The Virgin Islands Sailor of the Year Award for 2016 was handed out recently and Cy Thomson was the recipient of this award. He has several accolades to his credit, such as being a two time winner in the Olympic laser category. The award was organized by the Virgin Sailing Association. He has qualified for…
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Kilroy Leaves Behind Inspirational Story
John B Kilroy Sr was a pioneer in real estate as well as in sailing. He was considered a pioneer as well as a mentor and philanthropist. He passed away at the age of 94 years on 29th September 2016. Jim had his early days as a crew member on boats and many, such as…
Laser Sailing In Rio
Laser sailing is what will be witnessed on Monday, 8th August at the Rio Games 2016. The dinghy that is sailed by a single person has an interesting history to it. It was seen in the Atlantic Games in 1996 when the first medal in this category was won by Robert Scheidt of Brazil. He…
Kendall and Styles’ yacht vacation
Their fans are already aware of their yacht vacation, and now Kendall Jenner and Harry Styles are once again making the media rounds with snapshots from their Christmas holiday in St Barts. While Kendall Jenner and rapper Chris Brown are now making the news, Harry Styles and the model appeared to be happy and close…
USA to Cuba mission goes successfully
Bellafonte, the Corsair 31R trimaran, was the very first overall to end in the Andrews Institute Pensacola a la Habana Race 2015. Bellafonte topped the Multihull Division out of Pensacola Bay earlier on Saturday, i.e. 31st October, and completed the 511 nm course at around 2:06:41 am on Wednesday morning 4th November. She finished after…
Sailing Regatta in Rogersville next week
Do you like sailing? Well, here is your chance to watch some of the best in the area. The Tennessee Valley Challenge Cup will take place at the Joe Wheeler Marina in Rogersville from 18th to 20th September, 2015. Wheeler Yacht Club will host the regatta this year. Registration is on 18th Sep, Friday, and…