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March 5, 2012Opinions Vary on Vendée Globe One-DesignThe radical Open 60 class, the heart of the Vendée Globe and other shorthanded ocean races is facing an unsure future. Some see a move toward a one-design as the answer.
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February 15, 2012Never a ContenderOur February 10 installment of One-Design Friday on Facebook showcased the failed experiment of sailboat racing's most noted legend. Perhaps this one-design's demise was trying to do too much with too little.
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January 13, 2012No Result, But Plenty of LessonsA DNF doesn't define a distance race. There's a lot to be learned from competing and overcoming adversity even if the finish line is never crossed.
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January 6, 2012One-Design Archives: The Flying SaucerFrom Sailing World's one-design drawers we unearth O'Day's Flying Saucer, an interesting boat that never quite flew.
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December 14, 2011Trimming the Tri-RadialSailmaker Mike Topper explores the tricks and tips of trimming tri-radial symmetric spinnakers. From the May 1982 issue of Yacht Racing/Cruising.
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October 24, 2011Silver LiningThe Pan Am Games didn't end exactly the way the author wanted, but it was still an incredible experience
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October 21, 2011Out of the Frying Pan and into the FireAn off day gives the U.S. sailors a chance to spend some time in the one place hotter than a J/24 deck on a light downwind run.
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October 19, 2011The Shape I'm (We're) InRuminations on cool-down runs and pin trading from steamy Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
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October 18, 2011Rolling Snake Eyes on Day 1A pair of ones is no fun when you're starting a round of craps. But at the front end of a regatta, nothing looks better than the beginning of a picket fence.
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September 28, 2011Triangle on TrialAt the J/105 North Americans, Dave Reed loses sight of the reach mark and reflects on the trouble with triangle courses. Editor's Letter from our October 2011 issue.
