Block Island Race: “One never knows, do one?”

With the planned start of the 72nd edition of the Block Island Race on May 26 off of Stamford, CT, conflicting weather models had navigators and skippers scratching their heads as they planned their strategies. Hiro Nakajima – the highly experienced owner of perennial...

Erika Reineke named Women’s College Sailor of the Year

The Quantum Women’s Sailor of the Year and Women’s All-American and Honorable Mention were announced during an awards presentation at the Sperry Women’s National Championship at the J. Stewart Walker Sailing Center home of the championships hosts College of Charleston...

New Zealand-developed app for regattas

An app developed in New Zealand has caught the attention of the sailing world and is being looked at as a tool that can be used at sailing regattas in any country. A special app was designed for last December’s Youth Sailing World Championships held in Auckland which...

FarSounder Welcomes New Global Sales Director

FarSounder, Inc. announced today that Michael Mathewson has joined the company in a newly-created position of Director of Global Sales. Reporting to CEO Cheryl M. Zimmerman, industry professional Mathewson is charged with addressing the continued growth in the...

Stormy Start to College Women’s Nationals

The 2017 Intercollegiate Sailing Association’s series of Spring Championships began today for 36 teams that advanced through national qualifiers to compete in the Sperry Women’s Semifinal Championship. The semifinals today and tomorrow are the precursor and qualifying...

Mother Nature always has the final say

Kiteboarding equipment and instruction has improved immensely, making it safer and easier to learn. While this progress has reduced the accident rate, accidents still occur. A kiteboarder on the eastern edge of San Francisco Bay in California was getting ready to...