Open Sailing will be at the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD. The show starts on Thursday October 8th through Monday October 12th. The Open 5.70 and the Open 6.50 will be on display on the DOCK F2. You’ll be able to check out both amazing boats and there will also be an opportunity to go for a demo ride on the Open 5.70 at the show! (more…)

The Open 6.50 and the Open 5.70 have both been officially invited to compete at Key West 2010.

“There will be a start for a 20’ Sportboat class at this year’s Key West Race Week. We extend an invitation to one design 20’ Sportboats of similar size (20-22’ LOA), including the Laser SB3, Melges 20, Ultimate 20, Viper 640, Open 6.50, Open 5.70 and other similar designs as approved by Premiere Racing.”

This is the first time there will be a 20′ sport boat class at the event. In the past there has always been a minimum length of around 24 feet. This change in policy goes to show the shift in the sport boat market and that the 20′ sport boats are starting to become main stream. With a few boats based on the East coast and one just down the road in Miami this will be the event to be at in January. Open Sailing is working on the logistics in order to help some of the boats on the west coast that are interested make the journey. Contact us if you’re interested in going, would like to crew or fancy a road trip!

Open Sailing will be at the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD. The show starts on Thursday October 8th through Monday October 12th. The Open 5.70 and the Open 6.50 will be on display on the DOCK F2. You’ll be able to check out both amazing boats and there will also be an opportunity to go for a demo ride on the Open 5.70 at the show! (more…)

Two more new Open 5.70s are being delivered in the next few weeks. USA 280 is headed to Newport, Rhode Island bringing the fleet in the area up to four boats total – just one away from being able to race one-design. The other new boat will be spending a little time in Marina del Rey before heading up to Ventura. Welcome to the fleet!

The ISAF event was an outstanding success for Open Sailing. With 9 Open 5.70s racing, 1 Open 6.50 racing, the clear coat Open 6.50 on display at the dock, and the Open Sailing Rib acting as Press boat -  our presence was known to all.

The Open 5.70 was the 2nd largest one-design fleet at the event with 9 boats on the start line. Many of the boats were from Marina del Rey with a couple of boats driving all the way down from San Francisco for the regatta. Although the Open 5.70 were being scored separately as a one-design class (one-design results) there were a few other classes starting at the same time making for 30+ boats on the starting line. The Sport B class also included the Thompson 650, the Open 6.50, the Melges 24, the Viper 640, the Ultimate 20 and a few other 20ish footers. The highest ranked Open 5.70 ended up 15th overall in the Sport B class (full results).

The Open 6.50 “Chupacabra”, sailed by a team from North Sails, showed off the potential of the unique 100% carbon fiber piece of art. With it’s new red mast, kevlar sails, and brand new white North Sails spinnaker the boat looked incredibly sharp at the front of the pack. After sitting in first place on Saturday night it was clear that the boat has a lot of potential. On Sunday the team suffered one bad race almost doubling their total points resulting in a 2nd place overall (full results) – still a great achievement for the teams first regatta on the boat.

Open 5.70 Results | Sport B Results | Photos (Sat) | Photos (Sun)

A team of sailors from North Sails, skippered by Brian Bissell, ran the Open 6.50 “Chupacabra” through it’s paces on Friday before the big International Sailing Anarchy Festival. More pictures after the jump… (more…)

Results | Photos | Photos | Photos | Kattack Replay

The Open 6.50, Chupacabra (FRA 007), is a 5 year old used boat and it needs a little cosmetic love. The carbon mast was long overdue a new coat of paint to protect it from the sun. Check out the new paint job – red with black fittings. Click through for more pictures (more…)

Open Sailing will be at the Newport International Boat in Rhode Island. The show start on Thursday September 17th through Sunday September 20th. The Open 5.70 will be on display next to TENT A. You’ll be able to check out the boat and there will also be an opportunity to schedule a demo after the show.

Check out the map below for the location of Open Sailing at the show. (more…)

The Open Sailing Customer Service Office with plenty of Open boats on display!