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A rendering of the AC40, to be used for training and womens and youth regattas. The boats are currently being tooled at McConaghy and expected to be delivered to teams by the summer of 2022. Courtesy America’s Cup
There was no venue to announce, but there was plenty laid out onto the table today as the Protocol of the 37th America’s Cup was released by the Defender, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and Emirates Team New Zealand and the Challenger of Record...

ORC racing will be used for the Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. Petersburg’s handicap fleets of spinnaker boats. Paul Todd/Outside Images
Organizers of the Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Series announced this week their Notice of Race and opening of registration for the 2022 edition of the St. Petersburg NOOD with news of the addition of ORC racing for the first time and the introduction of...

Clarity From Darkness Alessandro Lecis/Alessandra Panzeri
My watch reads 1:58 a.m. as I step up through the hatch and into a darkness so complete that focusing on the horizon causes an instantaneous shift in perspective—all the angles are turned counterclockwise. At the helm, shadowy figures sway, illuminated...

The Good Samaritan Memorial Hospital J/24 North Americans gave Ian Scott’s Crack of Noon team a good taste of Long Island’s Great South Bay. Christopher Howell
The ol’ J/24 Crack of Noon doesn’t leave home often. Its longtime caretaker, Ian Scott, is a busy guy in the summertime, bottling and delivering crisp, clean natural spring water to thirsty and demanding customers. Come June, the rest of his aging crew...