
Hoping There’s a Wetass Gene
How do you get your kids to like sailing? I’m banking on a combination of gentle nudging and DNA.

How do you get your kids to like sailing? I’m banking on a combination of gentle nudging and DNA.

In stormy conditions off Chicago’s Navy Pier, San Diego’s Bill Hardesty defeated New Zealand’s Laurie Jury in the finals. Photos by Isao Toyama/ Chicago Match Race Center. Read about the racing in our Finish Line forum.

On the eve of the 2011 Rolex Fastnet Race, the author looks back on a remarkable summer, and what needs to happen going forward.

As the Oakcliff All-American Offshore Team prepares for the Rolex Fastnet, there is still one last piece of business from the transatlantic race.

The ability to sail a variety of boats under a variety of disciplines helped Boston College’s Anne Haeger win the 2011 Quantum Women’s Sailor of the Year award.

This weekend, top U.S. match racers like Anna Tunnicliffe are facing off against international talent like New Zealand’s Will Tiller.

Check out photos from the high profile racing at the Audi MedCup Marseille Trophy. A web extra from our September 2011 issue.

The first day of this combined fleet and match-racing competition saw intense sparring between Emirates Team New Zealand and Oracle Racing. Photos by Gilles Martin-Raget / www.americascup.com

At Bay Week in the Lake Erie Islands, the spinnakers are rainbow colored and Steve Perry wails late into the night.

Fabien Delahaye won the first leg of this four-stage, 1,700-mile race beginning Perros-Guirec, France. Follow the race in our Finish Line forum.

This year, Georgetown’s Charlie Buckingham recaptured the Morris Trophy for College Sailor of the Year. Along the way, he learned strategies for competing under pressure and realized the value of a conservative approach.

A new service aims to deliver highly accurate tidal data in popular racing venues in North America. Electronics Tech Review from our July/August 2011 issue.

How do you get your kids to like sailing? I’m banking on a combination of gentle nudging and DNA.

In stormy conditions off Chicago’s Navy Pier, San Diego’s Bill Hardesty defeated New Zealand’s Laurie Jury in the finals. Photos by Isao Toyama/ Chicago Match Race Center. Read about the racing in our Finish Line forum.

On the eve of the 2011 Rolex Fastnet Race, the author looks back on a remarkable summer, and what needs to happen going forward.

As the Oakcliff All-American Offshore Team prepares for the Rolex Fastnet, there is still one last piece of business from the transatlantic race.

The ability to sail a variety of boats under a variety of disciplines helped Boston College’s Anne Haeger win the 2011 Quantum Women’s Sailor of the Year award.

This weekend, top U.S. match racers like Anna Tunnicliffe are facing off against international talent like New Zealand’s Will Tiller.

Check out photos from the high profile racing at the Audi MedCup Marseille Trophy. A web extra from our September 2011 issue.

The first day of this combined fleet and match-racing competition saw intense sparring between Emirates Team New Zealand and Oracle Racing. Photos by Gilles Martin-Raget / www.americascup.com

At Bay Week in the Lake Erie Islands, the spinnakers are rainbow colored and Steve Perry wails late into the night.

Fabien Delahaye won the first leg of this four-stage, 1,700-mile race beginning Perros-Guirec, France. Follow the race in our Finish Line forum.

This year, Georgetown’s Charlie Buckingham recaptured the Morris Trophy for College Sailor of the Year. Along the way, he learned strategies for competing under pressure and realized the value of a conservative approach.

A new service aims to deliver highly accurate tidal data in popular racing venues in North America. Electronics Tech Review from our July/August 2011 issue.
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