By David Pendered Aug. 16 — Two women who were ranked “best of the rest” have soared to the top of the class in the double-handed skiff, the high-performance 49erFX. Sailing for Sweden, Vilma Bobeck and Rebecca Netzler have a lead that is virtually insurmountable. They hold a 36-point net lead over the Brazilian team […]
Women Sailors
Two women, one man anchor sailing coverage — without Gary JobsonBy David Pendered Aug. 15 — “Is this the fastest Olympic class? Stay tuned!” Who could resist the fevered pitch in an Aussie accent from Nic Douglass, aka The Sailor Girl, at the 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships? Racing concludes Sunday. Douglass is one of two women, and one man, who are among the emerging […]
Women Sailors
USA’s Daniela Moroz sets blazing start in kiteboardingBy David Pendered Aug. 14 — The years of controversy faded when Daniela Moroz flew her kite board Monday to first place in the first day of racing in the ongoing inauguration of kiteboarding as an Olympic sport. The 22-year-old USA sailor named “one to watch” in the 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships turned in […]
Women Sailors
New mom takes a first in first race of Olympic qualifierBy David Pendered Aug. 13 — The first-place finish Sunday by a Dutch skipper who delivered her first child last summer showed that, even after recent childbirth, Marit Bouwmeester remains one of the world’s elite competitive sailors. Bouwmeester, 35, rose to the challenge laid down by writers for the International Olympic Committee in their breathless […]
Women Sailors
Future of women’s sailing gathers along North SeaBy David Pendered Aug. 11 — Leaders of the next generation of women sailors to compete in blue water campaigns and as social influences are gathered on the shore of the North Sea to race in the primary qualifying event for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games. The 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships has attracted a […]
Environment
Wind turbine plans advance as GAO announces impact studyBy David Pendered ST. ANDREWS, Fl., Aug. 6 — In the Gulf of Mexico, the Biden administration is fast-tracking offshore wind lease sales even as a federal agency has announced its upcoming study of potential harm offshore wind turbines could cause to wildlife, people and military training missions along the Northeast coast. The federal Bureau […]
Short Takes
MARTA, transit at post-pandemic inflection pointBy David Pendered July 30 — Survival of the nation’s transit systems may depend on service innovations such as door-to-door service, which MARTA is evaluating, and new revenues such as New York’s planned commuter tax, according to panelists at a recent briefing hosted by the Volcker Alliance and Penn Institute for Urban Research. This inflection point is […]
Environment
Ga River Network recognizes 25 years, battle over Okefenokee SwampBy David Pendered July 23 — The Georgia River Network is putting the weight of its 25th anniversary fundraising gala behind the effort protect land near the Okefenokee Swamp from construction of a proposed strip mine. The GRN is an Athens-based, clean-water nonprofit that has kept a laser focus on opposing the proposed extraction of […]
Women Sailors
Female sailors, female funders make history in The Ocean RaceBy David Pendered July 5 — The Ocean Race of 2022-23 is a history-making moment in the role of women in round-the-world sailboat racing. Two points resonate: A woman co-founded the U.S. syndicate whose boat took first place; and more women than ever before participated in an historic race that dates to the 1973 Whitbread […]
Affordable Housing
Despite YIMBY’s claims, upzoning not silver bullet to housing costsBy Mike Dobbins June 25 — In these times, when political, business, and community leaders are bombarded with indignant clamor over often-competing demands, expediency often wins out over knowledge. And, as wryly noted by columnist Bill Torpy in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “truth should not stand in the way of indignation.” Such is the case with […]
