SAILING NEWS – February 28, 2015 – For the past decade the number of U.S. residents who sail at least once and seven times a year has remained unchanged at around 4 million to 1.2 million people respectively. Once the dream to buy a sailboat and to sail off into the sunset, the aging Baby …
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Acrospire IV was designed and built by Charles Peel and launched in 1929. She has an overall length of 54ft and a waterline length of 36ft. The “old girl” has been beautifully restored by her current owner, Gary Martin, Past Commodore of Fremantle Sailing Club. The song “The Spell of Acrospire IV” was written by …
NavyTimes – Staff Report – The Coast Guard will run out of money Feb. 27 if Congress doesn’t pass a Homeland Security Department budget for fiscal 2015. That would force active-duty members to work without pay until a bill is signed, the U.S. Naval Institute reported Feb. 19 in its Seapower magazine. The Coast Guard …
Cowes, UK, 12 February, 2015: The J Class Association (JCA) is thrilled to announce that the J Class has accepted an invitation from the Organisers of the 2017 America’s Cup to participate in a J Class regatta during the AC35 event. All eight J Class yachts are expected in Bermuda, with a minimum of six …
Published on Feb 22, 2015 In this week’s WoW the Australian MC 38’s have their first 2015 regatta in Sydney and a Kiwi boat wins, the Barceona World Race is on its 53rd consecutive day and Renault Captur is heading back to NZ for rudder repairs, Safran Racing is building a new boat for the …
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