CLEVELAND, Ohio – I’m not sure what explains my interest in sailing. I didn’t grow up around the water. I root for Army over Navy. And on at least three occasions I have been seasick. Perhaps, it has ...

Sep. 14—Keith Smith points into the wind while Mary Fauci pulls on a pair of ropes to raise the main sail — a gaff rig. The Moscow couple who have been sailing since 2006 communicate the whole time.

Keith Smith points into the wind while Mary Fauci pulls on a pair of ropes to raise the main sail – a gaff rig. The Moscow couple who have been sailing since 2006 communicate the whole time. “Let’s ...

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The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (GLIOR) was held on Sept. 21 and 22. The course was about two miles east of Navy Pier. There were eight college teams sailing a boat of the same design ...