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Korea Cup Int'l Yacht Race - Korean Team claims line honours + Video By Icarus Sailing Media, , 6:15 PM Sun 19 May 2013 GMT After two days of inshore races on 16 and 17 May, the first offshore leg of the Korea Cup International Yacht Race commenced on Saturday 18 May from the city of Uljin. This first of two offshore legs, took the 25 teams on a challenging 86 nautical mile race track offshore to the volcanic island of Ulleung, with light conditions dominating the early stage of the race and really testing the crews. ... [more] Women's Int'l Match Racing Series - Macgregor claims St Quay victory By Joakim Hermansson, 5:48 PM Sun 19 May 2013 GMT In the finals of the Women's Int'l Match Racing Series, local sailor Julie Bossard gave the French crowd at the pier some hope after beating former Olympian Lucy Macgregor in the first match. But then the supreme sailor from Great Britain fought back, winning three consecutive matches to secure the title in this first event of the inaugural 2013 Women's International Match Racing Series. ... [more] Musto Vice Admiral's Cup - Down to the wire on final day By Fiona Brown, 4:57 PM Sun 19 May 2013 GMT Conditions on the final day of the 2013 Musto Vice Admiral's Cup might best be described as 'Good weather for ducks' as grey was the predominant colour and oilskins were the preferred attire (good news for sponsor Musto!). Fortunately nothing could dampen the spirits of the 58 competing teams who took on two final races to decide this hugely competitive series. ... [more] Hutchwilco NZ Boat Show: Images from the the Show - Saturday - 2 By Richard Gladwell, 4:13 AM Sun 19 May 2013 GMT Sail-World is at the Hutchwilco New Zealand Boatshow in the Sailing Hall. We've a big screen running showing all the best we can find of sailing - from Youtube to Video and some material we have shot ourselves. On Saturday we took our camera for a quick run around the Show, this is the second gallery mainly from the other halls ... [more] Hutchwilco NZ Boat Show: Images from the the Show - Saturday - 1 By Richard Gladwell, 3:58 AM Sun 19 May 2013 GMT Sail-World is at the Hutchwilco New Zealand Boatshow in the Sailing Hall. We've a big screen running showing all the best we can find of sailing - from Youtube to Video and some material we have shot ourselves On Saturday we took our camera for a quick run around the Show ... [more] America's Cup: Luna Rossa sails on San Francisco Bay By Sail-World, 10:50 PM Sat 18 May 2013 GMT On Saturday morning the Luna Rossa AC72 sailed for the first time in San Francisco in the bay where the Louis Vuitton Cup and America’s Cup regattas will take place starting July 7th. With an early morning roll out, Luna Rossa sailed in light winds (3 knots) that increased up to 12 and allowed the crew to carry out an extensive number of manoeuvres. ... [more] Musto Vice Admiral's Cup - A most welcome late appearance on day 2 By Fiona Brown, 9:48 PM Sat 18 May 2013 GMT The second day of racing at the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club's 2013 Musto Vice Admiral's Cup brought mixed weather conditions. Morning saw very light airs and weak sunshine forcing the race committee to postpone. After an hour's delay, racing commenced under steely skies in a shifty and patchy breeze of circa five knots from the west-south-west. ... [more] Virtual ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships begin May 20th By SailX, , 8:02 PM Sat 18 May 2013 GMT For a second year running, the award-winning sailboat racing simulator SailX.com will be running the 'Virtual ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships'. Following last years' successful collaboration with ISAF and the team in Dublin, this years' virtual event will take place from 20th May – 30th June 2013. ... [more] Women's Int'l Match Racing Series - No Saturday surprises in St. Quay By Joakim Hermansson, , 7:39 PM Sat 18 May 2013 GMT At the Women’s International Match Racing Series in Saint Quay, there were no Saturday surprises, as all four of the crews that dominated the double round-robin also qualified for the semi-finals. The event's sovereign Lucy Macgregor of Great Britain, and Klaartje Zuiderbaan from The Netherlands, both swept away their opponents with a clean 3 - 0 score in their respective quarterfinal. ... [more] AWMRT Match Race Germany: Qualifying complete, Quarter Finals underway By Alpari World Match Racing Tour, , 6:09 PM Sat 18 May 2013 GMT 'It’s not normally like this' – is a phrase regularly heard in sailing circles in reference to ‘unusual weather’, however for once this has worked in the favour of competitors. After a brief lull in the middle of the day, the wind filled in this afternoon and the sun came out allowing the race committee to complete Qualifying and start the Quarter Finals. ... [more] America's Cup: We are here for the sailing not a TV show - Luna Rossa By Richard Gladwell, 4:33 AM Sat 18 May 2013 GMT Luna Rossa, the Italian Challenger for the 34th America's Cup have just released a video of the media conference addressed by the team's principal, Patrizio Bertelli. The media conference was attended by the whole Italian team, who stood like a wall of support behind Mr Bertelli, skipper Max Sirena and key team members. Behind them all was the team's AC72 ... [more] Tahiti Pearl Regatta - Opening events and race 1 (NPS) By Morgan Rogers, Raiatea , 1:55 AM Sat 18 May 2013 GMT In Raiatea (the Sacred Island of the Leeward archipelago of French Polynesia), coinciding with the opening ceremony and the establishment of the Regatta base for the Tahiti Pearl Regatta, the township came alive to the sounds of Aussie accents as for the first time the Sea Princess out of Sydney moored alongside the main dock. ... [more] Will the Oysters take the Peal in 2013? By Morgan Rogers, Raiatea , 1:43 AM Sat 18 May 2013 GMT Forget July's Audi Sydney Gold Coast Race and freezing yachting conditions as the temperature plummets in Australia to our wintery norms, in French Polynesia each May a regatta is held in balmy tropical conditions that can only be described as the worlds playground for yachties. Consisting of 98% water - What else would you do in Tahiti! ... [more] 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] America's Cup: Review Committee meets Teams - Italians break to ranks? By Richard Gladwell, 12:55 AM Sat 18 May 2013 GMT The Review Committee investigating all aspects of the 34th America's Cup have met with the four teams, today in San Francisco. The six person Committee was established by America's Cup organisers following the fatal accident when training, involving Artemis Racing, the Swedish Challenger for the 34th America's Cup. Includes video of Patrizio Bertelli's media conference ... [more] Gov Cup chooses six international teams for the 47th Regatta By Nancy Mellon, Corona del Mar, CA , 12:49 AM Sat 18 May 2013 GMT The Selection Committee for the 47th Annual Governor’s Cup International Junior Match Race Championship has completed work on selection of the 12 international and US teams that will compete in this year’s regatta which will be held at Balboa Yacht Club from July 16-21 in Newport Beach, California. ... [more] Musto Vice Admiral's Cup - Action aplenty on day 1 By Fiona Brown, 10:26 PM Fri 17 May 2013 GMT The 2013 Musto Vice Admiral’s Cup, hosted by the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, is now underway. With up to four frenetic races, there was plenty of action for the 56 competitors taking part in today's opening round in Cowes. The three-day event features seven classes, ranging from the SB20s at one end of the spectrum, all the way to the TP52s at the other. ... [more] Korea International Yacht Race - Sixth edition now underway + Video By Icarus Sailing Media, , 10:02 PM Fri 17 May 2013 GMT The sixth edition of the Korea Cup International Yacht Race is now underway off the eastern coastline of Korea. The week-long event, taking place from 16-22 May, is Korea’s largest and most renowned yachting event, and this year is hosting teams from all over the world – Asia, Europe, Americas and Oceania - who will race in a series of inshore and offshore races. ... [more] Women's Int'l Match Racing Series - Macgregor remains on top By Joakim Hermansson, , 7:08 PM Fri 17 May 2013 GMT When racing commenced today at the Women’s International Match Racing Series in Saint Quay-Portrieux, France, Lucy Macgregor won all her matches but two, keeping her top position with an impressive 12 - 2 record after a still unfinished second round-robin. ... [more] AWMRT Match Race Germany - Close competition on day 2 + Video By Alpari World Match Racing Tour, , 6:41 PM Fri 17 May 2013 GMT On the second day of Match Race Germany, Lake Constance remained well behaved. A light sub-10 knot northwesterly blowing down the lake allowed Rudi Magg’s race management team to hold eight flights, leaving all twelve teams having sailed nine races of this Qualifying stage of the event. ... [more] Argo Group Gold Cup - Top talent to battle in Bermuda By Talbot Wilson, , 5:51 PM Fri 17 May 2013 GMT As the Alpari World Match Race Tour commences this week with Match Race Germany, the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club— organizers of the Argo Group Gold Cup— can certainly say that the regular schedule of tour events will conclude with a top slate of skippers. ... [more] America's Cup: All teams recommended to suspend sailing By Richard Gladwell, 11:13 AM Fri 17 May 2013 GMT The America's Cup website has posted a note advising that following the first meeting of the America’s Cup Review Committee on Thursday in San Francisco, teams have been asked to suspend all sailing in AC72 and AC45 catamarans until the middle of next week. ... [more] America's Cup: 'We will not participate in the slaughtering game' By Richard Gladwell, Valencia, Spain , 8:31 AM Fri 17 May 2013 GMT Patrizio Bertelli, owner of America's Cup challenger Luna Rossa, flew to San Francisco overnight in order to be present at Friday's meeting between the teams and organizers. The day after Andrew Simpson's tragic death Bertelli talked to La Stampa, one of Italy's major newspapers, and warned America's Cup organizers his team would require 'assurances' and 'formal commitment' to changes in order to ... [more] Hutchwilco Auckland Boat Show: Around the Show - Sailing Hall - 1 By Richard Gladwell, 6:35 AM Fri 17 May 2013 GMT Sail-World is at the Hutchwilco Auckland Boatshow in the Sailing Hall which features all racing boats from Optimists and P-Class to the Olympic Gold Medal winning 470, and the Silver Medal winning 49er. Centrepiece of the Sailing Hall is the Hoist a Kite 'competition' where anyone can try out their ability to hoist a spinnaker and drop it back into the bag. ... [more] Hutchwilco Auckland Boat Show: Around the Show - Sailing Hall - 2 By Richard Gladwell, 6:04 AM Fri 17 May 2013 GMT Sail-World is at the Hutchwilco Auckland Boatshow in the Sailing Hall. We've a big screen running showing all the best we can find of sailing - from Youtube to Video and some material we have shot ourselves. Interestingly the 18ft skiffs seem to pull the most crowd attention, but we'll be putting them up against Volvo Ocean Race and more America's Cup sailing in the AC72's and 45's. ... 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