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Outright Speedsailing Record confusion
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IKA statement,
9:07 PM Fri GMT
We have encountered a lot of confusion about the ratification of the 50.26 knots run by Sebastien Cattelan earlier this year in Luderitz, Namibia, and the upcoming claim for 50.57 knots by Alexandre Caizergues.
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Raja Muda 2008 – Penang to Langkawi
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Guy Nowell, Sail-World Asia, Langkawi, Malaysia ,
12:50 PM Fri GMT
The breeze built gently all through the afternoon, reaching some 16-18 knots all over the racecourse with occasional patches of stronger stuff – Happy Endings reported a sustained period of 27 knots near the finish line, stern stuff for a Mumm 30! With owner Frank Pong away on business, Jelik stormed up the rhumb line at a steady 12-13 knots with everybody bar none stacked on the rail.
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Ericsson 4 reflect on pirates - VOR Boat Blogs
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Various Volvo Ocean Race Competitors,
11:19 AM Fri GMT
Volvo Ocean Race. Reflection on pirates from Guy Salter on Ericsson 4, a good day on Puma, on Telefonica Blue the guys look like soaked cats, more fast sailing on Delta LLoyd and on Ericsson 3 the boat feels in great shape and the crew is all good. Read on ..........
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Dramatic wind drop as Volvo fleet heads north
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Volvo Ocean Race media,
11:04 AM Fri GMT
As the northernmost boats in the Volvo fleet leave the effects of the deep low pressure system they've been riding for the past several days, wind speeds are already beginning to drop and the forecast is that this is only the beginning. Overnight, PUMA tucked in behind the race leader, Ericsson 3, at one point crossing over her track.
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Finally Peyron leads Vendee fleet out of Doldrums
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Vendee Globe media,
9:23 AM Fri GMT
Loïck Peyron on Gitana Eighty leads the vendee Globe fleet out of the Doldrums into more settled, building winds. Seb Josse (BT) is 16 miles behind in second place as Vincent Riou (PRB) moves slightly east and lies third,
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YCCS to compete in HK Around the Island
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Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, Porto Cervo, Sardinia ,
6:46 AM Fri GMT
The YCCS team will be headed by YCCS member and current X-35 World Champion Alberto Signorini and will include veteran America’s Cup sailor Tommaso Chieffi. The team will sail aboard a Magic 25 one-design in the Sportsboat division. Racing is scheduled to start at 08.30 on Sunday and the official prize giving ceremony will be held at the RHKYC Kellet Island Compass Room at 19.00 on Monday 24th No
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Keppel Bay (Singapore) launches RYA sail training
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Keppel Bay Sailing Academy, Singapore ,
6:28 AM Fri GMT
Keppel Bay Sailing Academy (KBSA), a premier training facility for recreational and professional sailing launched today at Marina at Keppel Bay, has become the first in Singapore to provide courses accredited by the Royal Yachting Association (RYA).
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15th Singapore Straits Regatta coming up
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Bob Ashman, Singapore ,
6:04 AM Fri GMT
The 15th Singapore Straits Regatta, 17th – 21st January 2009, organised by Changi Sailing Club in cooperation with Raffles Marina, Republic of Singapore Yacht Club, Nongsa Point Marina & Resort and SAF Yacht Club, promises to be the largest event yet with International participation from Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines.
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ISAF Recognises Int'l Melges 32 Class Association
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International Melges 32 Class Association,
2:55 AM Fri GMT
The International Melges 32 Class Association (IM32CA) is proud to inform it has been awarded ISAF (International Sailing Authority Federation) Recognized Class status. With this esteemed honor, the class can truly validate the strength, fleet growth, popularity and longevity of the Melges 32.
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Images from San Diego: BOR90 goes hull flying
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Gilles Martin-Raget,
2:22 AM Fri GMT
The would-be America's Cup challenger, BOR90, has been undertaking further sea trials in San Diego. Gilles Martin-Raget supplied the following gallery of images of this impressive keel-yacht, which is report to have sailed at speeds of 33kts in 12kts of true wind speed.
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Kiteboarding World Championship sanctioned by ISAF
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Event Media,
8:47 PM Thu GMT
For the first time in history, the 2009 Kiteboarding World Championship title will be sanctioned by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF). The world wide unified rulebook used by the IKA paves the way for a global world ranking with one conjoined world champion. The ranking is intended to include the present world tours, independent organisers and national events.
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Doldrums end in sight for Peyron
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Vendee Globe media, Vendee Globe ,
8:05 PM Thu GMT
Sounding slightly fatigued but objective, Loïck Peyron admitted he was hoisting a genoa and sailing into a better breeze this Thursday lunchtime, hoping that this was the first clear signal that he was starting to shake off the worst of the Doldrums with his lead intact
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Taiwan Strait to Open for Cruising Sailors
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Shelley Shan,Taipei Times/Sail-World, ,
7:59 PM Thu GMT
The Taiwan Strait is a body of water more known for its military tension than for its appeal to cruising sailors, but in a welcome move, yachts from Taiwan and China (as well as cruise ships) will be soon able to travel across the Taiwan Strait for the first time in recent history.
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Sometimes I sail naked – Sailor grabs headlines
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Sail-World, Vendee Globe ,
7:59 PM Thu GMT
Sailing sponsorships are providing a new trend. British Sailor Samantha Davies has started a new trend and its working for sponsors and for the sailing audience too, because Sex Sells
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Green Dragon and Team Russia through scoring gate
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Green Dragon media/Team Russia media,
7:48 PM Thu GMT
Volvo Ocean Race. It was a good day onboard Green Dragon as Ian Walker and his crew stormed over the scoring gate picking up three valuable points along the way. Team Russia, skippered by Andreas Hanakamp, crossed the scoring gate at longitudinal 58 degrees east on the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 in fourth position this morning at 09.36 GMT to pick up 2.5 points.
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In the Doldrums for another 160 long miles
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Vendee Globe media,
11:26 AM Thu GMT
The Vendee Globe leaders have another 160 miles of slower sailing before emerging from the Doldrums. Loïck Peyron’s (Gitana Eighty) lead has grown to the 39.2 miles ahead of Sébastien Josse (BT) Speeds overnight have remained slow but steady. Mike Golding, GBR, (Ecover 3) remains seventh, best international skipper.
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Ericsson 4 grabs Gate points
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Volvo Ocean Race media/Jennifer Lilly,
11:05 AM Thu GMT
Ericsson 4, skippered by Torben Grael, was the first boat to the scoring gate at longitudinal 58 degrees east on the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09. Green Dragon, Team Russia and the Telefonica twins are squabbling over the remaining podium position.
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Millennium Cup details announced in Auckland
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Richard Gladwell, Sail-World,
10:52 AM Thu GMT
The Marine Industry was, tonight, briefed on the details of the Millennium Cup to be staged during the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series in February 2009.
The event will be styled along the line of the Millennium Cups which took place during the 30th and 31st America's Cups and again at Plama, Majorca in 2007.
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New ISAF Council Members announced
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ISAF,
11:28 PM Wed GMT
The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has announced the new members of the ISAF Council, the final decision-making body of ISAF.
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The Doldrums for Vendee fleet
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Vendee Globe media and competitors,
10:13 PM Wed GMT
The Vendée Globe leaders now negotiating the uncertainties of the Doldrums, some 440 miles north of The Equator, with the leading, compact group of five less than 50 miles apart after 10 days of racing
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Boom, bust and battling on for Volvo fleet
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Cameron Kelleher,
9:57 PM Wed GMT
The Volvo Ocean Race fleet is counting the cost of the last 24 hours of boom and bust as the southern ocean continues its hostile takeover of events on board. Ericsson 3’s Media Crew Member, Gustav Morin. 'Last night, in complete darkness, we had a quite dramatic broach. We were sailing in steady 30 knots and rough seas when a big squall came in.'
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Loving the Southern Ocean and other VOR Boat Blogs
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Volvo Ocean Race competitors,
9:01 PM Wed GMT
Boat Blogs on Day 5, Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race. Onboard Team Russia Nivk bubb is enjoying the experience, Telefonica Blue is busy with its sail repairs, telefonica Black enjoyed sailing with Telefonica Blue for a while, Green Dragon is not giving up, Ericsson 3 is it by a huge gust and on Telefonica Blue everything is going wrong. Now read on .........
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Raja Muda 2008 – who pays the Bomoh?
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Guy Nowell, Sail-World Asia, Penang, Malaysia ,
11:58 AM Wed GMT
Penang is the first stop on the Raja Muda schedule where cans racing takes over from passage racing. Penang is undoubtedly one of the most delightful destinations in all of Asia, a combination of modern bustle and Colonial architecture – especially when the fleet is moored at the Tanjung City Marina, right in front of Penang’s max-cultural district, Georgetown.
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Puma launches off wave and suffers serious damage
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VOR media/Ken Read - Puma skipper,
11:36 AM Wed GMT
At 0430 GMT this morning, Puma flew off yet another nice little wave and came down to another loud crack. This time not from the bow section, but in the main section of the boat. Just behind the keel frame. So we are busted. Again. This time a bit more serious.
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eMailbag: The Club keelboat fleet debate
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Various correspondents,
10:43 AM Wed GMT
Ken Burt writes in response to out previous editorial: 'As we have said previously it was a great move to use the Platu 25's, and Royal Akarana's initiative has developed a great resource for NZ keelboat sailing which will sit well alongside the facilities and fleets offered by other keelboat clubs in New Zealand.' We also have responses from Brett Bakewell-White and Richard Macalister
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Simpson Marine expects strong Hong Kong Boat Show
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Simpson Marine,
10:10 AM Wed GMT
Despite the World’s economic downturn Simpson Marine, the largest yacht broker and dealer in Asia, is confident of a strong Hong Kong International Boat Show with a large number of sizeable yachts on displaying, including models from Azimut, Beneteau, Lagoon, Nautica and Sea Ray.
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Peyron leads as fleet slows into the Doldrums
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Vendee Globe media,
10:08 AM Wed GMT
As the Vendée Globe fleet slow into the Doldrums the top six boats are within 100 miles of each other but, with a steady margin of 38.4 miles, it is Loïck Peyron (Gitana Eighty) who leads by nearly 40 miles.
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Wet, wild and extreme for Volvo Ocean Race fleet
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Cameron Kelleher,
6:57 AM Wed GMT
Day four of the second leg and it’s getting wet and very wild out there as the fleet have their first real whiff of the Roaring Forties. Widespread sickness has meant involuntary diets for some crew members as the weather gods serve up a menu of 40+ knots and confused, 8-10 metre seas. The southern ocean has laid on a hostile reception.
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Trouble updates on Louis Vuitton Pacific Series
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Richard Gladwell, Sail-World,
3:26 AM Wed GMT
Bruno Trouble, Director of the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series announced further detail on the three week series which begins in Auckland on 30 January 2009. Twelve teams have been invited for the series with a further two on a waiting list.
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Difficult sailing, illness and shredded sails -VOR
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Various Volvo Ocean Race competitors,
1:00 AM Wed GMT
Telefonica Black has a really difficult night, Puma trashes a sail, Green Dragon wants to know why its called a Chinese Gybe?, illness on Telefonica Blue and Team Russia irons out minor problems. Read on.......
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Michel Kleinjans wins PGOR solo division
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Brian Hancock,
8:38 PM Tue GMT
The Cape Doctor welcomed Belgium sailor Michel Kleinjans to South Africa as he stormed across the finish line to win the single-handed division of the Portimão Global Ocean Race.
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Thierry Martinez images from Sodeb’O start
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Thierry Martinez images,
8:17 PM Tue GMT
Thierry Martinez captured these images of Sodeb’O at the start of Thomas Coville's solo round the world race against the clock in a multihull record attempt.
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Coville off on Solo Round the World Record attempt
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Kate Jennings - Expression,
8:09 PM Tue GMT
Thomas Coville on board the maxi-trimaran Sodeb’O crossed the start line of the solo round the world race against the clock in a multihull today, Tuesday 18 November, just minutes before 1400 hours GMT - Target is reach Petit Minou lighthouse at the entrance to Brest harbour by 15 January 2009 at 03 hours, 27 minutes and 20 seconds GMT at the latest
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