The First series of racer/cruisers was launched by Beneteau in 1977 and remains today a standard for combining spirited sailing and racing performance with comfortable cruising […]
Beneteau Launches New First 53
Francois Gabart: Superman
The handsome, mild mannered Frenchman, did the impossible when he knocked six days off the solo round the world record (published March 2018) Imagine yourself on […]
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 […]
The Rewards of Racing
(Published August 2016) Red buoy #2 bobbed dead ahead in the swell as we passed astern of the committee boat on the tumultuous Columbia River Bar. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sailing Legend Derek Hatfield Dies Suddenly At 63
Derek Hatfield, a sailing legend who cast fear to the wind to become the first Canadian to complete two solo around-the-world voyages, has died suddenly at […]
Mini Transat
The Mini-Transat is one of the toughest sailing events ever conceived yet despite its brutality it continues to attract record breaking fleets and some of the […]
Rolex Fastnet Race 2015
On paper it looked like the 90th edition of the Fastnet Race was going to be a spectacular affair (published November 2015) A record 356 boats […]
The Great Race
The Transatlantic Race pits magnificent crews and their sailing machines against the mighty Atlantic (published September 2015) The Transatlantic Race is one of the most storied […]