The Royal BVI Yacht Club Watersports Centre (RBVIYCWC) on Tortola, British Virgin Islands, has become the first Caribbean-based sailing facility to earn the status of a Royal Yachting Association (RYA) Recognised Teaching Establishment (RTE) for the National Sailing Scheme (Dinghies and Keelboats) and Powerboat Handling. For more details and similar reports, log on to http://sailingsource.com/scuttlebutt.
Sailors frequently make landfall in the far-flung locales that are settings for Saving the Ocean, a 10-part public-television series hosted by marine biologist and author Carl Safina. Check out our interview with Safina here.
On May 14, America's Cup organizers named a panel to investigate the death of Andrew "Bart" Simpson and Artemis Racing's AC72 capsize. They announced the summer event "remains on track."
Olympic gold medalist Andrew Simpson died after Artemis Racing capsized its AC72 on Thursday, May 9.
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Loved sailing aboard the 433 this past week. Easy to handle, great performance and extremely comfortable. Thankful for the watermaker!
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Visit with Kyle Jachney aboard the new Hylas 56. Hell take you on an informative tour of the newest in their line of exceptional offshore cruisers.
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