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At 2200 UTC tonight, in the Volvo Ocean Race, the first four boats racing in Leg 3 Stage 2 were screaming towards the Sanya finish in a high-speed chase led by Iker Martinez and Team Telefónica. Groupama sailing team were holding on to second place, 30.20 nautical miles (nm) behind.
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Artemis Racing began an intense two-boat training session earlier this week in Valencia, following the acquisition of a second AC45 last month. Photographer Sander van der Borch shares with us this gallery of images of Artemis Racing on the water.
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With just over 100nm to sail to the finish line in Sanya, China, Telefonica looks set to take her third ocean leg win.
According to the routing options from PredictWind, at 1900hrs UTC on 3 February, the Iker Martinex skippered Spainish entry, just has to sail the direct course to the finish, and should be able to average 15-17kts for the remaining distance.
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Global Ocean Race - There has been intense drama in Leg 3 as two of the Class40s, Buckley Systems and Campagne de France, have turned west and are currently heading for Auckland, New Zealand, while the three remaining boats, Cessna Citation, Financial Crisis and Phesheya-Racing continue into strong, Pacific Ocean headwinds in the Roaring Forties.
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Volvo Ocean Race - Amory Ross, MCM for Puma Ocean Racing powered by Berg, reports on the crew's progress: There’s only a day and a half of racing left out here and still plenty to gain. It’s yet another testament to the group of guys onboard that an unsuccessful and trying trek to the middle of the South China Sea hasn’t sunk the ship.
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Women's Match Race International Country Olympic Qualifying Regatta - The pressure is on as three of the nine women's match racing teams competing to qualify their country for the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition will be eliminated at the end of the first round robin and the top six will move on to the next stage.
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Warren Jones International Youth Regatta – Young New Zealand skipper Josh Junior has taken the Regatta, beating local Perth sailor David Gilmour 3 – 1 in a tense and hard fought final. This self-effacing young man stepped ashore with a smile as wide as Cook Straight, heaping praise upon his crew.
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The circumnavigation of Bruny Island, to the south of Hobart will start at 9.30am next Saturday 11 February, on the River Derwent off the Royal Hobart Regatta grounds, just south of the Tasman Bridge. Several more entries are expected for what is Australia’s oldest annual offshore/inshore yacht race, first sailed in 1898.
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After crashing off a monstrous wave in the Southern Ocean, Global Ocean Race leaders Ross and Campbell Field of Team Buckley Systems have suffered damage to their yacht and are heading back to New Zealand.
For the past 24 hours, the yacht has been smashing into in storm force winds and huge seas south east of the Chatham Islands.
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The 2012 470 Junior Worlds hosted by Auckland City's Takapuna Boating Club, and sailed on the Waitemata Harbour came to a close today. Afrodite Kyranakou and Jeske Kisters of Netherlands held onto their top position and became the Women's Junior World Champions. In the Mixed/Men's fleet the Italian crew Simon Sivitz and Jas Farneti cemented their dominance of the regatta
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Young’s yacht, Young Rebel, is a 36ft Young 11 design which he has entered in the Performance Racing Division. ‘I’ve tried for many years to get to Race Week as crew with other people, but outside influences have always prevented me being there,’ Young explained from Auckland today. ‘This year I’m determined to be there – so I’ve entered my own boat.’
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The 2012 Australian Team Racing Championship is to be held at Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron on April 14 and 15, 2012. More information is available in the Notice of Race which can be downloaded from the Yachting Australia event or through the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron.
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Two boys went into the water one Australia Day many years ago and only one came out. The other drowned, as did a rescuer. An elderly relative of mine was the survivor. He subsequently got married and had five children who duly delivered eight grandchildren … the ripple effect.
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A leading light of Australian motor racing, Roland Dane, has purchased one of the world’s most successful small ocean racing yachts with the aim of taking top honours at XXXX Sail Paradise 2012, which will be staged by Southport Yacht Club off the Gold Coast from March 21 – 25.
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In the Volvo Ocean Race, Puma has re-joined the fleet after a brief, but miserable sojourn to the east, while leaders of the pack, Team Telefónica, have again extended their lead over second-placed Groupama sailing team (Franck Cammas/FRA). At 2200 UTC tonight, Telefónica led Groupama 4 by 19.4 nautical miles (nm).
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An unexpected change in wind direction today dealt a cruel blow to Puma Ocean Racing’s plans to rocket to the head of the fleet on the home strait to Sanya. While the leg leaders shot towards the shore of Vietnam yesterday to escape strong currents that sweep south along its coastline, Puma surrendered third place in the rankings to stay offshore in the hope of better wind, calmer seas, a favourab
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Current event leader, Paulo Dos Reis (Patrik/North), took four straight bullets in today’s racing to bring his score up to a perfect seven wins from seven starts
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True Blue Racing (TBR) has finished second at the end of the round robin stage on day 3 of the 2012 Warren Jones Regatta.
The second race of the day saw TBR up against local Sydney rival Jay Griffin.
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Veteran Gold Coast sailor Colin Metcher (74) will again test his personal endurance at the tiller of his sports skiff Cool Change when the exciting fleet of mixed class dinghies and catamarans contest The Great Race on Saturday February 25. This unique and exciting sailing challenge ranked among Australia’s most demanding small boat races again promises to sort the best from the rest
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Windsurfer One Design National Championships - As over 45 Windsurfer One Design rigged up on the shore of Soldiers Point on gorgeous Port Stephens there was a tense air of anticipation as things were about to get exciting as up and comers were out to try to prove themselves against some of the best sailboarders in the country past and present.
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Volvo Ocean Race - Amory Ross, MCM for Puma Ocean Racing powered by Berg, reports on the crew's progress: These are punishing conditions out here. The upwind slamming, smashing, and thrashing we’re enduring is enough to make anyone hurt bad. It was almost impossible to get any sleep last night (I didn’t), it’s hot, humid, and extremely violent down below.
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Warren Jones International Youth Regatta - David Gilmour and his crew went undefeated today to win the round robin stage of the event. Gilmour finished with a 16 win, two loss score line, which gives him the privilege of choosing his opponent for the quarter finals, and he had no hesitation in selecting eighth placed Jay Griffin from Sydney’s Cruising Yacht Club of Australia.
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At Takapuna Boating Club the 2012 470 Junior World Championship day began very quietly with no wind, no sun and a light drizzle of warm rain. Sailors left the shore around 11am when there was a hint of a breeze and by midday the first attempt at eleventh race of the twelve race series was underway.
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Emirates Team NZ's coach, Rod Davis describes what it is like working with Luna Rossa and coaching against his old team:
A change is like a holiday. We are back to training for racing, a week off from testing and development work on our SL33s and working through ideas for the new boat. I must say, it is very nice to be back in AC45 mode and doing ' real' coaching again.
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Festival of Sails images from photographer Beth Morley
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The Whyte, Just and Moore Wooden Boat Festival - An amazing display of well loved and absolutely classic wooden boats have been beautifully restored and maintained for you to cast your eyes over. All purposely but painstakingly popped alongside piers or into pens by their particularly patient owners!
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A New Zealand developed prototype is being test sailed in Auckland ahead of the proposed evaluation trials for the Olympic Womens Two-Person Skiff.
The boat utilizes the 49er hull, foils and boom with a new sailplan designed to suit the ISAF specified target weight of 110-130kg.
The team behind the Mackay Boats' prototype oozes talent and has a track record of excellence
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Testing of the production specification RS900, RS Sailing’s contender for selection as the new women’s Olympic skiff, is underway. 'We believe that a new generation of elite skiff sailors deserve a purpose designed boat that will excel in the role and stand the test of time' says RS managing director, Martin Wadhams.
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Get in quick! Just a couple of places left available for the NSW Laser Training THIS Saturday 4 February at Woollahra Sailing Club. Ash Brunning who finished seventh at the recent ISAF Sailing World Championship in Perth and Multiple Youth World Champion, Gabrielle King will be your coaches for the day, sharing their skills and knowledge with the first 12 sailors to register.
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After nine days of sailing at the recent Heron National Championships held at Lake Macquarie, it was clear who the heroes were – the kids.
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Sail Mooloolaba has announced a change to the 2012 event dates to 23rd June to 1st July for this unique Queensland week-long celebration of sailing.
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Puma’s easterly track had dropped them down to fifth on the leaderboard with Team Sanya 260 nm off the lead in sixth. Puma were a distant third when they split from the fleet to head east, but Infante says based on the latest data they now stand a better than average chance of getting themselves right back in the fight to win the second stage of Leg 3.
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The weather has continued to close in on the four boats, which are racing towards the shore. In a make or break move, Read and his men on board Puma’s Mar Mostro are now 127 nm to the east of fourth placed Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing.
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