

AC36: ETNZ goes on the offensive; puts major heat on the Auckland City Council and Wellington
AUCKLAND – Headline in this morning's Sunday New Zealand Herald: "Russia and UAE set sail for America's Cup hosting rights." Opening...


AC36 Breaking: ETNZ and Luna Rossa release concept yacht; fully-foiling monohull without a keel
AUCKLAND – An email has just been sent to prospective teams and the media from the defending team, Emirates Team New Zealand, outlining...


Media Madness: The two sailors 'rescued' at sea after 50 days? Finally, here's the kinky
SAN FRANCISCO – SF seems as appropriate a dateline as any for this story, given what the UK's Daily Mail has just revealed in an article...


Take Five with TFE: Dawn Riley, AC and Volvo veteran, former USA Yachtswoman of the Year, interviewe
SAN FRANCISCO – Last evening's post here on SI about Dawn Riley (USA) debunking the absurd media reports about the two Hawaiian women...


Clipper Race: Yacht runs aground off Cape Town; crew safely evacuated to shore
CAPE TOWN – A crew in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race has been evacuated after running aground just hours after beginning the...


Media madness: Veteran pro sailor Dawn Riley (USA) interviewed on HLN today; debunks fishy "los
HONOLULU – You probably saw the story, widely picked up by the mainstream media and cut-and-paste sailing rags. Two Hawaiian women...


NZL: New government will ban foreign home buyers after recent price surge; Aussies exempt
WELLINGTON, NZL – Your Ed. was surprised to see prominent stories on many online news feeds this morning under the above headline and...


VOR: Charlie Enright's (USA) Vestas 11th Hour Racing still leading, MAPFRE 2nd, Akzo and Dongfen
LISBON, POR - The USA's Charlie Enright, skipper of Vestas 11th Hour Racing, continues to hold a nice lead (about 21nm) over MAPFRE, the...


VOR: Charlie Enright's (USA) Vestas 11th Hour Racing still leading, Mapfre pressing; race course
ALICANTE, ESP - We continue to use Alicante as the dateline because the Volvo Ocean Race HQ is in that city on Spain's SE coast, and...


VOR: More Breaking News – Tienpont returns to Alicante as skipper; one hears four key crew members h
ALICANTE, ESP – Since we broke the news early this morning that Simeon Tienpont (NED) prevailed last night before the arbitration panel...