Nassau Day 3 of the SSL Finals saw three races in 12-15 knots from the northeast….beautiful sailing conditions that the Bahamas are famous for. Unfortunately for Arthur and I, it wasn’t a great day. We struggle for speed upwind mostly, and downwind its just a battle. Provisional Ranking after 7 total races: Mark Mendleblatt […]
Photo by Marc Rouiller Nassau, Bahamas The first 4 races of the 2018 SSL finals are in the books. It was just an ok day for my crew Arthur (Tutu) Lopes and I. The wind was from the west at 8-10 knots and very shifty most of the day. The fleet starts like the photo […]
Nassau, Bahamas Racing starts tomorrow for 25 of the best sailing teams in the World! The Star Sailors League, which includes Olympic Champions and World Champions from various classes, is hosting its annual “Finals” Championship in Nassau, Bahamas. The forecast for tomorrow during the racing period is for winds from the South Southwest 4 groping […]
photos by Brian White Oxford MD Jorge Zarif and crew Guilherme de Almeida (BRA) are the 2018 Star World Champions. At 26 years of age, Jorge, the son of a Brazialian Srar sailor of the same name, is the youngest winning skipper since Alex Hagen (GER) won the prestigious trophy in 1981. The final day […]
October 12, 2018 In the aftermath of hurricane Michael, the Choptank was too churned up for racing today. Both the wind and sea state were rough and the race committee deemed it best to wait for tomorrow to complete the series. The forecast for tomorrow is for 7 knots increasing through the mid afternoon to […]
photos by Mark Hergen Oxford, Maryland First of all, let me apologize about last nights’ post. My technological skills are not up to par. Two races were held today on the Choptank ( yes, that’s the name of the part of the Chesapeake we are in) in a dying, but persistently left shifting wind. In […]
Gull Lake No wind for two days then 3 races yesterday made up the second annual Vintage Gold Cup. GEM IX belonged to a mentor of mine, Sir Durward Knowles, when he won gold in the ‘64 Olympics. GEM IX is now part of the Cayard family and It was extra special to share this year […]
Photo by Bronny Daniels Marina del Rey The final two races of the Star North American Championship were held today in identical conditions to the other days, 7-8 knots from the southwest and choppy seas. While Arthur and I had great starts and were up front in both races, we could not match the speed […]
photo by Mary Stuyvesant Marina Del Rey Race 5 and 6 were held today in 7-8 knots of wind and very sloppy seas. On weekends, Marina Del Ray gets a lot of chop from all the recreational boats that come out of the harbor and head up to Santa Monica and Malibu. In Race 5, […]
photos by Bronny Daniels Marina Del Rey Races 3 and 4 of the Star North American Championship were held today in 8-11 knots of wind from the southwest. The sea was quite a bit more choppy than yesterday which made for some challenging steering for the helmsmen. Eric Doyle and Payson Infelise […]
Star European Championship/SSL Breeze Grand SlamMay 20, 2019 - 12:45 pm
SSL Gold CupApril 16, 2019 - 12:27 am
Bacardi CupMarch 10, 2019 - 2:46 pm
Antarctica FinalJanuary 29, 2019 - 9:34 pm
AntarticaJanuary 16, 2019 - 7:25 am
Star Sailors League FinalDecember 8, 2018 - 7:34 pm
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