America’s Newest Tall Ship Oliver Hazard Perry The Ocean State’s Official Sailing School Vessel, Tall Ship Oliver Hazard Perry is changing lives every time she sails from her homeport of Newport, Rhode Island. With education-at-sea at the core of her mission, she provides innovative and empowering programs to promote personal and professional growth. This spring, […]
Category: Sailing
New Zealand Sails’ to Victory
New Zealand Sails’ to Victory In a thrilling winner-take-all final race. The Emirates Team New Zealand unhooked itself from a starting buoy to win the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series New York with the high score of 52 points. Another large crowd, estimated at 100,000, turned out on a sunny day and was treated […]
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
Every September the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup takes place in the crystal clear waters of Porto Cervo, Sardinia. Since Rolex formed a partnership with the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda more than 30 years ago, this regatta has become established as one of the most spectacular and exciting regattas in the international yacht racing calendar.
Rolex Big Boat Sailors
Rolex Big Boat Sailors Rise Above SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. (September 10, 2015) – As home to some of the world’s most progressive tech companies, it’s no wonder the San Francisco Bay Area attracts innovative individuals. Next week, some of those individuals will show how their skills honed in boardrooms translate to success on the water […]
America’s Cup 2015
America’s Cup action fleet descends upon Gothenburg, Sweden for the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series. The six teams competing are: Artemis Racing, Nathan Outteridge Emirates Team New Zealand, Peter Burling Groupama Team France, Franck Cammas Land Rover BAR, Ben Ainslie ORACLE TEAM USA, Jimmy Spithill Softbank Team Japan, Dean Barker Home Team — Artemis […]
French Domination
Géry Trentesaux’s JPK 10.80 from France has been confirmed as the overall winner of the 2015 Rolex Fastnet Race joining a long list of great names to have won this legendary 603-nautical mile offshore race. It is a particularly significant victory for Trentesaux; not only did his crew prevail from a record 356-strong international fleet, […]
Mapfre Sails To Victory
The Spanish boat from the Real Club Naútico de Sanxenxo, MAPFRE, wins the fourth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race with an advantage of 4 minutes and 25 seconds over Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing and 8 minutes and 2 seconds ahead of Dongfeng Race Team, second and third place respectively. AUCKLAND (New Zealand) – MAPFRE […]