Peter Hurley

Lion in Winter

Designer, author and champion Bruce Kirby is best-known for the Laser, but the scope of his work is much greater.

By Dave Powlison

March 19, 2019

Latest

A Sheeting-Angle Solution

Around the Sailing World, Episode 21

Bermuda Gold Cup Goes Coed

Last Chance to Tune

Thomson’s Time Has Come

Around the Sailing World, Episode 20

How To Make Adjustments When You’re Slow

Power Up When Sailing in Chop

Speed in the Wind Shadow

How To
Power Up When Sailing in Chop
Bill Gladstone explains the techniques of sailing fast in choppy waters. From Sailing World, September 2001.
By Bill Gladstone
Racing
Bermuda Gold Cup Goes Coed
Racing at the Bermuda Gold Cup begins Monday, Oct. 26, with the first set of flights scheduled for 0930, and among the entries are two top-ranked female skippers.
Racing
INEOS Team UK Banks on the Bustle
INEOS TEAM UK has officially christened their America’s Cup race boat ‘Britannia’ from the team’s base in Auckland, New Zealand, three months before the start of racing for the 36th America’s Cup.
By America's Cup Media
Racing
Around the Sailing World, Episode 20
When and where did the term “schwable” come into sailing parlance?
By Dave Reed
How To
Speed in the Wind Shadow
Lessons learned from the America’s Cup can improve your understanding of wind shadows in fleet racing. From Sailing World, December 1995
By Ed Baird
Gear
Wet-Suited for High-Performance Sailing
There are skiff suits, and then there are skiff suits. Gill Marine’s new cold-weather FireCell Skiff Suit and FireCell top are in the latter category, as they’re well beyond basic neoprene kit.
By Dave Powlison
Racing
Muller’s Winding Path to the Olympics
With international travel and training curtailed during the pandemic, Luke Muller, the US Sailing Team’s Finn sailor, was forced to take a different path.
By Dave Powlison
Sailboats
Gougeon’s Everlasting Experiment
The father of epoxy and wood boatbuilding has passed his wildly successful experimental craft to the next generation of family caretakers.
By Dave Reed