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Key West Race Week

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Weighing in and Fitting In

College sailor Abby Freeman earned a spot at the front of past Rolex Yachtsman of the Year Bora Gulari’s talent-laden Melges 24 West Marine Rigging/New England Ropes, and as first-timer to Key West she’s getting some proper schooling.

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The Finkle Files

Getting to Key West from upstate New York is half the battle of race week. The other half is keeping it fun. For Don Finkle and his young charges, that shouldn’t be a problem.

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Some Pre-Race Reflections

Johnathan McKee says it’s good to be back in town. Oh how he missed a little Key West, and how lucky he is to be here.

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Small Consolation

More boats is always better, but there’s plenty of fun, competition, and excitement to be found in a smaller fleet, too.

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Musical Chairs

Sailing World editor Dave Reed is embedded with Tim Healy’s J/70 Helly Hansen for an insider’s look into the class’s first major event.

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Catapulted In Key West

Steve Hunt, tactician with Joel Ronning’s Catapult, checks in from the Melges 32 circle where victory or hard defeat is always only one tack away.

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Easing into the Opener

Steve Hunt, tactician with Joel Ronning’s Catapult, checks in with a little pre-race insight on working on light-air speed, and getting sorted before the first race.

Vintage Key West

Take a look back at J H Peterson’s photos from the very first Key West Race Week in 1987. There was lots of competition in the 50-foot class, along with an interesting mix of cruiser/racers in the Conch Republic.

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You Again?

If at first you fail to finish, well then, you have to try it one more time.

Sailing World

Weighing in and Fitting In

College sailor Abby Freeman earned a spot at the front of past Rolex Yachtsman of the Year Bora Gulari’s talent-laden Melges 24 West Marine Rigging/New England Ropes, and as first-timer to Key West she’s getting some proper schooling.

Sailing World

The Finkle Files

Getting to Key West from upstate New York is half the battle of race week. The other half is keeping it fun. For Don Finkle and his young charges, that shouldn’t be a problem.

Sailing World

Some Pre-Race Reflections

Johnathan McKee says it’s good to be back in town. Oh how he missed a little Key West, and how lucky he is to be here.

Sailing World

Small Consolation

More boats is always better, but there’s plenty of fun, competition, and excitement to be found in a smaller fleet, too.

Sailing World

Musical Chairs

Sailing World editor Dave Reed is embedded with Tim Healy’s J/70 Helly Hansen for an insider’s look into the class’s first major event.

Sailing World

Catapulted In Key West

Steve Hunt, tactician with Joel Ronning’s Catapult, checks in from the Melges 32 circle where victory or hard defeat is always only one tack away.

Sailing World

Easing into the Opener

Steve Hunt, tactician with Joel Ronning’s Catapult, checks in with a little pre-race insight on working on light-air speed, and getting sorted before the first race.

Vintage Key West

Take a look back at J H Peterson’s photos from the very first Key West Race Week in 1987. There was lots of competition in the 50-foot class, along with an interesting mix of cruiser/racers in the Conch Republic.

Sailing World

You Again?

If at first you fail to finish, well then, you have to try it one more time.

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