Fasten your seatbelts, the fastest sailors on the planet are ready for the annual Lüderitz Speed Challenge, to be held in early November at Namibia’s most famous speed strip.
The international speed sailing event has been taking place since 2007 in the southern part of the country and since then, many national and world records have tumbled.
Interestingly, the Lüderitz Speed Challenge is a battle of two fierce and eternal rivals: kite boarders and windsurfers. This year, a tougher side-by-side war is expected, as  … More
Oracle Team USA has started the countdown to launching its first AC72 wingsailed catamaran this week.
Friday 31 August is the first scheduled sailing day for the boat that will play a central role in the San Francisco team’s bid to win the America’s Cup again next year.
Today, the giant 12 story high wing was lifted at Pier 80 in a successful test of the new ground handling systems.
‘This was one tick in a very long check-list of essential steps before the boat can go into the water,’ said Mark Turner, shore manager.
Upgrading from the identical one-design AC45s used during last week’s America’s Cup World Series event in San Francisco is going to be no small order  … More
The luster of the AC World Series San Francisco still radiates two days after racing ended. The debut of wingsail catamaran racing on the Bay has generated great excitement throughout the host city of the 2013 America’s Cup.
Even track and field star Michael Johnson, the four-time gold medalist who’s considered the greatest long sprinter in the history of track and field, admired the athleticism required to race the AC45.
Johnson sailed with J.P. Morgan BAR skipper Ben Ainslie during pre-race tune up for the Super Sunday Finale, and then  … More
Olympic Medalist Michael Johnson ‘abandons ship’ !!!
Oracle Team USA today captured the two championships of AC World Series San Francisco.
The day began with Russell Coutts, the four-time America’s Cup winner, taking out teammate Jimmy Spithill in the Match Racing Championship. In a race that saw the lead change hands three times, Coutts eked out a one second victory with both boats screaming across the finish line overlapped at 20-plus knots.
Then, about 40 minutes later, Spithill found himself in  … More