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Conservative on Quantum

Just got back from the trophy presentation, and what a week! I think Boat of the Week winner John Kilroy Jr. summed it up best when he thanked Quantum Sails for making this event happen. It is not a mystery to anybody that without Quantum's support, the event would not have taken place. I know I speak for all competitors, amateurs, and professionals when I say THANK YOU! The week was one of the best of recent memory!..more

Conched Out »

The final finishing gun has sounded, the Green Parrot has run out of rum, and the roosters of Duval Street have given a final cocka-doodle-doo to mark the end of the 25th anniversary of Key West Race Week. What inadvertently turned out to be one of the greatest editions thus far with perfect sailing conditions and a lay day due to lack of wind in the middle of the week, this event never disappoints and the only shame is that more US sailors were not here to partake; it’s the best event our country has to offer and for reasons that cannot be pinpointed, the weekend warriors that are the lifeblood of US Sailing are watching from afar. ..more

Down to the Wire

A final showdown awaits three Paralympic classes tomorrow and ten Olympic classes on Saturday at US Sailing’s Rolex Miami OCR, which has, thus far, gifted sailors with four days of sublime sunshine and satisfying winds. The event is the only one of seven ISAF Sailing World Cup events to grace a shore on this continent and has attracted 529 sailors from 41 countries from as close as Canada and as far away as New Zealand and China...more

Warwick Rooklyn Leads Day One At Australian Nationals

The Festival of Sails and Corio Bay served up great conditions for day one of the 2012 Melges 24 Australian Championships; sunshine, up to 20 knots of wind and dolphins. Sponsored by Parks Victoria, the support boat that normally patrols the bay crewed by Graeme Willson and Paddy Hernon couldn’t have been more accommodating...more

Volvo Ocean Race : Amory Ross, MCM, PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG

Wouldn’t you know it? We’re back on top of each other again. After our first two tacks of Leg 3 last night, everyone’s bunched up and best trying to pick through some unexpectedly shifty winds on the way to Sumatra and the Malacca Strait. ..more

The End: Key West Race Week Wrap Up

Another year, another Key West! Full of smiles and tans, Matt F., Warren R., and Lynn B. returned to APS, recalling their 2012 Key West Race Week. Stories of sunshine, warm temperatures and great racing filling up our Monday morning. The Conch Republic treated them well, with Matt F. placing 3rd on the Farr 30 Mummbles, Warren R. on the Beneteau 10M, L'Outrage, winning PHRF 2. Photos of their boats are provided by Photoboat. Lynn B. was also there, catching many days out of the water photographing the Melges fleet, where her team was racing. Here are their reports.....more

Mid-Week Battles

The weather has been “stuck on beautiful” at the Rolex Miami OCR, but more important to the 529 sailors competing here from 41 countries has been the wind on Biscayne Bay, which today strengthened in knots to reach low double digits and helped re-ignite several key performances of sailors turning the corner to enter the regatta’s home stretch. Six days of racing, which count toward standings in the ISAF Sailing World Cup Series, began on Monday for 354 boats sailing in the same 13 classes that will be featured at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games...more

World Youth Sailing Trust

Thanks to the Twitter machine I was made aware yesterday of some good news in the War on Mommy Boats. Well sort of... Regular readers of this blog will know that I have been ranting for years about the evils of coaching during regattas. At the levels at which I race Lasers (local and district open regattas, and master regattas up to and including world championships) I would like to see those pesky coach boats (aka mommy boats) totally banned. They get in the way. They contribute to the wussification (or pussification if you prefer) of our sport. And worst of all they give an unfair advantage to the sailors that have them. ..more

Experience Of Olympic Proportions

The 8-11 knot breeze on Biscayne Bay allowed three of the Rolex Miami OCR's 10 Olympic classes to catch up on the races they lost due to dying winds on the opening day. The 529 sailors from 41 countries now have two days behind them in this important ISAF Sailing World Cup event. Three Paralympic classes also are competing here, adding to a total of 354 boats scattered across four racing circles plus a separate arena for women's match racing...more

CAYARD'S UPDATE - JANUARY 2012 Paul Cayard

Artemis Racing is preparing its two AC45s for an upcoming training session in Valencia. In November, we bought a second AC45 in order to create a competitive environment in-house. The two AC45s will enable us to train in the same manner as Oracle Racing currently trains, and as will Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) and Luna Rossa later this month. We will have our complete sailing team and coaching staff on site by the end of January. The America's Cup World Series resumes in April in Italy. ..more

Miami OCR - Day 2 catchup and new leaders

Today’s 8-11 knot breeze on Biscayne Bay allowed three of the Rolex Miami OCR’s 10 Olympic classes to catch up on the races they lost due to dying winds yesterday afternoon. Three Paralympic classes also are competing here, adding to a total of 354 boats scattered across four racing circles plus a separate arena for women’s match racing. The RMOCR is the second stage of the ISAF Sailing World Cup. ..more

Are Laser Sailors Crazy?

I might be crazier than I had imagined. Last week I was at the Laser Training Center in Cabarete in the Dominican Republic attending a 4-day Laser racing clinic followed by a 1-day regatta. There were about 18 sailors on the clinic, mainly from the USA but also from Europe and Japan, including a bunch of us from southern New England who already knew each other. We sailed every day in all sorts of winds and wave conditions. ..more

Five States Battle For Melges 24 Australian National Championship Title At Festival Of Sails

The Melges 24 fleet are descending on Geelong from all over Australia to compete in the Melges 24 Australian Championships from the 26 – 29 January at the Festival of Sails. This will be the largest fleet of Melges 24’s at a National Championships to date. Competitors are fired up and eager to take out the illusive title. Several new owners have joined the class and are discovering the great camaraderie in the competitive fleet...more

GB sailor Nic Asher 'to reassess' future in 470

Two-time 470 World Champion Nic Asher has vowed to return to his best form, but may consider a switch in class. The 27-year-old ended a year of disappointment by placing 14th at the World Championships and missing out on Olympic qualification. He had spent most of 2011 getting to grips with a thyroid illness...more

Heavy Lifting In Light Air

It started out a perfect day on Biscayne Bay, with sunshine and 12 knots of breeze, but those conditions gave way to struggling light winds by late afternoon, when several of the ten Olympic and three Paralympic classes at the Rolex Miami OCR regatta were trying to finish opening day races. The six-day event is the second of seven ISAF Sailing World Cup regattas and the only one of those to be sailed in North America. In its 23rd edition, it is hosting 529 sailors from 41 countries sailing on 354 boats...more