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2023 October 1 - 12:00 am

America's Cup for All

A new series of races gives women and young sailors opportunity for foiling in Barcelona

By Craig Ligibel
It’s unlikely that any women or youth sailors will race aboard the foiling AC75s when the 37th America’s Cup gets underway next year in Barcelona, Spain. But they will have a chance to compete in
Splashes
2023 April 1 - 12:00 am

Power it up

By Craig Ligibel
The SailGP professional racing circuit’s 11 stops span the globe, with teams racing on the edge aboard foiling 50-foot catamarans. The final event lands in San Francisco in May. The United States Sa
Boat Test
2023 January 1 - 12:00 am

J/45

This classic cruiser’s DNA comes from the company that redefined the racer-cruiser

By Craig Ligibel
 On a perfect fall day on Chesapeake Bay, the brand-new J/45 effortlessly sliced through a two-foot chop under jib and main. This new flagship cruiser from the company that has defined American r
Features
2022 November 1 - 12:00 am

Hop aboard for Hobart

Whether chartering a boat or signing on for a bunk, there are options for crossing the Sydney Hobart race off your bucket list

By Craig Ligibel
Bucket list sailing adventures often conjure up images of sun-drenched anchorages, while others call to mind the terror of monster waves and passages under storm sails. Such is the mystique of the 76-
Features
2022 January 1 - 12:00 am

Welcome aboard

Woman sailors are joining professional men-only racing teams after organizations such SailGP, the Ocean Race and the America’s Cup force the change with new rules

By Craig Ligibel
The SailGP women racing as part of the organization’s pathway program get ready to sail in Cádiz, Spain, from left to right, Nina Curtis, Andrea Emone, Liv Mackay, Katja Salskov-Iversen, Hannah Mil
Features
2021 June 1 - 12:00 am

Where Waka and Wild Meet

New Zealand’s America’s Cup success is rooted in a rich maritime tradition still celebrated today

By Craig Ligibel
When Emirates Team New Zealand flew across the finish line in March, successfully defending the America’s Cup, it came as no surprise to  New Zealand artist John Ioane, who has a unique perspec
Features
2019 April 1 - 12:00 am

The need for speed

Team USA faces a learning curve on its way to the foiling circuit’s stop in the States

By Craig Ligibel
Team USA finished a disappointing last in the February debut of the high-octane SailGP series that treated spectators in Australia’s Sydney Harbour to two days of high-speed foiling amid light winds
Features
2018 May 1 - 12:00 am

Sailing a piece of history

When racing a Chesapeake Bay log canoe, sometimes you just have to keep it upright and in one piece to win

By Craig Ligibel
It was a typical race day on Chesapeake Bay’s Miles River. The wind started out at 12 knots, gusting to 16. But of the 11 Chesapeake log canoes that left the dock at the Miles River Yacht Club for a
Features
2017 September 1 - 12:00 am

Rooting for the home team

The young Bermuda racing team takes on the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup

By Craig Ligibel
Bermuda’s 22-year-old MacKenzie Cooper was on top of the sailing world as his Team BDA stormed across the finish line in first place in the first race of the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup finals in June. Held in conjunction with the America’s Cup on Bermuda’s Great Sound, the youth series pitted 12 teams from around the world against each other in an exciting fleet racing format that saw eight finalists on the line in a jaw-dropping display of speed, seamanship and sportsmanship. As Cooper’s boat crossed the line, the stands erupted in a sea of Bermuda flags while most of the tiny country’s population of 65,000 stopped what they were doing to cheer on the local favorites.

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