 What Makes a Racer/Cruiser?
At the King's Cup in Thailand, Frank Pong's Maxi, Jelik, cleaned up at the top end of IRC, but that's no cruising boat. On a completely different wavelength in the exotica of tropical regattas in 2007, there were charterboats from Sunsail that raced, but those are not raceboats. Then here came Fred Roswold in his cruising boat, out from Seattle and roaming since 1996, winning the whole shebang. And Wings MORE... |
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SAILING/CRUISING NEWS
SAILMAG.COM LAUNCHES NEW TRIP PLANNER
Need help planning your next U.S. coastal cruise? Sailmag.com has partnered with NavQuest to offer a new, easy-to-use online trip planner MORE...
HARBOR BAILOUT
Hawaii's harbors and docks are falling into an alarming state of disrepair, and the Division of Boating Ocean Recreation, which manages the state's publicly owned harbors, seems MORE...
BOATWORKS: SEACOCK SAFETY
It's funny how things are. As I sat down to write a piece about caring for seacocks, a press release appeared on my desktop from Boat US with the alarming MORE...
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The French are a nation of individualists, and this is reflected in their marine industry. There's a strong sailing history that dates back centuries and is kept alive all around the coastline by beautifully preserved or recreated working boats; it has contributed to a vibrant leisure-sailing lifestyle that has so grasped the national imagination that visitors to major boating events are counted in the millions. The sheer variety of sailing craft found in France MORE... |
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INDUSTRY NEWS
• GOODBYE TO PDQ It's always painful to see a sailboat brand bite the dust, especially when it's one of a small handful of North American catamaran builders MORE...
• TAILS UP AT PARIS BOAT SHOW During the last couple of years, one of the few constants in the boating industry has been the vibrancy of the European marketplace. MORE...
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Dec 8
Eastport Yacht Club
Light Parade
Annapolis, Maryland;
eastportyclights
parade.com
Dec 10-15
Advanced Marina
Management Course
West Palm Beach, Florida;
marinaassociation.org
Dec 26
Rolex Sydney Hobart
Yacht Race
Sydney, Australia;
rolexsydneyhobart.com
Dec 29
Boxing Day Regatta
Long Beach, California;
abyc.org
Jan 3-6
San Diego Boat Show
San Diego, California;
sandiegoboatshow.com
Jan 4-13
Houston International
Boat Show
Houston, Texas;
houstonboatshows.com
Jan 5-12
Midwinter Regatta Week
British Virgin Islands;
beyc.com
Jan 9-13
National Sailing
Programs Symposium St. Petersburg, Florida;
ussailing.org |
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