Literally, it is hard as teak. Different from all-carbon fiber, the yacht Mark Twain, which is a multimillion-dollar super maxi and skippered by legend Michael Spies participating in Sydney to Hobart yacht race have been built of wood along with a hull of fiberglass. The yacht was built in the year 1971 and in Sydney […]
Programs For Kids At Mystic Seaport
Summer is a good time for kids to pick up sailing skills. However, many sailing clubs promote more than sailing and have unique summer programs designed for beginners. Sailing is a sport that some kids take to readily while others are more hesitant. There is a mix of science, fun, skills and safety requirements that […]
Volvo Ocean Race Participants
Ian Walker had been the reigning champion in the previous version of Volvo Ocean Race as well as skippered the winning boat in 2014-15 Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. He has analyzed the form of the participating teams to provide opinions on how the teams will perform in the 2017-18 race that is coming up on […]
Scheidt Taking Part In The Kiel Week
The legendary Brazilian Olympic sailor, Robert Scheidt, is heading into the Kiel Week where he will be taking part in the 49er skiff class. The 44-year-old Scheidt has won the Olympic medal five times. It is a great honor for the organizers of the KielerWoche sailing regatta event to have him competing in the 49er […]
Burling And Tuke Wins NZ Team Of The Year
The 54th Halberg Awards were given away and Blair Tuke and Pete Burling were the proud recipients of the Team of the Year Award. This is one of the most popular sporting accolades of New Zealand. This prestigious black-tie event was hosted by the Halberg Disability Sport Foundation. Tuke and Burling were pitted against fellow […]
Event At House Of Garrard London
The new framework agreement has been submitted for the America’s Cup. This is one of the oldest trophies that is revered the world over; it has had a framework that was crafted in 1848. Hence, it was high time that the framework was revisited and changes made as per modern sailing conditions and requirements. The […]
Candidate Want Transparency In Sailing
Kim Andersen the vice president of engineering and Construction Company said World Sailing is going through a lot of changes and people want that there should be more transparency in eh system. Andersen wants to improve availability of sailing sport worldwide and said that transparency in the system will bring exposure in the sailing sport […]
Alinghi Wins Act 5 At St Petersburg
The Extreme Sailing Series underway in Russia has offered plenty of excitement for the racers as well as the spectators. The Alinghi Swiss crew started the decided day of Act 5 in the pole position. The Act 5 was indeed a spectacle to see as it as a close competition between Alinghi and the leader […]
The Toughest night of the whole Seattle Pacific Challenge
Today, UNICEF is the all new race leader having confronted some tough conditions in the evening following a brand new small low pressure system shaped further south than forecast and left the squads with winds as well as a diabolical sea state. The unpredictable, unforecast conditions experienced the wind increased rapidly to forty knots, and […]
Sinking yacht off the Gower coast
All weather lifeboat Mumbles was joined by Horton and Port Eynon lifeboat last evening after a yacht got struck a submerged object in the Oxwich Bay and it started to sink. This smitten vessel was stranded in the bay, said the HM Coastguard. A spokesperson told that the one person on board handled to get […]