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An America’s Cup Champion Learn’s How to Sail!

Simon van Velthooven, an America’s Cup Champion doesn’t actually know how to sail. He is an Olympic cycling bronze medalist. Since cyclists most likely won’t be needed on the new America’s Cup desin, he is determined to learn how to sail in order to save his spot on Emirates Team New Zealand for the 2021 Cup. Simon said “I’ll happily …

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Fractional Ownership/ Member Program: Another Jeanneau Option

Many of our customers use our Charter Fleet to enjoy sailing here in New England, but there is an alternative now available: Fractional ownership or fractional use members is a program that has been available for the past ten years. Just recently SAILTIME, the most successful national franchise program, has teamed up with Jeanneau to offer an exciting alternative. With a program …

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AIRMAR UST800/UST850 Smart™ Sensor

Ultrasonic Smart™ Sensor for Cruising and Racing AIRMAR’s new UST800/UST850 just turned your maintenance time into more cruising time…and made your boat smarter too. Ultrasonic speed and temperature in one single housing with no moving parts makes this sensor a high precision, low maintenance solution for use on power and sail boats of all types and sizes. Say goodbye to …

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VOR Update: Mark Towill’s Account of Vesta’s Wind Collision

The following is Mark Towill’s account of the fatal collision on the Hong Kong approach. Mark is the skipper of Vestas 11th Hour Racing on Leg 4 of the VOR. We were about 30 nautical miles from the finish, and I was at the navigation station monitoring the radar and AIS (Automatic Identification System), and communicating with the crew on-deck …

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Congratulations North Sails!

It’s no wonder why Jeanneau Yachts uses North Performance sails for their Jeanneau Yacht 64. CNB also uses North performance sails for their new CNB 66 and 76.  3Di NORDAC WINS “BEST NEW PRODUCT” AT NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW North Sails 3Di NORDAC Recognized as Game Changing Cruising Sail Technology North Sails 3Di NORDAC was named Best New Product at the Newport …

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VOR Update: Team AkzoNobel and SHK/Scallywag Battle It Out!

Check out the FULL leg 6 replay below! Team AkzoNobel has won Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race, racing 6,344 miles from Hong Kong to Auckland in 20 days, 9 hours and 17 minutes and 26 seconds. It was a tremendous win, and came after an epic final 24 hours, when a ridge of high pressure off the north …

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Caribbean 600: “Bam” Wins IRC 3!

Take a look at the start of the race! Congratulations “BAM”! “This was definitely a wet and wild ride,” commented Conor Fogerty. “The last race I won was the OSTAR single-handed and I came down to do this race for therapy to get back into sailing, but after experiencing this event, it didn’t feel like therapy! I was expecting the …

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Why Charter Locally?

Charter Destinations: Cape Cod and the Islands Featured image credit to https://instagram.com/above_the_fray_aerials PETER NIELSEN MAR 21, 2017 You’ll most likely start and end your charter in Newport There’s a reason New England sailors are so dedicated; New England is simply one of the world’s best cruising grounds. The southern side of Cape Cod and its off-lying islands—Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, the Elizabeth …

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Android Smartwatch for Sailing!

The world’s first Android smartwatch designed for sailing! The most flexible and efficient tool to display all the navigation data directly on your wrist. Take your boat under control. esa Watch is the first smartwatch designed for sailing. Connect through Wi-Fi to the on-board instrumentation to display the navigation data in real time directly on your wrist. Thanks to the dedicated software it is possible …