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What You Need To Know: The America’s Cup in Newport

(newport-now) NEWPORT, R.I. – Whether it’s getting an up-close look at the oldest trophy in international sport, savoring a parade of majestic racing yachts, attending lunch with some of the top names in sailing or viewing a presentation by the winning America’s Cup team at historic Fort Adams, visitors are guaranteed an unforgettable experience in Newport this week.  READ MORE

Day of sailing on ocean racer top prize in raffle/auction to benefit GBSA

(warwickbeacon) The Greenwich Bay Sailing Association (GBSA) will hold their biennial fundraising auction Saturday at 6 p.m. at the East Greenwich Yacht Club on Water Street in East Greenwich. The auction is open to the public; tickets are available at the door for $20 or online at www.gbsa.info for $15 prior to the event. There will be light hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar as well as live music; it is a fun night out for a good cause. READ MORE

Learn to sail in 4 weeks and have some fun along way

(projo) This is your summer to take a new tack on life outdoors.  More than 8,000 adults have learned to sail at the URI Sailing Club at the top of scenic Point Judith Pond, said director Norm Windus. READ MORE

Beaufort Scale - wind and sea conditions

(sail-world) '..so there we were in a Force 8..' 'A what?' '..a Force 8, and the winch jammed...' ' What's a Force 8 mate?' 'It's a bloody big wind - where do you come from?' 'Australia.' 'I see old chap - that explains it. Now can I get on with my story?' READ MORE

Faux Fake Sinking Yacht Cries Sea Wolf

(inventorspot) Why build a yacht that looks like it's sinking? Probably for the same reason some guys mount their car's body backwards on the chassis, or Steve Martin wore a fake arrow that appeared to go right through his head - because they can!  READ MORE

Jessica Watson More Than ‘One Tough Cookie’

(the epoch times) What is a 16-year-old Queensland girl doing sailing in a 10-metre yacht alone in the middle of the Southern Atlantic and heading towards the Cape of Good Hope?  You don’t know? You should! Meet Jessica Watson. She is already over half way through becoming the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted, around the world.  READ MORE

The Need for Speed Usually Leaves Ice Boaters Frozen in Their Tracks

(wsj)  Luge will be the fastest sport at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver this week, that's for sure. Lugers will be sliding in their sleds down a 30-story chute of artificial ice at 90-plus miles an hour. Ice boats can go that fast, too, but in Vancouver there won't be an ice boater in sight.  READ MORE

Pilots licence helps me sail giant Oracle trimaran - Spithill

(AFP) Australia's James Spithill said on Tuesday he decided to get his pilots licence to help him sail Oracle's giant trimaran, whose solid vertical wingspan of 68 metres is more than twice the length of the wing of a Boeing 747.  READ MORE

Getting Up to Speed on Foils

(marinelink)  Chances are if you have spent most of your life cruising around on a sailboat, you know a bit about what makes sails work.  Foils, canards and wings, however, may mystify you.  READ MORE
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