Galleries

Over 800 windsurfers gathered in southern France for four days of racing on the waters between Narbonne and Port la Nouvelle. With winds over 40kts, the weekend was both a marathon and a sprint. Photos courtesy of Defi Wind.

Photos from a windy practice day on San Francisco Bay for the American Youth Sailing Force by Erik Simonson.Click here to read more about AYSF.Click here to view more photos from Simonson (h2oshots.com).

A busy day on the Chesapeake with big shifts, big holes, and plenty of excitement. For more photos, check out www.timwilkes.com.

The 2013 Sperry Top-Sider Annapolis NOOD opens with a stellar day of sun and wind, quickly seperating those who'd been sitting idle in the off-season from those with a few days of sailing under their belts. For more photos, www.timwilkes.com

U.S. teams from the University of Chicago, UCLA, and Wake Forest are among the 180 schools competing at the 45th EDHEC Sailing Cup in Brest, France. Originally created by three students at the French Business School EDHEC in 1969, the EDHEC Sailing Cup is now organized by 50 EDHEC students and has become the largest European student sporting event. This year it runs from April 20-27.Click here for more information on this unique regatta.

Oracle Team USA launched its second AC72 in San Francisco.Photos © ORACLE TEAM USA / Photo: Guilain GRENIER

Hyères, France, was the final stop of the 2012-'13 ISAF Sailing World Cup series at the end of April. Over 800 sailors raced in ten Olympic and two Paralympic events.

Veteran Sailing World contributor and America's Cup historian Steve Tsuchiya is in Italy for the sole America's Cup World Series stop in 2013. Here is his second gallery. Click here to view the first gallery.