Jeff Johnstone looks back at the boat that "started it all" for his family's company. From our April 1997 issue.
"During the summer of 1975, we had an oft-repeated conversation around the dinner table at our house in Stonington, Conn.," writes Jeff Johnstone in our April 1997 issue. "Our dad, Rod Johnstone, would try to convince the boys to help him sand the bottom of the 24-footer in the garage." Read on:
San Francisco's IRC fleet has a newcomer in Tai Kuai, and an owner looking for some 40-foot company.
Tech Review: How did Paul Larsen's Vestas Sailrocket 2 peg 64 knots? James Boyd explores the turbulent path to the recent record blitz.
This year’s America’s Cup World Series was his first, but Yann Guichard’s experience sailing around buoys and across the Atlantic has served him well. Guichard describes his magic in making Energy Team’s AC45 go fast. Extended interview from our July/August 2013 issue.
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Gulf of Maine Racing Assoication first race of the season, SailMaine Shakedown Regatta, kicked off on Saturday, June 8. "Sugar Sugar" leads the pack at the the start of the first race.
Photo by Ann-e Blanchard
Results: http://sailmaine.org/shakedown/Sailwave%20results%20for%20SailMaine%20Shakedown%20Regatta%20at%20SailMaine%202013.pdf
SailMaine information: http://sailmaine.org/home.html
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The Crew of Xcinquemila
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After a week of sail testing in Annapolis last fall, six new boats emerge as individual winners from Sailing World's Boat of the Year Awards testing. Here's a look at the entire fleet with highlights from the tests.
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