Sailing Shout-Out: Exotic. Iconic. Cuba.
byThe following is an excerpt from a fantastic post about a recent sail to Cuba written by my friend Andy Schell of 59 North, Ltd. Please…
The following is an excerpt from a fantastic post about a recent sail to Cuba written by my friend Andy Schell of 59 North, Ltd. Please…
My buddy JC (who happens to live in TriBeCa) has asked some very good questions regarding this weekend’s historic, high-profile, fantastic—and frustrating—America’s Cup World Series event…
Since I’ve been following and writing about this 280-foot “superyacht that actually sails well”since 2014, I feel weirdly connected to it, and vicariously proud that she…
It may have been rainy. And cold. And the combination of ultra-light winds and ripping current may have forced an early stop to the “racing.” In…
You remember “rock-umentaries”—tales of long-haired musicians achieving rock star heights only to have it all come crashing down in “creative differences” and car crashes—that played on VH1…
I started my career as a “sailing journalist” on April 10th, 1995. It was sunny and crisp Spring day. I wore a striped tie, a hand-me-down…
Mercedes-Benz designers are no strangers to high performance boats. In fact, muscle car fast, Mercedes-AMG “inspired” Cigarette power boats have been around for a while. And come to…
I don’t care if the temps are hovering in the high 30’s, and the snow is still flying north of the Massachusetts border. It’s time to celebrate…
This is not the first time the iconic silver “America’s Cup” has returned to New York after a team of Australians beat Dennis Conner and the New York…
Having just returned to planet Earth after racing aboard a brand-new, 100-foot-long racing yacht at Les Voiles de St. Barth (and swimming, and running, and partying, and lounging by the…
Ok, so, I’ve just spent a spectacular day racing aboard the 100-foot-long Wally Cento Galateia with the legendary Tom Whidden of the North Marine Group calling tactics, Jim Pugh (of…
Ok. So…I was told the infinity pools go on to infinity here in magical St. Barth. But, whaaaat, this is NOT and infinity pool! However, the…