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December 11, 2012Bavaria B/OneBoat of the Year Nominee
Photos by Walter Cooper
During dock inspections of the Bavaria Yachts-built B/One, the Boat of the Year judging panel was impressed with the superb quality of the build from Bavaria Yachts: tight, clean, and absolutely barren inside the boat. Inside is a white-painted cavern that can accept a drop in V-berth module. The layout is straight-forward—really, how else can you make a 20-foot sportboat any different with the control lines?
The B/One shares many similar design traits of the Farr 400; lots of volume from stern to rounded stem, and a nice chine return toward the transom. White, simple, and priced to move at $38,000, the judges wanted to love this boat and hoped it would give the J/70 a run for its money, but in the end, it didn’t blow them away. It felt sticky, they said, and the rudder (a rectangular, aluminum cassette foil) was stiff. “It had the responsiveness of a boat twice its size,” said judge Greg Stewart. But that said, it was very stable and would appeal to the sportboat buyer looking for something a little more forgiving.
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December 10, 2012Audi Melges 20: Miami Winter SeriesPhotos from the first event of the Miami Winter Series, Dec. 7-9, 2012.
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November 28, 2012Calamities of the Vendée GlobeThe nonstop solo around-the-world race has been called the "Everest of the Seas." Like Everest, the Vendée Globe takes prisoners. As the miles left to the finish diminish, so do the number of boats in the race.
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November 16, 2012Flying and FoilingIt's been a busy month thus far for the America's Cup teams. Catch up on their sailing, training, and flugtag (yes, flugtag) here.
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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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November 12, 2012Vendee Globe Start 2012Nineteen of the 20 skippers sailing the Vendée Globe solo race around the world started the 24,048-mile, three-month circumnavigation off Les Sables d’Olonne, France, on Nov. 10. Bertrand de Broc returned to port before the start to make a repair to a small puncture in his hull. Photos: Jean Marie Liot/DPPI/Vendee Globe
Click here to meet the skippers.
Click here to read more about the race.
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November 8, 2012Sailing WatchesFrom audible and visual countdowns to help ease the stress of starting to compasses for detecting line bias and getting your bearings, there’s a perfect watch for every sailor. Gear Review by Meredith Powlison, from our November/December 2012 issue.
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November 7, 2012The Faces of the Vendée GlobeThese 20 sailors will set off on Nov. 10 to sail around the world alone in the grueling Vendée Globe.
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November 1, 2012Hurricane Sandy and the AftermathHurricane Sandy left a trail of destruction in its wake along the eastern seaboard; sailors, yacht clubs, marinas, and communities now start on the road to recovery. Here are some ways you can help out:
- Donate to the Red Cross (or call 1-800-RED-CROSS).
- Donate to the Salvation Army.
- Click here to find more charities that are helping out.
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October 26, 2012Luna Rossa AC72 LaunchLuna Rossa's AC72 was launched on Oct. 26, 2012, in Waitemata Harbor in Auckland, New Zealand. The hulls of the Italian challenger were built at the Persico Marine facility in Northern Italy. Most of the components, including the 130-foot tall wing sail, were built in New Zealand.
Skipper Max Sirena commented in an article on americascup.com: “We will not go out sailing in 25 knots on day one,” he said. “In the AC72, there are a lot of tricky systems to test. It is not just the structural part. There are the foils, the rudder systems, the wing – a lot of systems to check before we can start to push.
“We are excited to jump into the water. It is hard to keep the crew under control, because they want to push, but we need to push smartly.”
