Int'l Melges 32 Class Assoc ISAF recognised
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International 32 Melges Class Association,
4:58 AM Fri GMT
The International Melges 32 Class Association (IM32CA) is proud to inform it has been awarded ISAF (International Sailing Authority Federation) Recognised Class status.
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Images from San Diego: BOR90 goes hull flying
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Gilles Martin-Raget,
11:34 PM Thu GMT
The would-be America's Cup challenger, BOR90, has been undertaking further sea trials in San Diego. Gilles Martin-Raget supplied the following gallery of images of this impressive keelyacht, which is report to have sailed at speeds of 33kts in 12knts of true wind speed.
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Kiteboarding World Championship sanctioned by ISAF
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Event Media,
8:47 PM Thu GMT
For the first time in history, the 2009 Kiteboarding World Championship title will be sanctioned by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF). The world wide unified rulebook used by the IKA paves the way for a global world ranking with one conjoined world champion. The ranking is intended to include the present world tours, independent organisers and national events.
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Doldrums end in sight for Peyron
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Vendee Globe media, Vendee Globe ,
8:05 PM Thu GMT
Sounding slightly fatigued but objective, Loïck Peyron admitted he was hoisting a genoa and sailing into a better breeze this Thursday lunchtime, hoping that this was the first clear signal that he was starting to shake off the worst of the Doldrums with his lead intact
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Sometimes I sail naked – Sailor grabs headlines
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Sail-World, Vendee Globe ,
7:59 PM Thu GMT
Sailing sponsorships are providing a new trend. British Sailor Samantha Davies has started a new trend and its working for sponsors and for the sailing audience too, because Sex Sells
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Green Dragon and Team Russia through scoring gate
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Green Dragon media/Team Russia media,
7:48 PM Thu GMT
Volvo Ocean Race. It was a good day onboard Green Dragon as Ian Walker and his crew stormed over the scoring gate picking up three valuable points along the way. Team Russia, skippered by Andreas Hanakamp, crossed the scoring gate at longitudinal 58 degrees east on the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 in fourth position this morning at 09.36 GMT to pick up 2.5 points.
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In the Doldrums for another 160 long miles
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Vendee Globe media,
11:26 AM Thu GMT
The Vendee Globe leaders have another 160 miles of slower sailing before emerging from the Doldrums. Loïck Peyron’s (Gitana Eighty) lead has grown to the 39.2 miles ahead of Sébastien Josse (BT) Speeds overnight have remained slow but steady. Mike Golding, GBR, (Ecover 3) remains seventh, best international skipper.
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Ericsson 4 grabs Gate points
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Volvo Ocean Race media/Jennifer Lilly,
11:05 AM Thu GMT
Ericsson 4, skippered by Torben Grael, was the first boat to the scoring gate at longitudinal 58 degrees east on the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09. Green Dragon, Team Russia and the Telefonica twins are squabbling over the remaining podium position.
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Millennium Cup details announced in Auckland
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Richard Gladwell, Sail-World,
10:52 AM Thu GMT
The Marine Industry was, tonight, briefed on the details of the Millennium Cup to be staged during the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series in February 2009.
The event will be styled along the line of the Millennium Cups which took place during the 30th and 31st America's Cups and again at Plama, Majorca in 2007.
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New ISAF Council Members announced
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ISAF,
11:28 PM Wed GMT
The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has announced the new members of the ISAF Council, the final decision-making body of ISAF.
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A boost for high school sailing in the U.S
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Rich Roberts,
10:39 PM Wed GMT
The Interscholastic Sailing Association (ISSA) plans to broaden the base of high school sailing in the United States, starting with a $25,000 grant from the California International Sailing Association (CISA) supporting a bid for private donations.
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The Doldrums for Vendee fleet
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Vendee Globe media and competitors,
10:13 PM Wed GMT
The Vendée Globe leaders now negotiating the uncertainties of the Doldrums, some 440 miles north of The Equator, with the leading, compact group of five less than 50 miles apart after 10 days of racing
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Boom, bust and battling on for Volvo fleet
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Cameron Kelleher,
9:57 PM Wed GMT
The Volvo Ocean Race fleet is counting the cost of the last 24 hours of boom and bust as the southern ocean continues its hostile takeover of events on board. Ericsson 3’s Media Crew Member, Gustav Morin. 'Last night, in complete darkness, we had a quite dramatic broach. We were sailing in steady 30 knots and rough seas when a big squall came in.'
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Loving the Southern Ocean and other VOR Boat Blogs
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Volvo Ocean Race competitors,
9:01 PM Wed GMT
Boat Blogs on Day 5, Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race. Onboard Team Russia Nivk bubb is enjoying the experience, Telefonica Blue is busy with its sail repairs, telefonica Black enjoyed sailing with Telefonica Blue for a while, Green Dragon is not giving up, Ericsson 3 is it by a huge gust and on Telefonica Blue everything is going wrong. Now read on .........
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Alamitos Bay Yacht Club's Turkey Day Regatta
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Rich Roberts,
8:43 PM Wed GMT
As traditional as cranberries and pumpkin pie, the country's largest holiday season regatta will see small boats from San Diego to San Francisco racing in Alamitos Bay Yacht Club's annual Turkey Day Regatta Saturday and Sunday.
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Puma launches off wave and suffers serious damage
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VOR media/Ken Read - Puma skipper,
11:36 AM Wed GMT
At 0430 GMT this morning, Puma flew off yet another nice little wave and came down to another loud crack. This time not from the bow section, but in the main section of the boat. Just behind the keel frame. So we are busted. Again. This time a bit more serious.
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Peyron leads as fleet slows into the Doldrums
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Vendee Globe media,
10:08 AM Wed GMT
As the Vendée Globe fleet slow into the Doldrums the top six boats are within 100 miles of each other but, with a steady margin of 38.4 miles, it is Loïck Peyron (Gitana Eighty) who leads by nearly 40 miles.
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Wet, wild and extreme for Volvo Ocean Race fleet
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Cameron Kelleher,
6:57 AM Wed GMT
Day four of the second leg and it’s getting wet and very wild out there as the fleet have their first real whiff of the Roaring Forties. Widespread sickness has meant involuntary diets for some crew members as the weather gods serve up a menu of 40+ knots and confused, 8-10 metre seas. The southern ocean has laid on a hostile reception.
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Trouble updates on Louis Vuitton Pacific Series
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Richard Gladwell, Sail-World,
3:26 AM Wed GMT
Bruno Trouble, Director of the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series announced further detail on the three week series which begins in Auckland on 30 January 2009. Twelve teams have been invited for the series with a further two on a waiting list.
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Fun for all: race, cruise or bus to Ensenada
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Rich Roberts, ,
2:25 AM Wed GMT
Next spring's 62nd Newport to Ensenada Race could be even more fun with friends and families joining the sailors in Mexico, without sailing a boat.
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US SAILING announces New Olympic training pipeline
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US SAILING Media,
2:15 AM Wed GMT
US SAILING's Olympic Sailing Committee (OSC) is proud to announce a new Olympic sailing training pipeline, which will help guide talented sailors from youth programs to the U.S. Olympic Sailing Program. As part of the new pipeline, the OSC will launch two new teams in 2009: The US Sailing Team – U18 (Under 18) and US Sailing Team – U23 (Under 23).
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International Lightning Boat-Grant Program
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International Lightning Class Association, ,
1:40 AM Wed GMT
The International Lightning Class Association (ILCA) is accepting applications for the third year of its innovative Boat Grant program, which puts race-ready Lightnings into the hands of sailors who might otherwise not have the opportunity. The deadline for the 2009 program is December 31, 2008.
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Marion to Bermuda Race NOR now online
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Talbot Wilson, ,
1:14 AM Wed GMT
The provisional Notice of Race for the 2009 Marion to Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race is now on line. The race starts from Marion Massachusetts with monohulls on June 19th and multi-hulls on 20th.
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Difficult sailing, illness and shredded sails -VOR
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Various Volvo Ocean Race competitors,
1:00 AM Wed GMT
Telefonica Black has a really difficult night, Puma trashes a sail, Green Dragon wants to know why its called a Chinese Gybe?, illness on Telefonica Blue and Team Russia irons out minor problems. Read on.......
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Offshore Sailing presentation Saturday Dec 6th
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US IRC,
9:14 PM Tue GMT
Offshore Sailing Today - Where We Are and Where We're Going is a joint presentation of US-IRC, Storm Trysail Club, Larchmont Yacht Club and the Royal Ocean Racing Club with special speaker Peter 'Luigi' Reggio, PRO of the America's Cup and the Olympic Games.
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Equipment for US 2010 ISAF Youth World Qualifier
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Marni Lane - US Sailing, Portsmouth, R.I. ,
8:49 PM Tue GMT
US SAILING’s Olympic Sailing Committee announced today the equipment for the 2010 US SAILING International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Youth World Qualifier, which will be held January 16-18, 2010 at Clearwater Yacht Club in Clearwater, Florida.
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Michel Kleinjans wins PGOR solo division
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Brian Hancock,
8:38 PM Tue GMT
The Cape Doctor welcomed Belgium sailor Michel Kleinjans to South Africa as he stormed across the finish line to win the single-handed division of the Portimão Global Ocean Race.
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Thierry Martinez images from Sodeb’O start
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Thierry Martinez images,
8:17 PM Tue GMT
Thierry Martinez captured these images of Sodeb’O at the start of Thomas Coville's solo round the world race against the clock in a multihull record attempt.
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Coville off on Solo Round the World Record attempt
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Kate Jennings - Expression,
8:09 PM Tue GMT
Thomas Coville on board the maxi-trimaran Sodeb’O crossed the start line of the solo round the world race against the clock in a multihull today, Tuesday 18 November, just minutes before 1400 hours GMT - Target is reach Petit Minou lighthouse at the entrance to Brest harbour by 15 January 2009 at 03 hours, 27 minutes and 20 seconds GMT at the latest
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Wipe out time for Volvo fleet
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Volvo Media,
7:39 PM Tue GMT
The past 24-hours have been the most testing in the Volvo Ocean Race so far, as the fleet battled high winds and a confused sea on leg two to Cochin in India. The worst effected was the Green Dragon team who broke their boom shortly before 11:00 GMT Tuesday morning - Others are reporting more damage
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Green Dragon breaks a boom in treacherous seas
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Volvo Ocean Race media/Lucy Harwood - Green Dragon,
7:33 PM Tue GMT
Ian Walker's Green Dragon suffererd a broken boom as the fleet continued to wrestle with strong gusts and treacherous seas as the second leg of the race to India turned spiteful.
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Lead swings back and forth in Vendee Globe
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Vendee Globe media,
7:25 PM Tue GMT
The lead swings back and forth between Jean Le Cam (VM Matériaux) and Loïck Peyron (Gitana Eighty) as the Vendée Glob vanguard slows into the stifling uncertainty of the Doldrums
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BVIs bmobile/LIME takes Nanny Cay Nations Cup
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Broadsword PR, ,
11:44 AM Tue GMT
At the fourth annual Nanny Cay Nations Cup held this weekend (Nov 15/16) in the British Virgin Islands, 'bmobile/ LIME' brought the perpetual trophy back to the BVI after a one year stay in the US Virgin Islands.
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