Sailing by the numbers - Portimao Global Ocean Race
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Brian Hancock,
10:56 PM Tue GMT
In his spare time in the Portimao Global Ocean Race Felipe Cubillos is at his navigation station, calculating. Every three hours he gets an updated poll showing the position of his yacht, Desafio Cabo de Hornos, and that of his closest rival, the German team on Beluga Racer.
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Vendee Globe - Racing On
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Event media,
10:41 PM Tue GMT
With Jean Le Cam now safe onboard Vincent Riou’s PRB the racing continues for the other competitors in the Vendee. Of the racing skippers, leader Michel Desjoyeaux is now skirting the outlying edges at the north-west of the Falklands Islands
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Vendee Globe - Le Cam safe and sound on board PRB
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Véronique Teurlay,
9:05 PM Tue GMT
Jean Le Cam has been rescued safe and sound aboard PRB, but Vincent Riou’s yacht suffers damage in the process. This evening a full-scale rescue operation was in place to retrieve Jean Le Cam from the upturned hull of VM Matériaux – but in the end it was Vincent Riou who successfully recovered fellow skipper and friend Le Cam.
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Vendee Globe - Contact with Jean Le Cam in upturned hull
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Event media,
7:14 PM Tue GMT
After a tense morning of waiting, there was huge relief for Vendée Globe organizers and competitors this afternoon with the news that Vincent Riou (PRB) had arrived at the scene of VM Matériaux’s capsize at 14:21 (GMT) and made contact with Jean Le Cam inside the upturned hull.
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Vendee Globe: VM Matériaux spotted by search and rescue aircraft
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Vendee Globe media,
11:36 AM Tue GMT
The Chilean search and rescue plane deployed to assist VM Matériaux, following Jean Le Cam’s distress call at 0140 (GMT), this morning flew over the area at 0945 and has confirmed sight of the IMOCA 60. The yacht is reported to be upside down, however it is not clear whether the keel is still attached
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Rescue of Jean Le Cam (VM Matériaux) underway - Vendee Globe
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Vendee Globe media,
8:46 AM Tue GMT
At 00h26 GMT Jean Le Cam informed his shore team that he was in distress two hundred miles west of Cape Horn.
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Portimao Global Ocean Race leaders dive south to low pressure system
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Brian Hancock,
5:51 AM Tue GMT
In the Portimao Global Ocean Race, now that Beluga Racer and Desafio Cabo de Hornos are past the eastern end of the Ice Gate both boats are on a deep dive south to catch the outer edge of passing low pressure system.
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Vendee Globe: Leaders skirting South America
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Vendee Globe media,
12:57 AM Tue GMT
Smooth seas, easy sailing, even some sun: skippers across the fleet were reporting a respite in conditions today, but it has to be said, not all of them sounded that happy about it.
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Ericsson 3 skipper Lewander replaced on Leg 4 Volvo OR due to injury
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Victoria Low - Ericsson Racing Team,
12:02 PM Mon GMT
Ericsson Racing Team skipper Anders Lewander (Stockholm, Sweden) will miss Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race while recuperating from knee surgery.
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Desjoyeaux leads Vendee fleet into Atlantic
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Event media, Vendee Globe ,
11:26 AM Mon GMT
At 03:10 this morning (UTC), leader Michel Desjoyeaux on Foncia rounded Cape Horn after 56 days, 15 hours and 08 minutes of racing — a little faster than the time taken in 2004 to reach the Horn (56d 17h 13’), even though this year’s route has been extended by some 1200 miles
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Champions, Challengers and 14 Countries countdown to Acura Key West
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Premiere Racing,
5:44 AM Mon GMT
Tough competition, sunshine, and warm breezes will greet entrants as they head for the race course. In less than two weeks the 22nd edition of this winter classic, Acura Key West 2009 presented by Nautica, will welcome entrants from across the country and around the world. Acura Key West, North America's premiere mid winter regatta begins January 19,
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A Rose Bowl win for Boston College as protest sinks Sage Hill HS
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Rich Roberts,
5:23 AM Mon GMT
Boston College's supremacy in college sailing resurfaced in the 24th annual Rose Bowl Regatta Sunday, and this win was special. 'It was redemption for us,' said Lauren Gillooly, a senior from Long Island, N.Y. who crewed for Tyler Sinks of San Diego on the Eagles' A boat.
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Sodeb'O accelerates towards the equator
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Kate Jennings,
11:34 PM Sun GMT
After an incredible week sprinting along the coast of Argentina and Uruguay, during which Thomas Coville was bordering exhaustion, exploiting every stormy squall to ultimately make up over four days on the record time, the Maxi trimaran Sodeb'O is today making headway close on the wind in very, very uncomfortable conditions.
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Vendee Globe: Cape Horn a physical and psychological obstacle
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Vendee Globe media,
1:00 PM Sun GMT
Cape Horn is more than just a physical obstacle on the Vendée Globe course, it’s a psychological one too. Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) can be expected to round the tip of South America at some point over the next day. Second-placed Roland Jourdain (Veolia Environment) has shed a few of the miles he gained yesterday by holding onto a more easterly course.
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Vendee Globe: Malbon retires due to mainsail problems
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Vendee Globe media,
12:36 PM Sun GMT
Jonny Malbon (Artemis, GBR) has this morning announced his decision to retire from the Vendée Globe due to the ongoing problems with his mainsail.
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Boston College, Sage Hill HS lead Rose Bowl Regatta
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Rich Roberts, Long Beach, Calif. ,
10:54 AM Sun GMT
That sound heard around Alamitos Bay Saturday was a possible restructuring of the sailing power base for colleges nationally and high schools in California. Some of the sailors returned to shore shivering in their wetsuits from the lower than normal air temperatures in the mid-50s.
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Busy time for Portimão Global Ocean Race leaders
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Brian Hancock,
10:38 AM Sun GMT
It’s been a busy 48 hours aboard the leading yachts in the Portimão Global Ocean Race as they approach the longitude of Western Australia. All the yachts have to remain north of the Ice Gate, a line of latitude running from 105 degrees east to 120 degrees east, in order to avoid a known area of icebergs and growlers. The wind has been howling and the average speeds remain well into the teens.
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Team Russia motors away from Singapore bound for Cape Town
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Volvo Ocean Race media,
11:22 PM Sat GMT
A crew led by Team Russia skipper Andreas Hanakamp left the marina at Singapore today on their way to Cape Town. the Humphreys-designed Kosatka slipped anchor and motored out to Singapore and beyond through the Straits of Malacca, en route to Africa.
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Paralympic Gold Medalist Nick Scandone Loses Battle with ALS
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Marni Lane - US Sailing, Portsmouth, R.I. ,
11:04 PM Sat GMT
Paralympic Gold Medalist Nick Scandone (Fountain Valley, Calif.), 42, passed away Friday, after a long battle with ALS. Scandone won a coveted gold medal with teammate Maureen McKinnon-Tucker (Marblehead, Mass.) in the SKUD-18 class at the 2008 Paralympic Sailing Regatta
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Vendee Globe: Serious Mainsail problems for Artemis and Aviva
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Vendee Globe media,
10:39 PM Sat GMT
Jonny Malbon (Artemis) is facing a serious delamination to his mainsail, as the Kevlar fibres, taffeta and Mylar film separate, leaving the Artemis team pondering their options with more than 12,000 miles to go. Dee Caffari (Aviva, GBR) is facing a similar problem, watching her sail disintegrate despite attempts to fix it with any tools she has to hand.
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Rivalries will warm Rose Bowl Regatta sailing
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Rich Roberts, Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, Long Beach, Cal,
10:35 AM Sat GMT
>Rivalries between two of the nation's top college sailing teams and a pair of Southern California perennial high school powerhouses figure to heat up the local chilly climate in the 24th annual Rose Bowl Regatta on Alamitos Bay Saturday and Sunday
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A-Class Worlds – New Boys sound a warning
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Rob Kothe,
9:33 AM Sat GMT
2008 Olympic Tornado Silver Medallist Glenn Ashby is five times A-Cat World Champion and the Australian sailor is odds on to take a sixth title on Australia’s Lake Macquarie this week, but the new boys could make it tougher than expected.
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Portimao Global Ocean Race: A perspective on Nico Budel's rescue
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Brian Hancock,
10:22 PM Fri GMT
Portimao Global Ocean Race. The dramatic rescue of Nico Budel is yet one more story of the immense solidarity shared by all sailors who take to the open ocean, be it alone on a small boat or aboard one of the world’s largest freighters.
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US Sailing Gold Medallist Nick Scandone - Sharing the Good
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Lynn Fitzpatrick www.worldregattas.com,
9:47 PM Fri GMT
He woke up, looked at his wife, Mary Kate, took his oxygen mask off, gave her a kiss and told her that he loved her. He put the oxygen mask back on and passed away
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Portimão Global Ocean Race leaders head 'down under' Australia
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Brian Hancock,
10:41 AM Fri GMT
While the world celebrates a new year with fireworks and good intentions, the leading boats in the Portimão Global Ocean Race celebrate a milestone of a different sort. Beluga Racer and Desafio Cabo de Hornos passed the halfway mark for Leg 2 and in doing so set their sights firmly on the second half of the leg; a long passage under Australia, across the Tasman Sea and into the Cook Strait.
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Vendee Globe leader expected early Monday at Cape Horn
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Event media,
10:27 AM Fri GMT
Michel Desjoyeaux at the head of the Vendée Globe fleet for 17 days leads the fleet towards Cape Horn. Desjoyeaux leads by just under 70 miles from Roland Jourdain. While Sam Davies lies sixth but has encountered a ridge of high pressure during last night and spent some hours almost becalmed
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Open Letter to Ernesto Bertarelli from Vincenzo Onorato
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Sail-World.com,
2:05 AM Fri GMT
Another stylish broadside from Onorato, straight at Bertarelli's waterline. Which rooms near the sea have I visited in the last decades in Naples? Where have I had dinner hundreds of times - when I thought I was at my yacht club? Should I now question whether my club exists?
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US Sailing's National Sailing Programs Symposium
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US Sailing,
11:48 PM Thu GMT
US Sailing's National Sailing Programs Symposium is stacked with Experts and Events. Next week, sailing program organizers from across the country will convene at US SAILING's 26th Annual National Sailing Programs Symposium, (NSPS) in San Diego, CA at the Bahia Resort, from January 7-11, 2009.
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Rolex Sydney Hobart -Wild Oats XI sails make the difference
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Julian Plante, Mona Vale ,
11:39 PM Thu GMT
Bob Oatley's Wild Oats XI re-wrote the history books again to take a fourth successive line honours. North Sails Australia Managing Director Michael Coxon was invited on board as part of the afterguard by Bob and Wild Oats Skipper Mark Richards.
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Vendee Globe - Michel Desjoyeaux leads by 64.6 miles from Jourdain
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Event media, Vendee Globe ,
8:16 PM Thu GMT
Michel Desjoyeaux leads by 64.6 miles from Roland Jourdain who continues to pace the leader as they head for Cape Horn 1400 miles ahead. Sam Davies, lies sixth now after taking over the position of Jean-Pierre Dick who has confirmed he will be retiring. On the current schedule the leader in this remarkable 2008-9 Vendée Globe is set to round Cape Horn on Sunday night
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America's Cup: Damning statement filed by New York Yacht Club
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Richard Gladwell, Sail-World,
9:29 PM Wed GMT
In a surprise move, the New York Yacht Club has filed an 'amicus curiae' brief with the Appeal Court In New York.
The brief is damning on the role and validity of the Club Nautico Espanol de Vela, which is the current Challenger of Record, subject to an Appeal by Golden Gate YC.
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Vendee Globe: Day 52 onboard Roxy - A Tale of Two Brains
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Sam Davies,
8:35 PM Wed GMT
Sam Davies reports on Day 52 onboard Roxy in the Vendée Globe: 'Did you know that offshore sailors actually have two brains? Well, we do! One is a clever brain that makes all the right decisions, is sensible, tidy, rational and patient; the other is the 'stupid brain' that makes silly mistakes, and generally tries to create havoc!
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Vendee Globe - Paprec-Virbac 2 loses port rudder in collision
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Veronique Teurlay, Vendee Globe ,
7:45 PM Wed GMT
At around 13:00hrs GMT, Wednesday, Vendee Globe skipper Jean-Pierre Dick suffered a collision with a solid object which is reported to have removed the port rudder and most of its assembly from the stern of Paprec-Virbac 2
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