A self-styled "throttle man," Casiraghi participated in eighty offshore races during his lifetime.

She understands their needs, having sailed years ago as a crew member in offshore races from the Caribbean islands to Europe.

The club has a committee boat used to start and finish special regattas and a number of offshore races.

Beer Can Races allow people to experience yacht racing in a more relaxed environment then that of a major offshore race.

Four are inshore regattas, and two are relatively short offshore races.

Doha 2006 is a maxi-catamaran, that participated in many offshore races.

In the last national offshore race, June 6 in New Orleans, four boats rolled over and three men were injured.

Much racing is done around buoys or similar marks in protected waters, while some longer offshore races cross open water.

The longest offshore races involve a circumnavigation of the world.

He participated in significant offshore races and record attempts.