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Burling skippers Kiwis to New York regatta win and clinches spot in SailGP's $2M Grand Final
Peter Burling and the New Zealand Black Foils sailed a flawless podium race on the Hudson River on Sunday to win the Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix and clinch a spot in SailGP's $2 million, winner-take-all Grand Final in San Francisco next month. Burling and his mates took the...
Robertson skippers Canada into lead of SailGP's New York regatta on a fickle day on the Hudson River
Phil Robertson skippered Canada's 50-foot foiling catamaran to finishes of fourth and second in the opening races of the New York Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix on the Hudson River on Saturday before a dying breeze forced the third fleet race to be abandoned. Canada sits atop a...
Lindsey Vonn goes sailing with Team USA and joins grinder Anna Weis on the winches
Lindsey Vonn went sailing on the Hudson River on Friday aboard a foiling catamaran, enjoying one of the perks of joining the board of directors of the United States SailGP team. The retired skiing champion was the “sixth sailor” with Team USA for a jaunt off Manhattan before all...
Melvin, Findlay and Burnham head the National Sailing Hall of Fame's Class of 2024
NEWPORT, Rhode Island (AP) — Pete Melvin, who helped design breakthrough boats for the America's Cup as well as the Nacra 17 used in the Olympics, and Conn Findlay, who won Olympic medals in sailing and rowing, head the list of 12 inductees in the National Sailing Hall of Fame's Class of 2024. ...
From 5-time Olympian to new classes, U.S. sailing team looking for a comeback at Paris Games
MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. sailors going to the Paris Olympics are looking for a comeback in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Marseille — perhaps none more than veteran Stu McNay, returning for his fifth Olympics but competing in a new mixed-gender category. The Rhode Island...
Slingsby rallies to stay alive while Scott has Britain in the lead in Canada Sail Grand Prix
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Three-time defending SailGP champion Tom Slingsby of Team Australia rebounded from two poor performances to win the third fleet race and stay in contention in the inaugural ROCKWOOL Canada Sail Grand Prix Halifax on Saturday. The Aussies are sixth overall in the...
U.S. Sailing drops federal lawsuit in settlement with Paul Cayard and America One Racing
SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. Sailing has settled its federal lawsuit against veteran sailor and executive Paul Cayard and the America One Racing foundation, the sport's governing body announced on Wednesday. Dropping the lawsuit removes a major distraction that had overshadowed the...
A ride on a fast catamaran led Lindsey Vonn to join U.S. SailGP Team's board of directors
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Eight years after catching a ride on a fast, foiling catamaran off Manhattan, retired skiing champion Lindsey Vonn has joined the board of directors of the United States SailGP Team. Vonn is the latest star to come aboard the rebranded American team in tech...
