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July 17, 2012Hoya WisdomGeorgetown's Chris Barnard shares advice that every sailor can put to use--know when to push yourself, when to cut yourself some slack, and how to stay in fighting shape.
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July 17, 2012Bringing Her A GameFrom start to finish of her college sailing career, Georgetown's Sydney Bolger has aimed for perfection and has come quite close to achieving it. What might come as a surprise is that she credits her Quantum Women's College Sailor of the Year honors not only to her calm mentality, but also to the element of fun that she brought to the racecourse this year.
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July 11, 2012Heating Up at Palma: 52 Super SeriesEight teams will compete at the third regatta of the unaugural 52 Super Series. The Royal Cup at Palma, Mallorca is a four-day event that began today and will be hotly contested.
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July 11, 2012U.S. Olympic Committee Announces 2012 TeamToday, the U.S. Olympic Committee announced the 530 members of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team. Among the athletes will be 16 American sailors competing in 10 Olympic events, comprised of nine men and seven women. Seven of the athletes are returning Olympians, including 2008 Olympic gold medalist Anna Tunnicliffe and 2008 Olympic silver medalist Zach Railey. Railey was chosen by his teammates to serve as Team Captain.
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July 10, 2012Summer Spotlight: David Liebenberg
School is out for the summer, and so is college sailing. Without a detailed practice and regatta schedule, young sailors across the country have to find alternative ways to keep their skills sharp and their sunglass tans sharper. We caught up with a handful of students to find out what they’re doing during these sunny months, ensuring that at least a few memories of Summer 2012 will outlast Orientation Week.
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July 9, 2012From the Archives: Ultimate Metamorphosis of the Open 30Just when the Ultimate 30 class appeared dead, U.S. owners and interested sailors in Europe gave this big dinghy a new lease on life - and a new name. From our February 1991 issue.
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July 9, 2012From the Archives: The Heat is OnWith a little more than one year to the Atlanta Olympics, the results of the largest Olympic classes event in the U.S. made it clear that the pressure was on the U.S. team to pick up the pace. From our May 1995 issue.
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July 9, 2012From the Experts Archive: Gate Start BasicsIn this article from our April 1995 issue, Scott Iklé describes the best methods for a Gate Start, also known as a Rabbit Start.
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July 9, 2012From the Experts Archive: Finishing TechniquesIn this article from our February 1985 issue, world champion Ed Baird presents a simple, reliable method for finding the favored end of a finish line and adds some tips for getting there as quickly as possible.
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July 9, 2012Naked AmbitionHoping to convince any doubters that sailors are athletes, too, 2008 gold medalist Anna Tunnicliffe goes sailing in the buff for ESPN the Magazine's annual The Body issue.
