• 1821 Owen Chase – The Wreck of the Whale-Ship Essex

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:37
    That’s the more common modern title. The full title in all its early 19th century glory is below. Me

  • Dubrovnik Walls

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:37
    Today I paid out an extra €20 on top of the €15 I paid for the fort yesterday (€15 discount if you k

  • King's Landing

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:37
    You do not need to be a superfan of Game of Thrones when you come to Dubrovnik to find film sets. Th

  • Fort Lovrijenac

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:37
    The Croatian name is their rendition of the Fortress of St. Lawrence, or San Lorenzo if you were Ven

  • Improving participation is everyone’s job

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    International rating rule systems like ORC and IRC tend to focus more on the belief that they can fairly rate dissimilar boats, utilizing their measurement formulas to determine the impact of yacht design and equipment. While one design class organizations consider restrictions to maintain the health of competition, the rating rules tend to see that [&hellip

  • Full on for Offshore Double Handed World Championship

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    Lorient, France (September 30, 2024) – Gusting over 30 knots with sea state of 2+ meters, the downwind start for the final race of the 2024 Offshore Double Handed World Championship was nothing short of ballistic. The ten finalists from nine different nations were full launched for the 151 nm course. Racing in Sun Fast [&hellip

  • Capsize cuts short Swiss training

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    Despite out of the running for the 37th America’s Cup, Alinghi Red Bull Racing decided to keep on training for a few weeks with the aim of extracting the full potential from their AC75. Taking advantage of their facilities in Barcelona, the Team had a planned training session on Sunday, September 30. With the wind [&hellip

  • All even again at Louis Vuitton Cup Final

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    Barcelona, Spain (September 29, 2024) – From too little wind yesterday to a lot more today, the Louis Vuitton Cup Final had INEOS Britannia and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli on standby prior to racing today as a solid Mediterranean ‘Garbi’ breeze pushed above the stipulated 21-knot upper wind-range. Eventually the breeze settled, allowing the two [&hellip

  • Quantum Racing wins 52 SUPER SERIES

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    The 2024 52 SUPER SERIES championship was won by Doug DeVos’s Quantum Racing powered by American Magic (USA). The series was contested over 41 races at five different regattas between April and September, with a record sized fleet of 13 boats from nine nations. Trailing Tony Langley’s GLADIATOR (GBR) by eight points leading into the [&hellip

  • Qualifying done for Offshore Double Handed World Championship

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    The second and final elimination race for the 2024 Offshore Double Handed World Championship produced a thrilling finish to decide the five teams that would progress to the final. Two hours before sunset on September 27, the 11 teams racing the One Design Sun Fast 30s began the 87 nm race from Lorient, France, setting [&hellip

  • No score when light winds hit time limit

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    Barcelona, Spain (September 28, 2024) – After a day off yesterday, the America’s Cup challengers met again today with the score tied 1-1, which is the score INEOS Britannia and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli still have when light winds derailed a different result. After a near two-hour delay waiting for a southerly ‘Migjorn’ thermal breeze [&hellip

  • J/24 World Championship in the USA

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    The 2024 J/24 World Championship will celebrate its 45th anniversary on October 1-5 in Seattle, WA. The event’s debut in the Pacific Northwest has attracted 56 teams for the 10-race series from Europe, South America, North America, Australia, and Asia in addition to the United States and Canada. Since the 1977 launch of the J/24, [&hellip

  • Tradition continues between countries

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    The 2024 offshore calendar in California includes the 60th annual Little Ensenada Race on October 4. The 65-nautical-mile course runs from San Diego, CA to Ensenada, Mexico and has evolved over the decades with changes to the start, finish, and even the post-race festivities. This year’s course remains consistent with recent editions, beginning south of [&hellip

  • Ainslie’s advice: Don’t rob Jimmy Spithill

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    America’s Cup challenging skipper Ben Ainslie had not offered too much detail about when he was robbed prior to racing in Barcelona, but was now more forthcoming to British publication The Guardian: “I was walking back with my wife and father-in-law from dinner,” Ainslie says. “It was around 9.30 on a busy street near where [&hellip

  • Nominees for 2025 Boat of the Year

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    Fourteen sailboats have made the cut to compete for top honors in Cruising World’s 2025 Boat of the Year contest. Six monohulls and eight multihulls have been named finalists with in-show inspections and on-water sea trials to taking place during and after the U.S. Sailboat Show on October 10-14 in Annapolis, Maryland. The annual award [&hellip

  • Justin Callahan, Sailor of the Month

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    Seahorse magazine hosts a monthly poll to recognize recent achievement, and in October 2024 it was a dinghy face-off between collegiate superstar Justan Callahan (USA) and Peruvian Olympic medalist Stefano Peschiera, with American fans pushing Callahan ahead. His nomination: Another US young gun rising quickly through the ranks. Racing with his twin brother Mitchell Callahan [&hellip

  • Italy dominates Youth America’s Cup

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    : 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 Italy dominates Youth America’s Cup Published on September 26th , 2024 Barcelona , Spain September 26, 2024 The Youth America’s Cup Final failed to deliver an exciting conclusion as an early mistake by the USA team gave the lead to the Italians at the start , and it was a margin they’d stretch to over 800 meters to win the 20 minute , winner-take-all . race Beginning September 17, Italy and USA rose through the 12-team field to reach the Finals which was planned to be held

  • German venue confirmed for SailGP

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    The coastal town of Sassnitz on the island of Rügen will host the first-ever Germany SailGP event. As one of three Season 5 venues not initially revealed, the racing will take place on August 16-17 in the north east of Germany and overlooking the Baltic Sea. - Full report

  • First qualifier for Offshore Double Handed World Championship

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    With a wind speed recorded at over 30 knots, the first elimination race of the 2024 Offshore Double Handed World Championship produced a high speed battle in full on conditions. Twenty-two mixed teams were divided into two groups, with each completing an overnight race to decide the ten teams to make the World Championship Final on September 29. - Full report

  • Clipper Race coming to Korea

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    No round the world race in the history of sailing has ever stopped in Korea... until now. The complete course for the 2025-26 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is not yet confirmed, but the 14th edition will include Tongyeong in South-East Korea as a host port on its global route. - Full report

  • Canada launches “It’s Time” campaign

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    : 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 Canada launches It’s Time” campaign Published on September 26th , 2024 Team Canada’s Women’s Team , led by Isabella Bertold , has launched the It’s Time” campaign—a rallying call to champion women’s sport and inspire support as they compete in the inaugural Women’s America’s Cup beginning October 5 in Barcelona , . Spain The It’s Time” campaign , now live on YouTube is an initiative to inspire future generations of female athletes and challenge the status quo in a sport

  • All even at Louis Vuitton Cup Final

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    : 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 even at Louis Vuitton Cup Final Published on September 26th , 2024 Barcelona , Spain September 26, 2024 What was revealed on the first day of the Louis Vuitton Cup Final between INEOS Britannia and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli The obvious was that each challenger won a race . The less obvious was how each lost a . race With a solid south-westerly Garbi’ breeze that topped the upper wind limit of 21 knots more than once , it was survival sailing in the rough sea-state along

  • Promoting national participation

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    : 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 Promoting national participation Published on September 25th , 2024 The United States is too big . A drive from coast to coast can be two days , and that’s only stopping to refuel . For one design classes , traveling to annual championship events is a strain , particularly when held on the west coast . Crossing all that desert is no . vacation But while dinghy trailers still make the transit , keelboat one design classes can struggle for participants . It is one thing to

  • No room in Cabo for Mexican race

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    : 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 No room in Cabo for Mexican race Published on September 25th , 2024 When offshore racing in California , you’re either aiming at Hawaii or Mexico . Downwind sails are hoisted , each day gets warmer , and refreshing beverages are just across the finish line . Mexican races to Cabo San Lucas have always been popular long but not too long but the race host has bad news to : report Newport Harbor Yacht Club NHYC announced the abandonment of the March 2025 biennial yacht race

  • Louis Vuitton Cup: Only one can win

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    Barcelona, Spain (September 25, 2024) – It is the moment of truth for the America’s Cup Challengers as Great Britain and Italy face off tomorrow in the Louis Vuitton Cup Final, a best of 13 match to determine who will face off against defender New Zealand in the 37th America’s Cup. After the Brits finished [&hellip

  • Curmudgeon’s Observation

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    Getting older is just one body part after another saying, “Ha ha, you think that’s bad? Watch this.” 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

  • A race around Italy’s largest island

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    Six hundred miles has proven to be a popular distance for offshore races, and there are a number of them across the world. The Sydney Hobart and Fastnet races may be the best known, but deep into the Mediterranean Sea is a popular and scenic course around Sicily that begins and ends in Malta. The 45th Rolex Middle Sea Race, which starts on October 19, 2024, has amassed a fleet of 110 yachts - 32 to 100 feet - representing 29 countries: from Australia in the south to Finland in the north, and from the United States in the west to Hong Kong in the east. - Full report

  • Vendée Globe: Not just a French race

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    : : 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 Vendée Globe : Not just a French race Published on September 24th , 2024 The 2024-25 Vendée Globe solo round-the-world race , which starts from Les Sables d’Olonne on the French Biscay coast on November 10, will see the largest contingent of non-French entrants since the race was founded in 1989. With 14 of the 40 starters hailing from outside France , this will be a truly international competition with sailors taking part from as far afield as Switzerland , Hungary ,

  • Powerless, betrayed by technical failures

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    , : 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 Powerless , betrayed by technical failures Published on September 24th , 2024 The 2024 Youth America’s Cup was marred by breakdowns , and no team was impacted more than the French youth team . Anticipated to be a contender after training with the French America’s Cup team , they completed only three of the eight races and were eliminated in the first . round Repeatedly dogged by technical issues that prevented them from showing what they could do , their 16 months of

  • ORC World Championship in the USA

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    For the first time in 24 years, the ORC World Championship will be held in the USA on September 30-October 5 in Newport, RI. Hosted by New York Yacht Club, the 2024 event features inshore and offshore racing among 43 yachts that range in size from 30 to 52 feet in length. Three classes are competing for separate ORC World Champion titles, along with that a Maxi Class of yachts 66 to 74 feet in length competing for a North American Champion title. ORC Classes B and C have been combined to produce both World Champion and North American titles in these classes. Awards will also be made for all-amateur Corinthian and all-Female teams. - Full report

  • Italy and USA for Youth America’s Cup

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    Barcelona, Spain (September 24, 2024) – The Youth America’s Cup will be decided by one winner-take-all match race between Italy and USA on September 26. The teams, representing Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli and NYYC American Magic respectively, survived an elimination format that began with 12 teams. Today was elimination day as six teams – three [&hellip

  • Good Jibes with Jerelyn Biehl

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    : 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 Good Jibes with Jerelyn Biehl Published on September 24th , 2024 The Good Jibes podcast , provided by the team at Latitude 38 magazine , share stories and tips from West Coast sailors on the topics of community , cruising , and racing . This week’s host , Moe Roddy , is joined by Jerelyn Biehl to chat encouraging more and more women and girls to take an active role in sailing . Jerelyn has championed women’s and girl’s sailing for over 40 years and recently was honored with

  • Curmudgeon’s Observation

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    America is a country where people spend the same amount of money buying food as they do to lose weight. 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 [&hellip

  • Top six advance in Youth America’s Cup

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    : 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 Top six advance in Youth America’s Cup Published on September 23rd , 2024 Barcelona , Spain September 23, 2024 After no wind yesterday , the Youth America’s Cup was able to complete the 8-race qualifying series today for Pool A and B to finalize the six teams advancing to the next . stage With six teams in each pool , it will be Italy , USA , and Great Britain from the America’s Cup group that will meet Sweden , Spain , and Australia from the Invited Teams group . A four

  • The World Sailing Show

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    The World Sailing Show delivers 30-minute episodes which feature news, profiles, and racing highlights from across the world of sailing. The September 2024 episode heads to Barcelona as the fleet of challengers battle it out at the Louis Vuitton Cup to see which will take on defenders Emirates Team New Zealand for the 37th America’s [&hellip

  • Must foil in a foiling world

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    : 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 Must foil in a foiling world Published on September 23rd , 2024 The Youth America’s Cup competition has highlighted the difficulty of racing the AC40, with all forms of maneuver mistakes amplified by the foiling monohull . Jan Pehrson , who is in Barcelona for the event , shares the : struggle Since the Youth America’s Cup began on September 17, half of the original 12 teams are gone with the remainder still in the running for the title match on September 26. But to get

  • Morgan Larson to pinch-hit for finale

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    : 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 to pinch-hit for finale Published on September 23rd , 2024 After winning the last two regattas , Tony Langley’s Gladiator crew head into the final event of the 52 SUPER SERIES 2024 carrying an eight point lead as they bid to secure the season title on September 24-28 in Valencia , Spain . If successful , Gladiator would be the first British flagged team to do . so Their closest threat is 5-time champion Quantum Racing , but the team will be missing helmsman

  • Limiting exposure to liability

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    The observations by maritime attorney Maurice Cusick regarding race entry documents has prompted Dave Weil, another specialist in the field, to offer his counsel: I enjoyed Mr. Cusick’s piece about liability waivers that racers are asked to sign to participate in a yacht race. I, too, am a practicing maritime attorney and “Proctor in Admiralty” [&hellip

  • Last call for World Sailing Awards

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    : 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 Last call for World Sailing Awards Published on September 23rd , 2024 The World Sailing Awards 2024 will take place on November 5 in Singapore to celebrate excellence and achievement in sailing . Nominations will remain open until September 30. Rolex World Sailor of the Year award to be presented to sailing’s highest . achievers Debut of the Young World Sailor of the Year award Boat of the Year Award renamed to World Sailing Technology Award to reflect high performance and

  • How big is your imagination?

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    : 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 How big is your imagination Published on September 23rd , 2024 One thing leads to another , right Elite sailing athletes have a long history of cross-training on bicycles to build strength and stamina , and now there are cyclors on the America’s Cup boats because of their strength and stamina . The imagination has no limits , and Red Bull has a big . imagination After a kiteboarder claimed to set a world record when he soared 36.7 meters into the air and traveled 274.6

  • Countdown to Double Handed Worlds

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    Mixed teams of two sailors from 16 nations will race offshore in One Design Sun Fast 30s for the 2024 Offshore Double Handed World Championship in Lorient, France. The race area starting from Lorient covers the rugged Atlantic Coast, capable of producing spicy conditions at the best of times. Racing in One Design Sun Fast [&hellip

  • America’s Cup comeback for Australia?

    Updated: 2024-09-30 19:50:33
    : 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 comeback for Australia Published on September 23rd , 2024 If there’s one big name missing among nations contesting the America’s Cup , it is Australia , but that could be changing . A wealthy businessman and top sailor , John Winning Jr . is trying to become the catalyst for the return of the nation which has played a big part in the Cup’s . history It was the John Bertrand-skippered Australia II which , in 1983, beat Dennis Conner’s Liberty to end the

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