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The Transpac race will now incorporate weather into their rating system. TPYC has adopted a rating system that incorporates weather predictions at the recommendation of the club’s technical committee following their analysis of previous race data....
Today, Cole Brauer becomes the first US female to sail solo nonstop around the world. She accomplished the task on her Class 40, First Light, and her arrival at the finish took place just as the...
Alive, skippered by Duncan Hine, has been declared the overall winner of the 78th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, securing the Tasmanian boat its second victory in five years. The win is also Tasmania’s fifth in...
Ever dream of crewing in one of the most prestigious races in one of the most beautiful settings in the world? The Rolex Middle Sea Race, held at the Royal Malta Yacht Club, actually has a...
What’s the PHRF rating of your boat? PHRF (Performance Handicap Racing Fleet) is the system that allows boats of different designs to compete against each other. Racers often complain that the system is not fair, especially...
Days pass quickly at the GSC, but for the skippers, each hour and day is filled with novelty and surprises: some pleasant, others more challenging to face. The ocean, relentless, delves deep into the souls of...
South African Kirsten Neuschäfer was named female 2023 Rolex World Sailor of the Year after writing her name into the history books by becoming the first woman to finish first in the solo Golden Globe Race,...
Italian sailor Andrea Mura is driven by a special wind, a wind that carries the name and spirit of his homeland: Sardinia. This wind has not only inspired the name of his project and his boat,...
As the 40 IMOCA teams in the Transat Jacques Vabre-Normandie Le Havre face their first night at sea, after one of the most spectacular race starts in recent memory, they will be thinking through the biggest...
Does it take 15 crew to race a Santa Cruz 50? Maybe so, as Octavia won top honors in the 59th Rolex Big Boat Series at St. Francis Yacht Club. The sleek Santa Cruz 50 Octavia...