• Sailing Calendar: July 2023

    Updated: 2023-06-30 15:28:47
    Photographer Cory Silken provides us with a computer monitor calendar for July 2023. Click here to open the image, then put your cursor over it, right click to open the drop down menu and indicate you want to ‘Set as Desktop Background’. As a bonus, Cory also created a smartphone version… click here

  • Eight Bells: Robin Aisher

    Updated: 2023-06-30 14:40:38
    British Olympic sailor Robin Aisher OBE, 89, died on June 26, 2023. Son of previous Royal Yachting Association (RYA) president, Owen Aisher, Robin has always had sailing in his blood. One of his most memorable achievements was winning an Olympic bronze medal at the Mexico City 1968 Games as skipper alongside Adrian Jardine and Paul [&hellip

  • Second wave of Transpac Race starters

    Updated: 2023-06-30 01:51:56
    Los Angeles, CA (June 29, 2023) – Under sunny skies and a light westerly breeze, the second group of starters have begun their 2225-mile journey to Honolulu in the 2023 Transpac Race. Nineteen boats divided in three classes – Division 4, 5, and 6 – set off from Point Fermin to first clear the West [&hellip

  • Living in the Scuttlebutt World

    Updated: 2023-06-29 22:53:19
    by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News Aside from the final In Port Race on July 1, The Ocean Race 2023 is completed… even the Wikipedia page has been updated. Remarkably, the winning IMOCA and VO65 both had cast members from the Morning Light documentary, the 2008 film by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Among the [&hellip

  • 11th Hour wins The Ocean Race

    Updated: 2023-06-29 20:59:58
    Facebook Twitter About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Feature 11th Hour wins The Ocean Race Published on June 29th , 2023 Genova , Italy June 29, 2023 After racing around the world and overcoming challenge after challenge , 11th Hour Race Team is today confirmed as winners of The Ocean Race 2023. Following the team’s Request for Redress , the World Sailing International Jury awarded the team their average finish position based on results in the prior six legs 2-3-3-1-1-1 The

  • Belarus wants in at Paris 2024 Games

    Updated: 2023-06-29 20:34:20
    Facebook Twitter About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Feature Belarus wants in at Paris 2024 Games Published on June 29th , 2023 Apparently , the position regarding countries at war and their participation at the Paris 2024 Olympics may be dependent on whether you are the aggressor or . victim Belarusian Minister of Sport and Tourism Sergey Kovalchuk has claimed that the Olympic Movement is being pulled apart” and spoke of the country’s desire to compete with friendly countries”

  • World Match Racing Tour in Sweden

    Updated: 2023-06-29 19:58:53
    After getting underway in California, the World Match Racing Tour is in Europe for its second of four world championship graded events at the 29th GKSS Match Cup Sweden July 4-8, held on the tourist island hotspot of Marstrand off Sweden’s west coast. As a founding event of the circuit, the event is renowned as one of the world’s most iconic match racing venues, drawing large and enthusiastic crowds along the cliffs and shoreline of the Fjord. Hosted by the Royal Gothenburg Yacht Club (GKSS), the event in the past has featured many clashes between match racing and America’s Cup titans. - Full report

  • 29.6.2023 Simrishamn

    Updated: 2023-06-29 19:23:41
    Engine run: 4h (75,1h)32 NM Tämän päivän purjehduksesta minä en tiedä mitään. Istuin aivan koko päiv

  • Projects & Sea Trials

    Updated: 2023-06-29 19:01:00
    It remains cold in Louisbourg, and we are working on the last essential projects before we sail. The

  • Improving ORC for the future

    Updated: 2023-06-29 18:38:33
    Facebook Twitter About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Feature Improving ORC for the future Published on June 29th , 2023 As the ORC rating system continues to gain traction in North America , particularly with the 2024 ORC World Championship to be hosted by New York Yacht Club , attention turns to improving the system’s use for the . future Managed by the Offshore Racing Congress , much of the work gets done at its Annual General Meeting AGM which in 2023 will be held November

  • Transpac: Earning the champagne sailing

    Updated: 2023-06-29 15:59:42
    : Facebook Twitter About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Feature Transpac : Earning the champagne sailing Published on June 29th , 2023 Scuttlebutt founder Tom Leweck also conceived Trans Pac Anonymous to protect yachtsman from devious boat owners who describe miles of champagne sailing voyages to Hawaii on the sparkly blue water of the Pacific . Ocean The beginning of the Transpac Race can be a little rough as detailed in this report by Greg Dorn who started the 2023 edition on

  • Why killer whales won’t stop ramming boats in Spain

    Updated: 2023-06-28 21:02:22
    When Daniel Kriz saw a pair of killer whales underneath his boat while crossing the Strait of Gibraltar in April, he thought: “Not again.” For Kriz, a veteran skipper who was delivering a racing catamaran across the Atlantic, it was the second such encounter in three years, after a pod of orca had surrounded and [&hellip

  • British team makes the move to Spain

    Updated: 2023-06-28 20:17:20
    Facebook Twitter About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Feature British team makes the move to Spain Published on June 28th , 2023 After the 36th America’s Cup , the British challenger donated their AC75 to the Classic Boat Museum in Cowes , Isle of Wight . Without a race boat , how would they prepare for the next edition in 2024 Here’s their latest : update Ineos Britannia set up sailing operations in Palma in October 2022, and now , nine months later , the team is packing back up

  • 28.6.2023 Tarunhohtoinen Hanö

    Updated: 2023-06-28 19:27:17
    Engine run: 2,5h (71,4h)31,5 NM Hellepäivä, painostavaa, olen koko päivän odottanut ukkosta, mutta e

  • Disapproval of Team Holcim-PRB protest

    Updated: 2023-06-28 18:47:11
    As the final results of The Ocean Race 2023 are in the hands of the International Jury, the provisional overall leader Team Holcim – PRB (SWE) seeks to improve their odds by submitting a protest against 11th Hour Racing Team (USA) to counter their Request for Redress due to a collision that knocked them out [&hellip

  • Multiple protests to decide The Ocean Race 2023

    Updated: 2023-06-28 18:19:53
    Genova, Italy (June 28, 2023) – Team Holcim-PRB filed a protest today against 11th Hour Racing Team, relating to the collision at the start of Leg 7 involving GUYOT environnement – Team Europe. The protest cites Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) 14 and 16.1. RRS 14 reads, in part: “A boat shall avoid contact with [&hellip

  • Summertime & The Livin’s Busy

    Updated: 2023-06-28 16:30:00
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  • Self-driving boat maps underwater terrain

    Updated: 2023-06-28 15:49:20
    You may have seen cars with sophisticated cameras on the roof, driving the roads to update navigation mapping. Now that is happening on the water with self-driving boats to better understand the sea floor. Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso have constructed a fully autonomous boat that can carry out bathymetric surveys — surveys of the depth and terrain of bodies of water like oceans, rivers and lakes. The team hopes the robotic boat can help simplify the survey process, which usually takes a crew of individuals to complete, as well as assist with reconnaissance missions. - Full report

  • Increased cost is barrier to boating entry

    Updated: 2023-06-28 14:56:59
    Facebook Twitter About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Feature Increased cost is barrier to boating entry Published on June 28th , 2023 While California’s Mammoth Mountain still has skiing in July , the long winter is finally easing along the coastline . However , it is still icicles in the State Capital as they seek for boater fees to help the politicians pay other bills . Here’s an update from BoatU.S . Government : Affairs Governor Newsom’s proposed 2023-24 budget calls for a

  • Legends reunited at The Ocean Race

    Updated: 2023-06-28 05:20:20
    Facebook Twitter About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Feature Legends reunited at The Ocean Race Published on June 27th , 2023 Genova , Italy June 27, 2023 The 50th Anniversary Legends Regatta , a unique gathering of some of the world’s most iconic ocean racing yachts of the last several decades , gathered as part of Genova , The Grand Finale’ the concluding stopover of the 2023 edition of The Ocean . Race The event also brought together some of the legends of races past ,

  • First wave begins 2023 Transpac Race

    Updated: 2023-06-28 01:28:08
    Los Angeles, CA (June 27, 2023) – Under clear Southern California skies, 6-10 knots of wind, and just a hint of fog out on the western horizon, the first of three starts for the 2023 Transpac Race got underway today. Nine entries in Division 7 and six in Division 8 are now on the 2225nm [&hellip

  • Lessons from the DAME Awards

    Updated: 2023-06-27 23:34:51
    The DAME Design Award celebrates everything that is important about marine equipment design, from aesthetics to functionality, integration to packaging and price efficiency to lifecycle management. Overall and category recognition is annually provided at METSTRADE - the world’s largest trade exhibition for the international leisure marine industry - in Amsterdam, Netherlands. What can the DAME Awards tell us about the pace and direction of marine equipment design and innovation? DAME Jury Secretary and former Chair Kim Hollamby analyses a snapshot of winning entries across two decades to see what they have to tell us about future trends: click here

  • Uncertainty as The Ocean Race finishes

    Updated: 2023-06-27 20:37:07
    Genova, Italy (June 27, 2023) – Team Malizia found a way to grab a last-minute win in leg 7 of The Ocean Race, saving the best for last. On the waters off the finish port of Genova, skipper Boris Herrmann and his crew boldly grabbed the leg lead in extremely light and variable conditions at [&hellip

  • 27.6.2023 Karlskronan mahtava merimuseo

    Updated: 2023-06-27 20:11:12
    Yöllä satoi vettä, oikein kunnolla! Mitään ukkosta ei lopulta tullut, eikä tämän päivän tuuli täällä

  • It’s on at the U.S. Youth Championships

    Updated: 2023-06-27 15:54:25
    . Facebook Twitter About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information News It’s on at the U.S . Youth Championships Published on June 27th , 2023 Over 270 sailors from nine countries are at Roger Williams University for the 2023 U.S . Youth Championship on June 27-30 in Bristol , RI . For 147 of the competitors , 2023 will be their first appearance at the U.S . Youth Championship . As US Sailing’s pinnacle youth regatta , the stakes are high as it is the qualifying event for World Sailing’s

  • OCTOPUSSY Yacht

    Updated: 2023-06-27 07:47:10
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  • Multi-racial team for 52nd Transpac

    Updated: 2023-06-26 21:48:29
    Facebook Twitter About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Feature Multi-racial team for 52nd Transpac Published on June 26th , 2023 The 2023 Transpacific Yacht Race has attracted 58 teams for the 2225nm course from Los Angeles to Honolulu , with the 52nd edition holding staggered starts on June 27, June 29, and July 1. Here’s one of the entrants looking to make : waves For centuries yacht racing has been an elite activity . Sailing was known as the king of sports and the sport of

  • 26.6.2023 Arkimaanantai Karlskronassa

    Updated: 2023-06-26 19:49:07
    Arkipäivä, töitä ja pyykinpesua. Taas ilmainen pesutupa, joten pitihän se pestä yksi koneellinen, va

  • Eight countries for 56th Governor’s Cup

    Updated: 2023-06-26 19:36:40
    The twelve-team field for the 56th Governor’s Cup International Youth Match Racing Championship will have a record eight countries represented when the 2023 event is held July 24-29 in Newport Beach, CA. - Full report

  • Fast and slow Marion Bermuda Race 2023

    Updated: 2023-06-26 14:39:30
    Facebook Twitter About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information News Fast and slow Marion Bermuda Race 2023 Published on June 26th , 2023 The 2023 Marion Bermuda Race was not for the faint of heart as conditions ranged from fast-moving squalls to completely still air the mostly light winds tested both patience and skill for the 32 teams that set sail on June 16 from Buzzards Bay in Marion , . MA In an unusually slow race , the final boat did not cross the finish line off of St . David’s

  • American Magic confirms sailing squad

    Updated: 2023-06-26 14:01:20
    Facebook Twitter About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Feature American Magic confirms sailing squad Published on June 26th , 2023 Barcelona , Spain Jun 26, 2023 The New York Yacht Club American Magic sailing squad was confirmed today as the America’s Cup challenging team launched their second AC40 at the event venue following their relocation from Pensacola , . FL The squad includes Olympic Gold Medalists Tom Slingsby and Paul Goodison , Olympic Bronze Lucas Calabrese , U.S .

  • Twilight zone onboard 11th Hour Racing

    Updated: 2023-06-26 13:45:30
    Facebook Twitter About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Feature Twilight zone onboard 11th Hour Racing Published on June 26th , 2023 June 25, 2023 While its Day 11 for the IMOCAs and VO65s that are racing in the final leg of The Ocean Race 2023, overall leader 11th Hour Racing Team is on their eighth day delivering their boat from The Netherlands to Genova , Italy . A collision 17 minutes into Leg 7 required their retirement and a return for repairs , but they now seek to finish

  • Winner of The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint

    Updated: 2023-06-26 13:08:18
    (June 26, 2023; Day 12) - WindWhisper Racing Team won the final leg of The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint into Genova, beating the rest of the fleet to Italy by a massive margin. Given their lead and the very light winds, WindWhisper could win the leg from The Hague to Genova by more than 18 hours. WindWhisper Racing Team was leading the overall standings for The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint, with their latest victory securing the title for the 3-leg series. As for the seven boats that remain at sea, the remaining miles won't be easy as they fight through light winds to get to the finish. - Full report

  • 2023 Long Beach Race Week

    Updated: 2023-06-26 05:59:21
    The 2023 Long Beach Race Week had a full complement of races sailed in ten divisions, including seven one design classes and three PHRF fleets, on June 23-25 in Long Beach, CA. Throughout the three solid days of racing, conditions ranged from big breeze starting off strong on day one with breeze in the high teens, to light conditions on the final day. - Full report

  • Petersen wins Youth Match Racing title

    Updated: 2023-06-26 05:51:36
    Chapman Petersen and his team of Luke Woodworth, Samara Walshe, and Tommy Sitzmann won the 2023 U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship for the Rose Cup (USYMRC) on June 21-25 in Sheboygan, WI. Petersen beat defending champion Morgan Pinckney in the final match. - Full report

  • Solo from California to Hawaii

    Updated: 2023-06-26 03:11:51
    The 2023 Singlehanded TransPacific Yacht Race got underway on June 25, with 17 boats ranging from 27 to 42 feet entered for the 2120 nm course from San Francisco to Kauai, Hawaii. – Details

  • The Ocean Race closes in on Genova

    Updated: 2023-06-25 22:32:08
    (June 25, 2023; Day 11) – If there wasn’t already enough urgency for The Ocean Race to finish Leg 7, Ambrogio Beccaria is more desperate than ever. Not only is the Italian crewman on Team Holcim-PRB keen to reach his home country as soon as possible, vital provisions on the IMOCA are running very low. [&hellip

  • 2023 A Scow National Championship

    Updated: 2023-06-25 21:22:21
    Tom Freytag won the 2023 A Scow US National Championship, held June 23-25 on Lake Minnetonka in Excelsior, MN. The 23-boat field completed three races amid a blend of breeze, calm, sun, clouds, drizzle, thunderstorm and chop, with Freytag snaring the title by one point over Chuck Lamphere in the 38-foot inland maxi. – Details

  • Perspective: Keeping the band together

    Updated: 2023-06-25 20:32:56
    For some regattas, the actual competition can seem like a supporting component. That was certainly the case for Jack Curtin, the owner of the legendary 12 Metre Intrepid, which sailed to a convincing win in Class 1 in the 2023 Robert H. Tiedemann Classics Regatta on June 24-25 in Newport, RI. Curtin bought Intrepid in 1996, and for many years he raced the two-time America’s Cup winner (1967 and 1970) in the Modern 12 Metre Division. But sailing the only wooden Modern—the other boats are newer and built of aluminum—and against crews that were increasingly more professional became less and less fun. - Full report

  • 25.6.2023 Karlskrona

    Updated: 2023-06-25 19:32:42
    Engine run: 5,5h (69,1h)55,5 NM Yön alin lämpötila +18C, voisi väittää, että kesä on lämpötilojenkin

  • Countdown to 2023 Melges 24 Worlds

    Updated: 2023-06-25 17:31:36
    Facebook Twitter About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Feature Countdown to 2023 Melges 24 Worlds Published on June 25th , 2023 The countdown is on for the 2023 Melges 24 World Championship with racing on June 27-July 1 in Middelfart , Denmark . The venue hosted this event eight years ago , with 47 entrants from 13 nations vying for the title during this 30th year for the . Class Introduced in 1993, built by Melges Performance Sailboats and designed by Reichel Pugh in the United

  • 2023 Optimist World Championship

    Updated: 2023-06-25 06:43:35
    Henric Wigforss (SWE) won the 2023 Optimist World Championship, topping the 248-boat field from 54 nations on June 17-24 in Costa Brava, Spain. Wigforss was closely matched by Travis Greenberg (USA), but a tactical attack in the final race buried Greenberg into 60th, giving Wigforss a five-point winning margin. Italy won the Team Racing World [&hellip

  • How to manage mental health at sea

    Updated: 2023-06-24 17:34:57
    Facebook Twitter About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Feature How to manage mental health at sea Published on June 24th , 2023 Living on a yacht can contribute to mental health decline due to the pressure of maintaining high standards , added sleep deprivation and physical strain on your body . Melanie White discusses her experiences living and working on . superyachts It’s a common misconception that mental health’ only applies when we are experiencing a condition such as

  • Routing in the Med for The Ocean Race

    Updated: 2023-06-24 07:52:24
    (June 24, 2023; Day 10) – Despite the massive split by Team Holcim-PRB in The Ocean Race when they chose the Algierian coast last night, it is all tight again in the IMOCA fleet as they crossed back to Biotherm and Team Malizia which had hugged the Spanish shore. While it seemed like a big [&hellip

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