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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →