A daring seaman proves he has a licence to keel.
Looking every part the classic James Bond, a British skipper dressed suavely in black tie mounts the keel of a speeding sail boat in waters near the Isle of Wight.
The mystery man in this case is one Alex Thomson, 37 who performed the ‘dangerous and stupid’ feat aboard his Hugo Boss yacht in the Solent – a straight that separates the isle from mainland England  … Pictures and more
 The 2012 U.S. Paralympic Team – Sailing six members have been selected based on performances at US Sailing’s 2012 Rolex Miami OCR, held Jan. 23-28, 2012, in Miami, Fla., and the IFDS Worlds held two weeks earlier in Port Charlotte, Fla.
As the top-scoring eligible American athletes in their respective Paralympic sailing classes, Jen French and  … More
This week (Saturday 21st January) Laura Dekker, 16-year-old Dutch/New Zealander solo sailor, quietly sailed between islands in pleasant seas into the Dutch island of Sint Maarten in the Caribbean, completing a solo odyssey around the world in a year and a day.
There were merely dozens, not thousands, of people at the wharf to greet her, including members of her family. Her father Dick Dekker, who has supported her quest throughout, made his third appearance, after being in both Darwin and Capetown to meet her and ensure her safety  … More
At age eight, Paul Cayard started sailing on Lake Merrit in Oakland, California after a friend introduced him to the sport. With the assistance of a borrowed El Toro, which was complete with Cox cotton sails, the youngster who had no previous sailing experience, encountered an instant addiction.
Father Pierre, a master woodworker with the S.F. Opera and Ballet Company, believing it was just a phase, labored after work in his garage to build Paul his own El Toro. Hull no 6168, lovingly built in 1968, was became Paul’s road to independence … More