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No matter how depressing or annoying my news feed was on Facebook, or elsewhere, I could always count on a positive post about sailing.

I’ve had the pleasure of sailing with some great people, many of whom are women.

The Finn is just an awesome little boat that gets a lot of ‘bad’ press.

I’ve always identified with a quote from Benjamin Franklin: “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”

but also because it seems every sailor has their share of those moments that they hold dear.

Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series event held in New York

The list of boats, names and sponsors is impressive, but the fact that many of these events overlap one another, primarily in New York City, is really something special and absolutely not to be missed.

While reading the Editor’s Note by Molly Winans in the March issue of Spinsheet, I made a decision – and one entry into my calendar. Molly’s article “The Spaghetti Solution” talked about planning the season’s sailing adventures with friends over a spaghetti dinner in March, and as her skipper noted in the article, “If it’s not on the calendar, it’s not happening.” So, thanks Molly. Although there was no spaghetti served, I have inked (well, selected, highlighted,…

Sailing is indeed an abundant provider of great things. I recently had a reminder of this while competing in the inaugural Miami to Havana Race. As often happens in the early morning hours offshore, I reflected on how I’d gotten there. No matter what the conditions, it seems that toward the end of watch I seem to settle into a calm, contemplative mode (likely just exhaustion). As first light approached on a churning and active sea, with…

Paul Risseeuw was a formidable champion of junior sailing. From the Pettipaug Yacht Club in Essex, he led thousands of kids through junior sailing programs.