Today’s report is from IMOCA It’s been a long, exhausting but also thrilling second leg of The Ocean Race and the pattern is not going to change in the final stages, […]
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The Ocean Race: Differing views
Credit to GUYOT environnement – Team Europe who have regained the lead on the race tracker as well as their position as the most southerly boat in the fleet. In […]
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URI Sailing team wins McMillan Cup, poised for strong spring
By the University of Rhode Island How’s this for a start to a University of Rhode Island head coaching stint? You take over at the beginning of the fall semester, […]
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Annual Sail for Hope to set sail and raise funds for charities
On Sunday, September 11, local sailors plan to race around Conanicut Island in the Sail for Hope. The annual race around Jamestown is a fundraiser to benefit World Central Kitchen Ukraine relief, Save the […]
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Ida Lewis Distance Race a tricky one
Fully expecting light and variable breezes overnight, 43 sailing teams started the 2022 Ida Lewis Distance Race presented by Bluenose Yacht Sales on Friday, August 19 and returned throughout the day Saturday, August 20 to complete the […]
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Third edition of the Global Team Race Regatta starts Friday
Source: New York Yacht Club The first two editions of the Global Team Race Regatta, staged in 2018 in Newport, R.I., and 2019 on the Solent in Great Britain, had […]
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13 to be inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame
The National Sailing Hall of Fame (NSHOF) announced today thirteen sailors comprising its 12th class of inductees. The Class of 2022 includes the following (background information provided by NSHOF); Ed […]
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Patience proves pivotal as Entropy wins historic Queen’s Cup Trophy
Newport, R.I. —Two hours after her Swan 42 Entropy crossed the finish line and won the 67th running of the historic Queen’s Cup trophy, Patti Young still couldn’t fully believe the results. […]
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The Youth Shall Inherit the Helm at 2022 Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex
By New York Yacht Club | Photos: Ian Macinni, Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Academy (2) Vertically challenged and pushing 50, Mark Liebel (above, right) knew that he wasn’t ideally suited […]
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Berdon, Darden embrace new challenges at 2022 Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex
Newport, R.I. — It might be easier to find the end of the internet than to exhaust all the possibilities for new experiences in sailing. While some people prefer to lock […]
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Newport Regatta returns this weekend
By Kim Cooper, Sail Newport The Newport Regatta starts today for one-design classes racing in the annual Sail Newport event. The regatta has been widely popular as an East Coast “must do” […]
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52nd Newport Bermuda Race gets underway in wildly varying conditions
By Newport Bermuda Race At approximately 1642 hours this afternoon, Christopher Stanmore-Major’s Gran Mistral 80 Osprey entered the course of the Newport Bermuda Race and drew to a close one of the […]
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Walsh, Hight trade surf, snow to sail with 11th Hour Racing
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Big wave surfer Ian Walsh and snowboarder Elena Hight anticipate the ride of their lives when they sail with the crew of 11th Hour […]
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75th Block Island Race Preview: Largest fleet in a decade
By Storm Trysail Club LARCHMONT N.Y. – Storm Trysail Club is getting ready for the largest fleet in well over a decade with 86 boats set to take the starting line on Friday, May 27th, […]
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Clagett Sailing – 20 years of reaching for success
2022 brings with it the 20th Anniversary and a new decade for the C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta. In the 20 years since the first Clagett Regatta, which […]
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Race For Ukraine to be held around Conanicut Island on June 4
The International Twelve Metre Association (ITMA), in full support of the people of Ukraine and in solidarity with our Northern Europe 12mR fleet, is honored to endorse RACE FOR UKRAINE, a fundraising regatta […]
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Tabasco is Newport’s hottest new charter boat
The hottest new charter boat in Newport Harbor is Tabasco, and you can be one of the first to book her for a small group charter starting May 14th. The […]
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505 North American Championships coming to Newport
Reigning 505 World Champions and 2019 Rolex co-Yachtsmen of the Year Mike Martin and Adam Lowry (San Francisco, CA) lead a talent-packed fleet at the 2021 505 North American Championships, […]
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Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup: U.S. teams from opposite coasts focus on common goal
via New York Yacht Club The road to a sailing world championship is a marathon, never a sprint. Few know that better than Peter Duncan, who will skipper American Yacht […]
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Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup: Literal storm provides brief calm before figurative one
The following was written and provided by New York Yacht Club. An unscheduled day off in the midst of a weeklong regatta is always a nice chance to recover. When […]
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Global pandemic creates challenges and opportunities for 2021 Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup fleet
By New York Yacht Club For the first time since the inaugural event in 2009 the fleet for the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup will hit the starting […]
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2021 U.S. Para Sailing Championships will be hosted by The Clagett Regatta at Sail Newport
The C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta and US Sailing today announced that the 2021 U.S. Para Sailing Championships will be hosted by The Clagett Regatta at Sail […]
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New film by Gary Jobson features the 2019 12mR World Championship in Newport
The 12 Metre Yacht Club (12MYC) today announced the release of 12mR: An Enduring Legacy. Filmed during the 2019 12mR World Championship in Newport, the movie highlights include racing footage and competitor interviews […]
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U.S. Teams earn their turn to compete for the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup
For three United States yacht clubs, the figurative road to the sixth edition of the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup was significantly more challenging than the literal one. […]
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Aarhus confirmed as Host City for the 2021/2022 edition of The Ocean Race
Race Update from The Ocean Race The Ocean Race will come to Aarhus, Denmark during the spring of 2022, following a popular ‘Fly-By’ of the city during the final leg […]