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Records Fall And A Nail Biting Finish In The Volvo Ocean Race

byBrian Hancock

Records Fall And A Nail Biting Finish In The Volvo Ocean Race

This Volvo Ocean Race is turning out to be one of the best and most badass in history and much of the basassness was captured in Leg 9, the transatlantic blast from Newport, Rhode Island to Cardiff in Wales. The leg started off fairly benign but it soon turned into a battle of wits as the ...

byBrian Hancock
June 1, 2018

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College Sailing Nationals – Winner College of Charleston Flips Out After They Take The Win

College of Charleston jumping for joy after winning the LaserPerformance Team Race Nationals and the Walter C. Wood Trophy! The Intercollegiate Sailing Association’s (ICSA) is hosting three spring national championships, Sperry College Sailing Women’s National Semifinal and Final Championships...

byCatherine
May 31, 2018

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‘Imagine’ The Story Of An Open 60 And What Happens When A Good Idea Turns Bad

The world is littered with good ideas that didn’t quite go according to plan and Imagine is just one more in a long list of good ideas turned bad. Imagine… such lovely word but what a nightmare of a project it turned out to be. Imagine was/is (dunno if the boat still exists) an Open 60 built fo...

byBrian Hancock
May 23, 2018

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Worth Their Salt And Pirate Obsessed, Meet Rumson’s Rum Founders Eric Glass and Steve Orne

Sailinghubb is excited to feature Rumson’s Rum in our new series, ‘Worth Their Salt!’ This series features friends of SailingHubb who personify the sailing lifestyle. They live and breathe sailing life on and off the water – they can’t help it, the sea is in their blood, it’s who th...

bySailing Team
May 16, 2018

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Tense Finish To Volvo Ocean Race Leg 8

This morning’s finish of Leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race was both excruciating to watch, and extremely exciting. Yes I know; the top speed was barely one knot and the fog so thick it was all but impossible to see the yachts, but it was still very exciting. For the crew on Team Brunel it must hav...

byBrian Hancock
May 8, 2018

Gear

THE Dinghy Sailing Essentials For Your Best Spring Season

Spring collegiate sailing is underway in the Northeast! Sailors in New England deal with frigid water and air temperatures along with strong breezes making it important to be prepared with the proper dingy sailing gear. From the shell down to the base layers, being prepared will keep sailors safe ...

byCatherine
April 30, 2018

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Travel Tips For The Volvo Ocean Race Newport, RI Stopover

Only about one week until the Volvo Ocean Race boats arrive at North America’s Sailinghubb of the world, Newport, Rhode Island. This year’s event will take place starting Tuesday, May 8th and run through Sunday, May 20th. When the boats last visited Newport in 2015, 2.4 million people were ...

byCatherine
April 30, 2018

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Brunel 1st to Itajaí in Convincing Win of Volvo Ocean Race’s Toughest Leg

The Dutch yacht Team Brunel has won an exciting and very tense Leg 7 of the Volvo Ocean Race. They crossed the finish line off Itajaí, Brazil at 14:57 UTC(unofficial) after a nail-biting final few miles where the Chinese entry Dongfeng breathed heavily down their necks. The last 500 miles lea...

byBrian Hancock
April 3, 2018

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Buying a Boat? 5 Reasons Why a Smaller Sailboat Makes Sense

With core attributes of the award-winning 445 and 355, the new 315 (seen above) is a Catalina with a higher level of performance, finish and engineering achievement. Buying the perfect sailboat is like deciding which car to drive off the dealer’s lot. A bare-bones coupe might provide reliable tra...

bySailing Team
March 29, 2018

John Fisher on on board Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag.

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Lost at Sea in the Volvo Ocean Race. SHKS Loses Man Overboard in the Southern Ocean.

I will deal with the pleasantries first then get into the meat of the matter. I wish to extend my condolences to the family and friends of John Fisher, the crewmember who was tragically lost overboard from Team Sun Hung Kai Scallywag in the Volvo Ocean Race. It was first light on board Monday mor...

byBrian Hancock
March 27, 2018

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Records Fall And A Nail Biting Finish In The Volvo Ocean Race

College Sailing Nationals – Winner College of Charleston Flips Out After They Take The Win

‘Imagine’ The Story Of An Open 60 And What Happens When A Good Idea Turns Bad

Worth Their Salt And Pirate Obsessed, Meet Rumson’s Rum Founders Eric Glass and Steve Orne

Tense Finish To Volvo Ocean Race Leg 8

THE Dinghy Sailing Essentials For Your Best Spring Season

Travel Tips For The Volvo Ocean Race Newport, RI Stopover

Brunel 1st to Itajaí in Convincing Win of Volvo Ocean Race’s Toughest Leg

Buying a Boat? 5 Reasons Why a Smaller Sailboat Makes Sense

Lost at Sea in the Volvo Ocean Race. SHKS Loses Man Overboard in the Southern Ocean.

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