The next time you’re in a car going 60 mph (97 kph), assuming it’s safe to do so, stick your head out the window. Now, imagine going this fast while riding a tiny piece of foam and plastic over about a foot of water in some windswept trench on the African Coast, while simultaneously holding onto a massive kite that wants to do nothing less than rip your arms right out of their sockets. Sound tough? Well, now consider stepping out of the car! Because that’s what it’s like when things go wrong in the ultimate speed sailing challenge. That’s right – nobody said being the fastest in the world was easy, but at least once you’ve earned the title, you’d expect your countrymen and peers in sport to cheer your incredible feat, wouldn’t you? Well, countrymen and peers?  … More
Ronstan A-Class Catamaran World Championship 2011 is being held on the Bay of Aarhus, Denmark, where the world’s best catamaran sailors will come together to compete. The event will be hosted from the Kaløvig Sailing Center from 10 to 16 August.
The 18 foot A-Class Catamaran is a state-of-the-art carbon fiber sailing machine. Weighing in at a mere 165 pounds (75kg), it provides fast and furious sailing   … More
Online entries have opened for the 2012 blokart World Championships to be held at Ivanpah Dry Lake, USA in April next year. So far entries have been received from Spain, Australian, New Zealand and The United States, with sailors from many more countries indicating their intention to enter.
Racing will be conducted over a mixture of course styles, ranging from traditional yachting courses like windward – leewards through to some fast action trapazoidal courses. With target speeds of around 18 to 25 knots upwind and 35 to 45 downwind  … Pictures & More
U.S. Multihull Championship 2011 was hosted by the Alamitos Bay Yacht Club and raced in Viper F16s on San Pedro Bay.
Skipper Matt Struble (San Diego, Calif.) won his fourth Hobie Alter Trophy Saturday afternoon on an exciting final day of racing. Struble and crew Damon Lacasella (San Diego, Calif.) withstood a late push from Taylor Reiss (Panama City, Fla.) and Matthew Whitehead (Panama City, Fla.) to claim the title.
Struble and Lacasella finished  … Details