Dave Reed

2 weeks ago | sailingworld.com | Dave Reed

Following a proper drubbing at the hands of America’s Cup defender Emirates Team New Zealand last October, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, was anointed Challenger of Record for the 38th America’s Cup.

2 weeks ago | sailingworld.com | Dave Reed

never before in our lifetime have we been so reliant on technology. For an aging Gen Xer, it’s a frightening and dangerous place to be. Our phones are loaded with apps that drive and distract our daily lives. We’re shackled to our computers for productivity, creativity and connection. And even on the racecourse now, once a place of digital escape, we’re less able to get around the buoys without staring at displays, or now having a screen to tell us how close we are to the starting line.

1 month ago | sailingworld.com | Dave Reed

The Spanish SailGP team triumphed once again in San Francisco, defeating NorthStar Canada and France SailGP Team, respectively, to become the fifth winner in five events this season. Despite a catastrophic wing collapse onboard Australia’s F50 at the start of race seven of the Oracle Sail Grand Prix in San Francisco, the Australians moves into first overall in the season standings.

1 month ago | sailingworld.com | Dave Reed

With lighter winds on the second and final day of SailGP’s Los Angeles stop, the racecourse was shrunk to an astonishingly small theater for the 11 F50s. With barely 600 meters between the leeward and windward marks there was little to no room for error and even less for pulling off perfect maneuvers. With teams required to sail four-up, the racing was purely manic and luck-laden for all—except, of course, the one team capable of pulling off a winning start.

1 month ago | sailingworld.com | Dave Reed

Sailing World’s most popular YouTube playlist “Listen and Learn” remains our most viewed video content on the platform. As a concept developed by Dave Reed, Sailing World’s Editor in Chief, the belief is that we often learn more though observation than being told what to do right or wrong. And what we can learn from the best is often different in the heat of race than during a practice or tuning session.