Racing News

Haste Makes Waste?

by Adam Cort, Posted March 5, 2013

To say that 2012 ended on a rough note for veteran French solo sailor Marc Guillemot would be the understatement of the year.

Wild Oats XI Dominates Sydney-Hobart

by Adam Cort, Posted March 5, 2013

After being edged out by the 100-foot maxi Investec Loyal for line honors in the 2011 Rolex Sydney Hobart, owner Bob Oatley and the crew of Wild Oats XI were not about to let that happen again in 2012.

McKee Joins U.S. Olympic Effort

by Adam Cort, Posted March 5, 2013

The U.S. Olympic sailing team has appointed two-time Olympic medalist Charlie McKee as its new high performance director.

A New Bacardi Cup

by Adam Cort, Posted February 28, 2013

Now in its fourth year, Bacardi Miami Sailing Week is fast becoming one of the premier sportboat regattas of the winter southern circuit.

Soldini Conquers New York-San Francisco Clipper Route Record

by Lauren Saalmuller, Posted February 18, 2013

On Saturday, February 18, Italian skipper Giovanni Soldini and eight crewmembers aboard the VOR70 Maserati celebrated a record-smashing victory after sailing from New York to San Francisco in just 47 days, 42 minutes and 29 seconds.

Grand Prix Dreamin'

by Adam Cort, Posted February 7, 2013

For U.S. sailors with grand prix dreams, the time may have come to make those dreams a reality. Now in its third year, the Atlantic Cup, a pair of Class 40 double-handed offshore races and a fully crewed inshore series run off Newport, Rhode Island, is set to resume May 11-26.

Vestas Sailrocket 2's Record Run: A Decade in the Making

by Jeremy Evans, Posted February 7, 2013

If at first you don’t succeed, try and try and try again! When Paul Larsen launched his first Sailrocket back in August 2004 with the goal of setting a new world sailing speed record, he never expected nine full speedsailing seasons would pass before a whole new boat finally succeeded.