The singlehanded Mini 12s need a little more protection than the other classes racing on Puget Sound at the Sperry Top-Sider Seattle NOOD, so these scaled-down models of 12-Metres will race on Lake Union for the weekend. "It's a lot more protected than Puget Sound," says Fred Pot, the secretary of Seattle's Mini 12 fleet, of the venue. "And, of course, these boats don't have engines."

The Seattle YC boasts a fleet of 20 Mini 12s, and so far 11 have signed up for the NOOD. "This is the second year I've participated, and it's a lot of fun," says Pot. "It's also the fleet championship for this fleet of Mini 12s."

Pot says that the favorites to …

Danmarks ældste kapsejlads, Tåsinge Rundt Mast2Keel Cup bliver i år en oplevelsestur for sejlerne. Egnen omkring Tåsinge er fyldt med historier fra fortid og nutid, så sejl med!

 

Markus Wieser gewinnt mit seinem Transbunker Team den Drachen Grand Prix von Douarnenez vor den deutschen Teams von Thomas Müller und Markus Brennecke. Obwohl die Drachen Europameisterschaft erst vor weniger als einem Monat zu Ende ging, fand sich auch zum diesjährigen Grand Prix von Frankreich ein starkes Teilnehmerfeld ein. Fast 60 Teams mühten sich in der Bucht von Douarnenez an der französischen Atlantikküste mit den dort im Frühjahr üblichen Verhältnissen ab: Regenschauer mit teilweise stürmischen Windböen verlangten den Seglern vieles ab. Drachen Grand Prix in Douarnenez.

Ähnlich der Europameisterschaft starteten Wieser und Co erneut mit …

Esimit Europa, med seglarlegendaren Jochen Schümann som skeppare, är på väg till Sverige. Den 100 fot långa maxi yachten har tio europeiska nationaliteter ombord, många av dem Americas Cup vinnare och olympiska mästare.

Nu kommer de till Sverige för att delta i ÅF Offshore Race (tidigare Gotland Runt) som startar på Stockholm Ström 30 juni.

- Nu skriver vi ett nytt kapitel i Esimit Europa-projektet. Efter att ha vunnit samtlig 19 kappseglingar vi deltagit i och satt fem nya banrekord ska vi för första gången tävla utanför Medelhavet. ÅF Offshore Race är ett perfekt tillfälle att presentera vårt projekt och våra partners för svenska seglare, …

Andrew Simpson hat Olympiasieger wie Iain Percy und Ben Ainslie stark gemacht. Jetzt starb der sympathische Brite bei einem Trainingsunfall

Der neue America's Cup hat sein erstes Todesopfer gefordert. Bei einem Trainingsunfall in der Bucht von San Francisco ertrank Andrew "Bart" Simpson, nachdem der Riesenkatamaran von Artemis Racing auseinandergebrochen und gekentert war. Während zehn der elf Crew-Mitglieder schnell geborgen und an Land gebracht werden konnten, blieb Simpson unter dem Wrack eingeklemmt und ertrank. Einzelheiten zum genauen Umglückshergang waren zunächst nicht bekannt. Es herrschten jedoch moderate Bedingungen, als der Katamara…

IRC Rule 21.1.5(d) says “During a regatta run on consecutive days, including any lay days, the sails on board shall remain the same and be on board for all races. The Rule may be amended by Notice of Race”.

This means that unless the Notice of Race for the event specifically amends this rule, you cannot decide which sails to take with you on each day of a regatta, and leave the others ashore. You must make your selection of which sails you are going to want aboard, at the beginning of the regatta, and carry those same sails every day. It is not unknown for officials to walk the docks after boats have left for the racing area and note …

Det er i år 30 år siden ett av seilsportens største øyeblikk, da John Bertrand og mannskapet på «Australia II» ble de første som etter 132 år greide å fravriste amerikanerne den berømte pokalen som New York Yacht Club hadde vunnet i 1851.

I sitt tredje forsøk kom den australske millionæren Alan Bond opp med en båt som viste seg å være overlegen amerikanernes 12 metere. Takket være vingkjølen utviklet av designeren Ben Lexcen kunne «Australia II» komme raskere ut av slagene og peke lavere på lensen med samme fart som konkurrentene. Før finaleseilasene hadde John Bertrand lekt med konkurrentene i Louis Vuitton Cup og alle forsøkene den New York…

In the Olympics, Britain's Ian Walker was a two-time silver medalist, triumphant in the 470 (1996) and the Star (2000). But his Volvo Ocean Race career has been far less successful, skippering hard-luck campaigns in the past two races. Now planning his third campaign, Ian from experience…

On being the team leader… The 2008-9 Volvo Ocean Race as skipper of Green Dragon was a voyage into the unknown for me - my longest previous offshore race was the Fastnet! There is always the nagging doubt as to whether you are up to the challenge. Fortunately I had a very strong team around me and I was able to learn from the likes of Neal McDonald and Damian …

Outside of the people who regularly get to sail AC72s, Yann Guichard is a sailor in one of the most enviable positions in our sport. Spindrift Racing, which he runs with Dona Bertarelli (Ernesto's sister), has recently acquired the 40m long former Banque Populaire maxi trimaran (now called Spindrift 2), adding to the La Trinite-sur-Mer based team's existing MOD70 trimaran and Bertarelli's D35 Ladycat, which it also manages. Spindrift Racing's season is understandably busy juggling three boats on race courses dotted around Europe.

This kicks off with next month's opening event of the D35's Vulcain Trophy, the Open de Versoix National Suisse.

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The plea for a return to nationality in the America's Cup is a recurring thread on Scuttlebutt, and it is always interesting to restate why we are where we are on this matter.

Most America's Cup fans would know that prior to the Second World War, the yachts were mainly crewed by professionals and that nationality was not an issue, particularly as many of the crews were British and Scandinavian fisherman. Arguably the first Corinthian crew was that of Tommy Sopwith's Endeavour in the 1934 Match, which was mainly crewed by amateurs, after his professional crew struck for more money.

With the post war revival of the competition, it seemed that …

Etter to dager med forhold som ikke egnet seg for en jomfrutur kunne Oracle Team USA endelig ta sin første tur i den nye båten. Den nye båten ser ut til å være stivere og ha litt mer stabilitet enn den første båten og det tok ikke lang tid før den kom seg opp på [...]

It's Family Island Regatta week down here in George Town and the town is abuzz with activity. We have never experienced the regatta first hand, but from what I hear, it's a BIG deal in these parts and promises "traditional Bahamian sloop racing at it's finest." The regatta draws a huge crowd and the population of this small town allegedly doubles this week, going from five to ten thousand people. Bahamians come in from all the neighboring islands to cheer on their respective boats, captains and their crews. It's like Mardi Gras meets Key West Race Week and it's (apparently) a week long party that entices spectators from around the world.

Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta came to a conclusion yesterday with a high spirited prizegiving at English Harbour. Robert Tobin and the crew of the Fife ketch Sumurun, designed and built by William Fife in 1912, won the regatta overall and received the prize of a watch from sponsors Panerai. Among the prizes given out last night, a special lifetime achievement award was made to Carriacou boatbuilder Alwyn Enoe.

His designs account for six of the Carriacou sloops that raced at Antigua this week, all of them designed by eye and built on the beach in Carriacou by him and his sons.

Nach dem formidablen Auftritt der deutschen Olympiasegler vor Mallorca kommt die DSV-Flotte beim Weltcup vor Hyères nur schwer in Fahrt

Gerade erst hatte die DSV-Flotte beim ersten europäischen Segel-Weltcup der Saison vor Mallorca geglänzt, doch beim zweiten und letzten Akt des Isaf Sailing World Cup vor Hyères kommen die deutschen Segler nur langsam in Fahrt. Erschwerend kommt hinzu, dass Leistungsträger wie die RS:X-Surfer Toni Wilhelm und Moana Delle fehlen, weil sie sich in diesem nacholympischen Jahr auf ihr Studium konzentrieren.

Beste Mannschaft sind in Frankreich nach sechs Wettfahrten die 49er-FX-Seglerinnen Victoria Jurczok und An…

Våren er her for fullt og det betyr at North Sails sin treningssamling er rett rundt hjørnet. Spennende å se at man i år flytter treningssamlingen inn i fjorden, noe som burde gjøre den mer tilgjengelig og samtidig gjøre det enklere å spisse manøvrene allerede før sesongen har startet. Den korte reiseveien betyr kanskje også et større innslag av de mindre båtene?

Weekenden 4. - 5. mai inviterer vi til vår årlige populære treningssamling. Nytt av året er at vi denne gangen flytter inn i fjorden og samlingen vil finne sted på Steilene i samarbeid med Nesodden Seilforening. Det blir ulike opplegg for alle nivåer og man kan delta en eller to dager,…

With the Nacra 17 in the Olympic Games for Rio 2016 and the 34rd America's Cup being sailed this year in foiling AC72s, soaring interest in competing on two hulls has prompted a new circuit to be set up for the absolute state of the art in racing catamarans.

Created by cat sailors Laurent Lenne and Andrew Macpherson, the Great Cup makes its debut next month on Lake Traunsee, Austria, and will be sailed in brand new, purpose-built GC32 foiling catamarans. Built in entirely in carbon fibre by Premier Composites in Dubai, the GC32 has been designed by Martin Fischer, best known for his groundbreaking Capricorn, Hobie Wild Cat and Phantom F18 catam…

De norske seilerne startet beskjedent i Hyeres, men har lovet å reise kjerringa i dag.

Hurra-ropene stod ikke i taket da de norske seilerne kom tilbake i havn etter gårsdagens seilaser i verdenscupen i Hyeres. Ordet som best betegner de norske seilernes plasseringer, må være ordet «beskjeden». Relativt sett var det Laser-seileren Kristian Ruth som er kommet best i gang med en 44. plass i et felt på 113 seilere, og med en 7. plass i en av tre seilaser, fikk han vist at potensialet er der. 28. og 29. plass i de to øvrige seilasene var derimot mer ordinært. Med sin 44. plass er han den eneste av de norske seilerne som befinner seg godt inne i best…

Die Klassenvereinigung IMOCA beschließt für die Zukunft One-Design Masten und Kiele um die Ausfälle zu minimieren und Kosten zu senken.

Es war ein langes, zähes Ringen: Seit fast zwei Jahren beschäftigen sich die Mitglieder der Klassenvereinigung mit der schwierigen Frage, ob die Open 60 in Zukunft One-Design-Boote sein sollen oder nicht. Ganz deutlich war zu spüren, dass sich die Skipper damit sehr schwer tun. Für viele, gerade aus dem französischen Lager, ist die Open-60-Klasse auch deshalb so spannend, weil sie eine Innovations- und Ideenschmiede ist.

Hier wird ausgelotet, was technisch möglich ist, viele Skipper haben sogar einen Ingenie…

America's Cup har omskrevet kappseilasreglene. Alt vi har lært om styrbord og babords halser ved merkerundinger gjelder ikke lenger.

Luna Rossa var først inne i tre båtlengders soner og har retten til veien Under siste ukes AC45 regatta i Napoli så vi et godt eksempel på hvordan America's Cup ledelsen har omskrevet kappseilingsreglene til å tilpasses seiling i flerskrogsbåter og bruk av moderne trackingteknologi. I en episode under semifnalen i matchseiling mellom Emirates Team New Zealand, Dean Barker og Luna Rossa Team, Fransesco Bruni, ser vi at den italienske båten kommer inn mot kryssmerket for babords halser og kolliderer med New Zealende…

By popular demand an additional class has been added to the 2013 Musto Vice Admiral's Cup, which will be hosted by the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, Cowes, from Friday 17 to Sunday 19 May. Entries are now invited from series production boats with a length of between 39 and 43 feet overall with an IRC TCC of between 1.110 and 1.200.

This new class, Class 6, will race under IRC and is expected to include many of the boats that took part in the 2012 Commodore's Cup Trials. These triallists enjoyed themselves so much last year that they contacted the organisers to ask if they could enter again this year and the club has been delighted to accommodate…

IMOCA-klassen har sett på hvordan de kan skape en bærekraftig plattform i en økonomisk krevende tid og kommet frem til at den beste veien videre for klassen er gjøre kjøler og master identiske. Beslutningen ble tatt på årsmøtet som ble avholdt torsdag og fredag.

Årsmøtet var viktig for klassen, ettersom man siden finanskrisen har sett en dalende aktivitet i klassen og en sterk reduksjon i deltagerne i de store seilasene. En mulig endring av båtstørrelse og spikring av programmet for klassen de neste årene var derfor hete temaer.

Det har vært satt ned en teknisk komité som gjennom de siste par årene har vurdert klassens fremtid, båtens større…