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Waiheke Island Yacht Club: A Little Slice of New Zealand in San Francisco
One of the many gifts of the 34th America’s Cup, that most exciting summer of sailing, is a new appreciation for all things Kiwi, including…
VOR’s Team Alvimedica: Young and Hungry
The youngest skipper in this year’s Volvo Ocean Race, Rhode island native Charlie Enright, 30, recalls his first ‘infectious’ sailing win in an Optimist aged…
Volvo Ocean Race: The Last Great Adventure
The Volvo Ocean Race has been called the ‘last great adventure’ and with the world getting smaller every day in many ways it is. Even…
Volvo Ocean Race: Passion On and Off the Water
Newport, R.I. – It’s impossible not to be moved by the sight of Dongfeng Race Team, winner of the Volvo Ocean Race’s Leg 6 Itajai…
Volvo Ocean Race: Meet Sophie Ciszek of the All Female Team SCA
In Alicante, Spain – home of the Volvo Ocean Race – there is a feeling of anticipation with crews doing final preparations ahead of the…
Vineyard Vines Teams Up with the 35th America’s Cup
The 35th America’s Cup has a style, and it’s preppy, specifically the whimsical type perfected by Vineyard Vines. Vineyard Vines has been designed the “official…
Race Around the World Turns Sailors into Legends
One month into the 2016 edition of the Vendée Globe solo round-the-world race, 22 of 29 competitors remain in what has so far been the…
Timeless Beauty: An Exploration of the Italian Coast
I had the fortune of living in Italia on several different occasions. It is a country of infinite and insurmountable grace. Cities are decorated with…
The Color of Cowes Week
The world’s most famous, prestigious and oldest sailing regatta, Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week, has taken place on the Isle of Wight in the UK….
Team SCA: Meeting the Challenge Stylishly
Of the seven teams competing in the grueling nine month Volvo Ocean Race, it’s all female Team SCA that consistently draws the largest and most…
A Taste of Clipper Round the World Yacht Racing
What’s life like aboard a Clipper 70 racing yacht? A recent media sail around San Francisco give me a little taste. My initial impression of…
Sydney Hobart Wrap Up
Sydney Hobart. Two words that represent the pinnacle in endurance yachting. This “everest of sailing” is life-long ambition for many a serious sailor; in the…