In a male dominated sport, opportunities for women have not always come easily. Change is not always swift, but one Northern California club is now shattering the ceiling with two hallmark movements. At the 2018 Annual General Meeting of the membership of the St. Francis Yacht Club, as the club […]
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Mount Gay Round Barbados Race Record Breakers Include a J/105
Squally winds reaching 30 knots from the northeast made for magical sleigh-ride, record-breaking conditions in the 82nd Mount Gay Round Barbados Race. While the lively conditions in big seas proved too much for many of the 34 entries in the 60nm sprint around the Island of Barbados, for others it […]
Read MoreOne-design Racing Returns to Barbados Sailing Week
The final day of Coastal Racing at Barbados Sailing Week was reaching its crescendo with fleets battling it out for all-important overall points. Although the well-sailed J/105 Whistler with Peter Lewis and his seasoned team had already secured the overall win going into the final race, the challenge was on […]
Read MoreJ/105 Fleet 17 Invitational at Lakewood Yacht Club in Seabrook, Texas
Fleet 17 invites you and your fleet members to join the 2018 Invitational on March 17-18 at Lakewood Yacht Club in Seabrook, Texas. Each participating Fleet 17 boat will have a crew consisting of two teams of three members each. One team will consist of non-Fleet 17 members with one […]
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