Boris Herrmann’s new IMOCA rocket
Team Malizia and Boris Herrmann have had an eventful week. It is the first week of a new era with the “Malizia 4”, which was launched on July…
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Fastest route to local community
Cruising World’s Lin Pardey relates how a spinnaker run into Opua and a winter series in Gibraltar proved local regattas are the fastest route into any sailing community.…
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Another R2AK in the books
For three weeks, you’ve read the 2026 Race to Alaska reports to discover what went sideways while you were pretending to work. The answers usually involved salt-crusted electronics,…
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38th America’s Cup: One year out
When Regatta Director Iain Murray, himself an America’s Cup finalist in 1987, begins the starting sequence for the start of the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup Match on…
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Field set for GovCup 2026
The 2026 Governor’s Cup International Youth Match Racing Championship, hosted by the Balboa Yacht Club July 27 – August 1, is always competitive. However, this year there will…
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Does the bowline matter?
The bowline, is it losing its grip? The knot is tied to the past, but is it now past its time? Yacht Racing Performance Coach Stuart Greenfield ponders…
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Grainger 075: World’s Coolest Yachts
Yachting World has been asking top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. Simon Hiscocks, British double Olympic medalist…
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Eight Bells: John Ruf
The sailing community honors the life of John Ruf, a determined competitor, Paralympic medalist, World Champion, and lifelong advocate for the sport whose resilience inspired sailors around the…
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Thirty years later: Santiago Lange
To celebrate the 30th anniversary for the ILCA making its Olympic debut at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games, the Class organization is sharing stories from Olympic ILCA sailors.…
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How to deal with end-of-life vessels
An event has been organized to focus on exploring existing and emerging technologies and best practices for responsible and sustainable disposal of abandoned and derelict vessels (ADVs). The…
