Ronnie Simpson has been a sailing writer for more than a decade. Writing his first race recap articles in 2010 for Latitude 38, Ronnie has gone on to cover the sport, and write about it, all around the world and for a number of outlets. With over 100 articles in print and multiple hundreds online, Ronnie has written for outlets such as Sailing World, Cruising World, Latitude 38, Sailing Anarchy, Good Old Boat, Tourism Fiji and more. He has also covered a variety of regattas around the world and written the official press releases, daily news articles, post-race recaps and more. Due to his primary location on the west coast of the USA and Hawaii, Ronnie has covered a number of Hawaii races and is currently Media Manager for the Pacific Cup Yacht Race. In recent years, he has made the transition to full-blown media man and has been covering regattas through video while still generally handling the writing duties for the organization. Ronnie is proud to be a 5-time Boating Writers International annual award winner and a Contributing Editor to Cruising World magazine. As of this writing in 2022, Ronnie is working on his first book; a history of record-breaking sailing multihulls and the sailors who sail them.
This page will serve as a catalog of a handful of Ronnie’s published works:
The resurrection of the famous foiling boat l’Hydroptere – Cruising World August 2021
An onboard perspective delivering the 100′ race boat ‘Rio 100’ across the Pacific in winter – Cruising World March 2021
An article about the re-fit of my Peterson 34 ‘QUIVER’. And it was the cover shot! – Good Old Boat January 2021
A re-fit article about the Peterson 34 ‘QUIVER’ – Cruising World May 2019
A profile of the Pacific Cup yacht race – Cruising World March 2019
Standing Rigging Replacement – Cruising World April 2018
Searching for lost sailor Guo Chuan – Cruising World February 2018
A Spring Break cruise to Molokai on a fast 55-foot cat – Cruising World November 2016
Cal 2-29 refit and solo sail to Hawaii – Cruising World May 2016 (cover shot!)
Article about going from a wounded vet to solo sailor in Fiji – Cruising World November 2015
