SAN PEDRO, CA – On Sunday, nearly 200 Olympians and Olympic hopefuls from 34 countries took to the water at San Pedro OCR for six days of sailing in the L.A. Harbor. Among the contenders are 35 ...

On the afternoon on Friday, August 2, Ian Barrows and Hans Henken became a part of sailing history by winning the bronze in the Men’s Skiff class for Team USA in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games—and the ...

Sails are packed away and results tabled for the more than 155 Australian and international boats contesting the 40th anniversary Hamilton Island Race Week, presented by AMEX. The final morning ...

What makes a legend? Start with one sheet of plywood. At the launch in 1963, there was, of course, no legend. The humble plywood that formed the hard-chine hull of Infidel, later to be known as ...

The spinnaker provides an excellent cue to driving well downwind. With its light material and large projected area, it can tell you a lot. Does it look powered up and smooth? Is it falling out of the ...

Ted Turner is one of the most famous champion sailors in yachting history. He’s also noted for creating the Cable News Network, his role as a passionate environmentalist, and for being one of the ...

Last November, in southwest Africa, a landmark moment occurred in the history of sailing when Paul Larsen pegged the outright world sailing speed record. In recent years the record was eclipsed in ...

Hypersail reimagines traditional winch systems by introducing an innovative solution: Winch by Wire. With it, the power generated by the crew’s muscular strength does not directly drive traditional ...

A weak southerly breeze straggles across Lake Washington as the last of Seattle’s fall colors cloak the hillsides of the still-leafy Leschi neighborhood. Four local J/70s are gathered for a driving ...

Many factors go into buying a sailboat, including price, availability, style, and how much the boat will be used off the racecourse. At the risk of adding another facet to an already complicated ...

The Ambassador Cup, scheduled for late August in Detroit will bring the GL70s together to race along the cityfront. Detroit Charter Company. The story began on a cold, windy Detro ...

It never changes—that ­sinking feeling when you cross the line first but don’t get the horn. Dang, I guess we were over early. I knew it was close…. This is my reality after the second race of the ...