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Vendee Globe Start 2012
Nineteen 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 GlobeClick here to meet the skippers.Click here to read more about the race.Click here for Bruce Gain's blog on who will win the Vendee Globe. |
The Faces of the Vendée Globe
These 20 sailors will set off on Nov. 10 to sail around the world alone in the grueling Vendée Globe.Click here to learn more about the Vendee Globe.Click here to view photos from the start of the race. |
Luna Rossa AC72 Launch
Luna 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.” |
Rolex Middle Sea Race 2012
The 606-nautical-mile Rolex Middle Sea Race starts and finishes in Malta, and includes the deep azure waters of Sicily and the Strait of Messina, the islands of Pantelleria and Lampedusa, and even features Stromboli's active volcano as a course mark. Photos: Rolex/Kurt ArrigoClick here for results. |
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2012 Ronstan A-Class Catamaran World Championship
With 100+ A-Class catamarans racing at the World Championship in Islamorada, Fla., and breeze consistently between 20-25 knots on the first day, there was lots of carnage. Photos: 2012 A-Cat World Championship Facebook. |
AC72 Capsize on San Francisco Bay
Oracle Team USA's AC72 17 capsized during training on San Francisco Bay on Oct. 16, the team's eighth day of practice. Currents and big breeze pushed the capsized catamaran under the Golden Gate Bridge as the team worked to salvage the boat. Photos: Guilain GRENIER / ORACLE TEAM USA. Click here to watch the capsize and the aftermath. |
J/24 World Championship 2012
Rochester YC (N.Y.) hosted 96 J/24s for the 2012 World Championship on Lake Ontario this September. After the 10-race series, Brazil's Mauricio Santa Cruz and team on Bruschetta took the championship title, while the U.S. team of John Mollicone and 11th Hour Racing finished second. Photos: Rochester YC |
From the Archives: 1987 J24 Worlds in Capri
Capri, Italy hosted the J24 Worlds in 1987. Check out the photos from the Sailing World Archives. |
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Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta 2012
A record 425 college sailors from 38 schools racing 45 borrowed boats came together to participate in the Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta in early October. The event was hosted by the Storm Trysail Foundation and the Larchmont Yacht Club. Photos: Carter Williams and Maureen C. KoeppelClick here to read firsthand accounts of last year's IOR. |
Audi Melges 20: U.S. National Championship
Michael Kiss on Bacio won his third consecutive national title on San Francisco Bay. Photos: ©2012 JOY | International Audi Melges 20 Class Association |
America's Cup World Series, San Francisco
Jimmy 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 |
Sailing World 50th Anniversary Party
The Sailing World 50th Anniversary party at the U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis featured fiercely competitive gutter boat racing. |
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Melges 32 World Championship 2012
A 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 |
Farr 40 World Championship 2012
The 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 |
Meet the AC72
With 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. |
2012 Paralympic Games
Sailing 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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