Tuesday, November 12, 2013

2013 ISAF Rolex World Sailors Of The Year

ISAF and Rolex announced the winners of the 2013 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards today... 

ISAF Rolex World Sailors of the Year
Winners: Jo Aleh, Polly Powrie (NZL), Mathew Belcher (AUS). Photo By: Rolex / Kurt Arrigo

In a press release today, ISAF and Rolex announced the winners of the 2013 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards.


This years winners, pictured above, are:

Male: Mathew Belcher (AUS)
Female: Jo Aleh & Polly Powrie (NZL)

Congratulations go out from the Daily Boater to all the nominees, including this year's winners...

Monday, November 11, 2013

Broken Wings

Coast Guard and Navy team up to save crew of sailboats off the coast of North Carolina... 

USCG rescues sailboat with broken rudder
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Harper.

The Coast Guard and the crew of the Navy destroyer USS Cole rescued three people Sunday from the disabled 38-foot sailboat Wings approximately 210 miles offshore of North Carolina; the USCG also assisted the 42 foot Jammin (pictured) about 20 miles away from the Wings, when the same weather pattern left both sailboats with damaged rudders. We've got the full story, plus video, direct from the Fifth Coast Guard District, which serve's America’s Mid-Atlantic Region.