An American Sailor’s Odyssey
Even after American sailor Joe Harris completes an epic shorthanded around-the-world race, there’s always the next one, and the one after that.
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Even after American sailor Joe Harris completes an epic shorthanded around-the-world race, there’s always the next one, and the one after that.
The Class 40 is the most popular ocean-racing class for doublehanded teams and also an experimental hive for the latest bluewater performance designs.
The twist and turns of the Atlantic Cup’s high-stress sprint from Charleston to Brooklyn leave the winning skippers exasperated.
Award Winning New York Times Investigative Journalist, Ian Urbina will be the Keynote Speaker at a special event hosted by the Atlantic Cup.
Joe Harris checks in from onboard GryphonSolo 2 in his attempt to set a new solo sailing circumnavigation record.
Joe Harris checks in from onboard his class 40, GryphonSolo2 on his attempt to break the 40′ monohull nonstop solo circumnavigation record.
The Class 40s of the 2013 Atlantic Cup are headed to Newport, R.I., for Memorial Day. You can catch the racing, plus a film co-hosted by the event.
The third annual Atlantic Cup kicked off in Charleston, S.C., on May 11 as seven Class 40 teams set off for New York City. The second leg of the competition departs on May 18 at 2 p.m. The annual event culminates in Newport, R.I. with two days of Inshore racing (May 25-26).
The third edition of the Atlantic Cup features three legs, seven teams, and a heavy payout to the winners.
Chinese skipper Guo Chuan completed a solo non-stop circumnavigation in a Class 40 and set a new world record of 137 days, 20 hours, 1 minute and 57 seconds on April 5. Here’s what he said after finishing: _It is difficult to describe my feeling at the moment. It is still like a dream, I feel like being in a dream. Sometimes during the journey, I do not know if I could go home. In Cape Horn, when I could not see anything in the wave, I felt it might be too far to go back. Several days ago in Ta
Guo Chan, of China, departed from Qingdao on Nov. 18 to circumnavigate the globe solo on a Class 40. Here are some photos from on board. Click here to visit Chan’s website.
_Mare _took the overall win at the 2012 Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing. The series consisted of doublehanded offshore legs from Charleston, S.C., to New York, N.Y., and from N.Y. to Newport, R.I., along with inshore races. Photos by Billy Black. Click here to read more about the racing in our Finish Line forum.
[Click here to read Ryan O’Grady’s blogs from _Mare _and _Initiative
Even after American sailor Joe Harris completes an epic shorthanded around-the-world race, there’s always the next one, and the one after that.
The Class 40 is the most popular ocean-racing class for doublehanded teams and also an experimental hive for the latest bluewater performance designs.
The twist and turns of the Atlantic Cup’s high-stress sprint from Charleston to Brooklyn leave the winning skippers exasperated.
Award Winning New York Times Investigative Journalist, Ian Urbina will be the Keynote Speaker at a special event hosted by the Atlantic Cup.
Joe Harris checks in from onboard GryphonSolo 2 in his attempt to set a new solo sailing circumnavigation record.
Joe Harris checks in from onboard his class 40, GryphonSolo2 on his attempt to break the 40′ monohull nonstop solo circumnavigation record.
The Class 40s of the 2013 Atlantic Cup are headed to Newport, R.I., for Memorial Day. You can catch the racing, plus a film co-hosted by the event.
The third annual Atlantic Cup kicked off in Charleston, S.C., on May 11 as seven Class 40 teams set off for New York City. The second leg of the competition departs on May 18 at 2 p.m. The annual event culminates in Newport, R.I. with two days of Inshore racing (May 25-26).
The third edition of the Atlantic Cup features three legs, seven teams, and a heavy payout to the winners.
Chinese skipper Guo Chuan completed a solo non-stop circumnavigation in a Class 40 and set a new world record of 137 days, 20 hours, 1 minute and 57 seconds on April 5. Here’s what he said after finishing: _It is difficult to describe my feeling at the moment. It is still like a dream, I feel like being in a dream. Sometimes during the journey, I do not know if I could go home. In Cape Horn, when I could not see anything in the wave, I felt it might be too far to go back. Several days ago in Ta
Guo Chan, of China, departed from Qingdao on Nov. 18 to circumnavigate the globe solo on a Class 40. Here are some photos from on board. Click here to visit Chan’s website.
_Mare _took the overall win at the 2012 Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing. The series consisted of doublehanded offshore legs from Charleston, S.C., to New York, N.Y., and from N.Y. to Newport, R.I., along with inshore races. Photos by Billy Black. Click here to read more about the racing in our Finish Line forum.
[Click here to read Ryan O’Grady’s blogs from _Mare _and _Initiative
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