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THE STORY OF NINIX

View fullsize Photographer Gerhard Batur captured NiNiX reefed down off her home port of Nieuwpoort, Belgium. By Alain Ronse, Owner and Skipper The X-452 yacht NiNiX© is unique for a number of reasons. First, the famous Danish shipyard X-Yachts only…

WEAKLEY TAKES TEXAS J/22 CIRCUIT

View fullsize Doug Weakley and crew with the Heritage Cup awarded to the winners of the Texas J/22 Circuit. View fullsize The new UK Sailmakers Radial J/22 Jib. Texas is a stronghold for the J/22 one-design sailing; areas like Galveston…

A LESSON LEARNED WITH A BIT OF LUCK

The 2018 event that stood out for UK Sweden’s Mikael Olesen was the 350-mile AF Offshore Race also known as the Around Gotland Race. Olesen sailed this iconic race aboard the brand new Arcona 465 named FLYT that had had…

BRAVEHEART” THE GIANT SLAYER

View fullsize The 1995 IMX 38 BRAVEHEART sailing with an X-Drive No. 1 genoa and older Tape-Drive main. During every sailing season it seems like there was always one regatta or race that sticks out in your mind. For UK…