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October 10, 2012America's Cup World Series, San FranciscoJimmy Spithill's Oracle Team USA returned to San Francisco to claim their second consecutive Championship title on the Bay waters, despite a capsize that damaged their wing on the second-to-last day of racing. Spithill also won the Match Racing Championship. Photos: ACEA
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December 11, 2012Tofinou 8mBoat of the Year Nominee
Photos by Walter Cooper
Imported from France, the Tofinou 8M, was a looker at the dock, thanks to the sharpness of its metallic paint and teak deck, but on the water, the judges quickly dismissed it because excessive friction in every control line, and a combative helm took the fun out of sailing it.
“The thing was a workout,” said Tom Rich, explaining that the practice of hiding ropes by leading them under deck from the mast to the jammer banks in the cockpit introduced too many 90-degree turns. The boat could’ve benefited from a top-down roller-furling spinnaker or sock system, added Chuck Allen, because a spinnaker launch from a turtle in the cockpit would likely fill with water before the tack reached the outboard end of the sprit.
As a daysailer, they deemed, it was too challenging to sail, and with winch pods dividing the cockpit seating, there was nowhere to stretch out and take a nap. The interior, too, was cramped.
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May 18, 20132013 Sperry Top-Sider Seattle NOOD Day 1Photos from the first day of the 2013 Sperry Top-Sider Seattle NOOD by Tim Wilkes.
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April 30, 2012Melges 32 East Coast Championship 2012The Melges 32 fleet descended upon West Palm Beach, Fla., for the 2012 East Coast Championship. Ryan DeVos' Volpe nabbed the championship title on a tiebreaker. Photos ©2012 JOY | International Melges 32 Class Association.
Read more in our Finish Line forum.
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June 30, 2012ACWS in Newport: Race Day 2Oracle Team USA Spithill claimed another bullet in the second fleet race of the America's Cup World Series in Newport, and will battle Coutts in the match racing finals.
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August 6, 20122012 Olympics, Day 9The ninth day of sailing competition in Portland and Weymouth decided the medalists in the Laser and Laser Radial classes, while the 49er and Men's 470 classes continued to do battle. Photos: Daniel Forster, Juerg Kaufmann
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November 14, 2012Who's the Man Behind the Mustache?In honor of Movember (also known as No-Shave November), we have searched the Sailing World archives for the most glorious facial hair known to sailing. Can you name all 13 mustachioed men? The first 3 people to email the full list of 13 names to eleanor.lawson@bonniercorp.com will receive a 2013 Dr. Crash calendar! Please include your name and mailing address.
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March 4, 2013Gunboats in the CaribbeanGunboats joined the action at two recent regattas in the Caribbean: the RORC Caribbean 600 and the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta. Richard Langdon of Ocean Images shares shots from both.
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June 9, 20132013 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD: Day 3Tim Wilkes shares photos from the third day of racing at the Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta.
Click here for results, photos, and more at the Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD headquarters.
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June 12, 2012New York Yacht Club 158th Annual RegattaOver 100 boats competed in the Around the Island (Conanicut) race this past weekend, followed by the 158th New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta itself which had a showing of 133 boats. This is the oldest regatta in America.
Photos by Billy Black/Rolex
