
Up Next for Ainslie
Ben Ainslie announces that he will join ORACLE Racing for the 2013 America’s Cup. Watch it here.

Ben Ainslie announces that he will join ORACLE Racing for the 2013 America’s Cup. Watch it here.
The four doublehanded Class 40s race from Punta del Este, Uruguay, to Charleston, South Carolina, in Leg 4. Follow the race in our Finish Line forum.

More than 60 boats from seven countries are celebrating the class’s 50th anniversary in Manduarah, Australia. Photos by Tom Gruitt/ www.fotoboat.com Follow the racing in our Finish Line forum.

When the mast collapses mid-race and mid-ocean, mar mostro‘s crew turns its efforts from a race against the fleet to a race against the clock. “Gaining Bearing” from our January/February 2012 issue.


Investec Loyal _takes line honors after the race committee’s protest is dismissed. Meanwhile, Stephen Ainsworth’s Reichel Pugh 63 _Loki is currently the favorite for the overall IRC handicap prize. Photos by ROLEX/Daniel Forster. Follow the racing in our Finish Line forum.

Telefonica wins the offshore portion of Leg 2 as the fleet crosses the finish line in the Stealth Zone.

The Volvo Ocean Race fleet has crossed the Agulhas Current, but there are still more lead changes and tactical decisions to come en route to Abu Dhabi.

We interview PUMA Ocean Racing’s Amory Ross, Telefonica’s Diego Fructoso, and Camper/Emirates Team New Zealand’s Hamish Hooper. Web extra from our January 2012 issue.

In light of a recent incident in the Pacific, should the Coast Guard be able to rescue sailors against their will?

As the Volvo Ocean Race fleet makes its way from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi, the trailing teams have an excellent opportunity to make gains—provided they don’t fall victim to the perils of the Indian Ocean.

It was a dramatic end to the 2011 Audi Melges 20 Gold Cup Championship, hosted by Coconut Grove Sailing Club with Alessandro Rombelli’s STIG, tactician Jonathan McKee and crew member Giorgio Tortarolo coming from behind to win the event. “It was a classic last race,” said McKee. “The deciding point was at that last top mark. When we rounded, literally, we were right on their stern. We knew that was the whole regatta. It was all about who was going to beat who. And, with the conditions like they

Ben Ainslie announces that he will join ORACLE Racing for the 2013 America’s Cup. Watch it here.
The four doublehanded Class 40s race from Punta del Este, Uruguay, to Charleston, South Carolina, in Leg 4. Follow the race in our Finish Line forum.

More than 60 boats from seven countries are celebrating the class’s 50th anniversary in Manduarah, Australia. Photos by Tom Gruitt/ www.fotoboat.com Follow the racing in our Finish Line forum.

When the mast collapses mid-race and mid-ocean, mar mostro‘s crew turns its efforts from a race against the fleet to a race against the clock. “Gaining Bearing” from our January/February 2012 issue.


Investec Loyal _takes line honors after the race committee’s protest is dismissed. Meanwhile, Stephen Ainsworth’s Reichel Pugh 63 _Loki is currently the favorite for the overall IRC handicap prize. Photos by ROLEX/Daniel Forster. Follow the racing in our Finish Line forum.

Telefonica wins the offshore portion of Leg 2 as the fleet crosses the finish line in the Stealth Zone.

The Volvo Ocean Race fleet has crossed the Agulhas Current, but there are still more lead changes and tactical decisions to come en route to Abu Dhabi.

We interview PUMA Ocean Racing’s Amory Ross, Telefonica’s Diego Fructoso, and Camper/Emirates Team New Zealand’s Hamish Hooper. Web extra from our January 2012 issue.

In light of a recent incident in the Pacific, should the Coast Guard be able to rescue sailors against their will?

As the Volvo Ocean Race fleet makes its way from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi, the trailing teams have an excellent opportunity to make gains—provided they don’t fall victim to the perils of the Indian Ocean.

It was a dramatic end to the 2011 Audi Melges 20 Gold Cup Championship, hosted by Coconut Grove Sailing Club with Alessandro Rombelli’s STIG, tactician Jonathan McKee and crew member Giorgio Tortarolo coming from behind to win the event. “It was a classic last race,” said McKee. “The deciding point was at that last top mark. When we rounded, literally, we were right on their stern. We knew that was the whole regatta. It was all about who was going to beat who. And, with the conditions like they
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