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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The denser the fiberglass ceiling, the more force is needed to demolish it. In the case of the biennial Transpacific Yacht Race (established 1906), this force had been gathering for 72 years before ...
In June of 2014, the Cornell University athletic department announced that their women’s sailing team would be elevated from a club level sport to varsity status, adding to the 36 other varsity teams ...
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 ...
The warning gun fires, and the ­prestart dance begins in the Classics fleet at the Rolex Big Boat Series hosted by San Francisco’s St. Francis YC. We’ve got 19 knots of wind already, and it’s still ...
“Mechatronics engineer.” That’s one job title that never existed back in the America’s Cup’s 12-Metre era. But today, every Cup team has a few on payroll. These are the unknown wizards tasked with ...
Spotting the starting line by eye is a practice that has remained unchanged for generations. For small fleets, a simple look down the line works well, but as the line gets stretched out to accommodate ...
Eighteen college teams competed in three races at the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta in Chicago in late September. Light air tested sailors and race organizers alike, but the volunteers, ...