From the outside looking in, skeptical people question the validity of SailTime fractional sailing. I think this is because they don’t understand the dynamics at work. Historically, sailing was a sport for the wealthy elite. With the invention of fiberglass, manufacturers like Hunter were able to create small sailboats that could be afforded by more [...]

Last night, the Full Moon Frolic saw a closely contested sailing race out to the Wes Mark from the Channel Islands Harbor entrance. By just a few boat lengths, Varekai, Captained by Owner Mick Rotondo,  took the coveted Red Cup away from 1421, Captained by Member of the Year 2007, John McKinney. The 1421 crew [...]

Yesterday the New York Court of Appeals ruled that BMW Oracle and their Golden Gate Yacht Club is the Challenger of Record for the next America’s Cup. This in effect denied the paper yacht club set up between Valencia and Ernesto Bertarelli’s Alinghi. This was done at the close of the 2007 AC in an attempt to [...]