“That’s so easy that I could do it,” is a phrase that will be repeated countless times around televisions airing the Olympics this month. The short response is, “no, no it’s not.” The longer answer is a bit more complicated. Every Olympic sport absolutely has a...
Pulling a few favorites from the diverse and talented roster of 30 American yacht clubs that will compete for the 2016 Resolute Cup this September is not an easy task. One place to start is with the three clubs that have previously won the regatta. The 2016 Resolute...
Racing resumes this week with the third event of the 2016 GC32 Racing Tour at the 35th Copa del Rey MAPFRE. This will be the one design foiling catamarans’ first ever visit to Spain. It will also be the first occasion a multihull class (let alone a foiling one) has...
As the Canadian Sailing Team prepares for the Rio Games, and hopes to end their 12-year medal drought, one must wonder if the deck is stacked against them. Canada has won nine Olympic sailing medals, but nearly all the boats they have excelled in are gone from the...
The superyacht builder says construction of the first Tankoa S501 progresses on schedule for her delivery in April 2017. Tankoa Yachts has released a construction update of the first Tankoa S501 currently in build at the shipyard in Genoa. The superyacht builder...
The Cape Town-based shipyard has delivered the fourth unit of its SW102 model. The 31m sailing boat is the third unit to featured a raised saloon. Southern Wind has announced the delivery of Crossbow, the fifth unit in its SW102 mini series. The 31.4m sailing yacht is...
