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Harbor Springs Melges 32 Nationals and You Gotta Regatta

We’re in beautiful Harbor Springs, Michigan for the Melges 32 Nationals and You Gotta Regatta. Stop by the Sail22 Support Trailer to say hello! We’ll be out on the water taking photos and will have them posted on Sail22.com throughout the weekend. It’s looking like a great event!
-Becky & Ed www.Sail22.com

Sail22 Tips & Tricks: Chicago Mackinac Prep List

The 102nd Chicago Mackinac starts this Saturday and I have been in full Mac prep for the past week working with a large team for the Port Huron Mackinac race and am now prepping them for the Chicago Mackinac race. Ed is racing on the Farr 395 Mosquito again this year. Here is our Sail22 [...]

Newport Shipyard RC 44

I have to say, one of my favorite places to visit in Newport, RI is the Newport Shipyard. You never know what you’re going to find there and there are always beautiful boats to look at.
We’ve heard a lot about the Russell Coutts 44’s for awhile, but never had the chance to see the [...]

Sail22 Tips & Tricks: Melges 24 Custom Parts

Sail22 is in Newport, RI this week for the 2010 Melges 24 Nationals and thought we’d feature some of the custom parts we have available for the Melges 24. All three make life on the Melges 24 easier!e
Sail22 Tack Deflector: Another piece of bling for your boat! The Sail22 Tack Deflector prevents the tack of [...]

C Scow Nationals Day 2 Afternoon Photos

A few photos from the two races this afternoon. The sneak peek gallery can be found here and will be updated this week with all the photos (once all 1000+ are tagged with sail numbers for search). Make sure to check back at Sail22.com for more! Also, make sure to check out Sailgroove for videos [...]

C Scow Nationals Day 2 Race 1

In our sneak peek Sail22 gallery of C Scow Nationals are a few photos from Day 2, Race 1. We’re in for lunch right now and headed out to try and get two more races in. Check them all out here!

Have You Seen this Month’s Sailing World?

If you haven’t had a chance to pick up the June 2010 issue of Sailing World you’re missing Ed’s article on page 52-58! Ed wrote an article in the Tech Review section called, “Dress Like a Team, Sail Like One” with details about his favorite gear and recommendations. Check it out and feel free to [...]

Sail22 Melges 24 Chicago Tuning Regatta

Sail22 is excited to officially announce registration is now open for the Sail22 Melges 24 Chicago Tuning Regatta to be held August 6-8, 2010 and hosted by Chicago Corinthian Yacht Club in Montrose Harbor. We were asked by several Mid-West teams if we could put on a similar event to the Sail22 Melges 24 Worlds [...]

Sail22 Speed Barn Exterior Completion

The Sail22 Speed Barn exterior was completed over the weekend when the garage doors were installed. The concrete pads for the exterior went in last Friday and look great. Gravel should go down in the next week or so when we have a few dry days in a row.

We are in the process of [...]

Progress on the Sail22 Speed Shop

This morning the concrete trucks (yes, we needed more than one) arrived bright and early to pour our new concrete floor! Neither Ed, nor I had ever seen concrete poured and the process was pretty cool. Truck one arrived with a big team of guys.
They began pouring from one corner. The concrete has fiberglass [...]