The realities of a shrinking fleet and the rising cost of competing in and running the Volvo Ocean Race have forced race organizers to take a different tack. I hope it’s not a header. Gaining Bearing from our September 2012 issue.
After many years and many miles at the helm, the recent Bermuda Race experience stands out as one of my all-time favorites. Jobson Report from our September 2012 issue.
The hunt is on for the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship title. Racing off of Chicago on Lake Michigan runs through Sept. 20. Photos: Rolex/Kurt Arrigo
It’s amazing what you can learn and not learn when you sit and look at the replay of a 96-boat world championship.
The Volvo Ocean Race’s proposed 65-foot one-design will be plenty fast and technical, but also capable of being sailed by a wider variety of teams. New Boats “Tech Review” from our September 2012 issue.
Dave Reed wants more planing, less plodding. We’re ultimately about going fast, right? Editor’s Letter from our September 2012 issue.
Will the move to a one-design for the next Volvo Ocean Race be enough to bring eight quality teams to the starting line come 2014?
Yale tops both the coed and women’s rankings in the first national poll of the season. Georgetown and Charleston round out the top three coed teams, while Dartmouth and Brown take second and third spots in the women’s rankings.
Visions of a fast Vineyard Race and Saturday afternoon finish dashed through my head. Could it really happen? Or was this just another forecast destined to fail?
A micro and macro account of this year’s Tall Ships Races shows what lessons beginner sailors can take away from the world’s largest offshore event of its kind.
Fantastic racing greeted 34 teams at the 23rd annual Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup held in Porto Cervo, Sardinia. Hap Fauth’s brand new 21.94m Bella Mente captured the Mini Maxi Rolex World Championship. Igor Simcic’s 30.48m Esimit Europa 2 won the Maxi Racing class, while Filip Balcaen’s 34.13m Nilaya made short work of the Supermaxi class. Photos: Rolex/Carlo Borlenghi_ _
Jim Swartz (Park City, Utah) and his team aboard the TP52 Vesper was named the IRC North American Champions for 2012 and also captured the St. Francis Perpetual Trophy at the 48th running of the Rolex Big Boat Series at St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, Calif. Photos: Rolex/Daniel Forster
The realities of a shrinking fleet and the rising cost of competing in and running the Volvo Ocean Race have forced race organizers to take a different tack. I hope it’s not a header. Gaining Bearing from our September 2012 issue.
After many years and many miles at the helm, the recent Bermuda Race experience stands out as one of my all-time favorites. Jobson Report from our September 2012 issue.
The hunt is on for the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship title. Racing off of Chicago on Lake Michigan runs through Sept. 20. Photos: Rolex/Kurt Arrigo
It’s amazing what you can learn and not learn when you sit and look at the replay of a 96-boat world championship.
The Volvo Ocean Race’s proposed 65-foot one-design will be plenty fast and technical, but also capable of being sailed by a wider variety of teams. New Boats “Tech Review” from our September 2012 issue.
Dave Reed wants more planing, less plodding. We’re ultimately about going fast, right? Editor’s Letter from our September 2012 issue.
Will the move to a one-design for the next Volvo Ocean Race be enough to bring eight quality teams to the starting line come 2014?
Yale tops both the coed and women’s rankings in the first national poll of the season. Georgetown and Charleston round out the top three coed teams, while Dartmouth and Brown take second and third spots in the women’s rankings.
Visions of a fast Vineyard Race and Saturday afternoon finish dashed through my head. Could it really happen? Or was this just another forecast destined to fail?
A micro and macro account of this year’s Tall Ships Races shows what lessons beginner sailors can take away from the world’s largest offshore event of its kind.
Fantastic racing greeted 34 teams at the 23rd annual Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup held in Porto Cervo, Sardinia. Hap Fauth’s brand new 21.94m Bella Mente captured the Mini Maxi Rolex World Championship. Igor Simcic’s 30.48m Esimit Europa 2 won the Maxi Racing class, while Filip Balcaen’s 34.13m Nilaya made short work of the Supermaxi class. Photos: Rolex/Carlo Borlenghi_ _
Jim Swartz (Park City, Utah) and his team aboard the TP52 Vesper was named the IRC North American Champions for 2012 and also captured the St. Francis Perpetual Trophy at the 48th running of the Rolex Big Boat Series at St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, Calif. Photos: Rolex/Daniel Forster
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