Australian Nathan Outteridge made his mark on the Olympic stage, dominating the 49er skiff before claiming Gold at the 2012 Games. Combined with his skills in the foiling International Moth, winning the 2011 Worlds, he became the kind of talent...
Revised rules: The four day mediation aimed at reaching agreement on implementing 37 safety recommendations previously issued by Regatta Director Iain Murray ended without complete...
Here is a summary of the current situation with the America’s Cup: * The event’s Protocol, dated Sept. 13, 2010, an agreement between Golden Gate...
The aspirations for the 34th America’s Cup have never been higher. Amid the event’s storied history, this edition wanted to be “more” in just about...
This year’s America’s Cup takes place in San Francisco Bay, from September 7 to 21, with holders Oracle Team USA facing the best of three...
By Glenn McCarthy I have a good sailing friend who lost two legs in an auto accident 20 years ago. And I have not met...
(June 10, 2013) – Late Monday, Emirates Team New Zealand managing director Grant Dalton replied to Artemis Racing’s statement distributed earlier in the day regarding...
Name other sports – besides sailing – where amateurs and professionals compete together? Our list includes running and biking, but in those two examples you...
The America’s Cup is many things, but mostly technology, sailing skills, and self-interest. And as Dennis Conner is known to have said, “Bet on self-interest....
By Christopher Caen, HuffPost I am sitting with Jimmy Spithill, and I am giddy. I ask, “Who do you race for? Larry Ellison, Oracle Team...
The Kiwi and Italian America’s Cup challengers wanted to delay the regatta until mid-July (it is due to start on July 4) to give Artemis...
Anticipation abounded for the first ever J/70 North American Championship as the regatta reached its 90-boat entry threshold within 28 hours. Hosted by the Annapolis...
To make sailing a spectator event, to really get the locals to embrace the competition, you better plan to have more more than just the...
By Sir Ben Ainslie The last few weeks have been the most upsetting, the most painful and the most bewildering of my life. The sport...
By Zuzana Prochazka, Boats.com My colleague, power-boater Lenny Rudow, wrote a discussion-provoking article on 10 Great Modern Boating Inventions and Innovations. He started with the...
“The Australians, British and New Zealanders are island people. Communicating with the sea and sails is in their DNA. This is an entire culture passed...
(May 22, 2013) – Structural reviews of AC72 boats and wings, a 10-knot lower wind limit (23 knots maximum) and enhanced sailor safety equipment are...
We still wait to hear the basic cause for the America’s Cup training accident incurred by challenger Artemis Racing on May 9, 2013 that led...
The sport of sailing lives in the free market. Demand drives the bus, with new boats, handicap rules, and events entering the sport – often...
When the Women’s Match Race event was added to 2012 Olympics, it quickly led to significant growth of both interest and events for the girls....