12 June, 2013, Costa Smeralda: About 10 days ago the expectations for this year’s Loro Piana Super yacht Regatta, sponsored by the Yacht Club Smeralda, was a light wind. But by the third day, the Fitzroy Race Day, the winds had turned and increased to a healthy 12 knots. But this is why this area is so loved by real sailors. The wind continued to c...
19 June, 2013. Istanbul, Turkey: Istanbul has been known by many names, Byzantium, Constantinople, The Gateway to the
East, and more. The Bosporus Strait’s eastern side is even said to be the source of the Great Flood. A cruise around the coast of Turkey, from the Island of Rhodes, past Istanbul and ...
8 June, 2013, San Francisco: Most yachters have seen exhibitions of jet-skies hitting a wave and diving underwater, only to explode rapidly on the surface after the dive. This looks like a lot of fun, but also somewhat dangerous and certainly something that requires a great deal of practice and skil...
31 May, 2013, San Francisco: The Artemis tragedy last year brought and intensive revew of safety during an AC review of AC72 vessels and wings, enhanced sailor safety equipment a 10-knot lower wind limit, now set at 23 knots, maximum and more. In total the review made 37 separate regulations, a tota...