Daily Archives: September 18, 2013

Dock Talk

IRC fees reduced for end of the season

September 18th, 2013

Are you thinking of competing in a winter series or late season IRC event, but don’t have an IRC rating yet? The RORC Rating Office is offering owners an IRC rating for the last three months of the year at a 50% reduction in new application or revalidation fees. The reduced fees apply to certificates


Dock Talk

Preveiw: Sperry-Topsider Melges 24 World Championship 2013

September 18th, 2013

San Francisco, CA (September 18, 2013) – The Sperry-Topsider Melges 24 World Championship 2013, which takes place from September 30 to October 5 at the San Francisco Yacht Club in Belvedere, California, has attracted a star-studded entry of 59 professional and Corinthian teams from around the world. While more than half of the entries come


Dock Talk

Too windy at Melges 32 Worlds

September 18th, 2013

Porto Rotondo, Italy (September 18, 2013) – Racing has been cancelled for opening day of the 2013 Melges 32 World Championship, hosted by the prestigious Yacht Club Porto Rotondo (YCPR) in coordination with Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS), B.Plan Sports & Events (BPSE) and Melges Europe. According to PRO Hank Stuart, “The official word is,


PHOTO: Landsailing in the Outback

September 18th, 2013

A homemade ‘land-yacht’ has sailed into Birdsville in far south-west Queensland after a 500 kilometre-plus journey (over 310 mile) on



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