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To clear up any confusion about the SpinSheet Racing Team, here are our top eight misconceptions we hear about the team.

Race updates from the SailGP event in Chicago June 18-19th, 2022.

Up Your Game on the Pointy End

In previous articles we talked in general terms about what makes a great crew. Let’s get more specific. Starting with the front of the boat, what are the keys to becoming a great bow person? For bigger boats this includes the mast person since they work as a team.

Racing sailors are eager to try the GFS Challenge, a safe racing option you can try anytime and still stay safe during the pandemic.

Covid-19 forces cancellation of preliminary AC World Series Events

The three America’s Cup challengers (The United States, Italy, Great Britain) and Defender Emirates Team New Zealand were slated to begin their quest for the Cup in Cagliari, Sardinia as the three-city America’s Cup World Series Regattas was to have kicked off in this picturesque Italian venue with four-days of racing in front of an adoring home-town crowd.

TEAM USA finished a disappointing fifth in the kickoff of the second season of Sail GP contested last weekend in Sydney Harbor.

Five Keys to Success for Racing Skippers

The role of “team leader” (skipper) varies with boat type and size. It often involves being the principal helmsperson. In many racing programs the skipper is also the owner. This means you have a lot on your plate. Regardless of how the role is structured, there are some common threads that all successful skippers share.

1. Communicate

2. Define responsibilities

3. Be organized; take care of your crew

4. Prepare

5. Practice

Three years after integrating the internationally recognized rating rule into many of its signature racing events, AYC is giving ORC more prominent recognition. 

Bruce Artman, skipper of the J/35 T-Bone, shares a bit about his SpinSheet Century Club journey logging 100 days on the water within the calendar year: