Build It and They Will Come

Most sailors dream of building their own boat. What would it look like? How would it sail? What crazy appendages could I add? Very few ever realize this dream. One group of engineering students, however, has built two C-Class catamarans before most graduated college. Hailing from the École de Technologie Supérieure in Montreal, this group traveled to Florida to put their second-generation C-Cat through the paces at Foiling Week Miami. Meet the team behind the Rafale project.

Learn more about Rafale II and the team’s future plans.

Regatta, Video

Monaco International Optimist Team Race

Some of the best optimist racing teams in the world just wrapped up the Monaco International Optimist Team

Invaluable Advice, Video

Advice for making a living in sailing

Even if you’re not an America’s Cup level tactician or grinder, there is a career path possible for

Video

Pep Costa Vlog — Part Three

Three months ago, Pep Costa left La Rochelle, France and begun his journey on the Mini-Transat. We interviewed

Articles, Inspiration

The Draw of Offshore Racing

Beau Geste, a MOD70 Trimaran, blasted to a new race record in New Zealand’s PIC Coastal Classic coastal

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