
Photos: J Class World Championship Day 3
Light air greeted the six-strong J Class fleet for day 3 of the World Championship event in Newport.

Light air greeted the six-strong J Class fleet for day 3 of the World Championship event in Newport.

After a postponement in the morning, the breeze filled and the J Class fleet headed out for some close racing on day 2 of the inaugural World Championship.

Six J Class yachts take to the waters off Newport for the first ever J Class World Championship.

The mighty J Class yachts take to the waters of Newport once again for the first J Class World Championship.

Are we taking ourselves and our sport too seriously?

Onboard computers and software can support our tactical decision-making on the fly, but there are times when we need to sail outside the mainframe.

The University of North Carolina Wilmington Sailing Team is a student-run club team driven with enthusiasm and commitment.

Whipping themselves back into top dinghy-sailing form, the McKees take it one day at a time.

One of the last vestiges of sailing’s past — the ubiquitous anchored race mark — might be going the way of aluminum spars.

After a series of dominating performances in Leg Zero, Mapfre has officially set the bar high for the start of the Volvo Ocean Race.

The first day of racing kicked off with an exciting opening ceremony and challenging conditions on Lake Avandaro.

France galvanised its reputation as the world’s greatest offshore racing nation by dominating the results across the classes in the Rolex Fastnet Race.

Light air greeted the six-strong J Class fleet for day 3 of the World Championship event in Newport.

After a postponement in the morning, the breeze filled and the J Class fleet headed out for some close racing on day 2 of the inaugural World Championship.

Six J Class yachts take to the waters off Newport for the first ever J Class World Championship.

The mighty J Class yachts take to the waters of Newport once again for the first J Class World Championship.

Are we taking ourselves and our sport too seriously?

Onboard computers and software can support our tactical decision-making on the fly, but there are times when we need to sail outside the mainframe.

The University of North Carolina Wilmington Sailing Team is a student-run club team driven with enthusiasm and commitment.

Whipping themselves back into top dinghy-sailing form, the McKees take it one day at a time.

One of the last vestiges of sailing’s past — the ubiquitous anchored race mark — might be going the way of aluminum spars.

After a series of dominating performances in Leg Zero, Mapfre has officially set the bar high for the start of the Volvo Ocean Race.

The first day of racing kicked off with an exciting opening ceremony and challenging conditions on Lake Avandaro.

France galvanised its reputation as the world’s greatest offshore racing nation by dominating the results across the classes in the Rolex Fastnet Race.
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