When boating doesn’t love back: While the crew of Charlotte Kirby, Nathaniel Davis, and Wilfredo Lombardo have fallen short of qualifying for a Darwin Award, their boating habits have twice recently tested the US Coast Guard. Their story began when … [Read more...]
Indigenous crew bounce back after 2016 Sydney to Hobart disappointment
Indigenous crew bounce back after 2016 Sydney to Hobart disappointment: Skipper Wayne Jones is determined for nothing to awry this time after their boat was damaged in a storm just weeks ahead of the race in 2016. ......... Full Article: WN.com - … [Read more...]
Percy and Ekstrom back in the Star
Percy and Ekstrom back in the Star: The 2019 Star Sailors League Finals in the Bahamas will see the return of Iain Percy to the class, sailing with Swede Anders Ekstrom ... Full Article: Sailweb - Percy and Ekstrom back in the Star, James … [Read more...]
Back on standby for Jules Verne Trophy
Back on standby for Jules Verne Trophy: (November 22, 2019) – Yann Guichard and his crew will be back on standby early next week, awaiting a favourable weather window to set sail on their third Jules Verne Trophy record attempt. The current … [Read more...]
Brest Atlantiques back in action at 50 knots!
Brest Atlantiques back in action at 50 knots!: Latest Brest Atlantiques video images from Sodebo Ultim 3 of Thomas Coville and Jean-Luc Nélias at 50 knots ... Full Article: Sailweb - Brest Atlantiques back in action at 50 knots!, Event … [Read more...]
Paying it forward, paying it back
Paying it forward, paying it back: The best way to ensure growth in the sport is to introduce young people to the types of sailing they can do as adults. This is the basis for the annual Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta on Long Island Sound, as … [Read more...]
Seldén SailJuice Winter Series is Back
Seldén SailJuice Winter Series is Back: The Seldén SailJuice Winter Series is back this November with addition of a new event, the King George Gallop... Full Article: Sailweb - Seldén SailJuice Winter Series is Back, G J New Free … [Read more...]
Charlie Enright: Going back to school
Charlie Enright: Going back to school: In the early days of Scuttlebutt, the famous offshore French races were as foreign as the country. Blame it on the US educational system that did not mandate a second language, but the reports were all French to … [Read more...]
Strictly’s Karim Zeroual to dance as planned after bouncing back from flu
Strictly's Karim Zeroual to dance as planned after bouncing back from flu: Strictly Come Dancing star Karim Zeroual had been a doubt for tonight's show, but he was well enough to attend the dress rehearsal yesterday ......... Full Article: WN.com … [Read more...]
Sailing trio back on dry land after South Pacific ordeal
Sailing trio back on dry land after South Pacific ordeal: Seasoned sailors were picked up by cruise ship off New Caledonia after their boat sank off the coast of New Caledonia Three sailors who were rescued by a cruise ship when their yacht went down … [Read more...]
Sailing back in time in Papua New Guinea: A glimpse into a remote culture
Sailing back in time in Papua New Guinea: A glimpse into a remote culture: The cult of the crocodile is thriving along the Sepik river in Papua New Guinea. ......... Full Article: WN.com - Sailing News - Sailing back in time in Papua New Guinea: A … [Read more...]
Big Boat Series: The breeze is back
Big Boat Series: The breeze is back: San Francisco, CA (September 14, 2019) – After two days of light-air racing, Mother Nature finally flipped the fun switch today at the 2019 Rolex Big Boat Series, giving all 79 competing teams the kinds of … [Read more...]
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup – Velsheda claws one back
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup – Velsheda claws one back: The tables turned in the heavyweight J Class bout in the Super Maxi class with Velsheda finally prising a point off Topaz. Despite these two being the largest, heaviest, oldest style of boat competing, … [Read more...]
Sailing team to fly 2 crew to US to bring Thunberg boat back
Sailing team to fly 2 crew to US to bring Thunberg boat back: BERLIN (AP) " The sailing team that's taking climate activist Greta Thunberg from England to the United States aboard a high-tech racing yacht says it will fly two crew across the Atlantic … [Read more...]
