America's Cup: Dr Ross, I presume?
AUCKLAND, NZL (#1053) – Congrats to Hamish Ross (NZL), our former adversary when he was with Alinghi and colleague when he was with the...
Law & Order: The Brazilian killer of Sir Peter Blake has been captured after being on the lam fo
ISLAND OF MARAJO, BRAZIL – According to today's Daily Mail (GBR), the fugitive pirate on the run for 15 years, Jose Irandir Cardoso, has...
EU: Sports federation rules that try to prevent athletes from competing in unsanctioned events breac
BRUSSELS – The big overnight news from Europe is that UK Prime Minister Theresa May has struck a "breakthrough" Brexit deal with the EU....
VOR: One hears a Rule 69 protest has been filed against Scallywag, skipper David Witt, and three oth
UPDATE: We are now told that the only two people being protested under Rule 69, which will be heard by the Jury on Thursday, are Messrs...
Media Madness: The two sailors 'rescued' at sea after 50 days? Finally, here's the kinky
SAN FRANCISCO – SF seems as appropriate a dateline as any for this story, given what the UK's Daily Mail has just revealed in an article...
NZL: New government will ban foreign home buyers after recent price surge; Aussies exempt
WELLINGTON, NZL – Your Ed. was surprised to see prominent stories on many online news feeds this morning under the above headline and...
VOR: Photos of the day – 'Welcome back, Simeon'
ALICANTE, ESP – Yesterday afternoon Sailing Illustrated reported, in another worldwide exclusive, that Simeon Tienpont (NED) would dock...
BCN: Huge rally in the streets of Barcelona today as Madrid moves to oust the Catalan government and
BARCELONA, ESP – To be sure Sailing Illustrated is an online sailing magazine, not a political blog. But having lived in Spain (Valencia,...
VOR: Tienpont v. AkzoNobel arbitration hearing on Friday, or so say SI sources and Dutch media repor
ALICANTE, ESP – Our sources close to the beleaguered Volvo Ocean Racing team AkzoNobel, as well as Dutch media, are reporting that an...
