Sailboat Racing

shorthanded ocean racing machine

Class 40 Mighty Mites

The Class 40 is the most popular ocean-racing class for doublehanded teams and also an experimental hive for the latest bluewater performance designs.

volvo ocean race illustration

The Weight of Risk versus Reward

In saling, and especially offshore sailing, there’s always the element of risk versus reward to layer onto one’s strategic and tactical decisions. Mark Chisnell explores one notable case and its outcome.

Cooper Dressler and John Croom

The Cyclors of American Magic

The AC75s of the America’s Cup are power-hungry beasts. The human input required for sustained foiling and maneuvers on demand is a critical piece of the design puzzle.

sailboats with spinnakers sailing downwind

Bring Back the Reach

Why are sailors so stuck on windward/leeward racing? Derrick Fries stokes the argument for bringing the reach.

Images of The Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series -
Saint Petersburg, Florida - February 2022.
Race day 2 included the North Sails Rally Race starting off the pier and a cooler breeze from the north for the sailors to start racing. 
THE FIRST EVENT OF THE 2022 The Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series, hosted by St Petersburg Yacht Club, presented by Sailing World Magazine.
©Paul Todd/OUTSIDEIMAGES.COM
OUTSIDE IMAGES PHOTO AGENCY

St. Pete is Going to Sizzle

All indications are the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series’ kick off in St. Petersburg is going to be hot. And we’re not just talking about the weather.

Horonuku

Ashby Fastest on Terra Firma

It wasn’t easy, but Emirates Team New Zealand’s terra squad claims the land speed sailing record and says there’s more speed to come.

shorthanded ocean racing machine

Class 40 Mighty Mites

The Class 40 is the most popular ocean-racing class for doublehanded teams and also an experimental hive for the latest bluewater performance designs.

volvo ocean race illustration

The Weight of Risk versus Reward

In saling, and especially offshore sailing, there’s always the element of risk versus reward to layer onto one’s strategic and tactical decisions. Mark Chisnell explores one notable case and its outcome.

Cooper Dressler and John Croom

The Cyclors of American Magic

The AC75s of the America’s Cup are power-hungry beasts. The human input required for sustained foiling and maneuvers on demand is a critical piece of the design puzzle.

sailboats with spinnakers sailing downwind

Bring Back the Reach

Why are sailors so stuck on windward/leeward racing? Derrick Fries stokes the argument for bringing the reach.

Images of The Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series -
Saint Petersburg, Florida - February 2022.
Race day 2 included the North Sails Rally Race starting off the pier and a cooler breeze from the north for the sailors to start racing. 
THE FIRST EVENT OF THE 2022 The Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series, hosted by St Petersburg Yacht Club, presented by Sailing World Magazine.
©Paul Todd/OUTSIDEIMAGES.COM
OUTSIDE IMAGES PHOTO AGENCY

St. Pete is Going to Sizzle

All indications are the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series’ kick off in St. Petersburg is going to be hot. And we’re not just talking about the weather.

Horonuku

Ashby Fastest on Terra Firma

It wasn’t easy, but Emirates Team New Zealand’s terra squad claims the land speed sailing record and says there’s more speed to come.

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