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October 24, 2011Silver LiningThe Pan Am Games didn't end exactly the way the author wanted, but it was still an incredible experience
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October 21, 2011Out of the Frying Pan and into the FireAn off day gives the U.S. sailors a chance to spend some time in the one place hotter than a J/24 deck on a light downwind run.
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October 19, 2011The Shape I'm (We're) InRuminations on cool-down runs and pin trading from steamy Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
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October 18, 2011Rolling Snake Eyes on Day 1A pair of ones is no fun when you're starting a round of craps. But at the front end of a regatta, nothing looks better than the beginning of a picket fence.
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October 4, 2011The Working Man's OlympicsFor anyone not willing to put the rest of their life on hold for a decade or more, the Olympics are a bridge too far. But the Pan Am Games, with its mix of Olympic and weekend-warrior classes, is within reach for talented sailors who also hold down a day job.
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October 3, 20112011 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship"Not often does it come down to the last gybe as to whether or not you win a championship," says Bora Gulari, whose New England Ropes team narrowly defeated Nathan Wilmot and Conor Clarke's Embar team at this 38-boat affair on Wisconsin's Lake Geneva.
Read about the racing in our Finish Line forum.Photos © 2011 JOY | U.S. Melges 24 Class Association
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September 28, 2011Triangle on TrialAt the J/105 North Americans, Dave Reed loses sight of the reach mark and reflects on the trouble with triangle courses. Editor's Letter from our October 2011 issue.
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September 16, 2011VX One Design: First LicksThe Sailing World edit team sails the new VX One-Design prototype. And left satisfied.
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September 14, 20112011 New York YC Invitational Cup, Day 2For the second straight day, Narragansett Bay delivered ideal conditions, 10 to 18 knots from the southwest and warm temperatures for this biennial one-design regatta featuring a host of all-amateur international teams. With the regatta about halfway over, two teams have emerged from the fray. The Royal Canadian team is in the lead with the host New York YC close behind. Behind that it's a scrum for third through eighth or so.
Check out SW's Invitational Cup Pick-Em contest.
Follow the racing in our Finish Line forum.
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September 12, 20112011 Rolex Big Boat SeriesSan Francsico Bay served up big breeze for the 81 boats competing in this 47-year-old event, which provided plenty of thrills and spills for spectators at St. Francis YC.
Photos by Rolex / Daniel ForsterSee video footage from the racecourse courtesy of Media Pro.
Read about the racing in our Finish Line forum.
