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by Chris Museler

Chris Museler is a freelance journalist who covers grand-prix and classic-yacht racing for a variety of publications including The New York Times. He is a multiple national champion in match racing and team racing, a former professional bowman, and spends his summers cruising with his family in Rhode Island.

Class 40s and The Atlantic Cup Soar on Grand Prix Dreams

by Chris Museler, Posted August 13, 2012
It was the start of Leg 2 of the second annual Atlantic Cup, a mixed-format regatta raced in high-speed water-ballasted Class 40 sloops, and we were bound for Newport, Rhode Island.

Coming Full Circle

by Chris Museler, Posted September 1, 2011
It was a crisp Caribbean morning—bright sun with the trades rolling in early. Nothing seemed too special, aside from the spectacular views of Grenada’s mountains, until I heard a crackling announcement over the VHF: “Jeannius has just crossed her track and has circumnavigated the globe.” 

The Fleet Arrives in Bermuda

by Chris Museler, Posted June 24, 2010
There was a fine welcome when I arrived at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club for the first time. When the 75-footer Titan XV pulled in Monday morning, the sun was shining, the bar was open and a few sailors were quietly sipping their first dark ’n stormy. I thought, “This could not get any better. This is paradise.”Then came Tuesday morning. As boats began to flow into the basin like
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