
Too Short for a Comeback
As 18th man with BMW Oracle at Louis Vuitton Trophy La Maddalena, SW‘s Angus Phillips noted how thin the margin for error is when sailing short races.

As 18th man with BMW Oracle at Louis Vuitton Trophy La Maddalena, SW‘s Angus Phillips noted how thin the margin for error is when sailing short races.

At Louis Vuitton Trophy La Maddalena, SW‘s Angus Phillips interviews BMW Oracle’s tactician about the recent America’s Cup match.

At Louis Vuitton Trophy La Maddalena, SW’s Angus Phillips speaks with the Team Origin director about the World Sailing Teams Association.

At Louis Vuitton Trophy La Maddalena, SW’s Angus Phillips interviews PRO Peter Reggio.

SW‘s Angus Phillips catches up with the former Alinghi helmsman at Louis Vuitton Trophy La Maddalena, where he’s driving for Luna Rossa.

The second stop on the 2010 World Match Racing Tour takes Adam Minoprio (at helm) and other tour-card holders to Langenargen, Germany.

2009 Audi MedCup champions Dean Barker and Emirates Team New Zealand won the Portugal Trophy Cascais, the first regatta of the 2010 circuit.

It’s unanimous. With just the national championships remaining, Boston College is the best coed team in the country. They’re also the top-ranked women’s team.

Jessica Watson will soon become the youngest sailor to circle the globe non-stop and by herself. But modern technology has taken much of the challenge out of this once superhuman feat.

These stellar images are among the standout submissions to SW’s Spring Photo Contest, running through June 21.

Dave Reed tries to make sense of the VOR technical committee’s “Shed Measurement Guidelinees,” which explain how measurers will go about measuring hulls for the 2010-’11 Volvo Ocean Race.

In this feature story from our May 1980 story, Dave Powlison compares the Force 5 and the Laser. Supplement to our May 2010 issue.

As 18th man with BMW Oracle at Louis Vuitton Trophy La Maddalena, SW‘s Angus Phillips noted how thin the margin for error is when sailing short races.

At Louis Vuitton Trophy La Maddalena, SW‘s Angus Phillips interviews BMW Oracle’s tactician about the recent America’s Cup match.

At Louis Vuitton Trophy La Maddalena, SW’s Angus Phillips speaks with the Team Origin director about the World Sailing Teams Association.

At Louis Vuitton Trophy La Maddalena, SW’s Angus Phillips interviews PRO Peter Reggio.

SW‘s Angus Phillips catches up with the former Alinghi helmsman at Louis Vuitton Trophy La Maddalena, where he’s driving for Luna Rossa.

The second stop on the 2010 World Match Racing Tour takes Adam Minoprio (at helm) and other tour-card holders to Langenargen, Germany.

2009 Audi MedCup champions Dean Barker and Emirates Team New Zealand won the Portugal Trophy Cascais, the first regatta of the 2010 circuit.

It’s unanimous. With just the national championships remaining, Boston College is the best coed team in the country. They’re also the top-ranked women’s team.

Jessica Watson will soon become the youngest sailor to circle the globe non-stop and by herself. But modern technology has taken much of the challenge out of this once superhuman feat.

These stellar images are among the standout submissions to SW’s Spring Photo Contest, running through June 21.

Dave Reed tries to make sense of the VOR technical committee’s “Shed Measurement Guidelinees,” which explain how measurers will go about measuring hulls for the 2010-’11 Volvo Ocean Race.

In this feature story from our May 1980 story, Dave Powlison compares the Force 5 and the Laser. Supplement to our May 2010 issue.
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