James Boyd's blog
America's Cup grey areas
The English Channel is a busy place at the moment with the doublehanded Class 40s heading west down the south coast of the UK in the Normandy Channel Race, while the Multi50s charge in the opposite
The season is upon us
A busy weekend with the Audi MedCup concluding in Cascais, where Emirates Team NZ proved they have lost none of their magic while TeamOrigin fell off the pace towards the end of the regatta to fini
TP52s now much more physical to sail
A good day for British keelboat sailors yesterday with TeamOrigin pulling into the lead, two points clear of Emirates Team NZ and Synergy, on day two of the Audi MedCup’s Portugal Trophy whil
Audi MedCup takes a quantum leap
We are not just saying it because we are here in Cascais, but in going into this season the Audi MedCup seems to have taken its biggest step yet.
What next for the foiling Moth?
Foilers – still the most exciting technology in our sport at present, but still strangely limited pretty much to singlehanders like the Moth and RS600 FF.
Some AC34 clarity
The 34th America’s Cup seems to be on track even if 2014, the likely date, seems a long way off.
Maxi boat Atlantic dash
Both Mike Slade’s ICAP Leopard and Alex Jackson’s Speedboat are setting up to have a crack at the west to east transatlantic monohull record between New York and the L
Filling the AC void
While it may be relatively meaningless in the grand scheme of things, we’re excited about the prospect of BMW Oracle Racing and Sir Keith Mills’ TeamOrigin lining up at Cowes Week this
Olympic classes lottery
A lot of Olympic sailors will be putting the Semaine Olympique de Voiles in Hyeres down to experience with light fluky winds have made racing awkward for the entire course of this week, although Pa
Blast to St Barts
In our audio interview with Sam Davies, mid-Atlantic in the Transat AG2 La Mondiale, one really gets a sense of life on board – having to hang up hurriedly while a shackle on the spinnaker bl
