Ike Babbitt on the Rhodes 19 East Coast Champships Ike Babbitt on the Rhodes 19 East Coast ChampshipsIke Babbitt about the 2018 Rhodes 19 East Coast Championship RegattaI interviewed Ike Babbitt, regatta chair of the Rhodes 19 East Coast Championship Regatta, via email, to learn more about this event.by David Schmidt Posted 20 Jun 08:00 PDT Team Brunel speed through Gothenburg Team Brunel speed through GothenburgTwo of the toughest professional sports teamed up to create a daring Drone x Ocean Racers videoFeaturing the best pilots and sailors zipping along the coast of Gothenburg, Sweden. With the video Team Brunel and DRL share the passion for extreme speed, world class engineering and legendary race locations.by Team Brunel Posted 20 Jun 10:51 PDT Colgate 26 Sailboats launches new website Colgate 26 Sailboats launches new websiteUpdated with new content, photos, and owner testimonialsColgate 26 keelboat designer and company owner Steve Colgate, announced that the website to support the Colgate 26 has been updated with new content, photos, and owner testimonials.by Beth Oliver / Offshore Sailing School Posted 20 Jun 06:25 PDT Volvo OR: Winner takes all on Leg 11 Volvo OR: Winner takes all on Leg 11Volvo Ocean Race: Three teams poised to take the prize heading into winner-takes-all final legThe deciding leg of the Volvo Ocean Race will start at 14:00 local time on Thursday in Gothenburg. This is it. The winner of the race will emerge after this 700-mile sprint to The Hague.by Peter Rusch Posted 20 Jun 05:47 PDT Three hulls create a milestone Three hulls create a milestone150th entry for Hamilton Island Race Week 2018An impressive trimaran designed in America, built in Vietnam and owned by a New Zealander, is the 150th entry for Australia's premier offshore regatta, Hamilton Island Race Week.by Rob Mundle Posted 20 Jun 01:26 PDT Sled on the up, DeVos on the Quantum Racing helm Sled on the up, DeVos on the Quantum Racing helmAt the 52 Super Series Zadar Royal Cup 2018Adapting to the dynamic, changing breeze will be one of the fundamental skill requirements during the 52 Super Series Zadar Royal Cup, the second event of the 2018 52 Super Series.by 52 Super Series Posted 19 Jun 21:22 PDT Flyacht design concept for 6.5m foiling monohull Flyacht design concept for 6.5m foiling monohullAC75 design concepts transfered to a low cost Briand designed foiling monohullSix times America's Cup designer, Philippe Briand, has created a new foiling monohull which leans heavily on the concepts employed in the AC75 for the next America's Cup Class. by Richard Gladwell Posted 19 Jun 20:46 PDT Kieler Woche day 4 Kieler Woche day 4Norway storms to 29er victory as Kieler Woche #1 concludes25-knot winds delivered a barnstorming conclusion to the first half of Kieler Woche, as the international classes raced towards the climax of a thrilling regatta.by Andy Rice Posted 19 Jun 16:51 PDT Ullman Sails Long Beach Race Week preview Ullman Sails Long Beach Race Week previewSunny, southerly conditions are forecast for the eventSunny, southerly conditions are forecast for Ullman Sails Long Beach Race Week, which takes place June 22 to 24, 2018.by Betsy Crowfoot Posted 19 Jun 09:35 PDT 2018 Sunfish North American Championships 2018 Sunfish North American Championships2018 Sunfish North American Championships are just six weeks awayThe 2018 Sunfish North American Championships are just six weeks away! There are only two weeks left before the early registration discount ends!by International Sunfish Class Association Posted 19 Jun 09:09 PDT Legends gather in Gothenburg for historic race Legends gather in Gothenburg for historic raceBoats from seven of the 13 round the world races set for Volvo Ocean Legends RaceThe overall winner will judged on corrected time, as it used to be in races gone by, but there will also be class racing for some of the more modern boats.by Marie Båge Posted 19 Jun 08:08 PDT Inaugural Melges 14 U.S. Nationals Inaugural Melges 14 U.S. NationalsTight racing and tons of smiles at Lake Geneva YCHarry Melges IV earned the first Melges 14 US National Championship title, beating out the fleet of 36 boats at the Lake Geneva Yacht Club.by Hannah Noll Posted 19 Jun 05:58 PDT The Triple Crown - what does it mean? The Triple Crown - what does it mean?The Volvo Ocean Race has become a whipping boy for those who claim it has lost its raison d'etreThe 45,000nm round the world race has become a whipping boy for those who claim that it has lost its raison d'etre.by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.com/nz Posted 19 Jun 05:04 PDT Seldén sponsored sailors leave Falmouth Seldén sponsored sailors leave FalmouthFor the start of the 2018 Golden Globe RaceLast week, on the 14th June Seldén sponsored sailors, Susie Goodall and Antoine Cousot, along with the rest of the 19 strong fleet of intrepid adventurers departed Falmouth to join the start of the 2018 Golden Globe Race.by Susannah Hart, Seldén Mast Posted 19 Jun 03:23 PDT Argentario Sailing Week and PCYC overall Argentario Sailing Week and PCYC overallSunny skies for the final day and prize givingThe fourth and final day of racing at Argentario Sailing Week 2018 was sailed in a 16-18 knot north-westerly breeze and under sunny skies for the 40 Grandes Dames from 11 nations who participated in the 19th edition of the event.by Tessa Wiechmann Posted 19 Jun 02:04 PDT Ocean Summit sets royal standard for Ocean health Ocean Summit sets royal standard for Ocean healthProgressive announcements to tackle the plastic crisis from the Swedish Government and Volvo CarsThe first ever Gothenburg summit, attended by HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, saw progressive announcements to tackle the plastic crisis from the Swedish Government and Volvo Cars.by Volvo Ocean Race Posted 18 Jun 22:08 PDT Am Cup: Brits step up game ahead of AC75 launch Am Cup: Brits step up game ahead of AC75 launchThe Ben Ainslie skippered INEOS Team UK will have two teams competing on the 2018 GC32 circuitsThe Ben Ainslie skippered INEOS Team UK is expected to have two teams competing on the GC32 circuits as the team prepares for the launch of its first AC75 foiling monohull, next year. Sail-World NZ's Richard Gladwell reports.by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.com/nz Posted 18 Jun 19:11 PDT The "breakaways": The first five home to Bermuda The "breakaways": The first five home to BermudaThe adventures continue for the Sailor Girl in BermudaThe adventures continue for the Sailor Girl in Bermuda for the finish of the 51st edition of the Newport Bermuda Race.by Nic Douglass Posted 18 Jun 15:42 PDT Kieler Woche day 3 Kieler Woche day 3News from Flying Dutchman, 505 and Contender fleetsIn the dinghy fleets, a familiar name has moved to the front of the 505 class, as Dr Wolfgang Hunger with crew Julien Kleiner takes over the lead. If Hunger wins this week, it will be the multiple World Champion's 22nd victory at Kieler Woche.by Andy Rice Posted 18 Jun 12:34 PDT How 50 years utterly transformed offshore racing How 50 years utterly transformed offshore racingA look at how 50 years utterly transformed offshore racingIt's easy to lose track of just how far offshore sailing standards have come in such a short time when today's cutting-edge sailors are employing foils offshore in singlehanded events, or sailing lightning-fast catamarans and trimarans around Cape Horn.by David Schmidt Posted 18 Jun 11:00 PDT