COUNTDOWN TO BELIEF
After three years of prepping for a dream, American Clay Burkhalter counted the hours remaining to the start of Mini Transat 2007. "A state of disbelief" is how he described the feeling as the clock wound down to Sunday.
And, after many years of living the dream, the designer of Burkhalter's Mini, Rod Johnstone, could look back and believe that he's moved the ball in the world of sailing since that long-ago time of building a boat in his garage MORE... |
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SAILING NEWS
NEW BOATING PERMITS?
With the Environmental Protection Agency poised to implement a new discharge-permit program regulating sailboats, H.R. 2550, the Recreational Boating Act of 2007, may MORE...
BEST BOATS PODCAST
Senior editor Bill Springer joins Matt Lacroix of Raymarine to discuss SAIL's Best Boats program, trends in the sailboat market, and new gear you can find at this year's MORE...
A BETTER AMERICA'S CUP
It isn't often that an opportunity comes along to make something significantly better and save billions of dollars in the process. Reader Alan Adler has a plan to do both MORE... |
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 NEW BOATS
AKILARIA CLASS 40
Not everybody can race an Open 60. But the Akilaria Class 40 that's making an appearance here in the States makes it possible for mere mortals to experience the exhilaration of sailing and racing a water-ballasted thoroughbred without necessarily needing a sponsor to foot a rather large bill. It's built to the French Class 40 box rule, which was created by a group of designers, offshore sailors, and naval architects in an effort to promote a shorthanded offshore raceboat that's designed to keep MORE...
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ONLINE BLOG
The America's Cup may be over,
but Kimball Livingston's still blogging at sailmagazine.blogspot.com...
SCOUTING THE OUTER LIMITS
Steve Fossett isor was, we don't know yet, but he's missinga great sailor. He was also different. A great pilot and balloonist, but different in those worlds too. Fossett's transatlantic-record MORE...
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 GEAR REVIEW
ROLL-TOP REEFING
Need to keep your water-sensitive gear dry and still access your foulies? Harken's new stitch-free Roll Top Wet/Dry Bag (45 liters) features a dry-bag compartment and an innovative mesh-sided "false bottom." Simply put your must-stay-dry gear in the dry-bag section and stash the rest of your gear in the mesh area, pushing up the false bottom. The bag also has backpack straps for transporting your kit. $45. MORE GEAR... |
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INDUSTRY NEWS
MORRIS 35th
Boatbuilding can be a volatile business, so we were delighted to see one of the country's premier builders
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BAVARIA CHANGES HANDS
Germany's Bavaria Yachts, one of the world's largest boatbuilders, has been bought by private equity company Bain Capital MORE...
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Sept 13-16
37th Annual
Newport International
Boat Show
Newport, Rhode Island;
newportboatshow.com
Sept 29
3rd Annual
Boston Harbor
Island Regatta
Boston, Massachusetts;
islandalliance.org/
regatta.asp
Oct 4-8
United States
Sailboat Show
Annapolis, Maryland;
usboat.com
Oct 10-20
Hobie 16 Worlds
National Sailing Center
Suva, Fiji;
hobieworlds.com
Oct 18-21
Rolex Osprey Cup
St. Petersburg, Florida;
rolexwomensmatch.org
Oct 19-21
U.S. Team Racing Championship
Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club
Center Island, New York;
seawanhaka.org
Oct 27-Nov 3
Mistral World
Championship
Djerba, Tunisia;
Center Island, New York;
imco.org
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Winter Vacations: Antigua and Barbuda, Tortola
Know-How: Shorthanded-sailing tips
How-To: Outfitting for an extended cruise
Sail Faster: The lowdown on
low-drag props
Upgrades: Choosing running rigging
Boat Reviews: J/122, Jeanneau 39DS
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