to announce a delay due to the danger of the destination is a new twist.
In this guide, we're breaking down the nitty-gritty of purchase systems, from the straightforward simplicity of the "simple" system to the power-packed intricacy of the "compound" system.
Title sponsor Quantum Sails and the U.S. Melges 24 Class Association (USM24CA) are ready to usher in the 2024 Great Lakes Cup racing series for a fourth exciting year.
by Carol Newman Cronin A few nights ago, I had a vivid dream that I was onboard Katrina—and we were approaching a crowded starting line. As the countdown wound down to zero, my father tacked onto starboard and lined up for a perfect start at the boat end.
Yachtmaster Instructor and co-founder of Rubicon 3 Adventures, Rachel Sprot takes a look at line handling and brings you her top 10 modern rules They say that most accidents happen in the home, and I’d hazard a guess that the same is true for sailing.
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