Inshore Racing

Heavy Lifting

by David Schmidt, Posted October 22, 2008

We all want our boats to be more stable, but how can this be accomplished? The conventional solution is to hang more ballast off a deeper keel. Think more progressively, and you’re talking about water ballasting, which, while effective, also adds extra weight. Go sci-fi, and you’re canting your keel to windward—which is very effective, but is complicated, accident-prone, and still depends on

Lies and rumors

by Charles Mason, Posted November 19, 2008

The unnamed enthusiasts who are circulating news that rating increases for composite standing rigging aboard boats sailing under IRC are going to be removed next year are engaging in wishful thinking. At least according to IRC manager Jenny Howells.“While it is true that the IRC Technical Committee is looking at the rating cost of composite standing rigging,” says Howells, “It is unlikely

The (Long) Point Is—

by Kimball Livingston, Posted August 10, 2011

Why let a sailboat race stand in the way of a party? This question has been asked many times, sometimes seriously, other times at an exaggerated angle of heel. But I assure you that the question has never been answered more boldly than at Long Point Race Week, which is hosted by the Balboa and Newport Harbor yacht clubs. For three days in August (26-28th) many of the best sailors in Southern

Ensign

by Adam Cort, Posted August 10, 2011

On August 14-18 the Canandaigua Yacht Club in upstate New York will be hosting a truly special regatta, the 50th National Ensign Championship. Around 45 boats are expected to attend; not bad for a full-keel racer-daysailer in this age of carbon fiber and bowsprits. Gary Jobson, president of US Sailing, will be a keynote speaker at the event.Designed by Carl Alberg, the Ensign was inducted

Panerai Corinthian Classic Celebrates Vintage Yachts

by Sarah Eberspacher, Posted August 15, 2011

***Check out even more photos in our Panerai Corinthian Classic Photo Gallery***When Ted Hood steps away from a two-year racing hiatus to take part in a regatta aboard his own boat, Sea Robin, you know the boats must be pretty sweet. And I’m not talking America’s Cup-style sweet, though you can

Winter Sailing: Adventures in Iceboating

by Sail Staff, Posted December 13, 2011

Ever wondered what it takes to get into iceboating? Turns out its main requirement is a unique mindset.

Maureen McKinnon-Tucker: Don't Stop Me Now

by Sarah Eberspacher, Posted December 20, 2011

The intrepid sailor Maureen McKinnon-Tucker and her inspiring story

Canada Wins Cup

by Meghan Dente, Posted September 12, 2011

The latest installment in the 155-year history of the Canada’s Cup has come to a close, with Vincere of Toronto’s Royal Canadian Yacht Club defeating the defender, Heritage, of the Macatawa Bay Yacht Club of Holland, Michigan, five to three in early September.Just days earlier, Heritage and skipper Bob Hughes had won the right to defend

Match Racing Ignites at the Chicago Match Race Center

by Meredith Laitos, Posted September 13, 2011

When the Chicago Match Race Center (CMRC) planted its roots in Lake Michigan in 2009, founders Don Wilson and Bill Hardesty were hoping to fill a void in American sailboat racing. They recognized that though match racing was gaining international momentum through the America’s Cup, the World Match Race Tour and the 2012 Olympics, American sailors had few serious venues at which to train and

The Harbor School Regatta Sets Sail

by Meghan Dente, Posted September 22, 2011

High schools throughout New York City encourage students to raise their academic standards through hands-on, inquiry-based learning. Few, however, define “hands-on” as SCUBA diving in the Netherlands or restoring a self-sustaining oyster population to New York Harbor. Few, that is, other than the New York Harbor School, the only maritime-based public high school in New York