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Follow the Vendée Globe 2024-25

Published on November 13th, 2024

The Vendée Globe, raced in the 60-foot IMOCA, is the elite race round the world, solo, non-stop, and without assistance. On November 10, 40 skippers started the 2024-25 edition which begins and ends in Les Sables ... Read More


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Ragtime: Looking back to the future

Published on January 31st, 2025

by Ross Tibbits, Latitude 38 One of sailing’s most iconic yachts, Ragtime, the 1965 Spencer-designed 62-ft sloop first made famous for winning her first two Transpacs in 1973 and 1975, has a storied history like few ... Read More


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Best sailing nation in the world?

Published on January 31st, 2025

The next SailGP event is on February 8-9 in Sydney, Australia, and there may be no better ambassador for the league and country than Tom Slingsby. Will Lennox from GQ Australia provides this report: For many ... Read More


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College sailor among crash victims

Published on January 31st, 2025

When an Army helicopter collided with an American Airlines jet over the Potomac River on January 29, news reports noted how casualties included 14 members of the US figure skating community. But the college sailing community ... Read More


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Brisbane 2032 in “hot mess”

Published on January 31st, 2025

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded Brisbane the 2032 Games in July 2021. The 11-year headstart represents the longest period of time organisers have ever had before hosting an Olympic Games but more than three years ... Read More


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Sailing Calendar: February 2025

Published on January 30th, 2025

Photographer Cory Silken provides us with a computer monitor calendar for February 2025. Click here to open the image, then put your cursor over it, right click to open the drop down menu and indicate you ... Read More


Dock Talk

2025 DN Championships in Wisconsin

Published on January 30th, 2025

The 2025 DN World and North American Championship have been confirmed for February 2-8 on Lake Winnebago at Fond du Lac, WI. Over 100 competitors are registered representing Canada, Estonia, Germany, Poland, Sweden, and the USA, ... Read More


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Refining ratings to improve classic racing

Published on January 30th, 2025

The Classic Yacht Owners Association developed the CRF (Classic Rating Formula) as a measurement rating system to serve their racing schedule in the New England region. CYOA Technical Committee Chair Jim Taylor provides an update for ... Read More


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Sailfaster with Sara Stone

Published on January 30th, 2025

Pete Boland hosts Sailfaster, a podcast series where racing sailors discuss what it takes to sail faster and how races are won. In this episode, Boland hosts professional sailor Sara Stone. From her early development at ... Read More


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Attrition, completion for Vendée Globe

Published on January 30th, 2025

Les Sables d’Olonne, France (January 30, 2025; Day 82) – The attrition for the 10th Vendée Globe increased today as the 7th skipper from the 40 starters was dismasted at the longitude of Cape Verde. More ... Read More


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Don’t let failure hold you back

Published on January 30th, 2025

Success is impossible without failure – even for the world’s most decorated sailors. This was the message from Brazilian trailblazer Martine Grael to dozens of young female sailors at a forum held ahead of the New ... Read More



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