Sailboat Racing

Hard Water: Ice Sailing

The Waterlust crew joins a group of brave European ice sailors on a trip to Lake Baikal in Siberia, the largest lake in the world for some hard water sailing.

Vendee Globe: Southern Ocean Sailing

Once they have reached the Southern Ocean, the solo sailors of the Vendee Globe have to dodge icebergs and deal with low-pressure systems for a month or more.

sail trim

Helm, Trim, and Heel

Mike Ingham explains how a quality mark rounding requires input from the sails, hull, foils, and crew.

Quequiner

Vendee Globe: Choosing Sails

Each solo sailor is allowed to carry 9 sails around the world. Here’s what they’ll take and how they decide on what to carry in their quiver.

America's Cup

America’s Cup Schedule Confirmed

The schedule for the final showdown of the 35th America’s Cup has been released, including the Louis Vuitton Qualifier, and the J Class superyacht regatta.

imoca 60

The Evolution of the IMOCA 60

The IMOCA 60, the boat that will take singlehanded sailors around the world in the 2016 Vendee Globe, wasn’t always the fierce foiler of today.

Hard Water: Ice Sailing

The Waterlust crew joins a group of brave European ice sailors on a trip to Lake Baikal in Siberia, the largest lake in the world for some hard water sailing.

Vendee Globe: Southern Ocean Sailing

Once they have reached the Southern Ocean, the solo sailors of the Vendee Globe have to dodge icebergs and deal with low-pressure systems for a month or more.

sail trim

Helm, Trim, and Heel

Mike Ingham explains how a quality mark rounding requires input from the sails, hull, foils, and crew.

Quequiner

Vendee Globe: Choosing Sails

Each solo sailor is allowed to carry 9 sails around the world. Here’s what they’ll take and how they decide on what to carry in their quiver.

America's Cup

America’s Cup Schedule Confirmed

The schedule for the final showdown of the 35th America’s Cup has been released, including the Louis Vuitton Qualifier, and the J Class superyacht regatta.

imoca 60

The Evolution of the IMOCA 60

The IMOCA 60, the boat that will take singlehanded sailors around the world in the 2016 Vendee Globe, wasn’t always the fierce foiler of today.

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