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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.
SailGP Team CEO and boat driver Jimmy Spithill approaches season four with the same competitive drive that has been his hallmark. ~by Craig Ligibel
On the Chesapeake Bay, J/105, Snipe, Melges 15, J/70, and ILCA classes are among the leaders in welcoming women. ~By Molly Wilmer
Trim and technique allow you to be the master of your sailboat when it gets windy, instead of the other way around.
While junior sailors get a lot of coaching—whether through high school programs or summer lessons and teams—opportunities for “grownups” to get coaching are fewer and farther between....

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