Published on November 5th, 2026
Sixteen solo skippers started the 2026-27 Golden Globe Race on September 6 from Les Sables-d’Olonne, France. The fourth edition continues the “retro race” format in which 32-36 foot production boats designed prior to 1988, without modern ... Read More →
Published on November 9th, 2026
In this report, the SailZing team offers advice on when to hold, and when to fold: You’re off the line fast, in a clean lane. Then a boat tacks right on your nose, and your wind ... Read More →
Published on November 8th, 2026
The College Women’s and Open Singlehanded National Championship was held November 7-8 in Rye, NY. Eighteen competitors in each division completed 14 races, with both winners dominating their series. In the Open, Tulane’s Hamilton Barclay ’27 ... Read More →
Published on November 7th, 2026
Sanni Beucke, a 2020 Olympic Medalist and Offshore sailor for Germany, answers the question about why there are “women’s only” events if there is not the same for men. Sailing makes this subject actually very tangible. ... Read More →
Published on November 6th, 2026
Oliver Widger is that intrepid guy who, after receiving a rare spinal condition diagnosis, sold most everything, bought a boat, taught himself to sail from YouTube videos, and successfully sailed from Oregan to Hawaii with only ... Read More →
Published on November 6th, 2026
If you are sailing with the headsail, and the apparent wind angle is on a fetch yet not far enough aft for a Code 0 or a spinnaker, you will end up easing off the jib ... Read More →
Published on November 5th, 2026
by George Day, Cruising Compass British Army veteran Craig Wood, who overcame life-changing injuries to make history as the world’s first triple amputee to sail solo across the Pacific Ocean, setting two Guinness World Records, has ... Read More →
Published on November 5th, 2026
Yachting World has been asking top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. Swiss ocean racer Ollie Heer picked the Diam 24. Here’s the report: “A cool ... Read More →
Published on November 5th, 2026
One hundred fifteen entrants lined up for the 2026 Route du Rhum on November 1, taking on the 3,542 nm solo transatlantic race from Saint-Malo in France for Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe. To track the fleet, click ... Read More →
Published on November 5th, 2026
According to Scuttlebutt’s Best Racing Venues in the USA, there’s no better place to be this time of year than southern Florida where 95 teams representing 17 nations are preparing for the 2026 Star World Championship ... Read More →