Sailing Connecticut & New York - February

Iran releases British sailors

Never has staying on course meant more to a racing yacht than to Sail Bahrain's crew.

The crew was stopped by an Iranian navy vessel before the start of the Dubai-Muscat Offshore Race after a propeller failed and the boat may have drifted from United Arab Emirates waters to Iranian waters, according to Andrew Pindar OBE, chairman of Sail Bahrain. The crew was being held on suspicion of espionage.

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Sailing - New England February

Oliver on the move

Rhode Island's future Tall Ship, the Oliver Hazard Perry, is towed from Newport, R.I., by the tug boat Hope. The 132-foot hull will undergo major steel and mechanical work at Promet Marine Services in Providence, R.I., this winter.  When completed in 2011, the Class A Tall Ship will measure 207 feet and boast a three-masted, square rig that stands 13 stories tall.  It will be a 21st-century version of the naval vessels used in the Battle of Lake Erie, where Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry commanded a victorious fleet.

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Sailing – Mid-Atlantic - February

Race legend slated to return to Velux 5 Oceans

Organizers for the Velux 5 Oceans 2010-11 announced that Brad Van Liew confirmed his entry in the race.

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Sailing - New England - January

Close finish at IRC East Coast championship

After three days and six races, just three seconds separated Stephen Murray Jr.’s TP 52 Decision IV from Mike Williamson’s King 40 White Heat in the battle to claim the overall title at the 2009 IRC East Coast championship. Thirty-eight yachts raced in five classes at the event, held Oct. 30-Nov. 1, with overall results calculated on average corrected speed for each of the class winners for the entire regatta.

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