The 2019 Vineyard Race hosted by Stamford Yacht Club started in 15 knots of breeze gusting 18 with sunny skies. It was a downwind run off the line and all three Farr 40s deployed their A2s. They each also set a staysail for extra stability and a little...
The Offshore Acorns left the dock in Oyster Bay at 6:30am on Monday. With sunny skies and 8 knots of breeze, they had champagne conditions cruising down Long Island Sound towards the first stop of their trip: Mystic, CT. The first half of the trip was spent motoring...
Mini Transat Racer David Rasion crossed the finish line in Bahia Oct 31 just after 8pm. David arrived at the finish after racing across 3,120 ocean miles in 17 days, and beat the current second leg record by 23 minutes! Congrats to David for a truly memorable...
While most of us are planning our halloween costumes the Volvo 70s have started the Volvo Ocean Race. Over the next 9 months, 6 boats will race over 39,000 nautical miles via Cape Town, Abu Dhabi, Sanya, Auckland, around Cape Horn to Itajai, Miami, Lisbon and Lorient. There...
Team members Chris Welch and Mark Towill won the 2011 Melges 32 World Championship on Goombay Smash!!...
Team members Chris Welch and Mark Towill recently flew to Real Club Nautico de Palma de Mallorca in Palma de Mallorca, Spain to compete in Melges 32 Worlds on Goombay Smash. There are 29 boats competing. Tomorrow is the last day of racing and there is a one point...
The 6.50 Minis are heading to the Basin des Chalutiers of La Rochelle to prepare for the 4,200 mile race. The single handed 6.50 Mini Transat starts on September 25 and the offshore team will be watching their crossing and wishing them the best of...
Congratulations to Oakcliff All American Offshore team members racing in the Rolex's St. Francis Big Boat Series....
We wish it was ocean racing, but team members Ben Quatro (Powerplay), Colin Orisini (Mayham), Matt Noble (Double Trouble) and Molly Robinson (Akela) are racing in Rolex's Big Boat Series. Hosted by the St. Francis in San Francisco Bay, the conditions have been windy with...
The Transatlantic Race: “In Our Own Words” by Jesse Fielding and other members of the Oakcliff All-American Offshore Team Starting Line The Transatlantic Race 2011 for the OakCliff All-American Offshore Team was the opportunity of a lifetime for 16 young American sailors. The adventure started for a core...