Italian Riccardo Sepe romps home to win the 33rd Garda Optimist Meeting Italian Riccardo Sepe romps home to win the 33rd Garda Optimist Meeting out of 676 juniors. Gaia Bergonzini also of Italy is first among the girls. Maxime Thommen of Switzerland takes first place in the cadets. An unforgettable edition for the varied wind …
Published on Apr 5, 2015 This week in the WoW the French/Chinese Volvo 65 Dongfeng Racing loses the top third of their mast 200 clicks from Cape Horn and becomes the second VOR boat to retire, Friday in Palma at the Trofeo Princess Sofia, the highlights of the “big-winds” RC 44 Valletta Cup, 863 Opti …
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A man whose family says he was missing at sea for more than two months is back on dry land and reuniting with his family. The crew of a German-flagged container ship found Louis Jordan floating Thursday afternoon on the overturned hull of his 35-foot sailboat, about 200 miles off the coast …
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Translation is what it is, and note vessel is of Dutch origin and not schooner rigged, amongst other details (see comments under Nina in our Classic Yacht Register) but interesting nonetheless. The following was provided by one of our consortium pooling resources, and left comment on our Classic Yacht Registry Starling Burgess Niña, and was …
2015 MARCH CLASSIC SAILBOAT OF THE MONTH – L.F. Herreshoff “Ben My Chree” – Herreshoff “Ben My Chree” Specifications: LOA: 28’0″ – LWL: 22’10” – Beam: 6’11” – Draft 2’9″ – 5’6″ – Displacement: 4,000 lbs – Sail Area: 265 sq ft – Ballast 2,400 lbs – Designer: L. Francis Herreshoff “L. Francis Herreshoff designed …