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As the fleet continues its path into the south Atlantic in two distinct packs, those taking the more direct easterly route and the south easterly group, Nova Scotia and Jamaica have gybed away from this second group overnight to …

Still on top of the leader board after the second day of racing is Brian and Stephen Tedeschi’s Tastes Like Chicken, Newport, R.I., but after Saturday’s fluky winds and weird weather in the J/109 North American Championships, the local …

After a little over one hour of racing, Marc Guillemot and Charles Caudrelier's monohull Safran won the « Transat Jacques Vabre – Laguna Trophy » prologue in spite of starting off at the rear end of the fleet. Leading …

Racing for the first time since its launch, the new ECOVER secured second place in the first prologue race to the Transat Jacques Vabre. At 1000 BST this morning the monohull fleet (18 Open 60's and 36 Open 40's) …

Hello to all,

This is just a friendly note to let you know that even though the Renton Sailing Dock is closed today, it will be open tomorrow (Sunday 10/28) starting at 11am.

Hope to see you there.

Jim Campbell

Renton Sailing Club

Pindar 40, the Class 40 skippered by Jo Royle and Alexia Barrier was today the first ‘Pogo 40’ Class 40 and 11th overall to cross the finish line in the Transat Jacques Vabre Prologue Race. The race, which began …

US SAILING, national governing body for the sport, has awarded its prestigious trophy for excellence in race management to St. Petersburg Yacht Club (St. Petersburg, Fla.). The name of the trophy, which US SAILING has been awarding since 1978, …

Explore shipboard practices, procedures and products chosen for their “treading lightly on the earth” value.  Survey information has been collected and case studies will be presented by the A. J.  Meerwald and the Sloop Clearwater. Share your experiences and be a participant in Ships to Save the Waters’ efforts to develop best practices for the […]

With support from the US Department of Justice and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), ASTA awarded mini-grants to seven member organizations in 2007. ASTA’s Youth Adventure Program provided positive life-changing experiences on tall ships and sail training vessels to over 200 youth from underserved communities throughout the ASTA regions.  Mini-grant recipients discuss their programs, […]

Key aspects of admiralty law that are vital to your sail training program.
Speaker: Mike Rauworth
Mike Rauworth has a career of over thrity-seven years at sea and at law.  He maintains an unlimited-tonnage Coast Guard license as master of Sail, Steam & Motor vessels, with several pilotage endorsements.  He has sailed as master on more than […]