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October 6, 2012Sailing World 50th Anniversary PartyThe Sailing World 50th Anniversary party at the U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis featured fiercely competitive gutter boat racing.
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October 1, 2012Melges 32 World Championship 2012A record-breaking 33 Melges 32s representing eight countries race out of Newport, R.I., for the world championship through Sept. 29. Big breeze is forecasted, and a collision has already forced the retirement of one team. Photos: ©2012 JOY | International Melges 32 Class Association
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September 19, 2012Farr 40 World Championship 2012The hunt is on for the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship title. Racing off of Chicago on Lake Michigan runs through Sept. 20. Photos: Rolex/Kurt Arrigo
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September 18, 2012Newport 2012Missed the Newport International Boat Show on September 13-16? Take a virtual stroll down the docks with the editors of SW.
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September 11, 2012Maxi Yacht Rolex CupFantastic racing greeted 34 teams at the 23rd annual Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup held in Porto Cervo, Sardinia. Hap Fauth’s brand new 21.94m Bella Mente captured the Mini Maxi Rolex World Championship. Igor Simcic’s 30.48m Esimit Europa 2 won the Maxi Racing class, while Filip Balcaen’s 34.13m Nilaya made short work of the Supermaxi class. Photos: Rolex/Carlo Borlenghi
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September 10, 2012Rolex Big Boat SeriesJim Swartz (Park City, Utah) and his team aboard the TP52 Vesper was named the IRC North American Champions for 2012 and also captured the St. Francis Perpetual Trophy at the 48th running of the Rolex Big Boat Series at St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, Calif. Photos: Rolex/Daniel Forster
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September 4, 2012Meet the AC72With the clock ticking down to the 34th America's Cup, Emirates Team New Zealand and Oracle Team USA hit the water in their AC72s. Click here to check out videos of the sailing.
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September 4, 2012St. Moritz Match RaceKeith Swinton of Australia won his first Alpari World Match Racing Tour event in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Sept. 2. over former champion Mathieu Richard of France. Bjorn Hansen (SWE) retains the top overall spot in the tour, while Ian Williams (GBR) keeps second going into the next stop in Marseilles on Sept. 24.
Photos: Loris von Siebenthal/St. Moritz Match Race
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September 4, 20122012 Paralympic GamesSailing at the Paralympic Games in Weymouth and Portland, U.K., runs through Sept. 6. US athletes competing include Jen French and JP Creignou (SKUD 18), Mark LeBlanc (2.4 mR), and Paul Callahan, Tom Brown, and Bradley Johnson (Sonar).Click here for more information on sailing at the Paralympic Games. Photos: US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider Facebook page
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August 27, 2012The America's Cup Super SundayOracle Team USA swept the match racing and fleet racing of the America's Cup World Series in San Francisco. Photos by Gilles Martin-Raget.
Click here to watch highlights from Super Sunday.
Click here to watch Coutts' crash from Friday's racing.
