Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. – Mark Twain It’s been a talent packed 2013! On the … Continued
Emily lives in New South Whales, Australia and is 11th Hour Racing’s first junior ambassador. At 13 she already aspires to sail in the Olympics. Recently I went up to Queensland to participate in a youth week regatta. This was my first event as an 11th Hour Racing ambassador and was the first time I had … Continued
Dave Rearick began sailing as a teenager on the shores of Lake Michigan. Follow Dave’s adventures leading up to his single-handed sailing Bodacious Dream around the world this fall at www.bodaciousdream.com & www.bodaciousdreamexpeditions.com I’ve said it, you’ve said it, everyone has said it at one time or another … but have any of us ever really considered what it means? … Continued
Traveling. Most of us do this often. Sometimes it’s from the home to work, other times it’s a journey across the ocean. Recently for me, it meant a road trip to Philadelphia to play a Real Tennis tournament. Without going into great detail about the sport, I can tell you it’s a unique style of … Continued
When one thinks of the traditional college experience, their thoughts are often filled with images of drunken men hoisting empty kegs above their heads and swarms of coeds cheering them on. Rarely does the collegiate image include solar powered trash compactors, sensor operated water bottle refill stations, and students frustrated with the lack of efficiently … Continued
DR Congo It is not some obscure doctor named for a mythic African country. It is the country: the Democratic Republic of Congo. I spent the better part of a week in early February as part of a humanitarian aid delegation, purportedly the largest American delegation in the history of the country: 24 persons. Only. … Continued
Jamie Haines is a new addition to our list of outstanding ambassadors. She and her Husband run the racing program Interlodge and have recently adopted a no single use water bottle program for their team. The Interlodge sailing team is out in Utah, in the Wasatch Cache National Forest, indulging in the incredible moutain environment … Continued
Written by Matt Knowles Matt is the president of the Moth class and member of the US Sailing racing rules committee. The letter was originally published on Sailing Anarchy under the thread: Nanny State about Rule 55 The Racing Rules of Sailing 2013-2016 includes a new rule, rule 55 TRASH DISPOSAL: A competitor shall not intentionally put trash … Continued
Spring isn’t the only thing in the air in the historical town of Charleston, SC. The Atlantic Cup has arrived and is in full swing. With 7 teams and 4 countries represented, this group of short-handed sailors are eager to get off the dock and start the race. For now the weather predictions are … Continued
Rob Windsor is an 11th Hour Racing ambassador. When not sailing short-handed across the Atlantic, he enjoys relaxing at his home with his family in New York. Another Atlantic Cup has come and gone and it appears I will have to wait another year to go for the win in America’s Sailing Race. I … Continued