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Leighann Ruppel Leighann Ruppel

A Different Kind of Island Hopping

There's island hopping, and then there's the RORC Caribbean 600!

Turquoise water, tropical breezes, spectacular scenery. Sounds like a lovely Caribbean getaway, doesn't it? Well, perhaps not when you're racing 600 nautical miles, day and night, with little time to admire the view!

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Matias Capizano Matias Capizano

Matias Capizano and the Optimist Worlds

Mar del Plata, Argentina, Dec 2024 – For the September spread of the Ultimate Sailing Calendar, photographer Matias Capizano takes us to his home waters of Mar del Plata, Argentina—a place that has shaped his photography for nearly three decades.

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