Putting family and fun back into sailing

7:31 PM Sun 16 Jan 2011 GMT

'The Princing family' .

In most of the sailing countries of the world, racing is currently passing through troubled times, yet non-competitive sailing - cruising - is gaining popularity. Here Matthew Princing asks what IS going wrong with the sport, explores his own relationship with sailing and his family, and draws some interesting conclusions: (Matthew Princing lives in Michigan, USA, with his wife Jenny and daughter Sydney, enjoying sailing their lightning Scars and Scrapes.) There are many articles and books floating around about the state of sailing today. They discuss the decline in our sport by various demographics and point towards influences like the ...

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