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Thursday, August 18, 2016
Olympic Laser Sailing Race
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VIDEO – Olympic Sailing Commentator Has No Clue

This Irish commentator has absolutely no idea about sailing (heck, I’m not sure this guy could pilot a kayak) but he tries to narrate the Olympic

August 18, 2016
Total Views: 134

Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Caleb Paine US Sailing Bronze Medal Winner Finn Class
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Caleb Paine Breaks US Sailing Curse

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – U.S. Olympic Team sailor Caleb Paine (San Diego, Calif.) has won a bronze medal in the Finn class, the Men’s Heavyweight Dinghy.

August 17, 2016
Total Views: 77

Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Cargo Ship Rescues Sailors Off New Zealand After Two Crew Die in Rigging Accident
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Cargo Ship Rescues Sailors Off New Zealand After Two Crew Die in Rigging Accident

A Singapore-flagged containership has rescued three people from their battered yacht several hundred miles from New Zealand after a rigging accident

June 15, 2016
Total Views: 68

Saturday, June 11, 2016
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Team Oracle Hires Airbus To Build Flying Yacht

(Bloomberg) To defend sailing’s oldest trophy, billionaire Larry Ellison’s Oracle Team USA is enlisting help from European planemaker Airbus Group SE. The

June 11, 2016
Total Views: 100

Monday, May 16, 2016
Solo-Sailor Loses Record Transatlantic Bid After Boat Sinks Just Hours Into Journey
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Solo-Sailor Loses Record Transatlantic Bid After Boat Sinks Just Hours Into Journey

A solo sailor attempting to break a transatlantic record with his 21-foot sailboat had to be rescued by the Coast Guard just hours into his journey on Sunday.

May 16, 2016
Total Views: 124

Monday, May 2, 2016
Sailing Legend Ditching Modern Tech in Daring Trans-Atlantic Race
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Sailing Legend Ditching Modern Tech in Daring Trans-Atlantic Race

By Noah Davis (Bloomberg) — Loïck Peyron will spend the next month crossing the Atlantic Ocean, something he has done several times before. But this

May 2, 2016
Total Views: 53

Thursday, February 11, 2016
sailboat lightening strike
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Sailboat Lightning Strike Caught On Camera

Terrible day for this sailboat moored off of Kassandra in Northern, Greece. Might want to give a once over of the electronics after a direct hit like that. At

February 11, 2016
Total Views: 131

Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – SAIL Amsterdam Festival Kicks Off with Huge Parade
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Ship Photos of the Day – SAIL Amsterdam Festival Kicks Off with Huge Parade

  Here are some photos from Wednesday’s Sail-In Parade marking the beginning of the SAIL Amsterdam 2015 maritime festival held in Amsterdam,

August 19, 2015
Total Views: 199

Sunday, June 7, 2015
Nightmare Navigation – Containership Outbound Through Pack of Sailboats
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Nightmare Navigation – Containership Outbound Through Pack of Sailboats

  Here’s a video shot from the wheelhouse of the containership MV Dole Ecuador outbound on San Diego Bay on June 3, 2015, through a pack of

June 7, 2015
Total Views: 69

Wednesday, April 29, 2015
lending club sailing
News

Lending Club Sailing Breaks Newport-Bermuda Course Record [VIDEO]

With an average speed of 27 knots, the 105-foot maxi trimaran Lending Club (ex Banque Populaire 7) has broken the course record between Newport, Rhode Island

April 29, 2015
Total Views: 46

Monday, February 2, 2015
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News

Mariners Take Aim at Autonomous Sailing “Buoy”

Race organizers of the “Microtransat” apparently got the response they were looking for from the IMO and French Coastguard.  Their race across

February 2, 2015
Total Views: 127

Thursday, January 15, 2015
Banque Populaire VIII
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Next Vendée Globe to Feature Foiling Monohulls [VIDEO]

Pretty excited to see the folks at Banque Populaire pushing the envelope once more. Yachtsman Armel Le Cléac’h unveiled today his team’s 18-meter

January 15, 2015
Total Views: 70

Thursday, November 6, 2014
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Comanche Rips Along Under Full Sail [VIDEO]

Finally, some proper video shot of the 100-foot Comanche fully powered up, by renowned sailing photographer Onne van der Wal. Those guys hiking out on the

November 6, 2014
Total Views: 114

Monday, November 3, 2014
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Collision

With 40 Knots Closing Speed, Offshore Racing Trimaran Runs into Cargo Ship

Sodebo, a 31 meter carbon fiber offshore racing trimaran collided with a cargo ship in the English Channel at 23:30 last night, less than 24 hours from

November 3, 2014
Total Views: 273

Tuesday, October 28, 2014
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Comanche Stretches Her Legs on Delivery to Charleston

On a delivery last week from Newport to Charleston, the Hodgdon Yachts-built 100-foot carbon raceboat Comanche had her first opportunity to really stretch her

October 28, 2014
Total Views: 34

Wednesday, September 24, 2014
columbia eastern shipbuilding sailing yacht
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William Starling Burgess’ Columbia Sets Sail from Eastern Shipbuilding

Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG), located in Panama City, Florida is known for churning out a steady stream of workboats for the offshore oil and gas industry,

September 24, 2014
Total Views: 244

Tuesday, August 12, 2014
chris nicholson team vestas wind
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Chris Nicholson to Skipper Team Vestas Wind, Denmark’s First Volvo Ocean Race Team

“Some guys said they would never do it again. Silly me – I said I was sold on it right there and then,” commented Chris Nicholson, the newly

August 12, 2014
Total Views: 67

Monday, August 11, 2014
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Matson Containership Rescues Three From Disabled Sailboat Off Hawaii – Video

UPDATE 1757 EST 11 August: All three crewmembers from the sailing vessel Walkabout are safely aboard the containership MV Manukai and enroute to Honolulu

August 11, 2014
Total Views: 278

Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Perini Navi Perseus mast stepping future fibres la spezia
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Future Fibres’ Giant Carbon Mast Will Carry Largest Sail Ever Made

Luxury yacht builder Perini Navi completed the mast stepping operation today of Perseus3 a 60 meter sloop with one of the tallest masts in the world. Built of

July 29, 2014
Total Views: 359

Wednesday, June 18, 2014
PHOTOS: Historic Whaleship Charles W. Morgan Under Full Sail
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PHOTOS: Historic Whaleship Charles W. Morgan Under Full Sail

The 1841 whaleship Charles W. Morgan with full sails set while in the midst of a historic voyage to New England ports.

June 18, 2014
Total Views: 235