YachtPals ventured out on the AC45 Oracle Race team RIB with Coach Philippe Presti this week, watching their two boats match race in Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf. Russell Coutts skippered the black masted catamaran, while Jimmy Spithill, skipper of the winning boat in the last America’s Cup, helmed the white-masted one.
When Spithill flew by us at 20 knots with water spraying over the leeward pontoon and one hull flying high above the water, I held my  … Video, Pictures & More
Resi River Race 2011 – Saturday, 16 April 2011 @ South Bank
Brisbane Outrigger Canoe Club (BOCC) is excited to once again host the Resi River Race. Started in 2000, this annual event sees six-person outrigger canoes (OC6) race their way along the Brisbane River. It is a unique event on the outrigger marathon calendar as all competing crews are mixed (three men and three women) and it is raced on a river through the heart of a beautiful capital city.
Paddlers will  … More
College and High School Pacific Coast Championships, US Sailing Center, Long Beach, Calif. April 9-10, 2011.
Go Coronado! The Islanders from the other side of San Diego Bay don’t take a back seat to rivals that have dominated high school sailing in Southern California in recent years.
For the second consecutive year  … Details
LAKE HAVASU CITY — The 2011 Lake Havasu boating season gets underway in high gear this weekend. Really high gear.
Starting Friday, the Offshore Powerboat Racing Association will return to Lake Havasu City for the fourth annual Lake Havasu Grand Prix. Boats ranging in size from 22 feet to over 50 feet will hammer down the throttle with speeds upwards of 150 mph.
Closed course heat races are scheduled to begin at  … Details