Steve Clark has been dreaming of winning back the Little America’s Cup for the USA ever since he lost it to Canada in 2007. In 1996, Clark’s 25- foot C-Class Catamaran Cogito (pronounced with a soft g) had blown away designers and engineers with its mammoth wing sail and unmatchable speed, and with helmsman Duncan MacLane [...]
The 2010 Tybee 500 arrived in Cocoa Beach after three days of thrills and spills and men overboard. Strong winds would seem to be just what the doctor ordered for Catamaran sailors, but some Tybee sailors would like a little more cooperation from Mother Nature.a On the first day, the course changes from northeast to [...]
Steve Brewin and Jack Benson have won the Club Marine Formula 18 Australian Championship at Audi Victoria Week with a masterful display of tactical sailing in a brand new C2 design called BO. Brewin and Benson were always in the top three finishers in the 25-boat fleet while their rivals were less consistent in the [...]
The fast and exciting Formula 18 (F18) catamarans are coming to Corio Bay in Geelong, where the Royal Geelong Yacht Club will host the F18 Australian Championship for the first time at Audi Victoria Week from January 23-26. Heading the line-up are the reigning Australian champions, Matt Homan and Luke McDonald from Humpybong Yacht Club [...]
The Arch Raid recently wrapped up in the Scandinavian Islands with Team Thule, Martin Strandberg and crew Johan Ortendahl of Sweden picking up the overall win, crossing the finish line in Lidingo, Stockholm. Competitors, Eric Proust and Romain Motteau/Team Citus picked up the 2nd place 6 points under Team Thule. Photo of Team Thule by [...]
The qualifying races for the F18 Worlds have kicked off in Belgium at the Royal Belgian Sailing Club and at that it sounds too a bad start. There were two DNF’s in the first fleet and there’s word around camp that the cat sailors are clueless. Apparently some teams are finishing at the wrong buoy. [...]
Strong heat and no wind on the packed parking of the Yacht Club de Carnac for this first day of competition. The 30 crews didn’t have the opportunity to confront one another in the bay of Quiberon and it’s really a pity! The teams brought together for this new competition which is to promote the [...]