I had my first trip to the midwest and Great Lakes this September for the 2018 Para World Sailing Championships, hosted in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. This international sailing event was 5 days of racing on Lake Michigan in three different classes of boat for four separate medals -- 2.4m Norlin One Design, Hansa 303 Mens, Hansa 303 Womens, and the newest addition of the RS Venture Connect. These boats...
Earlier this month saw the arrival of over 300 sailors to Newport for the International 420 Class World Championships hosted by Sail Newport. Athletes from over a dozen countries across the globe descended on Rhode Island for a couple weeks in August, culminating in a week of racing for the Open, Women's, and Under 17 Championships.
After a gorgeous sunny day with a standard sou'westerly...
Labor Day weekend is a busy time for a lot of people. For some, it signals the end of summer and the start of the new school year. For others, it means big backyard barbecues or a weekend at the beach house. Sailors often have end of season regattas, and one of those is the annual Conanicut Yacht Club Around the Island Race. This year was the 90th annual regatta for CYC ATI, and while other...
Last week, Newport was witness to a truly historic gathering of J Class Yachts that hadn't been seen in years. Most of these boats sail in the occasional superyacht or classic event, but they haven't been prevalent in the area since the America's Cup days pre-WWII. The J Class Association, pledged with maintaining the legacy of the J Class yachts that were once competitors in the America's Cup,...
The Wickford Regatta has been hosted annually by Wickford Yacht Club in the spirit of early-season one-design fun! This year's classes included Lasers, Club 420, International 420, F18 catamarans, 505s, J/22s, and new this year were 29ers. Both days were well into the 80s and low 90s, but we were blessed with beautiful breeze all weekend.
Racing kicked off on Day 1 around noon, with Alpha...
