Sailing World

Sailing World connects the community of racing sailors through words, images and shared experiences. Across many mediums, it explores the sailor’s passion and showcases the lifestyle, destinations and technology. It links knowledge-hungry participants to the sport’s top experts, providing unrivaled instructional content.

Going Forward • As our one-design classes and regatta expectations evolve, so too must our signature regatta series. Let’s start by calling it what it is.

Sailing World

HELLY HANSEN SAILING WORLD 2022 REGATTA SERIES • Experience the thrill of the largest regatta series in the U.S. Hosted at premier yacht clubs around the country, the 2022 Helly Hansen Regatta Series delivers the action on and off the water. With daily racing for cruisers, rally, one-design, juniors and RC boaters plus fun and exciting social events, the Helly Hansen Regatta Series has it all. Don’t miss out. Go to sailingworld.com/regatta-series for more information.

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Playtime in Paradise • St. Barts has certainly earned its reputation as a lavish celebrity destination and wintertime playground for the superyachts of sailing. But if you ask the locals, the best regatta of the season is its best kept secret.

Bridging Sailing’s Great Divide • What’s really driving women away from the sport is a culture within the sport itself.

Knocking at the Top • US Virgin Islands homeboy and full-time pro sailor Taylor Canfield is putting in the time and making a name for himself, but cracking into the big league is proving harder than it should be.

Seeing the Light • A record-setting sailor shifts gears and doesn’t look back.

Icy Hot Techs • Marblehead Harbor was pretty much dead all winter long. But a one-design spark now has the harbor ablaze every weekend.

Alinghi Gets Bullish on the America’s Cup • The 37th America’s Cup Defender now has a fourth and formidable challenger, one with a winning culture and a proven record.

Brothers in Arms • Modern boatbuilding and sailmaking technology have taken the cruising catamaran concept straight into the racing scene and set up one heck of a sibling rivalry.

Eat Dessert First • When rethinking what’s possible in your sailing future, embrace the impossible.

FOR THE LOVE OF CLUB • If you believe that it is good to sail, that it is good to sail with friends, that it is good to sail with mom and pop and sis and bro, especially if they’re really, really fast, and that it is even better to sail against opponents who are almost family themselves, listen up. There is a home for you down South. And if you believe the third time’s the charm when things get crazy, I have evidence.

Return to the republic • The allure of the Conch Republic—and a craving for fresh and reliable tropical winds—is what makes Key West irresistible to racing sailors. For decades, the quirky island was the place to be in January. A bigger and bigger Race Week grew until the lights were shut off on the way out in 2017. It became too expensive to run, and the numbers didn’t add up to make a buck. For pro and amateur sailors alike, that meant no more roosters. No more Duval crawls. And worst of all, no more long and sporty days planing across milky-blue seas. And like a Galleon mudslide, they didn’t realize how much they missed it, until they missed it. Someone—anyone—had to bring sailboat racing back to Key West. And back it is.

GL52 Vesper

J/70 Dingbat

ORC Interlodge IV

Melges 24 Raza Mixta

J/111 Bravo

The Dynamics of Headsail Trim • In and out, up and down, forward and aft, and how about that tension? Jib trim today is multidimensional, and the rewards of being dynamic with your trim are worth the gains.

The Pursuit of Perfect Tacks • Make every tack a good one. That’s the goal,...