December 6, 2009 (Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, ISV) – Peter Holmberg, Maurice Kurg, Morgan Avery and Ben Beer (ISV) resorted to decades of experience to defeat Taylor Canfield, Max Nickbarg, Tyler Rice and Chris Rosenberg (ISV) in an all US Virgin Islands final at the 2nd Annual Carlos Aguilar Match Race. Holmberg took Canfield down with two straight wins... MORE

By Lynn FitzpatrickDecember 6, 2009 (Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, ISV) – The #1 Women’s Match Racing team in the world, Claire Leroy, Eladie BertrandClarie Pruvot and Marie Riou (FRA) defeated the US Women’s Match Racing Champion and the defending Carlos Aguilar Match Race Champion, Genny Tulloch and her team, which included Sally Barkow, Alana O’Re... MORE

By Lynn Fitzpatrick“My immediate plans include the Star Worlds in Rio de Janeiro. I've been sailing the Star for so long, there is just no way I can miss that event, and then we'll see what comes after that," said Torben Grael in an interview after being recognized as the 2009 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year. When pressed to rank the three highlights f... MORE

By Lynn FitzpatrickNovember 4, 2009 - As ISAF holds its semi-annual meeting in Busan, Korea and recognizes the World Sailors of the Year while Olympic aspirants move toward the 2012 London Games, calls to mind an extraordinary event in Sailing and Olympic history. During the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, for an unprecedented eighth time, the Star Class Commodore, ... MORE

As soon as Alfa Romeo took its prominent position at the end of Transpac Pier at Rainbow Harbor in Long Beach, it became everybody’s darling. Its mast towers above the palm trees along Shoreline Drive and it is the first thing that pedestrians and boaters notice when they enter Rainbow Harbor.There hasn’t been a more generous owner or crew at Transpac Pi... MORE

Robert Scheidt and Bruno Prada – This Brazilian team is hot, hot, hot. They won the 2007 Star World Championship. They were third at the 2008 Star World Championships in a borrowed boat and they had a fantastic Medal Race at the 2008 Olympics in Qingdao and won the Olympic Silver Medal. Scheidt has two Olympic Gold medals and am Olympic Silver Medals for h... MORE