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March 29, 2013Block Island Race Week PreviewEight championship events, including the IRC and HPR North Americans, will be held at the Storm Trysail Club’s Block Island Race Week this June. Over 150 boats have signed up for the 25th anniversary of the biennial event. New fleets include classic boats, doublehanded boats, and Gunboats. As usual, the regatta will include an 18-mile around-the-island race.
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March 28, 2013Editor's Letter: Here We Go AgainRule administrators of the world are working towards a transparent, single-authority system that can provide stability for owners and regatta organizers. Editor's Letter from the March 2013 issue of Sailing World.
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February 6, 2013Terry's Tips: Recovering from an OCSRegattas are often won not by the sailor with the most great finishes, but by the sailor with the fewest bad finishes. An OCS doesn't have to ruin your race or your regatta. Here are six tips, from America's Cup veteran Terry Hutchinson, to get you back into contention, or at least back in touch with the bulk of the fleet, after jumping the gun.
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January 8, 2013Getting Handicap Racing On ParHandicapping our boats is a start, but wouldn’t it be better if we could handicap ourselves, too? What works for golf could work for sailing. Gaining Bearing from our November/December 2012 issue.
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December 13, 2012Ker 40: Best Handicap RacerJason Ker, master of IRC-winning designs, teams up with McConaghy Boats to deliver a no-excuses, semi-custom raceboat that's dialed in for offshore sprints and buoy racing triumphs.
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August 16, 2012Is Hell Freezing Over? Moondust Might RaceTim Zimmermann's Beneteau 36.7 Moondust was purchased with cruising in mind, but she might just get to the starting line this coming year.
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July 19, 2012Around the Island RaceThe Around the Island Race officially kicked off this year's edition of the New York Yacht Club Race Week. Thirty-four boats sailed around Conanicut Island. George David's Rambler took line honors, while Jim Swartz’s TP52 Vesper won IRC Class 1 on corrected time. Photos: Rolex/Daniel Forster
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June 12, 2012I Thought I Would Enjoy This MoreA first-time big boat tactician discovers that it's not nearly as easy or as much fun when everyone else is expecting you to make the right calls.
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August 30, 20112011 Audi Hamilton Island Race WeekFrom grand prix raceboats to family-and-friends teams in the cruising division, racers flocked to the Whitsunday Islands for Australia's premiere keelboat regatta.
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June 1, 2011Tastes Like Home Cookin'The ribs were excellent, and the sailing was mighty fine, too.
