Day 2 of the Sir James Hardy 505 pre-worlds brought picture perfect conditions for a day at the beach. It also brought pretty good sailing conditions. The courses were two-lap windward leewards.
Wild Thing 100's mast is smaller compared to its maxi competitors - it is the same rig it wore as an 80-footer before Wharington lengthened the yacht to 100 feet. Despite that, the Queensland yacht ...
While sailing ahead of a depression, in brisk but manageable conditions, Burton suffered a sudden damage to a mechanical element of the rigging. This means he can no longer manoeuvre his boat. The ...
The first boat, 17 #1, was built on Walloon over ... The 17 Square Meter is a one-design sailing yacht with a sloop rig and spinnaker with a fixed keel with 850 pounds of cast iron or lead and ...
New South Wales boat Whisper staged a neck-and-neck race down the coast with rival No Limit before closing out fourth place ...
Two sailors sail the 29er, one on trapeze. The class is targeted at youth sailors aiming at sailing the larger 49er which is an Olympic class. The 6.25-metre high rig features a fractional ...
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Any spinnaker which may be set with ... the purposes of IRC rule 21.2.2 and if so shall have Rig Factor adjusted accordingly. Any such sail shall be declared with photographs prior to use, and ...