by Natalie | Jul 28, 2020 | Daily News, Features
Stephanie Roble and Maggie Shea, after earning Olympic selection to represent the USA in the Women’s Skiff (49erFx) event, provide this update as they remain focused on the Tokyo 2020 Games: We hope you are staying healthy and able to enjoy some time on the water. We...
by Natalie | Jul 28, 2020 | Daily News, Features
Struggling United States syndicate Stars + Stripes may yet be able to sail either Team New Zealand’s boat Te Aihe or another challenger’s first boat in the Prada Cup challenger series. Whether they can do this will depend upon them getting a favorable ruling from the...
by Natalie | Jul 27, 2020 | Daily News, Features
Look at any photo of Michael Phelps carrying the U.S. flag into the opening ceremony for the Olympic Games Rio 2016, and just behind him to the left is U.S. windsurfer Pedro Pascual, along with teammate Joe Morris. One year out from the opening ceremony of the Olympic...
by Natalie | Jul 27, 2020 | Daily News, Features
New York Yacht Club American Magic, U.S. Challenger for the 36th America’s Cup, completed a milestone five-hour sailing session on Auckland’s Waitematā Harbour today. The team’s AC75 racing yacht, DEFIANT, had been dormant since concluding its final training day at...
by Natalie | Jul 24, 2020 | Editorials, Features
I’ve been lucky enough in this industry to meet some of my heroes. I’ve come late to yachting, but it is one that is all-consuming once you get a taste for it. One of those such heroes is Rick Tomlinson, arguably one of the best and most revered photographers within...
by Natalie | Jul 24, 2020 | Editorials, Features
ORCA – port bow! Came the cry from the pilothouse. A sense of excitement swept through the boat as 24 hours earlier we had taken the decision to sail overnight from Beaver Island to Seal Island where it is known that Orcas are often sighted, but not always. ...
