 Checking in with Zach Railey
Finn sailor Zach Railey has seen a few things while going this far with the U.S. Olympic Sailing Team. For one, he saw every journalist's slamdunk brother-sister story of the year go up in smoke when world female Sailor of the Year Paige Railey didn't make the team. For another, he went from high-place finishes in lead-up regattas to tanking the Finn class Worlds. But there's a reason why this 23-year-old first-generation sailor can wrap it all up in a kit bag and smile. MORE... |
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SAILING/CRUISING NEWS
CITING PROSTITUTION, FIJI RESTRICTS VISAS
Fiji's finance minister has accused visiting sailors of involvement in crimes ranging from drug smuggling and prostitution to smuggling endangered species of flora and fauna. Cruising traffic MORE...
MOVIE TIME: KEY WEST RACE WEEK VIDEO
Grand-prix boats are spectacular: the finest sails, the best equipment, and the brightest minds in the sport of sailing. But for most of us, catching a ride on a boat like Numbers, Dan Meyer's new MORE...
2008 PITTMAN INNOVATION AWARDS ANNOUNCED
In the February issue, SAIL announced its annual Freeman K. Pittman Innovation Awards recognizing the best gear-related thinking within the marine market. This year, we also added the first ever MORE...
BOATWORKS: MIDWINTER BOAT CHECKS
If your boat has been winterized thoroughly and covered up tightly against the ravages of the cold weather, you're justified in not going near it for five months, right? Well, if you can stand such a MORE...
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 NEW BOATS
What's New at Dusseldorf?
If you want to go to big—I mean really big, as in a couple of thousand watercraft—boat shows, you have to go to Europe. On the other side of the pond January's the hot month for big winter boat shows, with London and Dusseldorf competing for the attentions of the overseas visitor. Dusseldorf's location a couple of hours' drive from the nearest coast might not make it an obvious choice for a boat show, but it's easy to get to by road, air and water—the mighty Rhine flows right past the Messe. MORE... |
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INDUSTRY NEWS
• EUROPEANS TAKE THE LEAD
For the first time, the European boating market has exceeded North America's in terms of dollar value. According to a just-released MORE...
• BOAT REGISTRATIONS DOWN
According to the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA), boat registrations were down by 1.5 percent in 2006, the most MORE...
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Feb 16-17
Washington's Birthday Regatta
West Palm Beach, FL;
pbsail.org
Feb 18-29
San Diego to Puerto Vallarta Race
San Diego, California;
sdyc.org
Feb 28
Mount Gay Rum Speaker Series:
Gary Jobson
Centerport, New York;
centerport-yc.org
Feb 29
Ocean Racing Symposium
Marblehead, MA;
marbleheadtohalifax.com
Mar 1-2
Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta
Sydney, Australia;
mhyc.com.au
Mar 6-9
St. Maarten Heineken Regatta
St. Maarten, F.W.I.;
heinekenregatta.com
Mar 13-16
US Sailing Spring Meeting 2008
Newport, Rhode Island;
ussailing.org
Mar 14-15
Leukemia Cup Regatta Mobile, Alabama;
leukemia-lymphoma.org |
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