Comment on this storyCommentGENEVA — Russian and Belarusian sailors are set to get their only path to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics at a last-chance event in France next year – an option described as “madness” by Russia’s top sailing official on Wednesday.The World Sailing governing body said races next April – called the…
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Buddy Melges, champion sailor at helm in America’s Cup victory, dies at 93
Buddy Melges, a skipper who learned to sail on lakes in his native Wisconsin and went on to capture two of the sport’s biggest prizes, as part of an Olympic gold medal team in 1972 and at the helm in an America’s Cup victory two decades later, died May 18 at his home in Fontana,…
Killer whales wreck boat in latest attack off Spain
MADRID, May 25 (Reuters) – Killer whales severely damaged a sailing boat off the coast of southern Spain, the local maritime rescue service said on Thursday, adding to dozens of orca attacks on vessels recorded so far this year on Spanish and Portuguese coasts.In the early hours of Thursday, a group of orcas broke the…
Russian sailors offered limited option to qualify for Paris Olympics
GENEVA (AP) — Russian and Belarusian sailors are set to get their only path to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics at a last-chance event in France next year – an option described as “madness” by Russia’s top sailing official on Wednesday.The World Sailing governing body said races next April – called the Last Chance…
Levitating sailboat race returns to Chicago in June: ‘Not your grandfather’s sailing’
A high-speed race is coming to Chicago’s downtown lakefront in the next few weeks, but it’s not NASCAR’s Street Race.This one is happening on Lake Michigan.SailGP, short for Sail Grand Prix, kicks off its second year in the water by Navy Pier on Father’s Day weekend, racing 50-foot catamarans that appear to float above water.…
Ahead of Savannah’s Memorial Day weekend, here are boat safety tips to know before sailing
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She had lived a life of adventure. Then came the ultimate sailing race.
Comment on this storyCommentCrimson flares dyed the evening sky a blazing red as Kirsten Neuschafer guided her sailboat into the French port of Les Sables-d’Olonne on April 27. Eight months earlier, she had left this harbor as the lone woman in a 16-entrant, around-the-world race in which solo competitors were required to use 54-year-old technology…
Sailing solo? Try these (pricey) cabins on Oceania Cruises’ new ship
If you’re on the fence about taking a solo trip, Oceania Cruises’ new ship may just convince you. Oceania Vista, which began sailing its maiden voyage Saturday, has dedicated solo cabins with luxe accommodations for guests going it alone.The ship, which is the first in the line’s Allura Class, will feature six solo rooms. The…
$8.5M grant, American Magic facility may make Pensacola ‘top sailing destination in the U.S.’
The New York Yacht Club American Magic sail racing team could be calling the Port of Pensacola its new home base after Pensacola won approval for an $8.5 million Triumph Gulf Coast grant Thursday.The Triumph Gulf Coast board voted 6-0 on Thursday to give initial approval to Pensacola’s grant for $8.5 million to build a…
As a child, he learned to sail on Casco Bay. Now he’s ranked No. 1 in the world
/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.jshttps://trinitymedia.ai/player/trinity/2900005750/?pageURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pressherald.com%2F2023%2F05%2F07%2Fas-a-child-he-learned-to-sail-on-casco-bay-now-hes-ranked-no-1-in-the-world%2F&cms=%7B%22channelHash%22%3A%22hq199w9t%22%2C%22tags%22%3A%5B%22falmouth-navigators%22%5D%7DWearing the winner’s Crimson Jacket, Chris Poole takes a good look at the Congressional Cup trophy after he and his crew sailed to the prestigious match race championship on April 22 in Long Beach, Calif. Ian Roman/WMRT When Chris Poole was learning how to sail on the choppy, unpredictable waters of Casco Bay, he decorated…