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An armada of racing sailboats is a common enough sight on a Seattle summer evening, but the boats heading out from Shilshole Bay Marina in Ballard from Sept. 28 to Oct. 5 aren’t just part of a ...

There is ice on the foredeck as the blue-wrapped J/7 with the No 1. on its mainsail glides to a smooth stop alongside the dock at Sail Newport (Rhode Island). Once secured to the cleats, the crew ...

The first nominee on the list for Sailing World’s Boat of the Year judging team in February is the J/7, which J Boats unveiled in the dead of Rhode Island’s winter in December 2024, ice on deck and ...

In a few short weeks, the idyllic setting of a False River pavilion and pier will become a sailing classroom. Shaded under the New Roads Waterfront Pavilion, Bob Kennedy and Roger Seals discussed ...