Sailing World

08/04/2025

David Team's stellar team on Vesper adds another bit of hardware to the case with an impressive win at the ORC - Offshore Racing Congress European Championship at Copa del Rey MAPFRE. Here's recap of the big Med ORC showdown.

David Team's Vesper wins the big-boat class at the ORC European Championship at Copa Del Rey MAPFRE, a gathering of production and custom race boats.

07/31/2025

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September 23-27, 2025

07/30/2025

🚨🔥⛵🎞🚨 What's it like to do 20.8 knots in a J/70? The team on Peter Duncan's Relative Obscurity now know. To quote tactician "I've never gone that fast in a J/70." And the great Jud Smith: "That was uhh...fun." Coach Chris Larson shares the full 🚀 experience from a fast-moving squall at the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series in Marblehead. Sound on for sure!

07/28/2025

Brad Tindall and Greg Turman's J/105 Texas-based "TnT" is on an East Coast tear, closing out a summer of racing with a big win at the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series at Marblehead Race Week. Off to the Caribbean Championship they go to face the Series' other top teams. Here's the deets on the final outcomes in Marblehead.

Brad Tindall's J/105 team on TnT wins its class at the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series at Marblehead Race Week and the regatta's championship berth.

07/27/2025

The second of a three- or four-day regatta is referred to as moving day, and there's was plenty of moving today at the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series at Marblehead Race Week. Lots of races, lots of points and a lot of pressure for the respective leaders going into tomorrow's races. Here's who turned up the heat today.

Margins at the top of the scoreboard in several classes are narrowed after the second day of the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series.

07/26/2025

Always a reason to smile when the wind gods deliver a full day of racing. A good one to kick off the weekend at the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series at Marblehead Race Week. Many great images from the talented Walter Cooper Photography at the link below. Here's a few of our faves. 👏⛵🔥

07/26/2025

The Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series has rolled into Marblehead with a fantastic opening day of racing. Close races and plenty of action, especially when a fast-moving squall blitzed the final race. Fast and wild for sure. Here's the rundown of who and who did not emerge unscathed.

Close racing and a wild finish marked the first full-fleet day of racing at the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta at Marblehead Race Week.

07/24/2025

🚨 Pro tip coming your way: You're on port tack, you want or need to duck the starboard tacker, but the exit lane is bad. So now what? Racing Editor Mike Ingham gives us deets on the high duck (and nuances of faster ducks). Hit the link in the comments below for Mike's debrief.

07/15/2025

Right boat, right team, right racecourse for the Cal 40 Restless and its skipper Allie Bell, today announced as provisional winners of this year's Transpac. Congratulations on an inspirational passage.

07/14/2025

So many new ways to attach hardware and sail corners these days. Our friends Harken have a few new toys in the box and Harken's Jim Anderson gives us the lowdown on a just a few of the new applications. Check 'em out, and in the meantime, share with us some of your favorite ways to connect.

Soft attachments continue to replace stainless steel shackles and padeyes where weight savings is the primary objective. These days, we’re expanding options ...

07/11/2025

Back in 2010 and Racing Editor Dave Powlison explained the subtleties of shifting gears when racing in waves. "To be fast on both tacks, the most important sail setup considerations are depth and twist," they wrote. Some more excellent advice for today unearthed from the past. You know what to do. Hit the link in the comments below👇 for more.

07/09/2025

We knocked on the big doors of in Bristol, Rhode Island, to check out their new ISCA and IlCA builds, but quickly discovered there's a lot more than hulls and spars. There's a bigger mission and a small army leading the charge.

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