By Lynn FitzpatrickThe future of the most widely followed sailing event will not be held up in the courts forever and when the America’s Cup challenger series and a location is announced Argo Challenge will be among the cadre of high-powered teams competing. Argo, with its eye-catching graphics and compelling message has been catching the attention of... MORE

San Diego, November 16, 2008 – The hot and dry Santa Ana winds whipped up wild fires inland and held the sea breeze at bay during San Diego Yacht Club’s One Design Weekend, which doubled as the Etchells Class 2008 Pacific Coast Championship. There were 27 boats on the line and San Diego Fleet Captain, Chris Busch, sailing four-up with Chuck Sin... MORE

By Lynn FitzpatrickWhen I boarded the Silolona in Phuket, Thailand during the 2007 King’s Cup, Phuket, I thought that I was going for a day sail. Instead, the 50-meter hand-crafted recreation of a Spice Island trading vessel steered me back into China’s sailing history. Silolona is a Phinisi, a traditional wooden sailboat, built by hand by the ... MORE

Spending the last two weeks with the sailors, coaches, assistants, friends, families, care givers and International Association of Disabled Sailors (IFDS) officials during the 2008 Paralympics Sailing Regatta in Qingdao, China was the most rewarding experience of my career as a sailing journalist.These people are amazing! The challenges that they have overco... MORE

Heiko Kroger (GER) stands beside his new 2.4 Metre and recounts the sailing history of a multiple time world champion. Kroger sailed Optimist dinghies as a child, raced Lasers for 19 years and crewed on Solings and other three-man keelboats.“I was born without a forearm, but never thought of it as a disability. I learned to sail and race just like ever... MORE

While the Olympic Sailing Center in Qingdao, China was being swept clean of Olympic memorabilia and converted to a more user friendly venue for the Paralympics, I stole away to Rhizaou and discovered what’s really happening with the development of sailing in China.My ride in a bread van dropped me at what had been described as a remote marina where an... MORE