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SAILING - Etchells Worlds 2012 - 20-25 February 2012, Sydney (AUS) START LINE  Andrea Francolini Photography ©

Etchells World Championship 2012 - The 74 boat Etchells fleet is current out on the Manly circle course off Sydney Heads for the critical races seven and eight in the nine race series. Its light and variable and we are expecting at AP at 1200 but there will be breeze soon.

Jud Smith (USA) is leading the regatta on 13 points, from Tom King on 15 and John Bertrand 26, Graeme Taylor 32, Vince Brun 34 and Cam Miles 36 ahead of Alastair Gair (NZ), Dave Clarke, Peter McNeill and Nitro Drennan.

Jud commented dockside this morning ‘We qualified with the local Sydney fleet sailing out of this Club, sailing offshore in these conditions back in October. We were fortunate the breeze filled in yesterday. We much prefer a little breeze.

‘It could be softer today and these are the days you always fear.... read our story below for the rest of Jud's comments along with GT and Polly McNeill.

Etchells Worlds 2012 Fleet  Andrea Francolini Photography ©

A lot of great sailing happening around the world, the Volvo Ocean Race and more..

We will bring you the latest news as always... stay with us today. Refresh our Etchells race reports regularly for the latest news.

Geographe Bay Race Week - Another perfect day Bernie Kaaks, With just one day to go, the Redink Homes Geographe Bay Race Week turned on another perfect day for racing, with a light westerly breeze quietly building during the morning for the short passage race. IRC divisions enjoyed another morning of windward leeward races, which had everybody back to the Geographe Bay Yacht Club for lunch... [more] Share this story

Etchells Worlds Day 5 – These are the days you always fear!! Rob Kothe and the Sail-World Team, Etchells World Championship 2012 - The 74 boat Etchells fleet is current heading out to the Manly circle course of Sydney Heads for the critical races seven and eight in the nine race series. Jud Smith is leading the regatta on 13 points, from Tom King on 15 and John Bertrand 26, Graeme Taylor 32, Vince Brun 34 and Cam Miles 36 ahead of Alastair Gair, Dave Clarke, Peter McNeill and Nitro Drenna... [more] Share this story

Volvo Ocean Race - Bizzare day Volvo Ocean Race, The Volvo Ocean Race fleet are currently en route to Auckland, New Zealand in Leg 4. Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing Azzam skipper, Ian Walker, referred to the day's racing as bizzare and said that 'Anybody looking at our tracks on the computer must think the navigators have gone mad – or that we do not know the way to Auckland. The route we are taking is so far off the scale.....'... [more] Share this story

Etchells Worlds 2012 - Day 5 Its Money time www.sail-world.com, Day 5 - two more races today on the Manly Circle off Sydney Heads and the battle royal will continue. Marblehead USA sailor Jud Smith, the 2006 Etchells World Champion and Tom King, the 2000 470 Olympic Gold Medalist are locked together at the top of the leaderboard.... [more] Share this story

RORC Caribbean 600 - Has Rán clinched the overall title? Louay Habib, On day four of the RORC Caribbean 600, around noon, Niklas Zennstrom's JV52, Ran, appears to have clinched the overall win and will lift the sterling RORC Caribbean 600 Trophy at tomorrow night's prizegiving ceremony. This morning Scarlet Logic, co-skippered by Ross Applebey and Tim Thubron, was the only yacht which posed any sort of threat, but realistically the Oyster 48 will not cover... [more] Share this story

Volvo Ocean Race - Groupama 4 uncertainty Franck Cammas, The Volvo Ocean Race fleet has surprisingly adopted a northerly course, on the fourth day of the second stage of Leg 4. Around the Luzon Strait the situation is very complicated as the light southerly airs aren't managing to hold their own, transforming the direct course into a no-through road.... [more] Share this story

RORC Caribbean 600 - Epic battle between schooners Louay Habib, RORC Caribbean 600 - Both Adela and Windrose capture the imagination of years gone by. In spectacular surroundings the golden age of the schooners was recreated in an epic battle between two magnificent yachts and just before dawn today, the gentlemanly duel was settled.... [more] Share this story

Volvo Ocean Race - Mar Mostro back in the hunt Amory Ross, Volvo Ocean Race - Amory Ross, MCM for Puma Ocean Racing powered by Berg, reports on the crew's progress: There is a lot to be happy about onboard Puma's Mar Mostro. First and foremost, we finished the outrageously horrific batch of Chinese 'coffee' we had in the galley jar. It's a true proof of this team's toughness that we managed such a feat.... [more] Share this story

Clipper Round the World Yacht Race – More teams arrive Heather Ewing, Clipper Round the World Yacht Race – Four more of the teams have arrived to a rapturous welcome in Qingdao after completing race 8 yesterday. Meanwhile Welcome to Yorkshire and Qingdao are still racing towards China's sailing city and, after languishing in light winds for several days, are now battling freezing northerly headwinds in the Yellow Sea.... [more] Share this story

Global Ocean Race - Charging towards Cape Horn Oliver Dewar, Global Ocean Race - Having crossed the Felipe Cubillos Cape Horn Gate at 06:25 GMT on Wednesday at the head of the fleet, Conrad Colman and Adrian Kuttel made a steep climb north-east out of the Southern Ocean with Class40 Cessna Citation. Leaving Cape San Juan at the eastern end of Isla de Los Estados to port almost 24 hours after rounding Cape Horn Colman and Kuttel entered the South Atlantic... [more] Share this story

Crown Series Bellerive Regatta preview Peter Campbell, Crown Series Bellerive Regatta is being held this weekend on Hobart's River Derwent which will be a sea of sail with more than 220 keel yachts, sports boats, trailable yachts, sailboards, catamarans and off-the-beach dinghies taking part. The regatta starts with a twilight race for the keelboats and sports boats on Friday evening.... [more] Share this story

Etchells Worlds 2012 - Day 4 images by Ingrid Abery Ingrid Abery images, Images from day 4 of the Etchells World Championship from photographer Ingrid Abery.... [more] Share this story

Sailing Arabia - The Tour Leg 4 win to Courrier Dunkerque Nicky Moore, Sailing Arabia - The Tour - Leg four was frustratingly slow for the fleet but despite a lack of wind for most of the leg, the battle on the water was no less tense. Arriving in daylight for the first time, the fleet entered Omani waters in the early hours of this morning, and after sailing 278 kilomteres from Ras Al Khaimah to Musandam, many of the teams found themselves match racing to the line.... [more] Share this story

Etchells World Championship Day 4 - Tight at the top Tracey Johnstone, Etchells World Championship - The overall leader name may have changed but the racing is far from complete. The top of the 74-boat scoreboard is very tight after six races and one drop. Roulette is in the lead with 13 points. The Roulette team is a coalition of talented sailors. On the helm is 2006 Etchells World Champion and American sailor, 54-year-old Jud Smith.... [more] Share this story

Gladwell's Line: Who is really leading the Volvo Ocean Race? Richard Gladwell, The fortunes of the six competitors in the Volvo Ocean Race have been waxing and waning - if you believe the official results which show regular lead changes occurring even over just the space of a couple of hours. Using the Predictwind.com routing system, we get quite a different picture from the 'who's closest to Auckland approach' adopted by the Volvo OR reporting and tracking system.... [more] Share this story

18ft Skiffs JJ Giltinan Championship - Gotta Love It 7 again Frank Quealey, Gotta Love It 7's domination of the 18ft Skiffs JJ Giltinan Championship continued today. Seve Jarvin, Sam Newton and Scott Babbage brought the red hulled flyer home an easy winner of race 5 in the regatta.... [more] Share this story

Etchells Worlds 2012 - Day 4 images by Howard Wright Howard Wright images, Howard Wright, Image Professional Photography, was out on the water today capturing all the action on day four of the Etchells Worlds 2012, Sydney.... [more] Share this story

Lincoln Week Regatta overall Bob Ross, Lincoln Week Regatta - Darryl Hodgkinson's Beneteau First 45 Victoire, from the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney, has won the 'grand prix' IRC division after a great boat-on-boat duel with Alan Woodward's Beneteau First 45 from Royal Brighton Yacht Club, Melbourne. They've matched race in every race of the six-race series and in the end Victoire won by a single point from Reverie.... [more] Share this story

Extreme Sailing Series 2012 - Act 1 in Oman Extreme Sailing Series, The first Act of the 2012 Extreme Sailing Series™ is just under a week away. The circuit is now entering its sixth season and the ‘stadium racing' concept that sits at the heart of the Extreme Sailing Series is beating stronger than ever.... [more] Share this story

Etchells Worlds 2012 day 4 images by Andrea Francolini Andrea Francolini images, The Etchells Worlds day 4 was a summer day right out of the brochure with a light north easter blowing and flats seas. Andrea Francolini images from today's racing... [more] Share this story

Etchells Worlds 2012 Day 4 - Champagne sailing + results www.sail-world.com, It's getting to the business end of the 2012 Etchells Worlds 2012 being sailed in the waters off Sydney Heads. There was a general recall for the first race of the day. The second start under Black Flag, was clear.... [more] Share this story

18ft Skiffs JJ Giltinan Trophy Race 4 Video Bob Killick, 18ft Skiffs Winning Appliances JJ Giltinan Trophy Race 4. Gotta Love It 7's lead, as it crossed the line in first place yesterday, was as long as a Russian winter. Seve Jarvin, Scott Babbage and Sam Newton were all alone at Clark Is. to take the gun from starter Gary Linnacre. Archie Massey's Mojo Wines crossed in second over five minutes astern.... [more] Share this story

Volvo Ocean Race - Puma face critical decision Amory Ross, For Volvo Ocean Race competitors Puma Ocean Racing, the brutal slamming conditions of the South China Sea are tiring and taking a toll. 'This is a crucial moment in the leg and there's obviously a lot at stake. It has already been a busy day of decision-making, but I'd be surprised to see us be anything but conservative' says Amory Ross... [more] Share this story

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