Despite Cobid-19 restrictions, the Salty Dawg Sailing Association successfully completed the 2021 fall Rally to the Caribbean and Bahamas. The rally fleet departed from Hampton, VA […]
Salty Dawgs Successfully Complete 11th Caribbean Rally & Receive Special Award
Inside the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis
For five days in early October, the city of Annapolis, MD becomes the sailing Mecca of the U.S. with more boats, more booths and more sailors […]
Sailing in the Big Leagues
Competing in the Normandy Channel Race 2017, was a huge opportunity and a huge challenge for two eager amateurs (published August 2017) The Normandy Channel Race […]
Solo Across the Atlantic
The Transat Race is the classic singlehanded offshore event that started it all (published June/July 2016) It began as a bet and over the course of […]
September 26, 1983: Australia II Defeats Liberty
On September 26, 1983, in Newport, RI, the world of sailing was forever changed when Australia II, skippered by John Bertrand, defeated Liberty, skippered by Dennis […]
Sailor Fighting for his Life after Electrocution
John Harrison Doucet, a 20-year-old Gulfport (MS) resident, is fighting for his life after being electrocuted at the Gulfport Yacht Club in Gulfport, MS. A lifelong […]
Boating part of the “Bloodline” for Elmhurst’s Hansmann family
Five family members and three generations of the Hansmann family completed the 108th Race to Mackinac this summer. When it came time to name his newest […]
Heavy Wind Leads To Delays On Day Five Of Olympic Sailing
Mother Nature played a significant role in day five’s sailing competition. Heavy winds and brackish waters enveloped Guanabara Bay on Olympic Day 5. Several […]
USA’s National Sailing Hall of Fame Announces 2016 Inductees
The National Sailing Hall of Fame (NSHOF) today announced the nine people who will make up its 2016 class of inductees. The 2016 inductees are America’s […]
North Sea, Netherlands: The Ocean Cleanup Unveils First Prototype
The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch foundation developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, today unveiled its North Sea prototype. When installed later this week, […]