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Cap Istanbul - Summary of the 1,660 mile course
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Kate Jennings,
6:40 PM Sat 11 Oct 2008
European Capital of Culture – Cap Istanbul. We look back at the five stage course between Nice and Istanbul, via Cagliari (Sardinia), Marzamemi (Sicily), Agios Nikolaos (Crete) and Bozcaada (Turkey)… ...
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Ainslie into Bermuda Gold Cup Semi- Final
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Dobbs Davis, Bermuda ,
6:13 PM Sat 11 Oct 2008
In a stunning upset to the three leaders of the World Match Racing Tour, Ben Ainslie, Mattias Rahm, Johnie Berntsson and young Adam Minoprio all advanced to the Semi-Final round of the King Edward VII Gold Cup in Bermuda. World Tour leader and reigning World Champion, Britain's Ian Williams fell prey to Rahm in five matches, the longest of any in this round ...
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Sun, sea, surf . . . and sharks
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Jardine Media, Australia ,
6:11 PM Sat 11 Oct 2008
Winter in the UK is probably the most depressing place to be on the planet. The rich escape to warmer climes and come back with tales of how sweltering it was in Barbados, leaving the rest of us to huddle in greasy spoon cafes, chomping on Prozac and eating lots of nutritious food like jam roly poly and custard. It’s not surprising that for years the best of the English and continental sailors.. ...
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$16,000 Yacht Sold for $30 - Accidentally
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Des Ryan,
3:16 PM Sat 11 Oct 2008
Someone bidding for a yacht on the internet has just scored a Bonanza! - A warning to be careful to complete the 'minimum price' section when selling gear on the internet... ...
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Sale Price for JF Kennedy's Yacht
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E.B. Furgurson III, Annapolis/Sail-World, ,
2:20 PM Sat 11 Oct 2008
It's not only you and me who are feeling the pinch in the current economic climate - JF Kennedy's yacht is now advertised for sale at the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis, discounted a whopping $700,000 from its original price in June this year (See Sail-World story with more pictures of Manitou sailing) ...
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BlackMatch make the Semis cut in Bermuda
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BlackMatch Media,
1:01 PM Sat 11 Oct 2008
BlackMatch Racing has made the semi-finals of the King Edward VII Gold Cup in Bermuda. Here is their latest report: 'After a day of extremely exciting racing and upsets galore, with the three World Title contenders unceremoniously ousted from the regatta, we managed to win our way through to the 2008 King Edward VII Gold Cup semi finals with a convincing 3-1 defeat over world #4 Sebastian Col. ...
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Brunswick closes three US plants
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Media Services,
10:27 AM Sat 11 Oct 2008
America's Brunswick Corporation - the world's largest manufacturer of boats and marine engines - is to close three US Marine plants permanently and mothball its facility in Navassa, North Carolina. The closures will result in the elimination of 1,450 jobs. ...
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Team Russia receives Blessing before VOR start
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Team Russia media,
9:38 AM Sat 11 Oct 2008
Large crowds gathered on the dockside in Alicante today as Russian Orthodox Priest Father Sergey blessed Team Russia just one day before the start of the Volvo Ocean Race. ...
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Swinton goes down to Ainslie in Gold Cup
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Dobbs Davis, Bermuda ,
9:18 AM Sat 11 Oct 2008
In a stunning upset to the three leaders of the World Match Racing Tour, Mattias Rahm (SWE) and his Stena Bulk Sailing Team, Johnie Berntsson (SWE) and his Berntsson Sailing Team and young Adam Minoprio (NZL) and the Emirates Team New Zealand/BlackMatch Racing team have all advanced to the Semi-Final round of the King Edward VII Gold Cup. Ben Ainslie (GBR) and his Team Origin have also advanced. ...
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Surprises and upsets at Bermuda Gold Cup
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Dobbs Davis, Bermuda ,
9:05 AM Sat 11 Oct 2008
In a stunning upset to the three leaders of the World Match Racing Tour, Mattias Rahm (SWE) and his Stena Bulk Sailing Team, Johnie Berntsson (SWE) and his Berntsson Sailing Team and young Adam Minoprio (NZL) and the Emirates Team New Zealand/BlackMatch Racing team have all advanced to the Semi-Final round of the King Edward VII Gold Cup. Ben Ainslie (GBR) and his Team Origin have also advanced. ...
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Bouwe Bekking on the Volvo Ocean Race
By
BouweBekking.com,
8:45 AM Sat 11 Oct 2008
In the Volvo Ocean Race, Onboard TELEFONICA BLUE, Bouwe Bekking is the most experienced offshore sailor of the 11-person, 7-nation crew. This will be his sixth round the world race, Bouwe knows exactly what to expect and what to fear. At 1400 hours on Saturday 11th October, 88 of the best sailors in the world will launch eight boats into a 37,000-mile race around the globe. ...
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Estate Master leads the Farr 40 pack
By
Sam Crichton,
8:34 AM Sat 11 Oct 2008
Eight Farr 40 teams kicked off the Australian Farr 40 2008-2009 season at the opening Peppers Anchorage Farr 40 Regatta. Conditions for the day fluctuated with the breeze building over the afternoon to 20 knots and swung between North Nor East and Nor east in direction with a swell that built with the breeze. ...
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Its time to go racing in the Volvo Ocean Race
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Volvo Ocean Race media,
8:29 AM Sat 11 Oct 2008
The waiting is nearly over and the 10th running of the Volvo Ocean Race starts the first of its 10 offshore legs at 1400 CET (Saturday) from Alicante in Spain. ...
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Bedford to pull an 'all-nighter' before VOR start
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Ericsson Racing Team - Victoria Low, Alicante, Spain ,
8:20 AM Sat 11 Oct 2008
Fewer than 24 hours remain to the start of the 10th Volvo Ocean Race. While the 20 sailors and media crewmembers are resting for their four-on, four-off watch systems over the course of about three weeks, there's one person planning an all-nighter tonight, Ericsson Racing Team meteorologist Chris Bedford. ...
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Cattelan, Consorti - Kite Speed World Champions
By
Markus Schwendtner,
8:07 AM Sat 11 Oct 2008
After the final leg of the 2008 PKRA Speed Tour, Sebastien Cattelan stays on top of Alex Caizergues and Chritophe Prin-Guenon (all France). ...
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Barros and Coutts' team holds RC44 lead
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Bernard Schopfer,
7:53 AM Sat 11 Oct 2008
The sailors involved in the Friuli Venezia Giulia RC44 Cup finally had the opportunity to sail superb races today. Held in up to 25 knots of wind, the races confirmed Patrick de Barros and Russell Coutts’ leadership. Team Banco Espirito Santo leads the regatta from Team Hiroshi – Città di Milano and Team Aqua. ...
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BlackMatch makes quarterfinals in Bermuda
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BlackMatch Media,
6:55 AM Sat 11 Oct 2008
Today was day three of racing here at the King Edward VII Gold Cup which saw all of the remaining groups round robin matches completed, as well as the repechage series and the final 8 were decided. We had a great day managing to win our match against Keith Swinton while in a result that needed to go our way, Ian Williams totally dominated Andy Horton in their match to allowing us to secure our spo ...
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Seawind Charter Investment & Syndicate Webinars
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Brent Vaughan, Russell Vale ,
6:34 AM Sat 11 Oct 2008
Following the overwhelming attendance of the Seawind Seminars at the Sanctuary Cove Boat Show, Seawind are now taking the show ‘online’ with a series of Webinars on both Charter Boat Investments and Seawind Syndicates. ...
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Exciting Opportunities -Australian Marine Industry
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Martine Ballantyne, Sydney ,
6:04 AM Sat 11 Oct 2008
Owned by world acclaimed sailor Iain Murray AM, Azzura Marine Nowra seeks highly skilled and motivated personnel to join its growing boat building team. The facility is located on the pristine coast of New South Wales, just over two hours drive south of Sydney. ...
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Battle is on at RYA National Match Racing Champs
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RYA, Weymouth ,
3:37 AM Sat 11 Oct 2008
Ten teams go head-to-head at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy over the next three days (10-12 October) to battle it out for the title of 2008 RYA National Match Racing Champions. The 10 skippers competing at this weekend’s Grand Final now have the chance to get their hands on the overall National crown ...
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