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Near Miss takes GP42 practice race in Cascais
The start of the penultimate event of the Quebramar Cup took place under near-perfect conditions. The Swiss Near Miss won the practice race after a tough battle against Roma GP42.2 and Desafío. ... [more] 
Trophée Clairefontaine de Valencia lineup
The Trophée Clairefontaine de Valencia will be raced on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 September on this world-famous and natural nautical stadium. Eight great champions will be racing, including American Ed Baird. ... [more] 
US Sailing's Latest Video Podcast now online
US SAILING's Latest Video Podcast pesented by AlphaGraphics. ... [more] 
PUMA Ocean Racing heads for Spain
Extract from Ken Read's onboard notes from PUMA Ocean Racing's first day at sea (yesterday) during their transatlantic crossing. Puma Ocean Racing are heading for Spain and the start of the Volvo Ocean Race. ... [more] 
ThMartinez images Day 3 Carthagena, Audi MedCup
Thierry Martinez images of Day 3 in 2008 Audi MedCup/Carthagena (Spain). ... [more] 
Bribón wins protest -leads Region of Murcia Trophy
In brisk winds and moderate seas off Cartagena nothing could be taken for granted in conditions which exposed strengths and weaknesses in virtually equal measure to produce and exciting pair of races on the second day of the Region of Murcia Trophy, the penultimate Audi MedCup Circuit regatta of the 2008 season. ... [more] 
Andrew Campbell's final Olympic regatta report
The final day of racing was a phenomenal day of sailing. Uncommon westerly breeze filled steady across the course while big puffy clouds floated off the shore and 80 degree sunshine satiated all the fleets’ desires to get some decent racing in. ... [more] Speed Windsurfing European Championship Karpathos In a thrilling final gold fleet race Bjorn Dunkerbeck defeated Antoine Albeau (FRA, Starboard) who was leading the competition until that final race. Both were tied in points, with the tie broken in favour of Antoine Albeau by the top speed of the season (43.68 knots), a new spot record as well. ... [more] 
Top ten reasons for pontoon boat insurance claims
BoatU.S. looks at the Claims Files and finds top ten reasons for pontoon boat insurance claims. ... [more] 
America's Cup Hall of Fame - Induction Dinner
The America's Cup Hall of Fame, located in Bristol, Rhode Island, announces a special format for its annual Induction Dinner. ... [more] 
Top lineup for WMRT Danish Open
At the Danish Open, 12 teams, including six of the top eight from the current Tour leader board, the current World Tour leader, the current ISAF No 1 ranked skipper and four teams representing America’s Cup syndicates, are entered. ... [more] 
Andrew Palfrey's blog after Star Class - Olympics
The racing concluded in the Star class for the Olympics for Iain Murray and I three days ago. We finished the event in 14th. To finish anywhere other than the top three at the Olympics is all ultimately the same - IE: not a medal winner. To finish behind the best sailors in the world (and to compete as one of them) is not something to be negative about. ... [more] 
Puma Ocean Racing leaves US for VOR start
PUMA Ocean Racing left Newport, Rhode Island today for their final warm-up before the start of the Volvo Ocean Race. This transatlantic crossing from Newport to Alicante, Spain is no simple feat and will be the final test of the PUMA Ocean Racing Team and the boat before the race begins. ... [more] 
Thierry Martinez images Carthagena, Audi MedCup
Thierry Martinez images from Region of Murcia Trophy Day 1 racing, Carthagena, Audi MedCup Circuit 2008. ... [more] 
Images from Anacortes: Launching of BMW Oracle
Images from Anacortes (USA), site of the building and launching of BMW Oracle Racing's 90ft multihull challenger for the 33rd America's Cup ... [more] 
BMW Oracle's America's Cup Challenger launched
BMW ORACLE Racing’s new 90-foot multihull yacht touched water for the first time today and the trimaran was commissioned with the traditional bottle of champagne smashed across the bow. In a team gathering at the water’s edge, the carbon fiber boat was lowered into Fidalgo Bay in front of the boat yard where it was constructed on the Anacortes waterfront. ... [more] 
New York Yacht Club World Invitational Cup
New York Yacht Club (NYYC) Commodore Charles H. Townsend announced today the inaugural New York Yacht Club World Invitational Cup, an invitational fleet-racing regatta. ... [more] 
Platoon takes practice race for Carthagena event
The fifth venue of the 2008 Audi MedCup, Carthagena in Spain, proved to be just as challenging as expected today, with Platoon powered by Team Germany coming out best to take the practice race win. Racing for the Region de Murcia Trophy starts Tuesday at 1300hrs with up to three windward-leeward races scheduled ... [more] 
Sail-World’s Olympic Sailing coverage continues
Sail-World‘s Olympic coverage is far from finished. We have another five Sail-World Olympic newsletters to be published, which will finish at the end of the Paralympic regatta. ... [more] 
Britain raises the 2012 Olympic flag
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, the Official 2012 sailing venue, marked the official Beijing to London hand over with the unveiling of a new 2012 flag, given to the Academy by the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games ... [more] 
Olympics: ISAF says Qingdao Regatta roaring succes
'The Olympic sailing competition has been a tremendous success,' Goran Petersson, chairman of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), said at the farewell party for the Olympic sailing competition. ... [more] 
New York YYC 1 Wins Morgan Cup Team Invitational
New York Yacht Club 1 won the Morgan Cup Team Race Invitational, hosted at the NYYC's Harbour Court, August 22-24. New York was tied with Pequot Yacht Club, of Southport, CT, but won by virtue of a tie-breaker. After Pequot were Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, of Oyster Bay NY, and then Newport Harbor Yacht Club. In fifth place was Southern Yacht Club, of New Orl ... [more] 
Enter 2008 Heaven can Wait 24 hour race NOW
Online entry for Australia’s longest inshore waters yacht race, the Heaven Can Wait 24 hour yacht race, on October 4-5th available now. ... [more] 
Images Day 3 & 2 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week
Plenty of breeze, plenty of sunshine and plenty of big boats at 2008 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week. Images by Jack Atley. ... [more] 
New Spanish venue for Round 5 of 2008 Audi MedCup
The new Spanish venue of Carthagena looks set to create some fresh challenges for the fourteen TP52s racing in Round 5 of the 2008 Audi MedCup Circuit. The fifth event on the circuit might be about to produce one of those ‘It’s not normally like this here . . . weeks, with an unknown sailing area and new wind patterns for the teams to get their head around. ... [more]  and Ibsen.jpg)
49er Gold confirmed by Sport Court of Arbitration
On Saturday the ad hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed the applications filed by the Italian and the Spanish Olympic Committees against two decisions of the International Jury of the International Sailing Federation related to the gold medal race of the 49er event ... [more] 
Gitana 13 on the shipping lanes - Tea Route record
Under gennaker in a more organised swell, the maxi-catamaran in the colours of the LCF Rothschild Group is continuing its east to west passage across the Indian Ocean. ... [more] 
Flame to go down on Olympic Sailing Competition
On 24 August, the Olympic flame will be extinguished simultaneously at the National Stadium in Beijing and the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center, officially ending the Games of the XXIX Olympiad and bringing to a conclusion a remarkable journey for the sport of sailing. ... [more] 
2008 U.S. O’pen Cup Report
Excellent weather and a range of conditions from light to moderate blessed the junior sailors attending the U.S. O’pen Cup, hosted by New Bedford Community Boating Center ... [more] 
BMW ORACLE Racing reveal new boat
BMW Oracle Racing have unveiled their new carbon fiber trimaran in Anacortes. The trimaran is the third yacht constructed for the team in this waterfront community 100 miles north of Seattle and is a key element of the team’s preparation for the next America’s Cup, on which a ruling is expected from the New York State Court of Appeals in the next six months. ... [more] Albeau sets season's top speed - Speed World Cup ISWC Speed Windsurfing European Championship Karpathos. Three complete rounds with two fleets today, with a new seasons top speed set by Antoine Albeau (FRA, Starboard)with 43.68 knots. ... [more] 29th Annual Classic Yacht Regatta Comes to Newport 29th Annual Classic Yacht Regatta Comes to Newport - a showcase of majestic classic yachts and traditional one-designs that grace Newport Harbor for two days each summer. ... [more] 
iShares Cup in Kiel a spectator's event
Next week (29th-31st August) the iShares Cup Extreme 40 Sailing Series arrives in Kiel, Germany. The field is packed with the world's top sailors from the world of the America's Cup, Olympics and offshore racing scene .nd it is a rare opportunity to see this class of sailors racing so close to shore ... [more]
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