In 1972, Sue Renfrew got a phone call from a stranger named Lilly Kaighin, who said she was starting a women’s sailing club in Sarasota. “Would you like to meet?” Kaighin asked. That call was the ...

This second Thursday in January is a perfect Florida winter morning, the sort of weather the local chamber of commerce dials up regularly—a light easterly breeze barely ruffling the shallow, pristine ...

I get a lot of e-mail from readers asking about specific rules and situations, and these e-mails help me understand what puzzles racers when it comes to the Racing Rules of Sailing, and recently a few ...

SARASOTA -- The wind blew out of the northeast at 5 knots on a morning cold enough to send native Floridians looking for earmuffs. A low tide bared the sandy flats near the City Island shoreline. With ...