PUMA’s Mar Mostro suffered a broken mast on November 21, 2011 during the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, which began November 5, 2011 in Alicante, Spain. The rig onboard Mar Mostro failed at approximately 15:00 UTC in the South Atlantic Ocean, about 2,150 nautical miles from Cape Town, South Africa.
U.S. Youth Multihull Championship, the Multihull Qualifier for 2012 Youth Worlds Team, will take place in Key Largo, Florida in January 2012
With the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil only four years away, now is the time for youth sailors to consider a campaign in a high-performance multihull. Although the boat has not yet been selected, US Sailing’s Olympic Sailing Program has already begun development of this discipline in the U.S. through its US Sailing Development Team (USSDT). The 2012 USSDT includes the 2012 Youth Worlds Team, and selection for the multihull representatives will take place at   … More
The sixth man in the America’s Cup World Series will never shoot a three-pointer, make a critical steal or holler support from the stands like a collegiate Sixth Man club. This sixth man ideally stays on the bench and watches silently, like a gagged spectator.
For almost 20 years now, America’s Cup races have invited a guest rider to hunker down in the stern of each boat, letting non-competitors experience elite sailing from a seat unlike any other in sports. The invitation list typically includes … More
In Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, the Hobie 16 and Hobie 20 North American Championships are currently underway and for day two, the gulf delivered some sporting conditions.
Winds were in the 10-14 knot range for most of the day with very large waves. The waves were again bigger than … More