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Sailing World’s College Rankings, April 18, 2012

Yale hangs on to the lead in the coed rankings, while Georgetown and Roger Williams make moves into the top three. In the women’s rankings, Georgetown and Brown tie up at the top with Stanford close on their heels.

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Contact Happens

As I stood back and watched water gush from the stern-plug of my Laser, the disappointing reality hit me. My boat, the first and only one I’ve ever owned—and surprisingly watertight to this day—was no longer whole. “Editor’s Letter” from our May 2012 issue.

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Off to the Races

The first day of Act 2 in Qingdao didn’t go as Oman Air had planned, but the team is ready to do some climbing.

Luna Rossa captures a thrilling win in the Fleet Racing Championship at the fourth event of the America's Cup World Series in Naples, Italy. Terry Hutchinson's Artemis Racing claims the match racing title. See photos of the racing by Gilles Martin-Raget here, and read about the racing in our Finish Line forum.

AC World Series: Naples

Luna Rossa captures a thrilling win in the Fleet Racing Championship at the fourth event of the America’s Cup World Series in Naples, Italy. Terry Hutchinson’s Artemis Racing claims the match racing title. See photos of the racing by Gilles Martin-Raget below, read about the racing in our Finish Line forum.

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Pied Piper and the Big Mac

The Santa Cruz 70 Pied Piper eclipsed the long-standing elapsed-time record for the Chicago to Mackinac Island Race in 1987.

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Back At It

Oman Air’s Max Bulger reports back on the fast first day in Qingdao, China, for Act 2 of the Extreme Sailing Series.

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Built to Last

PUMA Ocean Racing’s Ken Read gives us the low down on this “bullet proof” inventory, and why his onboard sewing machine is gathering cobwebs.

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At What Price Safety?

New regulations were supposed to make the Open 60 monohulls safer and faster. But not everyone agrees that this has happened.

2011-’12 Volvo Ocean Race: Leg 5

PUMA edges out Telefonica in the finale of Leg 5 in Itajaí, Brazil. Photos by Ian Roman, Paul Todd, VOR media crewmembers Diego Fructuoso/Team Telefonica, Yann Riou/Groupama Sailing Team, Hamish Hooper/CAMPER ETNZ, Nick Dana/Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Follow the racing–and see the latest videos–in our Finish Line forum. Read Ryan O’Grady’s latest [Volvo Voyeur blog](http://www.sail

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And then there were 4, 3, 2

Leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race was noteworthy primarily for the damage done to boats throughout the fleet, with five of six boats sustaining significant damage and two of six dropping out of the leg. Is the Volvo Open 70 rule to blame?

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Sailing World’s College Rankings, April 18, 2012

Yale hangs on to the lead in the coed rankings, while Georgetown and Roger Williams make moves into the top three. In the women’s rankings, Georgetown and Brown tie up at the top with Stanford close on their heels.

Sailing World

Contact Happens

As I stood back and watched water gush from the stern-plug of my Laser, the disappointing reality hit me. My boat, the first and only one I’ve ever owned—and surprisingly watertight to this day—was no longer whole. “Editor’s Letter” from our May 2012 issue.

Sailing World

Off to the Races

The first day of Act 2 in Qingdao didn’t go as Oman Air had planned, but the team is ready to do some climbing.

Luna Rossa captures a thrilling win in the Fleet Racing Championship at the fourth event of the America's Cup World Series in Naples, Italy. Terry Hutchinson's Artemis Racing claims the match racing title. See photos of the racing by Gilles Martin-Raget here, and read about the racing in our Finish Line forum.

AC World Series: Naples

Luna Rossa captures a thrilling win in the Fleet Racing Championship at the fourth event of the America’s Cup World Series in Naples, Italy. Terry Hutchinson’s Artemis Racing claims the match racing title. See photos of the racing by Gilles Martin-Raget below, read about the racing in our Finish Line forum.

Sailing World

Pied Piper and the Big Mac

The Santa Cruz 70 Pied Piper eclipsed the long-standing elapsed-time record for the Chicago to Mackinac Island Race in 1987.

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Back At It

Oman Air’s Max Bulger reports back on the fast first day in Qingdao, China, for Act 2 of the Extreme Sailing Series.

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Built to Last

PUMA Ocean Racing’s Ken Read gives us the low down on this “bullet proof” inventory, and why his onboard sewing machine is gathering cobwebs.

Sailing World

At What Price Safety?

New regulations were supposed to make the Open 60 monohulls safer and faster. But not everyone agrees that this has happened.

2011-’12 Volvo Ocean Race: Leg 5

PUMA edges out Telefonica in the finale of Leg 5 in Itajaí, Brazil. Photos by Ian Roman, Paul Todd, VOR media crewmembers Diego Fructuoso/Team Telefonica, Yann Riou/Groupama Sailing Team, Hamish Hooper/CAMPER ETNZ, Nick Dana/Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Follow the racing–and see the latest videos–in our Finish Line forum. Read Ryan O’Grady’s latest [Volvo Voyeur blog](http://www.sail

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And then there were 4, 3, 2

Leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race was noteworthy primarily for the damage done to boats throughout the fleet, with five of six boats sustaining significant damage and two of six dropping out of the leg. Is the Volvo Open 70 rule to blame?

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