The first twilight race of the year is a special time. After thinking about sailing and racing all winter long, we finally get to go ­evening racing again. My wife, Libby, has a J/70 that she races on ...

The author and his teammates (Sail No. 1032) had a few halyard hiccups before the season's first race, but their perseverance saved the twilight. Dennis Pearce The first twilight race of the year is a ...

A humpback whale named Astroboy has been freed after being entangled in dozens of metres of fishing rope near Nanaimo, B.C. Melanie Warren was working as a naturalist on one of Wild Whales Vancouver's ...