The Pacific Cup 2020, the race from San Francisco to Hawaii, has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The organizers of the race have already stated that the next one on line will take place on 4th July 2022. The Pacific Cup is a biennial race that has been held since 1980 on …
Category: Direct Yachts
Arseneault Knows
Leo Arseneault says ‘She knew it well how to do things,’ “According to us she is our sailing mom and we call her by the same name” This is one of the first things said by Inessa Townsend-Fish at the time she reflected her relationship with Molly Kurvink. She further added, “She is a great person …
Aiofe Hopkins Gets Chance In Gold Fleet
The Hempel World Sailing Championship is considered to be of Olympic class levels and not without reason. This is a world level championship that has led to several nations book their slots for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The races have been on for a week and several victories are being celebrated every day. For …
Italians Top Leaderboard Of Gold Fleet Finals
The Italian flag was flying the highest after the competition of the serious gold fleet racing finals at the Narca 17 World Championships. This event is held at La Grande Motte, South France and the day four was the day when the first day of the gold fleet racing finals was held. The Italian team …
Small Boat Regatta At Massapaog YC Attracts RS Aeros
The Small Boat Regatta at Massapaog YC kicked off as a regatta for Sunfish and Lasers. In 2015, the RS Aeros found space in the event and now this is the fleet that is most looked forward to in the event. This year saw the biggest fleet of the RS Aeros take part in the …
Ireland Preparing For The Offshore Sailing Season
It looks like Ireland is looking to make it big at the offshore racing event this year as it has planned to bring out two separate transatlantic solo campaigns this season. Ireland has done a very good job in 2016 in the Round Ireland Race as well as the Round Ireland speed records. They have …
Mounsey Sea Tales At AWBF
Peter Mounsey is now 88 and his love for sailing has not ended yet. Recently he sailed in the Sydney to Hobart race for the festival of Australian Wooden Boat. He had the smallest yacht among all the sailors. While on the voyage, Mounsey encountered many hurdles, but that was not something that could be …
World Sailing Show Events
There is a World Sailing Show that is held regularly and it is a monthly view for sailing enthusiasts, especially when it comes to knowing about the competitive sailing events across the world. In November the highlighted event was the Rolex Middle Sea race that covered about six hundred miles around the region of Sicily. …
Glenn Astwood Won Nassau Cup
Glenn Astwood, the Olympic sailor who was the part of Bermuda, savored the taste of success all at the Nassau Cup Ocean Race. The race happened and many experienced and professional sailors participated in it. Astwood was the part of Frank Atkinson’s J125, Raisin’ Cane yacht, the crew of the yacht was experienced and thus …