In this series, we’ve already covered tacks and jibes. Now for a few words on spinnakers. Fortunately, for the most part, the key principles apply to both asymmetrical and symmetrical spinnakers. If ...

Trimmer Scott “Chuck” Norris is quick to give credit where it’s due. He made his name in the Melges 32 class aboard Jeff Ecklund’s Star, with Harry Melges trimming the main, calling tactics, and ...

There were 85 sailors on 17 sailboats of all classes competing to win the Gulf Coast Sailing Club 2016 Charity Regatta off Naples Pier on Saturday, April 2. Hundreds of viewers were awed by the fast ...

There was a time when Irv Buck competed in the Beneteau 36.7 one-design class. However, it was difficult to have success because Buck was regularly racing a shoal boat draft against those with a full ...

The 24th Harvest Moon Regatta which is sponsored by Lakewood Yacht Club will start this afternoon off the Flagship Hotel in Galveston. Starting at 2 p.m. 215 sailboats with their colorful spinnaker ...