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South Easterly tradewind assisting Gitana 13
Gitana 13 is now benefiting from some fine conditions, slipping along in a SE’ly air flow characteristic of the southern hemisphere. Lionel Lemonchois and his men are continuing their climb towards the equator and are already considering how they’re going to negotiate the famous doldrums. ... [more] 
America's Cup delays strangling Team NZ
Crack syndicate Emirates Team New Zealand is down to only 'four or five' people, says former director of sailing Rod Davis, one of the latest casualties as the cost of prolonged America's Cup court action bites deep. Davis has been 'let go' as the legal wrangle between BMW Oracle and holders Alinghi continues to exert financial pressure on would-be Cup challengers. ... [more] 
Day 4 Rolex Maxi Cup images
Ingrid Abery images from Day of the Rolex Maxi Cup in Sardinia. ... [more] 
Emirates Team NZ update on Court Hearing
Emirates Team New Zealand have issued a release following their Court Hearing in New York on the two law suits they have lodged against Team Alinghi over the events following the 2007 America's Cup. Emirates Team New Zealand was seeking to have its action claiming damages for breach of contract and breach of trust remanded back to the New York Supreme Court where it was first filed ... [more] Letter from Qingdao: An Irish Perspective: 1 and 2 Maria was out at 8,00am under the boat polishing the hull - and had the whole job done when we arrived down at 10 - 10.30. Someone passed the remark ' a woman's work ...' but being a reformed - well partially reformed - MCP I immediately stopped him and instead explained what had kept us busy and unable to arrive any earlier. That seemed to diffuse the situation??? ... [more] 
Qingdao Paralympics: Bang-On Predictions - Canada
Another beautiful day in Qingdao; the winds were not bad and Doug Charko, our team meteorologist (from Sask but lives in NZ) was bang on with his predictions. It was 5-10 knots in the AM and slightly less in the PM. The Canadian team worked hard as usual gathering information for the coming races. ... [more] 
Kroger Aims For Second Paralympic Gold
German 2.4 Metre sailor Heiko Kroger lines up as one of the favourites for medals in the single-person keelboat event at the 2008 Paralympic Sailing Competition in Qingdao. Heiko kroger (GER) stands beside his new 2.4 Metre and recounts the sailing history of a multiple time world champion. ... [more] 
Winners announced as Rolex Maxi Cup concludes
The 19th Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup ended today. The end result is that yesterday's division leaders - Numbers (Mini Maxi), Ranger (Cruising), Magic Carpet II (Wally) and Rambler (Racing) - became cast in stone and will have their names carved into the honour roll. ... [more] 
Richard wins first Semi-final at St Moritz
With the quarter-finals decided today (Saturday) action for the semi-finalists, Mathieu Richard, Philippe Presti, Ian Williams and Adam Minoprio, got under way in a fading breeze. Only one match was completed - Mathieu Richard won first semi-final match against Philippe Presti. ... [more] 
Andrew Campbell - My next steps post Olympics
The immediate next step is to thank all 208 individual donors to my campaign through the last two years. 208! Not to mention my family and close friends, I had a posse of 11 people in Qingdao cheering me on and am forever indebted to them. ... [more] 
Another Day in Maxi Paradise
At the Rolex Maxi Cup, in the Racing Division, the 90-foot Rambler (USA) and her uber-maxi competition, the 100-foot Alfa Romeo (NZL), were given a day off their usual whistle-stop tour of the islands and undertook a windward/leeward course of six legs totalling 17.3 miles. ... [more] 
Monnin and Minoprio take the upper hand- St Moritz
On Day three at St Moritz Match Race, Monnin and Minoprio took the upper hand. The eight quarterfinalists are Ian Williams (GBR), Jes Gram Hansen (DEN), Adam Minoprio (NZL), Eric Monnin (SUI), Mathieu Richard (FRA) and Sebastien Col (FRA), Peter Wibroe (DEN) and Philippe Presti (FRA). ... [more] 
Disabled sailing moves outside the Paralympics
Disabled sailing is crossing into many other areas of the sport, outside the Paralympics. In the first of two stories on ideaArgo, founded by Tornado and Star sailor Lars Grael, the AC32 website backgrounded the America's Cup intentions (back in 2006) of ideaArgo. Here Lars Grael and President of ideaArgo, Antonio Spinelli outline some of the issues facing their challenge. ... [more] 
Poul Jensen wins Dragon Gold Cup
Poul Jensen with Theis Palm and Andrew Mortem are the Cascais Dragon Gold Cup winners. They won the championship, with a four point advantage over Gavia Wilkinson-Cox, Jon Mortimer and Ron Rosenberg (GBR) ... [more] 
PUMA arrives in Spain for Volvo Race
PUMA Ocean Racing arrived in Alicante, Spain mid afternoon Friday, successfully delivering their boat il mostro from their training base in the USA. The Puma boat and sailors will remain in Spain until the Volvo start in October ... [more] 
Images from Anacortes: BMW Oracle Racing on trial
More images from Gilles Martin-Raget of the just launched America's Cup multihull challenger as she undergoes sea trials off Anacortes, WA, USA ... [more] 
Branson joins with Team Origin for record attempt
Sir Richard Branson, Founder of The Virgin Group will this week join America’s Cup Challenger, Team Origin, in a new attempt to break the transatlantic record, which currently stands at 6 days, 17 hrs, 52 minutes and 39 seconds, to become the undisputable fastest mono-hull sailing yacht to cross the Atlantic ... [more] 
Background of Virgin Money 99ft maxi-race yacht
Virgin Money, the yacht taking Sir Richard Branson and his crew of 24 across the Atlantic represents the latest in sailing technology. Sir Richard Branson announced that he had joined with Team Origin in an attempt to break the transatlantic record on the 99ft maxi-race yacht Virgin Money ... [more] 
Hoj Jensen takes lead at Dragon Gold Cup
Fourth day of racing and the fourth different leader at the Cascais Dragon Gold Cup. Britain’s Poul Richard Hoj Jensen with Theis Palm and Andrew Mordem are first, with only one race to be sailed. Manuel Champalimaud, Mark Hart and Ed Streeter, from Portugal, are second and Britain’s Robert Campbell is third ... [more] 
2008 U.S. Paralympic Sailing Team Ready to Race
The U.S. Paralympic Sailing Team has spent countless hours on and off the water competing, training and campaigning for this pinnacle event: the 2008 Paralympic Games in Qingdao, China. The U.S. Paralympic Sailing Team is made up of six world-class athletes in three events selected for the 2008 Paralympic Regatta. ... [more] 
Gitana 13 round the Cape of Good Hope
Gitana 13 rounded the Cape of Good Hope this Thursday morning, shortly before 0600 hours UT. ... [more] New Festival of Sail debuts October 11th The Festival of Sail will be held against the backdrop of Bermuda’s most prestigious international sailing event. The Festival of Sail will take place in Barr’s Park, adjacent to the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club. ... [more] 
French sailors aboard BMW Oracle's 'Stradivarius'
Based in Anacortes on the west coast of the United States since 21st August 2008, the skipper of the Groupama Trimarans and his team are full of praise aboard the 90 foot trimaran BMW Oracle designed by the French architects VPLP. After the initial sail trials, Franck Cammas gives us his take on events. ... [more] 
Big Day at Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
If they ever invent a 4x4 RIB the photographers and film crews that covered today's proceedings at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup will be in the market for it. ... [more] 
Three Quarter Finalists decided at St Moritz
At the St Moritz Match Race, Minoprio defeated Mirsky to go into the quarter finals. Jes Gram Hansen won his match against Peter Wibroe and Ian Williams defeated Paolo Cian after a tight match. But then the wind decided it didn’t want to play ball and slowly died away. ... [more] 
BMW Oracle Racing flies main hull at Anacortes
The new 90ft America's Cup Challenger, BMW Oracle Racing, flew her main hull for the first time today at Anacortes, sailing again in light winds. The precarious helming position is not for the faint hearted. ... [more] 
Artemis Ocean Racing II completes qualification
Artemis Ocean Racing II, skippered by British solo sailor Jonny Malbon, has today completed the qualification requirements for the Vendée Globe 2008. Malbon, who set off solo from Plymouth on August 14th, has now effectively completed a double transatlantic crossing. ... [more] 
Kiwis, Aussies and strange food onboard
Life on board Puma's il mostro, as the crew head towards Alicante, Spain and the start of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008. ... [more] 
Robin Tops Fleet 29th Annual Classic Yacht Regatta
Ted Hood, 81, and his 1958-launched Robin—a 50-year-old boat he designed himself that many credit as the launching pad of his illustrious yacht-design career—topped the 63-boat fleet at the 29th Annual Classic Yacht Regatta, sponsored by Panerai and presented by Best Life. ... [more] 
Challenged America hoist sails for injured vets
San Diego's Challenged America program will hoist its sails for 100 recently injured veterans at the National Summer Sports Clinic hosted by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Sept. 28 to Oct. 3, 2008, from the San Diego Marriott Hotel an Marina. ... [more] 
Ingrid Abery Images from Rolex Maxi Cup Day 2
Well known photographer Ingrid Abery is at the Rolex Maxi Cup in Sardinia. Here are her images from Day 2. ... [more] 
The Paralympics - a reason for living
The Paralympics means a lot to all of the competitors. For USA’s Nick Scandone, the Paralympics has been a reason for living. Nick is has survived the long journey to Qingdao and is counting down the days before the Paralympics starts. ... [more] U.S. Paralympic Sailing Team Profile - Sonar U.S. Paralympic Sailing Team Profile. Sonar - Rick Doerr, Tim Angle and Bill Donohue. Reaching the 2008 Paralympic Games in the Sonar class is an achievement Rick Doerr (Clifton, NJ), Tim Angle (Marblehead, MA) and Bill Donohue (Brick, NJ) have obtained through years of hard work and determination. And the name of their boat says it all: Valiant. ... [more]
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