Monthly Archives: February 2013

Brave New World

By admin | Published: February 27, 2013

I witnessed two moments of beauty at the awards lunch for the sailor of the year awards, AKA the ceremonials for US Sailing’s Rolex U.S. Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year. In one moment, it was Johnny Heineken distilling this kiting thing by describing how “all the power goes straight through you.” Compared to the [...]

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From Barn to Barnburner

By admin | Published: February 24, 2013

Photo © (presumably) Gilles Martin-Raget/Oracle Team USA I don’t think anyone connected to America’s Cup competition was quite prepared for the poise and capability of the young sailors who showed up this month to try out for a spot in the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup. An event that once sounded vague and dicey is [...]

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MOD70 Headed West

By admin | Published: February 21, 2013

Longtime multihull player Cam Lewis is a founder of Orion Racing, which was announced today as the new owner of MOD70 #2, headed to the West Coast for sailing this summer and fall. Up to now, these one-design trimarans have been Atlantic-based, but they’ve been talking West Coast since the first launch. If the Artemis-owned [...]

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New York-Cape Horn-San Francisco

By admin | Published: February 17, 2013

It could happen anywhere, any time. The Consul General reads a letter of congratulations to a country’s celebrated new heroes, and the letter comes from higher up, from the Ambassador in the Capital, and it sounds like diplomat-speak, but it sounds good. Let it be recorded that in San Francisco, California on the 16th day [...]

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