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The race course area for the 34th America's Cup in San Francisco has been revealed, by America's Cup organisers.
Stretching across the city shoreline from Piers 27/29 out to near the Golden Gate Bridge, the course will bring the action closer to shore than ever before in the 160-year history of the Cup.
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RORC Caribbean 600 - Last night the leading yachts were approaching Guadeloupe, rising to 1,467 m (4,813 ft) above sea-level, the island produces the most significant wind shadow on the racecourse.
The 214ft Baltic ketch Hetairos was the first yacht to Guadeloupe at sunset, powering through the crystal blue waters at 18 knots.
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Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - The first teams to complete race eight have started to arrive in Qingdao, China, today to a hero’s welcome. De Lage Landen clinched first place as Geraldton Western Australia celebrated line honours. Meanwhile, Gold Coast Australia secured a podium place despite a medevac off Taiwan.
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Volvo Ocean Race - Winds over 20 knots, waves up to four metres and an ominous sounding ‘Black Tide’ current continue to make life challenging for the six crews on their way to Auckland, New Zealand.
In his latest report from the boat Camper Media Crew Member (MCM) Hamish Hooper gave a vivid illustration of how difficult even the most basic and mundane task can be in the tumultuous conditions.
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Latest news from Manson Anchors including: Manson Boss Anchor release onto the market; Bowmaster patented underwater Turning Mechanism; Manson Submarine Anchor launch; Insight on completed projects in 2011; Boat Show round up & updates for Manson in 2012; and the Manson Olympics
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The Etchells World Championship continued off Sydney today and photographer Ingrid Abery captured the action.
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Etchells World Championship - Tom King stamped his name on Sydney back in September 2000 and it seems like he intends doing it again in 2012 as he steered his Iron Lotus team to overall lead today.
Australian skipper King and crew of Ivan Wheen, David Edwards and Owen McMahon have delivered consistent results in the first four races of the championship with a second, sixth, third and second.
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Andrea Francolini, the best know sailing photographer in Australia was on the water on thhe Etchells course today. Its days like this that Drew of Sydney really loves his work. You will see more images later at www.afrancolini.com
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Etchells Worlds 2012. It was a crazy day offshore yesterday with Etchells racing being impossibleas the winds gusted into the mid 30’s against a two knot set.
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Volvo Ocean Race - After a lenghty starboard leg towards the southern tip of Taiwan, there was quite a tacking frenzy between 1600 and 2200 GMT, when all but Puma’s Mar Mostro (Ken Read/USA) tacked onto port, followed shortly by Telefónica (Iker Martínez/ESP) and Camper with Emirates Team New Zealand (Chris Nicholson/AUS) tacking back again.
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On day two of the 2012 RORC Caribbean 600, the supermaxi, Hetairos, claimed poll position at 1500 local time. Passing to leeward of George David's 90ft maxi Rambler off the east coast of Montserrat. Hetairos let loose on a broad reach, blasting through the Caribbean surf at a speed in excess of 22 knots.
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RORC Caribbean 600 photographer Tim Wright / Photoaction.com was onwater capturing all the action.
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Volvo Ocean Race third day of the second stage of leg four has left the skippers and navigators facing a tactical minefield in the South China Sea after moderating breezes left behind a horribly confused sea state.
Despite having thousands of miles of open water sailing ahead of them on the way to Auckland all six teams know that their exit from the South China Sea could prove decisive.
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Global Ocean Race - For the two frontrunners there has been a tactical dilemma over the past 24 hours as an intense low pressure system rumbles towards Drake Passage and Cape Horn. By Tuesday afternoon, both Cessna Citation and Financial Crisis had committed to their individual options and the next 24 hours will be the hardest sailing of the circumnavigation for the two teams.
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The 2012 Bell’s Beer Bayview Mackinac Race is open for business. We are pleased to announce that our Notice of Race has been posted and our website is open for registration.
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RORC Caribbean 600 - George David's RP90 Rambler has a commanding lead in the battle for line honours. The American entry is over 20 miles ahead of the 214ft Ketch Hetairos, even though Rambler is less than half the size.
Rambler rounded Tintamarre just after dawn this morning to begin the 160-mile power reach south to Guadeloupe. Rambler barely stalled for speed right through the night.
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RORC Caribbean 600 images by Tim Wright
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Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - The Race Committee has approved De Lage Landen’s request for seven hours’ redress after the team responded to Gold Coast Australia’s call for assistance during the medevac of two of their crew. De Lage Landen will have seven hours deducted from their overall elapsed time for the race to give them their final position.
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The Canadian Yachting Association is pleased to announce the members of the 2012 Canadian Sailing Team. The team was established based on the 2011-12 Sport Canada carding criteria. The team structure includes a Podium Team, Senior Development Team, and a Development Team.
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When Ker Design received multiple requests to develop a yacht in the 45 foot range, which would perform well inshore and offshore on IRC and ORCi, they knew they had a formidable prototype to work from - the Ker 46 Tonnerre.
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There was plenty of action for the 18ft Skiffs at the JJ Giltinan regatta. Maybe even a bit too much for some to handle!
Andrea Francolini images from an interesting day at the office.
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The Etchells Worlds 2012 race committee abandoned racing for today. It is intended that there will two races tomorrow. Then two races on Thursday, two on Friday and one on Saturday. 'The forecast for tomorrow looks absolutely perfect and improving as the week goes on. We are confident we can get back on track,' said PRO Wilson.
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Etchells Worlds Day 2. Fleet held in Watson's Bay. As Principal Race Officer Ross Wilson explained 'The conditions today with wind against a two knot south flowing set, are huge. We are in no hurry to drop the AP; we are very concerned if if we start racing we might sink half the fleet.
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Etchells Worlds 2012 - Photographer Ingrid Abery was on hand to capture this amazing gallery of images on day one. Enjoy!
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In the Volvo Ocean Race, there is a new crew at the head of the pack. After tacking north around midday today, at 2200 UTC tonight Chris Nicholson/AUS and Camper with Emirates Team New Zealand are the leaders of the pack as fleet bashes upwind across the South China Sea towards the ominous Luzon Strait, 446 nautical miles (nm) ahead.
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Etchells Worlds 2012 - On day one of competition, the Aussie team of Graeme Taylor, Grant Simmer, and Steve Jarvin aboard Magpie, were back on form. Taylor finished fourth in race one and then a firm first in race two of the day to place first overall with five points.
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The Volvo Ocean Race fleet has finished Leg 3 in Sanya (China), and are gearing up for the nest leg to Auckland. Read the latest news here on the Auckland Stopover
It's now just 15 days to go until the fleet is scheduled to arrive in Auckland and our e-newsletter Event HQ brings you the latest news from the Race, the Auckland Stopover and the Race Village.
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The 4th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 was filled with drama right from the start. Low cloud cover enveloped Antigua and a massive squall resulted in a torrential downpour. With the wind gusting up to twenty knots, the crew were scrambling for wet weather gear.
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Sea sickness and waves as high as five metres are making life difficult for all six teams on the first day of the second stage of Leg 4 from Sanya to Auckland.
Conditions on board have been brutal as the crews struggle to rein in their Volvo Open 70s to avoid teeth-rattling crash landings off the backs of the monster waves left over from several days of gale force winds.
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Here's what Stan had to say about guiding Groupama 3 around the world in 48 days 7 hours and 44 minutes shaving two days off the previous record circumnavigation. He talks about how the navigator plays a crucial role in getting the boat in the optimum wind and wave pattern.
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US Sailing has partnered with the St. Petersburg Yacht Club to organize the 2012 Rose Cup, a national youth match racing event to be held on June 20-24 in St. Petersburg, Fla. This is the third running of the Rose Cup and the first by US Sailing’s Match Racing Committee, who look to build this event into a US Sailing youth national championship in the near future.
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A move to the north of the direct line for the first waypoint at the Philipines, by the whole Volvo Ocean Race fleet, has seen Groupama (Franck Cammas) take a narrow lead from Telefonica (Iker Martinez). The move is a result of recommendations from the on board weather routing systems, as the fleet try to find the fastest way through a period of light winds that will prevail for the next 12 hours
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Global Ocean Race - At 18:00 GMT on Sunday, Conrad Colman and Adrian Kuttel re-took the lead with Cessna Citation as Marco Nannini and Hugo Ramon climbed north with Financial Crisis, dropping back to second place as the new leaders built on their lead overnight.
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