Patience and Nerves Mark Early Days of Transat
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2y ago
Favorable winds early in the Transat Jacques Vabres Race gave way to calms and drifts as competitors struggled to skirt past the French coastline and into the Bay of Biscay. (Transat Jacques Vabre/) It’s like Russian roulette for the Transat Jacques Vabre fleet as all the competitors are stuck in a ridge of high pressure from Madeira to Dunkirk. As most head south across the Bay of Biscay the race is on to be the first crew to find an easterly and accelerate away first. Here’s a roundup of the night’s action from each of the fleets. Ultime: time for a laugh For the past thirty hours the five ..read more
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Office Hours With Dr. Crash
Sailing World
by Dave Reed
2y ago
Timing is everything (Matias Capizzano/) “Timing is everything,” the old proverb says, advising that success is related to the trigger of a certain chain of events. Be that as it may, as this relates to sailing fast and tippy boats, “Timing,” I would add, “is patience.” All sailors know the importance of a clear and audible countdown before anyone makes a break for the other side. We can think of “three, two, one” as our “ready, set, go.” When someone blitzes at “ready,” however, the outcome will inevitably be bad, as our careening catamaran crew can now affirm. Any good racing sailor will re ..read more
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Mates of the Mac
Sailing World
by Dave Reed
2y ago
Experience the 2021 Chicago YC’s Race to Mackinac onboard the doublehanded Beneteau First 27 Seascape Edition with Sailing World Magazine’s Dave Reed and co-skipper Andraz Mihelin ..read more
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The Awesomeness of Trimaran SVR-Lazartigue
Sailing World
by Dave Reed
2y ago
Experience life onboard the giant, flying Ultime Trimaran SVR-Lazartigue as it prepares over the summer of 2021 for the start of the Transat Jacques Vabre ..read more
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Block Island Race Week’s Best Boat
Sailing World
by Kate Somers
2y ago
Jack McGuire’s immaculately maintained J/29 won five of six races in its PHRF 3 division at Block Island Race Week, earning Boat of the Week honors. (©2021 STEPHEN R CLOUTIER/) “Our win is completely due to the team we had,” says Jack McGuire, a 37-year-old yacht broker from Annapolis, Maryland, who raced with a band of brothers and childhood friends to win the coveted Everett B. Morris Trophy. “The camaraderie was unmatched.” Trimming main and calling tactics was John Mollicone, McGuire’s coach while growing up at Rhode Island’s East Greenwich YC. His brother Josh and his brother-in-law, Joh ..read more
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Pyewacket’s Barn Door Burner
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by Peter Isler
2y ago
<em>Pyewacket 70</em> boat captain Mark Callahan keeps an eye on the horizon while 11th Hour Racing co-skipper Mark ­Towill keeps the turbocharged Volvo 70 at pace. (Peter Isler/) Close your eyes and imagine a 2,200-mile ocean race where you start out going upwind in light air. Not very exciting—yet. But within a few hours, you transition to a few hundred miles of brisk and sometimes rough close reaching across a chilly ocean under gray skies. Not fun—yet. Then, over the course of half a day, you go through the boat’s entire reaching sail arsenal until the wind is aft an ..read more
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On The Line with Andrew Campbell
Sailing World
by Dave Reed
2y ago
Sailing World editor, Dave Reed, Zooms-in with professional sailor Andrew Campbell to discuss wing foiling, United States SailGP’s Foiling First Chicago initiative, and takes a deep dive into SailGP starting tactics ..read more
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Boat of the Year Trials Conclude With Clear Winner
Sailing World
by Dave Reed
2y ago
At the conclusion of Sailing World’s annual Boat of the Year test week in Annapolis, Maryland, it was clear to this sailing writer that there really is a boat for every sailor, and a sailor for every boat. In other words, the Boat of the Year fleet presented to the judges was more diverse and eclectic than it’s ever been—and that’s a good thing, because variety is the spice of the sailing life. Come sail-test time last week, our three judges—pro-sailor Chuck Allen, naval architect Greg Stewart, and longtime SW contributor David Powlison—got their hands on 13 nominees. With the postponement of ..read more
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The Enduring E Scow
Sailing World
by Gary Jobson
2y ago
For the team on Derek Packard’s Port Approach, weather-mark roundings were like rush-hour traffic at the E Scow National Championship at Little Egg Harbor in Beach Haven, New Jersey. The rescheduled championship attracted 56 entries from numerous fleets around the country. (Peter Slack/) As the wind builds to 20 knots, eager crews on board 56 E Scows inch toward the starting line, sails flapping noisily. The race committee’s air horn sounds the start, and the fleet lurches forward, a densely packed swarm of white sails and low-slung surfboardlike hulls. But then there’s another horn ..read more
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In Good Company with the MC Scow
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by Dave Powilson
2y ago
MC devotees gathered in corn country to celebrate a half-century of the iconic scow. No wind be darned, they still found a way to have a good time. (Jen Edney/) When Scott Harestad describes sailing MC Scows, his eyes light up with the expectation of a kid on Christmas morning. You can almost feel the exuberance. “The acceleration in the puffs is just amazing!” he says gesturing outward, his face slightly reddening with excitement and eyes widening like he’s suddenly been transported onto a wild reach on some distant lake. His speech quickens, and he shifts his weight from one foot to the oth ..read more
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