
North Sails Spotlight: St. Petersburg
Sonar champ Rick Doerr gives us the big picture on Tampa Bay and some proven go-fast Sonar tips.

Sonar champ Rick Doerr gives us the big picture on Tampa Bay and some proven go-fast Sonar tips.

Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta in St. Petersburg keeps the midwinter action going, with foiling A-Class catamarans and one-design keelboats old and new.

Sailing World is pleased to announce that Helly Hansen, a global leader in technical sailing apparel with more than 135 years of experience in the industry, signed on as title sponsor for the brand’s elite sailing series, the NOOD Regattas.

Required crew waiver for 2015 St. Petersburg NOOD Regatta registration.

The NOOD Caribbean Championship could very well be one of the toughest one-design regattas to win: put a cast of champions into a fleet of matched 44-foot charter boats and challenge them to race from island to island over the course of the week, battling each other, the sun, tricky winds, and pounding hangovers. Yes, consistency counts, but so, too, does perseverance. Come along as we take our NOOD champions nearly one hundred miles from the BVI’s Road Town to The Bight.

David Nelson came out on top of the Rhodes 19 class at the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD in Marblehead and shares his thoughts on the competitive class and light conditions he saw.

A storm front brought showers and choppy seas to the final day of the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD in Marblehead

Shifty wind and light air kept the fleets on their toes at the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD in Marblehead.

Light air left little room for tactical error during the first day of racing in Marblehead

What you can expect from this weekend’s racing in Marblehead
Learn the history of Marblehead Race Week with these videos commemorating the 125th Anniversary.

For our visiting Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta sailors, here’s David Curtis’ Marblehead local knowledge brief

Sonar champ Rick Doerr gives us the big picture on Tampa Bay and some proven go-fast Sonar tips.

Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta in St. Petersburg keeps the midwinter action going, with foiling A-Class catamarans and one-design keelboats old and new.

Sailing World is pleased to announce that Helly Hansen, a global leader in technical sailing apparel with more than 135 years of experience in the industry, signed on as title sponsor for the brand’s elite sailing series, the NOOD Regattas.

Required crew waiver for 2015 St. Petersburg NOOD Regatta registration.

The NOOD Caribbean Championship could very well be one of the toughest one-design regattas to win: put a cast of champions into a fleet of matched 44-foot charter boats and challenge them to race from island to island over the course of the week, battling each other, the sun, tricky winds, and pounding hangovers. Yes, consistency counts, but so, too, does perseverance. Come along as we take our NOOD champions nearly one hundred miles from the BVI’s Road Town to The Bight.

David Nelson came out on top of the Rhodes 19 class at the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD in Marblehead and shares his thoughts on the competitive class and light conditions he saw.

A storm front brought showers and choppy seas to the final day of the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD in Marblehead

Shifty wind and light air kept the fleets on their toes at the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD in Marblehead.

Light air left little room for tactical error during the first day of racing in Marblehead

What you can expect from this weekend’s racing in Marblehead
Learn the history of Marblehead Race Week with these videos commemorating the 125th Anniversary.

For our visiting Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta sailors, here’s David Curtis’ Marblehead local knowledge brief
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