by Natalie | Jul 30, 2021 | Daily News
At this point, all entered yachts are accounted for in this 51st edition of the Transpac. This was a year of challenges for the 2021 Transpac: the COVID pandemic put tremendous uncertainty into every phase of planning for participants, organizers and sponsors alike....
by Natalie | Jul 28, 2021 | Daily News
Enoshima is famous, notorious even, for its big wave action, and that’s what the sailors got on day four of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition. Alongside the big waves across Sagami Bay, the sailors thrived in 14-17 knots of consistent south westerly breeze...
by Natalie | Jul 28, 2021 | Daily News
The fleet showing the biggest growth within the Rolex Fastnet Race is the Class40. Currently 39 of these mini IMOCAs are entered, a significant increase from the 19 that competed in 2019. The 2021 Rolex Fastnet Race now forms part of the official Class40 calendar,...
by Natalie | Jul 27, 2021 | Daily News
The excitement kicked up a gear on the third day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition as the women in the 49erFX Skiff put on a display of high speed boat handling and fast-thinking tactics. The wind was gusting and shifting wildly for the courses close to...
by Natalie | Jul 27, 2021 | Daily News
Organizers for the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club’s Bermuda Gold Cup match racing tournament announced that the 2021 regatta will not be held. The regatta, an event of the World Match Racing Tour, had been planned for the end of September, but will be rescheduled to next...
by Natalie | Jul 26, 2021 | Daily News
There was more wind than expected for the second day of racing at the Olympic Sailing Competition which was just as well as the lumpy, confused wave pattern made it hard to get into the groove. When the Pacific swell hits the shoreline of Enoshima and the concrete...
