Sail Magazine

by John Rousmaniere

Sailing Accidents: Lessons Learned

by John Rousmaniere, Posted September 13, 2012

Sailing is notably safe among adventure sports, so safe, in fact, there may be a tendency to regard serious accidents as anomalous freaks from which little can be learned. This is a mistake.

Aggressive Starts at Bermuda Race

by John Rousmaniere, Posted June 20, 2010

The Newport Bermuda Race fleet made their upwind starts in 16 classes over a period of more than two and a half hours on Friday afternoon. There now are 183 boats, after Avatar didn’t start. In addition, Blue sailed back to the shipyard to get her broken centerboard cable fixed; she’s expected to start again after the repair. (text continued below video)