| 2 die in Mackinac race Chicago Sun-Times. . . a 65 mile-an-hour gust of wind capsized their 35-foot yacht, the WingNuts, in six-foot waves shortly after midnight Monday during the Chicago to Mackinac race, there was nothing they could do to save their skipper and his girlfriend | ||
| Yacht Club Hosts Sunfish Regatta Patch.com Seven youth races will run two days, Wednesday and Thursday, with a dinner and awards ceremony after the races at the yacht club under a tent. Guest speaker is Dyer Jones, executive director of the Herreshoff Marine Museum/America's Cup Hall of Fame in ... | ||
| Yacht Club News August 2011 All At Sea Recently, St. Maarten 12-metre Challenge invited the children in the St. Maarten Yacht Club (SMYC) Youth Sailing Programme to sail on the magnificent America's Cup 12-metre sailboats in Great Bay, Philipsburg. The event was organized by the SMYC Youth ... | ||
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| The Myth of Going to Windward All At Sea It is not just your boat that doesn't sail to windward - none do. Zero. Not even racing yachts. Have you ever wondered why America's Cup boats have their underbody shrouded by fabric? That's to conceal their painted-to-blend-in propellers and their ... | ||
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| America's Cup World Series : Countdown to Plymouth England BYM News (press release) The nine-day event will mark the second stop in the 2011-2012 America's Cup World Series, a new professional circuit that is bringing America's Cup level sailing to port cities around the globe. With its world-famous Plymouth Hoe, the city is an ideal ... |
