
Taken for a Ride
The Volvo Ocean Race is equal parts adventure race and traveling circus, and the pro-am races at each of the race’s stopovers can be thoroughly entertaining for crews and guests alike. “Gaining Bearing” from our March 2012 issue.

The Volvo Ocean Race is equal parts adventure race and traveling circus, and the pro-am races at each of the race’s stopovers can be thoroughly entertaining for crews and guests alike. “Gaining Bearing” from our March 2012 issue.

Tom King, Ivan Wheen, David Edwards, and Owen McMahon take the championship title after an intense nine-race battle offshore of Sydney Heads, Australia. Photos by Ingrid Abery/www.ingridabery.com. Read more in our Finish Line forum.

Roger Williams and Yale start the spring season at the top of the coed and women’s rankings, respectively.
Max Bulger discovers that it’s not as easy as it looks to fend off a 40-foot cat during practice in Mussanah, Oman, with Team Oman Air.

The start of Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Sanya, China, to Auckland, NZ, is delayed due to treacherous weather conditions, making it the first time a postponement has ever occured in the Race’s history.
Max Bulger, a 21-year-old Tufts undergrad, heads to Muscat, Oman, for the first Act of the Extreme Sailing Series.
The 2012 Rose Cup, a national youth match racing event, will be held on June 20-24 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
The Australian team of Tom King with crew Ivan Wheen, David Edwards and Owen McMahon lead the 74-boat fleet with consistent scores in the racing held offshore of Sydney Heads, Australia. Read more in our Finish Line forum.

The Optimist class has hit upon a few ways we can make every regatta more environmentally friendly.

Our February 10 installment of One-Design Friday on Facebook showcased the failed experiment of sailboat racing’s most noted legend. Perhaps this one-design’s demise was trying to do too much with too little.

After helping with RC duties for the Potomac River Sailing Association Laser fleet, I have a newfound respect for those who run races.

This student-run club team welcomed its first full-time head coach for the 2011 fall season and has high expectations for the spring.

The Volvo Ocean Race is equal parts adventure race and traveling circus, and the pro-am races at each of the race’s stopovers can be thoroughly entertaining for crews and guests alike. “Gaining Bearing” from our March 2012 issue.

Tom King, Ivan Wheen, David Edwards, and Owen McMahon take the championship title after an intense nine-race battle offshore of Sydney Heads, Australia. Photos by Ingrid Abery/www.ingridabery.com. Read more in our Finish Line forum.

Roger Williams and Yale start the spring season at the top of the coed and women’s rankings, respectively.
Max Bulger discovers that it’s not as easy as it looks to fend off a 40-foot cat during practice in Mussanah, Oman, with Team Oman Air.

The start of Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Sanya, China, to Auckland, NZ, is delayed due to treacherous weather conditions, making it the first time a postponement has ever occured in the Race’s history.
Max Bulger, a 21-year-old Tufts undergrad, heads to Muscat, Oman, for the first Act of the Extreme Sailing Series.
The 2012 Rose Cup, a national youth match racing event, will be held on June 20-24 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
The Australian team of Tom King with crew Ivan Wheen, David Edwards and Owen McMahon lead the 74-boat fleet with consistent scores in the racing held offshore of Sydney Heads, Australia. Read more in our Finish Line forum.

The Optimist class has hit upon a few ways we can make every regatta more environmentally friendly.

Our February 10 installment of One-Design Friday on Facebook showcased the failed experiment of sailboat racing’s most noted legend. Perhaps this one-design’s demise was trying to do too much with too little.

After helping with RC duties for the Potomac River Sailing Association Laser fleet, I have a newfound respect for those who run races.

This student-run club team welcomed its first full-time head coach for the 2011 fall season and has high expectations for the spring.
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