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For three days this week the Volvo Ocean Race was shamelessly copying the Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge and we're not having it!
For the first time in 30 years there's no Key West Race Week. What's everyone doing this winter to warm up and fill the gap in the calendar?
The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race was pushing Ocean Passages’ crew, gap semester students, and our ship, making us sharper, more agile sailors as we prepare to sail south to Cuba...
At age 90, Gene McCord still sails, organizes races, and shares his passion for sailing with all who hop onboard. ~By Dave Nestel
We asked racers what they wanted from Santa this year and the old man has definitely got his work cut out for him!
MACIF shatters records, the Volvo crews are pushed to their limits, and our favorite trans-Atlantic Star sailor is so, so close to making it.
SpinSheet journo-at-large Craig Ligibel caught up with the Flying 18ers racing in Sydney Harbor last week. ~by Craig Ligibel
Sailing across the Atlantic is no small thing, so it certainly caught our attention when we saw someone attempting it on a Star.