Nothing New Under the Sun: Sail Powered Cargo Returns to Atlantic
French ship navigating past NYC to harbor laden with Champagne, Cognac and jam under sail might recall a long-forgotten age of navigation.
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VIDEO: U.S. Sailing Team Flipped Overboard as Boat Capsizes
A shocking scene unfolded Friday as five members of the U.S. sailing team were sent falling overboard as their out-of-control boat capsized.
14-Year-Old Girl Sails to Victory in Bayview Mackinac Race After Navigating Alone Through Night
A 14-year-old girl and her father won the Bayview Mackinac Race after sailing for 33 hours straight and beating out the more experienced competition.
Classic U.S. Yacht Dorade Ready for Sydney to Hobart Ocean Race
The Sydney to Hobart yacht race, Australia’s iconic long-distance ocean challenge, this year boasts a U.S. entry that was launched a full 15 years before the event was first run in 1945.
Around-the-World Ocean Marathon, ‘the Pinnacle in Offshore Racing,’ a Sailor’s Obsession
The next edition of the Volvo Ocean Race, the world’s toughest sailing challenge that takes a fleet of racing yachts on a course that circles the globe, sets sail in a little under 12 months from Alicante, Spain.
WATCH: Race Schedule Confirmed for U.S. Defense of the America’s Cup
The world’s most famous yacht racing series, the America’s Cup, will start in the warm waters of Bermuda on May 26th, 2017, and finish almost five weeks later, organizers have confirmed.
Australia Holds Five Suspected Of Plotting Sailing Trip To Join Islamic State
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian police have detained five men suspected of planning to sail a small boat from the far north to Indonesia and the Philippines en route to joining Islamic State in Syria, officials said on Wednesday. The men
NYC Here They Come: Transat Yacht Race Fleet Departs on a North Atlantic Challenge
The 2016 Transat bakerly yacht race fleet left the south coast of England on Monday and set course for New York City. Some will make the 2,050 nautical mile journey in just over a week while others may take a month, but all the skippers accept the challenge of crossing the North Atlantic alone.
WATCH: Transat Yacht Race Competitors Ready to Cross the Atlantic to New York City
Twenty-four yachts will set out to race 3,050 nautical miles across the North Atlantic on Monday, each crewed by a single skipper in one of the greatest challenges in the sport of ocean sailing.
