Another successful edition of the US Disabled Sailing Championships competition was wrapped up yesterday, Sunday, at North San Diego Bay. Hosted by the Southwestern Yacht Club, titlists were crowned in three championship fleets of single-, double-, and triple-handed racing.
In the 2.4 mR single-handed fleet, Charles Rosenfield (Woodstock, Conn.) held off Joseph Hill (Seabrook, Texas) to win his third Judd Goldman Trophy. The fleet completed two more races. Rosenfield came up big in Race 7, the final race of the championship, by posting a bullet to seal the win. Hill finished third in Race 7. Rosenfield was third in Race 6 and Hill was  … More
Many boaters and anglers have already said goodbye to this year’s open water season.
Marine service centers have been busy winterizing boats for several weeks. Boat storage providers in the area are full or filling spots fast. It seems to be getting to that time of year.
Many others that have been holding out will winterize now, especially after this cold snap. It gets difficult for some enthusiastic fall fisherman to find balance in the fall schedule  … More
Sir Timothy Colman’s memories of Crossbow 40 years on
But the name that appears when the covers are pulled back at the secret location in East Anglia would set the heart racing of any sailing fan beyond a certain age: Crossbow.
The dust-covered assemblage of bits and pieces – hulls, keels and rudders long since separated from mast – bears no resemblance to the sleek speed machine that captured the world’s attention almost 40 years ago to the day. And its owner, Sir Timothy Colman, confesses it would be no easy task to put it all back together now although he is holding on to it in case one day it might take pride of place in a museum.
It was back in October 1972 that he joined fellow free spirits at Portland in Dorset for an attempt on a new world speed sailing record  … More
In Part I, we saw how the Lagoon 450 slots into the range, what the cats are all about and maybe a little about the owners who have kept this brand strong, despite the malaise the world’s economies may be experiencing. Right. On y va…
If we have done what and whom, then it has to be time for how, right? Comment ça vogue… OK. It is beamy. It is bulky and you will do a bit of motorsailing to hold it at around 40degrees, unless there is a solid and consistent breeze blowing. Good news is that you will only need the leeward donk and with 1000 litres of fuel on board, it will not matter too much, as the 54hp Diesel will only burn between  … More