Six Months in a Leaky Boat

Has the round the world race – now the Volvo Ocean Challenge – lost its edge? Sir Peter Blake thinks so. “In the 1970s, adventurers in leaky oilskins set out to sea in yachts that by today’s standards are as much like a modern racing yacht as an omnibus to a McLaren,” he says. Now, the harsh reality is lost under marketing hype.


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Another Indy 500 Win for Scott Dixon

Another Indy 500 Win for Scott Dixon

Chaos reigned in the IndyCar season finale on the new, hot and dark asphalt of WeatherTech Raceway Laguna, James Raia writes for the Monterey Herald. But after two days of constant…