Time to bust up the boy’s club

This year’s 36th edition featured four boats with 11-man crews. Forty-four men, zero women. That’s not just sad—it’s pathetic. And it needs to change because female sailors have been marginalized for far too long. It’s been 32 years since Tracy Edwards showed up with...

Classic Caribbean launches 2021 STIR

The first day of 2021 St. Thomas International Regatta (STIR) got underway in classic Caribbean conditions as four classes – CSA Spinnaker Racing, CSA Non-Spinnaker Racing, One-Design IC24, and Hobie Wave – raced in 15 to 20 knots of breeze from the east with a couple...

Tokyo 2020: Reducing jolly and good time

If you’ve ever had the good fortune to attend a sporting event with some sort of VIP status, getting on the field or having access to luxury box seating, you know the Kool-Aid tastes pretty good. We all love to be loved, and having privilege beyond the fandom is good...

Navier U.S. first foiling electric boat

HIGH-TECH BOAT BUILDING STARTUP NAVIER AIMS HIGH WITH THE U.S.’S FIRST FOILING ELECTRIC POWERBOAT -Navier—a Silicon Valley startup—is building technology to radically increase efficiency of small power boats by 90% while ensuring zero emissions and a vastly superior...