Barcelona, Spain (August 30, 2024) – When the AC75 foiling monohull was introduced for the 2021 America’s Cup, the non-foiling races in light winds were a train wreck. While the 6.5 knot minimum wind requirement was not increased for the 2024 event, changes to the boat were meant to improve flight. But the problem persists, [&hellipBarcelona, Spain (August 30, 2024) – The Emirates Team New Zealand design and shore crews have been working non-stop since yesterday’s haul out incident which damaged the AC75 ‘Taihoro’. “We have assessed the damage and have now started the repair, this will continue 24 hours a day,” reports team CEO Grant Dalton. “There is some [&hellip
The World Sailing election of the President and seven Vice-Presidents will be conducted at the 2024 World Sailing General Assembly on November 9 in Singapore where World Sailing Member National Authorities, in good standing with World Sailing, will be able to cast their votes. Candidates eligible for election at the 2024 General Assembly, in alphabetical [&hellip
The World Sailing Show delivers 30-minute episodes which feature news, profiles, and racing highlights from across the world of sailing. The August 2024 episode goes behind the scenes in Marseille to catch up with the winners and headline makers from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Athletes in 10 events – one of which was making [&hellip
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Published since 1974, Practical Sailor is the only independent product test report of sailboats, sailing In this video, they review the facts regarding the sinking and seven deaths on the 56m Perini Navi Bayesian. The incident off the coast of Italy has left a lot of questions. Was it her retractable keel being up and [&hellip: Facebook About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Club Store Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Club Store Suppliers Information Feature Living in the Scuttlebutt World Published on August 29th , 2024 by Craig Leweck , Scuttlebutt Sailing News Every once in a while , the stars align . Not only is August 30th National Mai Tai Day , but also the start of the Labor Day holiday in the USA . What better way to kick off a three-day weekend , as Labor Day is the first Monday of September , than to have in hand a lovely rum cocktail I’m in I do find myself fortunate to be in the Pacific Time Zone with the America’s
: : Facebook About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Club Store Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Club Store Suppliers Information Feature SailGP : We’re talking about practice Published on August 29th , 2024 The SailGP league is holding a three-week training session in Bermuda , providing teams from Brazil , Denmark , Germany , and USA an opportunity to prepare for Season 5 which begins in . November Light winds have interfered with the session beginning August 25, and the United States SailGP Team was the first of four teams to hit the water . The team is using a league-provided F50 and primarily using the: : Facebook About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Club Store Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Club Store Suppliers Information Feature LVC37 : Highs and lows as racing begins Published on August 29th , 2024 Barcelona , Spain August 29, 2024 The first stage of the 2024 Louis Vuitton Cup Challenger Selection Series got underway today with four races as the double round robin series seeks to eliminate one of the five challenging teams on September 8. Initial light winds delayed the first start , with wind strength fluctuation making the correct jib size a choice between more power or less . drag France ,The Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame, Sail Canada, and the Great Lakes Museum have included two additional members, Pat Healy and Steve Tupper, to the previously announced Class of 2024 to be inducted into the Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame. - Full report
: Facebook About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Club Store Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Club Store Suppliers Information Feature Did anchor sway contribute to Bayesian tragedy Published on August 29th , 2024 The sinking and seven deaths on the 56m Perini Navi Bayesian has garnered international attention , and while a formal investigation is underway to determine the events that led to the incident , expert observers have shared their experience . Professional captain Rudy Puister leans in with a new : theory In reading all news articles about this disaster and with special interest from aBarcelona, Spain (August 29, 2024) - After racing today for the start of the Louis Vuitton Cup Challenger Selection Series, Team New Zealand was lifting their AC75 ‘Taihoro’ from the water when an issue with the lift had the boat land heavily onto its supporting cradle.
A statement from the team reports they have secured the boat with a portable crane and it is now safely being put back in the shed where the full extent of the damage will be assessed by the team overnight. From initial assessments, a call has been made that Team New Zealand will not be sailing tomorrow. - Full report
The 2024 Finn Gold Cup has attracted 112 boats entrants, including seven U23, from 21 nations for the 10-race series on September 3-7 in Aarhus, Denmark. The event also incorporates the Finn Silver Cup for the U23 sailors. The Finn championship was previously held in Aarhus as part of the 2018 Sailing World Championships. - Full report
: : Facebook About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Club Store Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Club Store Suppliers Information Feature America’s Cup : Nostalgia is so yesterday Published on August 29th , 2024 Since the 2007 America’s Cup , the shift away from monohull keelboats has been polarizing . As boat speed increased , onboard action decreased . Flight control has taken precedent over familiar match race tactics . Past fans are now not while others like Ricardo Lobato are all : in I must admit , I was initially skeptical when I saw the first drafts of the new AC75. However , I thoroughly enjoyedBeing older now, I don’t care to do things I once cared to do, but I care that I don’t care to do them anymore. Providing wisdom since 1997, the Curmudgeon’s Observation has been a hallmark of the Scuttlebutt Newsletter which delivers a digest of major sailing news, commentary, opinions, features and dock talk…with a [&hellip: : Facebook About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Club Store Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Club Store Suppliers Information Feature Growing the Fleet : Listen to what they do Published on August 28th , 2024 by Patrick Nelson and Jim Schrager It’s every Race Committee’s worst nightmare , a race where no one shows up . Or perhaps just a few boats come to the starting line while most remain in the . harbor At our yacht club on Lake Michigan , we’ve had a long distance race scheduled on a night with beautiful weather when no one showed up and other races in less than perfect weather where just one or two: : Facebook About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Club Store Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Club Store Suppliers Information Feature Morgan Larson : Let’s be honest here Published on August 28th , 2024 With just over three years on the job , US Sailing Chief Executive Officer Alan Ostfield is leaving the organization It has been a hectic 18 months of turnover and litigation for the National Governing Body , and this latest departure continues the appearance of . instability At 53 years of age , Morgan Larson expects more from his country . From 505 World Champion , Olympic campaigner , and America’sSpanish news source La Vanguardia is reporting how Ben Ainslie, 47, leader of the America’s Cup entry INEOS Britannia, was mugged while leaving dinner at a restaurant near Colón, and had his Rolex watch taken.
La Vanguardia stated that Ainslie was assaulted on Saturday night (August 24) by a group of individuals who threatened him with a knife to steal his watch valued at around 20,000 euros. This wasn't the first one he had been robbed of, but the second, though he chose not to report the first assault. - Full report
: : Facebook About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Club Store Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Club Store Suppliers Information Feature America’s Cup : Will France be first to go Published on August 28th , 2024 The final race of the 2021 America’s Cup was on March 17, and ever since that day when New Zealand beat Italy 7-3 to capture the 36th edition , the effort to dethrone the defender quietly began again . Five challengers stepped forward , and their fates will now be decided at the 2024 Louis Vuitton Cup Challenger Selection Series in Barcelona , . Spain To be held from August 29 to October 7, it is
The US Sailing Nominating Committee have selected three individuals to fill three positions on the Board of Directors: Secretary (term 2025-2028) and two Members at Large (term 2025-2027). - Full report
In advance of the Louis Vuitton Cup Challenger Selection Series which begins August 29, here’s what the six skippers are saying in Barcelona, Spain: Ben Ainslie, INEOS Britannia (GBR): “It’s starting to get serious in a hurry. We’re now racing for keeps. We’ve been through the preliminary regatta, which was a great opportunity for all [&hellip
“Sometimes, life seems to go by so fast, so, when sailing, take things slow, for once!”They used to time me with a stopwatch… now they use a calendar. Providing wisdom since 1997, the Curmudgeon’s Observation has been a hallmark of the Scuttlebutt Newsletter which delivers a digest of major sailing news, commentary, opinions, features and dock talk…with a North American focus. For newsletter information: https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/newsletter-read-or-subscribe
America One Racing, as the largest private financial supporter of sailors who strive to win at the highest levels, provides their 2024 Mid-Year Report:
PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS:
The USA took home one bronze medal out of 10 events from the Paris Games. The bronze medal is to be celebrated. However, this is not America One Racing’s definition of success for the USA as a Sailing nation! - Full report
For home fans of the Team New Zealand, remaining interested in the 37th America’s Cup is a challenge. Beyond the sting of losing their home event to Barcelona, Spain, the Kiwi nation now must tune-in at midnight to watch “their defense”.
New Zealander Hamish Ross, a legal advisor for America’s Cup teams in the past, has been vocal critic about the defender hosting the event offshore, and is already considering the venue for the 38th America’s Cup in this report.
there is 1975 Sunfish for sale on the Sunfish Forum with a very unique and custom Sunfish sail. the: : Facebook About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Club Store Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Club Store Suppliers Information Feature Daniela Moroz : Must fix flawed system Published on August 26th , 2024 The Women’s Kite event at the Paris 2024 Olympics concluded on August 8 with American Daniela Moroz finishing fourth With the top four competitors in the Finals , it was not the desirable outcome , particularly when she received a scoring penalty on the race . course As kite races use drones and on-course umpires to address fouls without hearings , Moroz contends the race officials made a mess of theThe health of one design dinghy classes was once secured by recruiting teen sailors as crew, and over time these young people would beg and borrow to become active class members. But in the 1980s, youth sailing programs in the USA began focusing on scholastic competition, and the flow of new blood slowed. Since then, [&hellip: Facebook About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Club Store Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Club Store Suppliers Information Feature Much more to the regatta than racing Published on August 26th , 2024 The most competitive Norwegian and Danish Knarr sailors will soon arrive at St . Francis Yacht Club to join the local San Francisco fleet for the 54th edition of the International Knarr Championships IKC on September 1-7 in San Francisco , CA . Much more than just a sailing event , the IKC places a premium on two elements : rock solid friendships and world-class one design racing in a classic . boat The
Mark Andrew White died on August 21, 2024. He was 70 years old and was born in Columbus, Ohio, on May 28, 1954. Mark grew up in Bexley, Ohio. He attended Bexley and The Columbus Academy before graduating in 1972.
Mark attended both Bowling Green and Ohio State University, graduating with a degree in economics. At OSU he met his wife, Patricia. They enjoyed 33 years of marriage before she passed away in 2009. - Full report
Don Wilson (USA) and his Convexity team won the 2024 Melges 24 World Championship on August 20-24 in San Francisco, CA. Thirty-one entrants from five nation competed in the 12-race series, with Bora Gulari (USA) finishing one point off the lead in second, while Croatian Ante Botica was 13th overall as the top Corinthian team. - Full report
From the inception of the New York Yacht Club Grandmasters Regatta in 2010, Noroton Yacht Club (Darien, CT) was the undisputed champion of grandmasters team racing. While the club's streak of six straight wins ended in 2016, they were back in the winner's circle at the 2024 edition on August 23-25 in Newport, RI. - Full report
Barcelona, Spain (August 25, 2024) - It was Team New Zealand spraying the Moët & Chandon champagne as winners of the final America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta held August 22-25. Aside from a loss to the USA on the final day, the Kiwi defenders are still setting the bar for others to chase.
Following the round robin series, New Zealand and Italy as the top two teams, advanced to the winner-take-all final match race. The wind had dropped during the day, and while changes to the AC75 were to improve light air flight, the one-meter waves were proving to be a compounding variable, but the Kiwis minimized mistakes for the victory. - Full report
: : Facebook About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Club Store Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Club Store Suppliers Information Feature America’s Cup : What have we learned Published on August 25th , 2024 The final America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta provided the six teams with their first opportunity to race the new and improved AC75s , with the Barcelona winds beginning in the mid-teens and gradually dropping during the four-day event . What was learned in advance of the 37th America’s Cup The changes to the AC75 have made them more maneuverable which allowed the teams to whip them around in the pre-start, : Facebook About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Club Store Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Club Store Suppliers Information Feature Not only boring , it is dehumanizing Published on August 25th , 2024 Roger Vaughan , author of LEARNING TO FLY , America’s Cup XXXIII 2010 was curious about the 37th America’s Cup and offers his assessment of the upcoming : competition Having been involved in the America’s Cup since it restarted in 1958, I wasn’t going to let my disinterest in a foiling Cup keep me away from watching the proceedings . I paid my 10.99 to ESPN+ USA fee sat in front of the TV at 8:00 am EDT 
Russian Vladimir Prosikhin’s Team Nika won the 2024 RC44 World Championship on August 21-25 in Brunnen, Switzerland. This victory pads their lead in the 5-event 2024 44Cup series, with the final stage to be held November 20-24 at Tortola, British Virgin Islands. - Details
The races leading up to the 37th America’s Cup have begun. The preliminary racing (or practice
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Sade jatkui enemmän tai vähemmän koko yön, aamulla tuli taas oikein kaatamalla. Saunan tynnyreistä h: Facebook About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Club Store Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Club Store Suppliers Information Feature All the practicality of a fashion accessory Published on August 24th , 2024 ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot with natural language processing that allows you to have human-like conversations , and when John Arnold asked ChatGPT to roast his boat , this was the : response The Alerion 28 is like a high-maintenance celebrity who looks fabulous in the spotlight but is a nightmare behind the scenes . It’s a boat that screams look at me” but falls short on substance Published since 1974, Practical Sailor is the only independent product test report of sailboats, sailing equipment, and gear. They’re also good at asking hard question such as why keels fall off a sailboat.
In this video, they look at sailboat accidents and groundings leading to keel failure of bolt on keels and discuss the pros and cons of encapsulated keels versus bolt on keels siting keel failures like Cheeky Rafiki, the Beneteau 40.7 that tragically lost her keel in one of the most publicized sailboat capsize accidents.
, : Facebook About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Club Store Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Club Store Suppliers Information Feature Tension , hostility against America’s Cup Published on August 23rd , 2024 Resentment against the effects of massive tourism has been brewing for years in Barcelona , and that sentiment has reached new heights this summer precisely as the America’s Cup , the world’s premier sailing competition , starts and becomes the latest target of protests and . criticism Protesters are blasting the oldest sporting race in the world that runs from August 22 to October 27 as elitist andJeanne Goussev, the two-time Race to Alaska winner and Sail Like a Girl founder, navigates multiple sclerosis. Story by Norris Comer for SAIL magazine: You might have watched the 40-foot Gray Wolf win last year’s Race to Alaska (R2AK) under team We Brake for Whales and thought it impressive that for the second time, Jeanne [&hellip