Y Flyers of the South
An unexpected spark has ignited local enthusiasm for the 70-year-old flat-bottom speedster called the Y Flyer.
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An unexpected spark has ignited local enthusiasm for the 70-year-old flat-bottom speedster called the Y Flyer.
The current generation of top Snipe Class sailors have been groomed by great, which would stand to reason, they may just be that much better.
On America’s inland lakes the X Boat scene is where youth sailors hone their racing skills and make everlasting friends.
It took every race of the 2021 J/70 World Championship in Marina Del Rey, California, for Peter Duncan and his crew on Relative Obscurity to earn the big title.
Heirlooms and albums get passed down through generations, but for the Goodwin family, it’s the shipyard and the pride of building everlasting one-designs.
In June, the Herreshoff Marine Museum & America’s Cup Hall of Fame and the New York Yacht Club hosted three stunning one-designs of its past, and we took a tour of the amazing New York 50 “Spartan” and the meticulously restored New York 40 Marilee.
Meet Rolex Yachtsmen of the Year, Mike Martin and Adam Lowry, the high-performance gentlemen of the International 505 class.
Citing a lack of available boats and escalating costs for new builds, U.S. Finn stalwarts are taking matters into their hands.
Winning the last race and the tiebreaker, Doug Clark and his team win Charleston Race Week’s top one-design trophy, plus insights from across all fleets.
What could possibly be as much fun as an E Scow? When the author and his wife bought a Melges 15, they had no idea, but now they do.
Not to be deterred from getting out on the racecourse, the clubs and regattas adapted to shifting COVID-19 restrictions to get sailors on the water safely.
Having postponed the launch of the TF35 Trophy this year, the next generation of high-performance foiling catamaran will make its official debut in 2021, with a seven-event circuit that will open in April at the Société Nautique de Genève on Lake Geneva, Switzerland.
An unexpected spark has ignited local enthusiasm for the 70-year-old flat-bottom speedster called the Y Flyer.
The current generation of top Snipe Class sailors have been groomed by great, which would stand to reason, they may just be that much better.
On America’s inland lakes the X Boat scene is where youth sailors hone their racing skills and make everlasting friends.
It took every race of the 2021 J/70 World Championship in Marina Del Rey, California, for Peter Duncan and his crew on Relative Obscurity to earn the big title.
Heirlooms and albums get passed down through generations, but for the Goodwin family, it’s the shipyard and the pride of building everlasting one-designs.
In June, the Herreshoff Marine Museum & America’s Cup Hall of Fame and the New York Yacht Club hosted three stunning one-designs of its past, and we took a tour of the amazing New York 50 “Spartan” and the meticulously restored New York 40 Marilee.
Meet Rolex Yachtsmen of the Year, Mike Martin and Adam Lowry, the high-performance gentlemen of the International 505 class.
Citing a lack of available boats and escalating costs for new builds, U.S. Finn stalwarts are taking matters into their hands.
Winning the last race and the tiebreaker, Doug Clark and his team win Charleston Race Week’s top one-design trophy, plus insights from across all fleets.
What could possibly be as much fun as an E Scow? When the author and his wife bought a Melges 15, they had no idea, but now they do.
Not to be deterred from getting out on the racecourse, the clubs and regattas adapted to shifting COVID-19 restrictions to get sailors on the water safely.
Having postponed the launch of the TF35 Trophy this year, the next generation of high-performance foiling catamaran will make its official debut in 2021, with a seven-event circuit that will open in April at the Société Nautique de Genève on Lake Geneva, Switzerland.
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