“One thing that I love about distance racing is the 10-minute victories,” says Jaime Mack, a few hours into the 2025 Round the County Race. This annual two-day event organized by the Orcas Island YC ...

Last November, in southwest Africa, a landmark moment occurred in the history of sailing when Paul Larsen pegged the outright world sailing speed record. In recent years the record was eclipsed in ...

The New York YC’s American Magic was 0-2 with its America’s Cup challenges, and given its early eliminations from AC36 and AC37, the money burn rate was high and the return on investment low. It’s all ...

The Rolex New York YC Invitational Cup is a biennial regatta hosted by the New York YC in its fleet of equally matched IC37s. Teams of high-level amateur sailors representing their host clubs spanned ...

As complex as the AC75s will be when launched for racing at the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Challenger Series, New York YC’s American Magic trimmer Lucas Calabrese says that getting the team’s 75 ...

Do people actually still wall calendars? Oh yes, they do, says photographer Sharon Green who has been adding sailing sizzle to our walls for decades. In our fast-scrolling digital world today, there’s ...

In the fall of 2020, two-time Rolex Yachtsman of the Year Jud Smith looked over the horizon and didn’t like what he saw. Almost all sailing activities had been canceled for the previous summer due to ...

There’s always one unknown with the Boat of the Year, and this year’s surprise entry was the Z24, a model from an Argentinian builder no one on the team had ever seen or heard of before. But there it ...

For many years, most top racing boats had overlapping headsails. This overlap of the main and genoa slows the airflow between the two sails, resulting in power and boatspeed. But nowadays, many boats ...

The final day of the 2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series at Marblehead Race Week presented eager sailors with challenging conditions as morning rain showers gave way to lumpy seas and ...

Ted Turner is one of the most famous champion sailors in yachting history. He’s also noted for creating the Cable News Network, his role as a passionate environmentalist, and for being one of the ...

Sailboat racing’s future is inextricably linked to the flow of new sailors who walk through the doors of community sailing centers and yacht clubs. These establishments do the yeoman’s work to attract ...