Racing

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.

October 6, 2012

Sailing World 50th Anniversary banner — Eleanor Lawson

Stu Streuli — SW's Stuart Streuli sets the course.Eleanor Lawson

Harken gutter boat — Team Harken is keeping their design under wraps.Michelle Roche

Brandon Flack gutter boat — Brandon Flack carefully shrouds the keel design for Team Samson.Eleanor Lawson

Dave Reed — Announcer and Sailing World Editor-in-Chief Dave Reed is up to the challenge.Eleanor Lawson

Neil Evans from Harken — Harken's Neil Evans tests the breeze.Eleanor Lawson

Bob Vincent — Bob Vincent of Kiriacoulis ChartersEleanor Lawson

NavPod vs Good Old Boat gutter boats — Team NavPod challenges Team Good Old Boat.Eleanor Lawson

Bill Goggins — Harken's Bill Goggins gives it a go.Eleanor Lawson

Harken vs Kiriacoulis Charters gutter boat — Team Harken vs. Team Kiriacoulis ChartersEleanor Lawson

Samson vs. Yale Cordage — Team Samson vs. Team Yale CordageEleanor Lawson

Skip Yale — Skip Yale of Team Yale CordageEleanor Lawson

Martin Van Breems — Team Dutchman's Martin Van Breems tests a preliminary design.Eleanor Lawson

Cameron Hueston — Cameron Hueston of Team Bavaria YachtsEleanor Lawson

Matt Salatino — Matt Salatino of Team Sailor's Solutions has a given his boat a flashy paint job.Eleanor Lawson

Topaz Peter Cook — Peter Cook shows off Team Topaz's trimaran design. Sadly, it was too wide for the gutter and had to be modified to a catamaran.Eleanor Lawson

Jeremy McGeary — Jeremy McGeary does a lap for Team Good Old Boat.Eleanor Lawson

Team British Virgin IslandsEleanor Lawson

It turns out sailing really is a spectator sport!Eleanor Lawson

Peter Harken — Peter Harken gives his team some pointers.Eleanor Lawson

Harken gutter boat redesign — Team Harken has made a few sail modifications.Eleanor Lawson

Mack Boring — Jim Blaney of Team Mack BoringEleanor Lawson

Atlantis gutter boat race — Team Atlantis Weather Gear may need a sail change.Eleanor Lawson

Brandon Flack gutter boat regatta — Protest!Eleanor Lawson

Atlantis gutter boat entry — Team Atlantis Weather Gear's Jerrett HeringEleanor Lawson

Dave Dellenbaugh gutter boat — America's Cup tactician Dave Dellenbaugh has serious speed - check out that wake!Eleanor Lawson

gutter boat race — This boat gets on a plane!Eleanor Lawson

This just got real. Team Dutchman's Martin Van Breems has his game face on.Eleanor Lawson

Dave Dellenbaugh vs Martin Van Breems — Dave Dellenbaugh and Martin Van Breems face off in the finals.Eleanor Lawson

Dawn Riley — America's Cup sailor Dawn Riley pinch-hits for Team Dellenbaugh in the finals.Eleanor Lawson

Sailing World's Rain Gutter Invitational

gutter boat winner — We have a winner! Team Bavaria Yachts takes home the prize - a bottle of rum and a pair of Sperry Top-Siders.Eleanor Lawson

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