14 October 2023 – Simpson Bay, SXM – Leading training and education organizations in the maritime space, Ocean Racers and the Maritime School of the West Indies (MSWI), have partnered to develop a professional sailor pathway program with certifications under International Yacht Training. The new Ocean Racers x MSWI Pro Sailor Program offers a curated … Read More
This time last year we were settled in Bahamas, drinking beers and enjoying conch, just after completing the first race of our winter season: The Nassau Cup Ocean Race. This year… not so much. Due to COVID-19 (and a relentless hurricane season), we clearly are not in the Bahamas, and instead we did as we … Read More
In honor of the COVID-canceled Annapolis Boat Show, we are hosting a virtual boat show for all sailors to enjoy at home! The Ocean Racers Online Boat Show (OROBS) will feature a collection of performance boat tours, product demos, some sneak-peeks and a few exclusive interviews October 8-12, 2020 on the team’s social media channels … Read More
As we prepare to finally depart from St Maarten, after over two months ‘stuck’ in paradise, I can’t help but reminisce about the Caribbean racing season that came and went too soon. For us, the Caribbean 600 is a roaring start, immediately followed by the St Maarten Heineken Regatta in which we get into the … Read More
I write this on quarantine month two, beginning lockdown week four in St Maarten; it is Friday, April 24. The date matters because the situation develops seemingly by the hour at times. Just a month ago we were blissfully racing yachts around paradise by day and partying with 1,000s of international sailors by night — … Read More
This article was originally posted in Scuttlebutt Sailing News, January 16, 2020, and shared over 800 times. Thirty years after Maiden set off on a bold round-the-world race mission, a boat full of women still brings pause. Why are we still wowed by women sailing, and why has it not yet become a norm? This … Read More
Even the world’s solo sailors have teams behind them. Building an effective team can take years, something that professional teams spend millions of dollars in campaigns in attempt to create. But what happens when you have just a few short days to build a team; is it possible? Can a freshly formed team of strangers … Read More
This isn’t for effect. And maybe don’t try this at home. We are all familiar with two kinds of burn outs. One is what happens when you spend too much time in overdrive, and the other is reserved for muscle cars and angsty teenagers. But whichever burnout you’re experiencing, the most impressive way to exit … Read More
SailGP: A Spectacle Sport On June 21 & 22, flying sailing machines once again graced the Hudson River. But this time it was different. I knew it was a level up from the America’s Cup World Series two years ago, but from a spectators perspective, it was nothing more than making a spectacle of sailing. … Read More
This opinion might get me banned from some clubs, but I’m going to go ahead and say it anyway: Antigua-Bermuda is the better Bermuda Race. Now before you reach for the pitchforks and damn my ignorant youth, hear me out. Confession: I’ve never done any of the other Bermuda races, but I’ve done those passages … Read More