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Now in its 31st year, the Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge has 30 years of wonderful tradition and family memories for many hundreds of Chesapeake Bay racers.
When sailboat racing in light wind, consider these tips about attitude, race committee, pressure, and starts by Quantum Sails David Flynn.
The biennial Annapolis to Newport race turned out to be a challenging one for the 20 sailboat racing teams that finished it.
11th Hour Racing Team has won The Ocean Race—the world’s longest and toughest team sporting event...
In sailboat racing, to cover is to maneuver your boat so that you are between your competition and the weather mark or weather finish line.
In dramatic fashion in a few seconds' time, two boats collided in the Hague, Netherlands, changing the course of the 2022-2023 Ocean Race.
After a challenging offshore sailboat race, Annapolis to Newport competitors finish in Newport, RI.
In May Sailors for the Sea Powered by Oceana launched its Clean Class initiative, which recognizes entire classes of boats whose members are committed to sustainability.
At the 2023 Newport stopovoer for The Ocean Race, a SpinSheet reporter learns about the American team's challenges, why racers come back, and their mission besides sailing.