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...
Early in July, I took the opportunity to collaborate with the very talented women, Nikki Barnes and Lara Dallman-Weiss, of Perfect Vision Sailingfor a romp around Newport Harbor. Nikki was a classmate of my brother's at the Coast Guard Academy, and now as a commissioned officer with the support of the USCG behind her, has found a teammate in Lara as they campaign for gold in 470 sailing in the...
It's been a cool and rainy past couple of weekends over in Newport, but I was onsite at Fort Adams to celebrate the Volvo Ocean Race Newport stopover and Leg 9 Restart!
These one design Volvo 65s have been sailing around the world in a one-of-a-kind race that is the pinnacle for many performance sailors. The race happens every 3 years and pushes the limits of endurance and adventure sailing. All...
Day 7 – Les Des SaintesIt was an early start for once, leaving the anchor in Bouillante by 7:30am. It was a calm night, with just one squall rolling down the mountains at 4am, then the usual winds whistling through the hills and rigging, swinging us around as the sun came up.We had a decision to make about where to spend one of our last nights in Guadeloupe. We could try to make it a little more...
