Dicken's-On-The-Strand - December 6th and 7th
includes a tour of the Tall Ship Elissa
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SailingNews

We Are The Crew of the Elissa

Experience the ambiance of sailing aboard the Elissa on the Gulf of Mexico

The sixth Vendée Globe, Singlehanded Round The World

Video Updated Daily

John Kolius and Crew from LaPorte, Texas, take the title of 2008 Melges 24 Atlantic Coast Champions

November 2008 - Melges 20 Test Sails on Clear Lake, Houston, Texas

America's Cup or the Alinghi Cup -- Update November 16, 2008

Ericsson 4 Wins Leg One of Volvo and smashes 24-Hour Mono-Hull Speed Record

Paralympic Sailing & Wrap-up of the 2008 Sailing Olympic's, Qindao, China.

Oracle Trimaran Sailing trials - Puget Sound

Quantum Racing at the Audi MedCup Championship, Cartagena, Spain August 30, 2008

The 2008 J-22 Worlds, Rochester Yacht Club, N.Y.

John Lovell/Charlie Ogletree - their 2008 Olympic Quest

Paul Foerster (Heath, Texas) wins U.S. 2008 Singlehanded Sailing Championship

Yacht & Boat Clubs in Southwest & South

Weather for Mariners and Landlubbers

Galveston Bay, TX., Western Gulf of Mexico, Port of Tampa, Ports of Los Angeles
& Long Beach, U.S.Navy's Fleet Numerical Meteorology & Oceanographic Center.

Crew/Skippers Available/Wanted

latest November 5, 2008

l'Hydroptère launched May 22, 2008

To break the sailing speed record of more than 50 knots

New website dedicated to members of the 2008 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Teams.

Athlete bios, event schedules, photos, news, press releases and information . . .

BoatUS Foundation, Rental Emergency Beacon, helps save 4 lives.

After chartered sailboat strikes unknown object 200, Tuesday, May 13 about 200 miles east of Brunswick, GA

2008 Star Class World Championships

Coral Reef Yacht Club, FL. April 12-17, 2008

2008 Women's Match Racing World Championships, N.Z.

Farrah Hall's Olympic dream might have caught its second wind.

Hugo Boss Open 60 Sailing Video

Choosing a boat for each of the 2008 U.S. Presidential Candidates.

January 19, Clean-Up at Kemah, TX, Video.

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The Beauty of the Sea

a group of photos taken between New England and Florida with a song written, performed and recorded by the skipper

Morning Light - a real life adventure feature film

will be recorded as it happens on the 2007, 44th Transpacific Yacht Race to Hawaii

Jobson Sailing Reports

Go to Online Video Reports and click on Allianz Preview: America's Cup 1851-2007

Man-Overboard & Resultant Cold Water Shock

All about gasping, hyperventilation, inhaling seawater, heart attack and rapid drowning

Women's High Performance Dinghy Evaluation

How Good Are your Boat's Running Lights?

Crew Overboard Rescue Symposium Final Report

By John Rousmaniere, June 26, 2006.

Cruising With Kids by Barb Hansen

Sailboat Handicap Rating Systems - Part One

Sailboat Handicap Rating Systems - Part Two

The Cutting Edge of Yacht Design Today.

Racing on Galveston Bay, Texas

Sail Theory - how a sail works

Maritime History

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