The Farr 40 Class has landed in Miami this week for the second regatta of the spring. Thirty boats will be competing over four days, from March 6-9 with ten races scheduled. The fleet is extremely competitive with several new boats launched this spring. We just got our new Warpath and yesterday was our first […]

Well, I guess the worst-case scenario developed for the America’s Cup… it seems that Alinghi and BMW Oracle will have a race, probably not much of a match, in multihulls some time in the next 18 months. The rest of the teams and all the corporate sponsors and all the fans of sailing will wait […]

Three races today in perfect Key West conditions-18-24 knots of wind and sunshine. There was way too much action to go through it all. The first two races were great for us with a 3, 5 but the third one was bad. The scores aren’t out yet but I think Barking Mad and Mascalzone tied […]

We finally got under way at 1430 with about 10 knots of wind. The wind filled from the North Northwest ahead of the front which is due here tonight or early tomorrow morning. The sea was very flat as the race course was downwind of a set of barrier islands. In the first race, the […]

No wind the morning here in Key West so the Race Committee postponned and held the competitors ashore. The postponement flag came down at 1200 EST and we are headed out now for a 1330 start. There is a cold front approaching which should bring a building northwesterly wind this afternoon and evening. Cooler temps […]

No wind=No Racing….in Sailboats. This is how you get statistically perfect sailing conditions. Monday we had 30 knots and too much to race and today 4 knots and not enough to sail. The average of that is 17 knots. Perfect, right? Just kidding. In reality, Key West is one of the best venues in the […]

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