Racing News

Back to Match-Racing's Future

by Adam Cort, Posted July 30, 2012

With the increased emphasis on “extreme” pro racing—including wing-sailed carbon-fiber cats, gigantic oceangoing multihulls and Volvo 70s leaving arrow-straight wakes across the Southern Ocean—many might consider the idea of an inshore displacement monohull circuit to be a nonstarter.

Beneteaus Unite in Vic-Maui

by Lisa Gabrielson, Posted July 25, 2012

Outside of one-design racing, it’s rare that an offshore race has more than a handful of boats from the same builder or designer. However, this year’s Vic-Maui race saw an influx of Beneteaus making the trek from Victoria, British Columbia, to Hawaii.

Clipper Round the World Yacht Race Won by Gold Coast Australia

by Lindsey Silken, Posted July 24, 2012

Ten yachts crewed by non-professional sailors returned from their 40,000-mile journey of 15 races to greetings from thousands of fans in Southampton, UK, on Sunday, July 22.

Emirates Team New Zealand Launches AC72

by Lisa Gabrielson, Posted July 23, 2012

Emirates Team New Zealand unveiled and launched their AC72 on Saturday night in front of a crowd of more than 6,000 cold spectators (remember, its winter down there).

Sunfish Regatta Celebrates 50 Years

by Lisa Gabrielson, Posted July 23, 2012

Everyone loves a Sunfish. Many of us who grew up sailing have fond memories of our first adventures on these small, single-handed sailboats, and may have even started competing on them.

Chicago Match Race Cup: A Win for Williams

by Lindsey Silken, Posted July 16, 2012

Ian Williams of Great Britain’s team GAC Pindar beat out Australian Estate Master Sailing Team’s Jordan Reece 3-0 on July 15 to win the 2012 Chicago Match Cup—the fourth stop on this year’s Alpari World Match Racing Tour.

Singlehanded TransPac Record Shattered

by Lisa Gabrielson, Posted July 10, 2012

In the first hours of the morning yesterday, Californian and lifelong sailorAlex Merhan arrived in Kauai, not only happy to have finished the Singlehanded TransPac but also because he smashed the previous record time for the race by more than 2 days.

A New and Improved U.S. Team for the 2012 Olympics

by David Schmidt, Posted July 31, 2012

For full 2012 Olympics coverage, read on and make sure to click the links for more on the team, the competition, the venue and changes in the approach to U.S. Olympic sailing.

Three New Inductees to America’s Cup Hall of Fame

by Lisa Gabrielson, Posted July 2, 2012

On June 30, the Herreshoff Marine Museum’s America’s Cup Hall of Fame added three famous names to their list of accomplished individuals during a gala in Newport, Rhode Island. Patrizio Bertelli, Jonathan Wright and Gerard Lambert have all made contributions to the race and sailing in their own ways.

VOR Unveils New One Design

by Adam Cort, Posted June 29, 2012

As the 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Racing enters its final weeks, VOR management has unveiled a new boat for the next two editions that it hopes will address the twin problems of high costs and breakages. n a break with tradition the new 65-footer, which has been designed by Volvo veteran Farr Yacht Design, will be a one-design, constructed by a consortium of boatyards in the UK, France, Italy and Switzerland.