A one-design class fades away when either the ­building stops or the diehards and old-timers move on. Without sustained and creative efforts to replenish members, the outcome is always inevitable.

“One thing that I love about distance racing is the 10-minute victories,” says Jaime Mack, a few hours into the 2025 Round the County Race. This annual two-day event organized by the Orcas Island YC ...

Last November, in southwest Africa, a landmark moment occurred in the history of sailing when Paul Larsen pegged the outright world sailing speed record. In recent years the record was eclipsed in ...

The New York YC’s American Magic was 0-2 with its America’s Cup challenges, and given its early eliminations from AC36 and AC37, the money burn rate was high and the return on investment low. It’s all ...

The Rolex New York YC Invitational Cup is a biennial regatta hosted by the New York YC in its fleet of equally matched IC37s. Teams of high-level amateur sailors representing their host clubs spanned ...

Do people actually still wall calendars? Oh yes, they do, says photographer Sharon Green who has been adding sailing sizzle to our walls for decades. In our fast-scrolling digital world today, there’s ...

Before we tackle the hardware phase of the Still 2 Crazy project, let’s rewind for a moment to its beginnings. My father, Jon Shampain, and his boat partner, Robert Plant—with my help—purchased and ...

In the previous issue we visited Cornell University’s wind tunnel to see how wind flows around an asymmetric spinnaker. We learned a lot, of course, especially the importance of being dynamic with our ...

David Norton| |Under the new definition Fetching, Olive and Felicity are fetching the mark, Mabel may be fetching, and Nora clearly is not.| The focus of this year’s revision of the rules for marks ...

The final day of the 2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series at Marblehead Race Week presented eager sailors with challenging conditions as morning rain showers gave way to lumpy seas and ...

The schooner yacht America was a child star and a technological marvel. Arguably the most famous yacht ever built, she won the ­silver cup in August 1851, and now she represents the pinnacle of yacht ...

Sailboat racing’s future is inextricably linked to the flow of new sailors who walk through the doors of community sailing centers and yacht clubs. These establishments do the yeoman’s work to attract ...