Author: Chad Corning

Chad Corning recounts another ocean race aboard Jason Carroll’s MOD 70 trimaran.   After a successful Caribbean 600, it was time to get Argo east, way east to the Greek port of Lavrion. A 5,000+ nm trip through the North Atlantic and Med in the early spring was deemed risky, so we decided to ship Argo overseas on the deck of a bulk freighter. Having done it many times before, the process went smoothly. Hoist the boat with the ship’s crane, hover over the cradles,…

The 2022 RORC Transatlantic Race By Chad Corning, Argo Racing Program Manager   The Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Transatlantic Race was first run in 2014 and has increased in popularity over the years. Why wouldn’t it? It’s a beautiful racecourse starting from the stark, volcanic Canary Islands and ending 3,000 miles across the Atlantic at the island of Grenada. A record fleet of thirty yachts (that’s a lot for a race this long) took part in 2022….

By Chad Corning aboard Argo Editor’s note: Ninety boats competed in the 86th running of Stamford Yacht Club’s Vineyard Race on the weekend of September 4 – 6. Jason Carroll’s MOD70 trimaran Argo (New York, NY) set a new course record, breaking the one she set in 2018 by 4 minutes and 24 seconds. Finishing with an elapsed time of 14 hours, 53 minutes and 55 seconds, Argo topped the five-boat Multihull class and captured the Nina…

By Chad Corning The speed and exhilaration of multihull sailing comes with a price. When it goes wrong and a big multi capsizes, it stays capsized and generally you’ll lose the rig. On Jason Carroll’s MOD 70 Argo (Larchmont, NY) we found ourselves in this unfortunate position just before the start of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s 2019 Caribbean 600. Things were pretty rosy for Team Argo after blitzing the Pineapple Cup record and enjoying a nice, easy delivery…

We had quite a few challenges on Jason Carroll’s new MOD70 trimaran Argo. First and foremost, the boat was purchased just three weeks prior to the race and was in Lorient, France.

Twenty-eighteen marked the first year multihulls were invited to compete in the Newport Bermuda Race, and we were thrilled to take part with Jason Carroll’s Gunboat 62 Elvis. Elvis has been much modified from original, and now sports a 28-meter rotating mast, external tillers and deep asymmetric daggerboards, all of which puts a bit of spring in her step, especially in lighter air.

Hats off to all the doublehanded teams who took on this race. Having sailed with full teams most of my life, I can tell you that double-handed sailing is a fantastic and rewarding challenge – check it out!