Governor's Cup at Balboa day 1 Governor's Cup at Balboa day 1Price (AUS) and Takahashi (NZL) tied for leadThe world's top-ranked match racer, Harry Price (AUS), and his recent match racing nemesis, Leonard Takahashi (NZL), finished the first day of Balboa Yacht Club's 52nd Annual Governor's Cup Youth Match Racing Championship tied for the lead.by Paul Blank Posted 18 Jul 01:22 PDT Optimist US Nationals at Pensacola day 3 Optimist US Nationals at Pensacola day 3Baker leads Optimist Championship into Gold Fleet racesStephan Baker of Miami FL, the current 2018 Optimist National Championship leader and member of the U.S. World Team, pulled in a third and a first in today's racing. With a drop after five races, he is still one point ahead of Denmark's Maithe Ebdrupby Troy Gilbert Posted 18 Jul 00:59 PDT Slow going at Bell's Beer Bayview Mackinac Race Slow going at Bell's Beer Bayview Mackinac RaceThe “slowest race in decades”The "slowest race in decades" implies and defines the light winds plaguing the Bell's Beer Bayview Mackinac Race, which began on Saturday, July 14, albeit with four postponements that pushed back many of the 16 afternoon start timesby Barby MacGowan Posted 18 Jul 00:31 PDT Malizia wins Line Honours in AAR Hamburg Race Malizia wins Line Honours in AAR Hamburg RaceLast chapter of an epic 3,500nm transatlantic rivalryIt was the last chapter of an epic 3,500nm transatlantic rivalry between Jens Kellinghusen's Varuna VI, and Boris Herrmann's Malizia - Yacht Club Monaco.by Louay Habib, Atlantic Anniversary Regatta Posted 17 Jul 23:54 PDT Two dominate opening day of Gov Cup at Balboa YC Two dominate opening day of Gov Cup at Balboa YCPrice (AUS) and Takahashi (NZL/JPN) tied on 7-1 after day 1 of Govenor's Cup at Balboa YCThe world's top-ranked match racer, Harry Price (AUS), and his recent match racing nemesis, Leonard Takahashi (NZL), finished the first day of Balboa Yacht Club's 52nd Annual Governor's Cup Youth Match Racing Championship tied for the lead against the touby Paul Blank, Balboa YC Posted 17 Jul 21:28 PDT Defending champ against World #1 in Gov Cup Defending champ against World #1 in Gov CupDefending champion Christophe Killian (Balboa YC) and World #1 Harry Price (AUS) to go bow to bowDefending champion Christophe Killian of the host Balboa Yacht Club and former champion Harry Price of Australia, the new No. 1-ranked skipper on the world match racing list, head the field in the 52nd annual Governor's Cup starting Tuesday.by Balboa YC Posted 17 Jul 21:24 PDT Top two finishes Laser North Americans Top two finishes Laser North AmericansGreat results for Canadian Sailing Team member Brenda BowskillThe 2018 Laser North American Championship took place last week from July 12-15 at the Alamitos Bay Yacht Club in Long Beach, CA. Attracting 161 sailors for four solid days of sailing all three fleets – Laser, Laser Radial, and Laser 4.7by Sail Canada Posted 17 Jul 19:03 PDT Youth Sailing Worlds at Corpus Christi day 2 Youth Sailing Worlds at Corpus Christi day 2Argentina's Nacra 15 crew won all three races by comfortable marginsIn winning all three races by comfortable margins, Argentina's Nacra 15 crew of Teresa Romairone and Dante Cittadini have forged a comfortable lead in the open multihull class at the 48th Youth Sailing World Championships.by World Sailing Posted 17 Jul 18:57 PDT 2018 Youth Sailing World Championships day 2 2018 Youth Sailing World Championships day 2Team USA commands four classes on Corpus Christi BayGood fortune continued to wash over Team USA on Day 2 of the 48th annual Youth Sailing World Championships being sailed on Corpus Christi Bay.by US Sailing Posted 17 Jul 18:29 PDT The Hague Offshore World Championship day 3 The Hague Offshore World Championship day 3New winds yet same class leadersIn contrast to the past few days of light shifty winds, today's superb 12-17 knot southerly breeze made for fast and furious racing on all courses of The Hague Offshore Sailing World Championship 2018.by Dobbs Davis Posted 17 Jul 15:20 PDT Volvo Cork Week day 2 Volvo Cork Week day 2Breeze arrives for incredible Fastnet RaceBarry Byrne's Irish Defence Forces team came from behind to win the double points scoring Fastnet Race for the Beaufort Cup. During the 130 mile race, four teams swapped the lead in an intense battle around the Fastnet Lighthouse.by Louay Habib Posted 17 Jul 14:09 PDT Rolex TP52 World Championship day 1 Rolex TP52 World Championship day 1A welcome reminder of the flip-side of the racing coinCroatia was exacting. It was the challenge of adapting to new venues. Cascais is an old friend who punishes mistakes, it is about executing perfectly on a totally familiar race course, one which everyone knows where – and when – they want to goby 52 Super Series Posted 17 Jul 14:07 PDT Entries stack up ahead of Rolex Big Boat Series Entries stack up ahead of Rolex Big Boat SeriesTop teams will race in at least seven different One Design fleetsIt's hard to find a purer form of sailing than a lineup of polished teams on identical platforms, all with an equal shot at racecourse glory. This is precisely what makes One Design racing the heart and soul of the annual Rolex Big Boat Series.by St. Francis YC Posted 17 Jul 10:18 PDT Participation building for Melges 24 US Nationals Participation building for Melges 24 US NationalsUSM24CA is supercharged about the forthcoming U.S. National ChampionshipThe Melges 24 Class is no stranger to San Francisco Bay, having conducted numerous National and World Championship events in the area.by USM24CA Posted 17 Jul 08:27 PDT The fighting spirit of the 12 Metre class The fighting spirit of the 12 Metre classNot mellowed with age at New York Yacht Club's Race WeekMore than three decades after its starring role in the America's Cup came to a close, the 12 Metre class continues to thrill sailors and spectators with competitive racing off the coast of America's first resort.by New York Yacht Club Posted 17 Jul 04:35 PDT Young Brits set standard in Youth Worlds opener Young Brits set standard in Youth Worlds openerBlistering start on a blustery opening day at Corpus Christi, TexasWindsurfer Islay Watson and 420 duo Milly Boyle and Vita Heathcote got their World Championship campaigns off to a blistering start in a blustery opening day.by Will Carson, RYA Posted 17 Jul 04:18 PDT Optimist US Nationals at Pensacola day 2 Optimist US Nationals at Pensacola day 2AP over Alpha - tomorrow is another dayAP flew over Alpha Monday afternoon telling the young fleet of Opti sailors that racing was postponed for Monday. But the party went on.by Troy Gilbert with Talbot Wilson Posted 16 Jul 20:02 PDT 2018 Youth Sailing World Championships day 1 2018 Youth Sailing World Championships day 1American sailors lead three classes and hold second in a fourthMore than 30 years have passed since the Youth Sailing World Championships have been held in the U.S., but if the week continues as it started for Team USA this regatta will long be remembered by the 14 American teenage sailors.by US Sailing Posted 16 Jul 19:49 PDT Youth Sailing Worlds at Corpus Christi day 1 Youth Sailing Worlds at Corpus Christi day 1Host team enjoys a great start to the regattaMore than 30 years have passed since the Youth Sailing World Championships have been held in the U.S.A, but if the week continues as it started for Team USA this regatta will long be remembered by the 14 American teenage sailors.by World Sailing Posted 16 Jul 18:54 PDT The Hague Offshore World Championship day 2 The Hague Offshore World Championship day 2Beau Geste, Sants and Pro4U take early leadsAfter over 24 hours of sailing in light air off the Dutch North Sea coast, the opening act of The Hague Offshore Sailing Worlds has now concluded and the leaders are now known in each of three classes before the second stage of inshore racing begins.by Dobbs Davis Posted 16 Jul 13:23 PDT