Even more significant for the optimization of upwind speed is twist: the vertical shape of the leech. It’s been said that the only reason to have a front of a main is to be able to attach the leech ...

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Since 1945 the 210 has been at the forefront of one-design keel boat racing. “The slender 30-foot double ender with the hard chine and deep lead-ballast keel looks and feels like a modern racing sled.

The Family Sport Boat, for day sailing, round-the-buoy racing, trailering and training. Designed by Steve Colgate and naval architect Jim Taylor, Colgate 26 has been the official training vessel of ...

The Bonds Flying Roos continued their blistering midseason form with a commanding victory at the Apex Group Bermuda Sail Grand Prix, defeating Los Gallos and Germany by Deutsche Bank in a tense winner ...

With an action-packed Annapolis regatta in its wake, the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series shifts into its freshwater flow with Detroit and Chicago on back-to-back weekends. The event team is ...

The Royal Prince Edward YC confirmed on May 14 that its challenge for the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup, Naples, had been accepted by the defenders of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. The ...

Over the past few years I’ve been racing aboard the highly optimized 66-footer Temptation. The boat is usually at the top of the handicap rating list, and as a bigger boat amongst smaller competitors, ...

Following her win at the 57th edition of the Semaine Olympique Francaise in Hyeres, France, Charlotte Rose was in the comfort of her home in Houston, laid up on the couch nursing a cold, with Mo, her ...

There are three fundamental personal items that smart sailors don’t leave the dock without on race days: sunblock, a watch and shades. And even on cloudy days, it’s the shades that matter most. While ...