Published on February 9th, 2026
In 2019, blind Japanese sailor Mitsuhiro “Hiro” Iwamoto completed a non-stop Pacific Ocean crossing from San Diego to Fukushima, Japan with the aid of a sighted navigator. In 2027, he intends to complete the route alone. ... Read More →
Published on February 9th, 2026
If spending vast sums of money in sailing is what you like to do, the global charter fleet includes a small but exceptional group of sailing yachts. Since 2018, this has exceeded the 100-metre mark, with ... Read More →
Published on February 9th, 2026
The trend in the Olympic sailing has been to evolve the program to appease the International Olympic Committee which wants gender balance and more dynamic racing and formats that present well on broadcast. To keep the ... Read More →
Published on February 8th, 2026
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) achieved its goal of full 50:50 gender parity in athlete participation at the Paris 2024 Olympics, but with a limit on total athlete participation, more women meant fewer men. Women’s events ... Read More →
Published on February 7th, 2026
Published since 1974, Practical Sailor is the only independent product test report of sailboats, sailing equipment, and gear. In a video by Chief Editor Tim Labute, he discusses getting insurance on older boats: If you’ve been ... Read More →
Published on February 7th, 2026
The list of Sunfish World Champions includes Sailing Hall of Famers Garry Hoyt, John Kostecki, and Paul Foerster, with two-time winner Derrick Fries reflecting on what the title meant to him: In 1975 in Miami, Florida, ... Read More →
Published on February 6th, 2026
While the schedule for the 2026 World Match Racing Tour is not finalized, plans are rolling at Long Beach Yacht Club (Long Beach, CA) to host the 2026 Congressional Cup, one of the world’s premier match ... Read More →
Published on February 6th, 2026
Ten teams began the 2025-26 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race on August 31, with the 14th edition completing the first half of the multi-leg course around the world. Racing identical Tony Castro designed Clipper 70s, ... Read More →
Published on February 5th, 2026
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News When the Finn dinghy was removed from the Olympic sailing program after Tokyo 2020, big people complained. No longer was there an option for the 200+/- pound crowd, but the ... Read More →
Published on February 5th, 2026
The prominent regattas in the sport are for various types of monohulls, but the cruising sector of sailing is going a different direction as reported by George Day for the Cruising Compass: The Discover Boating Miami ... Read More →