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Different crew combinations possible on different legs, giving skippers room to follow various selection strategies according to the expected weather conditions  The Volvo Ocean Race is making a major rule change to give world-class female sailors a much clearer pathway to compete at the highest level of offshore sailing in the 2017-18 edition. In the […]

Sail Newport will host both the Red Bull Foiling Generation U.S. Qualifier and the World Finals off the coast of Fort Adams over the next two weekends, October 15 – 16 and October 22 – 23. The U.S. Qualifier is set to take place on October 15th & 16th, the World Finals will take place […]

A three-year pilot program at Harvard University (Cambridge, Mass.) has culminated in a formal partnership between the University’s sailing team and Rhode Island-based Sail To Prevail, the not-for-profit organization that has pioneered overcoming adversity through the sport of sailing. Michael O’Connor (Foxboro, Mass.), the Crimson’s Head Sailing Coach, felt that not only should his student-athletes […]

Nine 12 Metre teams made it a long weekend in Newport as they competed in their North American Championship, hosted by Ida Lewis Yacht Club from Friday through Sunday (September 23-25).  Sailing on sloops best known as the America’s Cup boats during that event’s so-called “Golden Era” (1958-1987), the teams competed in three divisions – […]

The Rolex Big Boat Series concluded the 2016 Rolex Yachting calendar in the U.S. in fine style. The record fleet of 127 entrants brought an abundance of energy and vibrancy that shined through on windy San Francisco Bay and at the lively social gatherings. Two classes, the J/70 (36 entries) and J/105 (26 entries), comprised […]

There are few things that delight sailors, and landlubbers, more than catching sight of a historic 12 Metre yacht slicing through the water. Fortunately for anyone who lives in or visits Newport, R.I., this week, a fleet of nine boats will gather in the City by the Sea to contest the 12 Metre North American […]

Rolex Big Boat Series draws 2016 U.S. calendar to a close with record-size fleet The Rolex Big Boat Series is the third and concluding event of the 2016 Rolex Yachting calendar in the U.S., and it will close out the year with a bang. A record fleet of 127 boats has registered for the 52nd […]

Kim Clijsters, Andy Roddick, Paralympian Monique Kalkman  have been named to the ballot for 2017 International Tennis Hall of Fame induction Former world No. 1’s Kim Clijsters and Andy Roddick have been nominated for the highest honor in the sport of tennis- induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.  Clijsters and Roddick are both on […]

The 12th edition of the Ida Lewis Distance Race concluded on Saturday, August 20 after 37 boats completed either a 121 nautical mile course (Doublehanded, PHRF Spinnaker and IRC classes) or a 107 nm course (Cruising Spinnaker) that started and finished off Newport, R.I.  After almost 13 1/2 hours of racing, Steve Benjamin’s (Jamestown, R.I./South Norwalk, […]

Take a lunch break on Friday, August 19 and watch the start of the Ida Lewis Distance Race beginning at 12:30 off Fort Adams State Park. Over 40 boats in four divisions – IRC, PHRF Spinnaker, Double-Handed and Cruising Spinnaker – will jockey for best positions on the starting line just like in traditional around-the-buoys […]

It was a great day yesterday as 75 athletes competed in the second edition of Race The State sponsored by BankNewport and Ocean Point Insurance! Individuals and teams ran 3.8 miles through Tiverton, paddled 1 mile across the Sakonnet River, ran 12.3 miles from Portsmouth to Newport, kayaked 5.6 miles to Narragansett via a portage in Jamestown and […]