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Laser Lawsuit - Kirby´s dramatic move *Feature
By MarineBusiness-World.com,
1:27 AM Sat 18 May 2013 GMT
Kirby Inc. yesterday dramatically increased the pressure on LP, ISAF and the ILCA when they asked the US Federal Court in Connecticut to issue a prejudgment remedy against LP. If this was to be granted as requested LP and its associates would be unable to build Lasers or have anyone else build them for them, while the Courts then could take their time hearing the case. ... [more] 
Gladwell's Line: Tragedy in San Francisco + RYA Tribute Video *Feature
By Richard Gladwell,
12:42 AM Mon 13 May 2013 GMT
Following is the editorial published in Sail-World NZ's newsletter published on May 10, NZT. It is republished for those who don't subscribe to Sail-World.com's New Zealand newsletter. Tragedy hit the 2013 America's Cup with the death of double Olympic Medalist, Andrew 'Bart' Simpson. Includes RYA tribute video to Andrew Simpson ... [more] 
America's Cup: Am-Cam Video of Artemis Racing's final run *Feature
By Sail-World,
12:38 PM Sat 11 May 2013 GMT
Video shot on May 9, 2013 of Artemis Racing's final run on San Francisco Bay, before she had her fatal capsize later in the day. Second shows Oracle Team USA sailing very quickly in a fresh breeze, easily the fastest we have seen to date. ... [more] 
America's Cup: Tributes flow after Gold Medalist dies in AC72 capsize *Feature
By Richard Gladwell,
12:38 AM Sat 11 May 2013 GMT
Artemis Racing have confirmed that 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist and 2012 Olympic Silver Medalist in the Star keelboatclass, Andrew 'Bart' Simpson has died in a training incident in San Francisco. Simpson was pulled from the water after the incident, and CPR was attempted on the water and ashore, but was not successful, and he was pronounced dead. ... [more] 
America's Cup: Two inquiries underway in fatal capsize - Updated *Feature
By Richard Gladwell,
10:34 PM Fri 10 May 2013 GMT
At an international media conference today, America's Cup Events Authority, Stephen Barclay, announced that two inquiries were running into the Artemis incident. The first is being conducted by the San Francisco Police Department, as is standard practice in any fatality. The SFPD have impounded the boat as part of their accident investigation. ... [more] 
America's Cup: Television deals, details and conflict revealed *Feature
By Richard Gladwell,
8:39 PM Wed 8 May 2013 GMT
A spat between two America’s Cup team bosses at a fundraising dinner has led to details of the America’s Cup television coverage being revealed to Sail-World. CEO of America's Cup Event Authority revealed that organisers had been forced to buy TV air time in USA to to reach the maximum audience. ... [more] 
Laser Lawsuit - Challenge to Laser trademark ownership *Feature
By Marine Business-World,
11:34 PM Tue 7 May 2013 GMT
Another new development in the widening legal dispute between Bruce Kirby, the designer of the world´s best known sailing boat, the Laser dinghy and one of the Laser builders LaserPerformance (LPE) the builder and supplier of Lasers into UK, Europe and North America, because of non-payment of design royalties. ... [more] 
ISAF and ILCA on thin ice? Intellectual Property Rights and Copyright *Feature
By Marine Business-World,
9:09 PM Sun 5 May 2013 GMT
Extracts from an article written for Scuttlebutt USA by IPR lawyer John Harwood-Bee on the lawsuit between Laser designer Bruce Kirby, builder LPE and associated companies and ISAF and ILCA. ... [more] 
America's Cup: Coutts and Dalton at odds over Cup television coverage *Feature
By Richard Gladwell,
5:38 AM Sat 4 May 2013 GMT
The heads of two America's Cup teams squared off in Auckland on Friday May 3, 2013, at a fundraising dinner to support the 2016 Paralympic campaign of two America's Cup sailors, Rick Dodson and David Barnes. Here is the first of a two part feature covering the Question and Answer session between Grant Dalton and Russell Coutts. television and the America's Cup dominated the opening rounds + Video ... [more] 
ISAF Laser intervention - Supply problems looming? *Feature
By Rob Kothe and the Sail-World Team,
2:11 AM Wed 1 May 2013 GMT
The long running dispute between the designer of the Laser dinghy Bruce Kirby and one of the Laser builders LaserPerformance, the builder and supplier of Lasers into UK, Europe and North America, because of non-payment of design royalties is now much wider than ever before and now it appears that its likely to threaten supplies of Lasers. ... [more] 
ISAF Sailing World Cup 2013 -Golden returns as Hyeres action concludes *Feature
By Fabienne Morin,
11:13 AM Sat 27 Apr 2013 GMT
At the ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres 2013, the medals were decided across the ten Olympic events which brought the regatta to a close. An up and down breeze that never truly filled in at any point ensured for close knit racing on the final day in the south of France. ... [more] 
Fisher's View: Super Sunday - America's Cup WS - Race Day 4 *Feature
By Bob Fisher, Naples, Italy ,
8:30 PM Sun 21 Apr 2013 GMT
Race Day 4 America's Cup World Series, Naples: 'Super Sunday' – the very term is destined to be inspirational, but it can also induce fear to a team that has dutifully logged a series of good results to appear at or near the top of the scoreboard. The reason is the heavily skewed points available for the one race on the final day. ... [more] 
America's Cup: Happy Birthday, Fish - Images of bygone daze *Feature
By Sail-World and Various Photographers,
8:57 AM Sat 20 Apr 2013 GMT
The doyen of America's Cup media, Bob Fisher, celebrates his birthday again today. Here's a selection of images from Bob's Birthdays past (and many). ... [more] 
America's Cup WS: Images from Naples - Close to the action - Day 2 *Feature
By Linda Wight,
7:52 AM Sat 20 Apr 2013 GMT
Sail-World's Linda Wright is at Naples, Italy, for the America's Cup World Series. She filed this image gallery from the Race Day 2, at Naples, where she was positioned on one of the media RIBs ... [more] 
Fisher's View: Poets in Naples - America's Cup WS - Race Day 2 *Feature
By Bob Fisher, Naples, Italy ,
10:46 PM Fri 19 Apr 2013 GMT
Race Day 2 America's Cup World Series, Naples: First up was the quarter-final match for Luna Rossa – Swordfish in the hands of Francesco Bruni and Dean Barker in ETNZ. It promised much, and delivered. Barker forced Bruni over early and after the Italian had taken his penalty, ETNZ led by five seconds at the first mark and held that to the leeward gate. ... [more] 
Nine sailors named to represent NZ at ISAF Youth Worlds in Cyprus *Feature
By Jodie Bakewell-White, Auckland ,
9:22 AM Fri 19 Apr 2013 GMT
Nine sailors have been named in the 2013 NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team to represent New Zealand at the prestigious ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships. ... [more] 
Fisher's View: Watching the breeze die.' - America's Cup WS - Day 3 *Feature
By Bob Fisher, San Francisco, USA ,
9:32 PM Thu 18 Apr 2013 GMT
Day 3 America's Cup World Series, Naples: Winds in Naples Bay have a reputation for being notoriously fickle. One old salt once expressed this graphically by altering an age-old instruction to 'See Naples and watch the breeze die.' And it did, during the races with patches of no more than four knots and huge shifts of up to 40 degrees. ... [more] 
America's Cup WS: Coming at ya! Images from inside the Mark at Naples *Feature
By Linda Wight,
10:51 PM Wed 17 Apr 2013 GMT
Sail-World's Linda Wright is at Naples, Italy, for the America's Cup World Series. She filed this image gallery from the Practice Day 2, where she was positioned inside one of the rounding marks. ... [more] 
Fisher's View: Wished for a Lay Day - America's Cup WS, Naples - Day 2 *Feature
By Bob Fisher, San Francisco, USA ,
9:04 PM Wed 17 Apr 2013 GMT
Day 2 America's Cup World Series, Naples: There was a time, back when Olympic classes regattas were week-long affairs with one race a day, that Wednesdays were always lay days. Some of the sailors in the ACWS final regatta might have wished it were still the case, but all nine boats were out all afternoon for practice racing, just as they had been the previous day. ... [more] 
America's Cup WS: Images from the Practice Day in Naples *Feature
By Linda Wight,
11:07 PM Tue 16 Apr 2013 GMT
Sail-World's Linda Wright is at Naples, Italy, for the America's Cup World Series. She filed this image gallery from the Practice Day ... [more] 
Fisher's View: A gift horse in need - America's Cup WS, Naples - Day 1 *Feature
By Bob Fisher, San Francisco, USA ,
1:42 PM Tue 16 Apr 2013 GMT
Day 1 America's Cup World Series, Naples: Today’s media 'conference', for want of a better word, was a shining example of a gift horse in need. It was held in a building with bare walls and more echoes than enough – and the behavior of the 'media' not actually involved was appalling – they talked loudly and the photographers were among the worst. Interviewing a skipper was a painful operation. ... [more] 
Young 88 New South Wales Champs: Pistol Dawn outguns the fleet *Feature
By Andrew Spencer, Pittwater ,
9:15 AM Tue 16 Apr 2013 GMT
On April 6-7, Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club hosted the Pittwater Young 88 Championships. A combination of three Saturday windward-leewards races and a Sunday course race saw three different race winners, highlighting the competitive nature of the fleet. ... [more] 
America's Cup World Series, Naples: Images from the Scenic Route *Feature
By Linda Wight,
12:27 PM Mon 15 Apr 2013 GMT
The Coastal Race in the America's Cup World Series being staged at Naples, won't be remembered as one of the great races of the century. But for a race against some spectacular backdrops - it set a high standard. Sail-World's Linda Wright was on the water, and filed this gallery from Naples. ... [more] 
America's Cup World Series Naples: Charity fun day in the Coastal Race *Feature
By Linda Wright, Naples, Italy ,
10:05 AM Mon 15 Apr 2013 GMT
It was a fun day on the race course for the America's Cup World Series, held April 14, 2013. The course started in Naples, Italy, on the Bay of Napoli and up the coast to Pozznoli and back. But there was no wind. Even so it was a great day to be on the water. ... [more] 
America's Cup WS: Images from Naples - World Series Opening Ceremony *Feature
By Linda Wright,
1:31 AM Sun 14 Apr 2013 GMT
Sail-World's Linda Wright provided this gallery of images from the opening of the America's Cup World Series, in Naples ... [more]
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