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World Superyacht Awards - Adastra awarded judges commendation By McConaghy Boats, , 8:44 AM Wednesday 08 May 2013 - GMT
World Superyacht awards - Adastra, the ground breaking composite superyacht built by McConaghy Boats in China has been awarded a judges commendation for Most Innovative Design. ... [more]

US Laser trademarks up for grabs? By Improper Course, 7:15 AM Wednesday 08 May 2013 - Sail-World USA GMT
The following opinion piece has been provided by Improper Course, a blog which is a collection of the sailing education and adventures of two sailors on opposite ends of the experience and success spectrum. It ranges from the Laser Master Worlds to the local Laser sailing as well as a couple of other dinghies and the occasional keelboat. ... [more]

America's Cup Camaraderie - Video interview By America's Cup Media, 4:01 AM Wednesday 08 May 2013 - GMT
Genny Tulloch asks Nathan Outteridge, Tom Slingsby and Iain Percy how they remain friends without giving away any of their secrets. ... [more]

Eurosaf Champions Sailing Cup - Curtis and Whitty to race in Italy By Craig Heydon, , 1:59 AM Wednesday 08 May 2013 - Sail-World AUS GMT
The first ever Eurosaf Champions Sailing Cup event in Garda Italy is being held from 8th to 12th May 2013. London 2012 silver medallists Nina Curtis and Lucinda Whitty will be back racing this week in Italy with the former team mates now going head-to-head in the new Nacra 17 mixed multihull class. ... [more]

C. Thomas Clagett Jr. Regatta preview By Jan Harley, , 1:44 AM Wednesday 08 May 2013 - Sail-World USA GMT
The C. Thomas Clagett Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta will be held from June 27-30 2013. Building on a decade of success in providing training and competitive racing opportunities for sailors with disabilities the Clinic and Regatta will be held for the 11th consecutive year at Sail Newport’s facility in Fort Adams State Park. ... [more]

First-timers' yachting lifestyle magazine app wins Award By Lee Mylchreest, 12:36 AM Wednesday 08 May 2013 - Sail-World Cruising Int GMT
You don't have to be an organisation as large as National Geographic or Time to make big waves in the App world. A yachting lifestyle magazine app which was co-founded two first-timers in App creation has won a Webby Award. ... [more]

Herding cats for the Vicsail Lagoon Escapade. By John Curnow, Martha Cove , 12:02 AM Wednesday 08 May 2013 - Sail-World AUS GMT
It was easy to think of sunny, warm climes with gentle breezes, benign waves and tranquil anchorages. At the inaugural Lagoon Escapade, Melbourne had provided you with the perfect contrast medium to conjure up such pleasant thoughts. Not that it was an unpleasant affair, far from it, but for the preceding 24 hours one had been seeing peaks of 40 knots, significant waves and rain squalls with bite. ... [more]

Laser Lawsuit - Challenge to Laser trademark ownership By Marine Business-World, 11:34 PM Tuesday 07 May 2013 - Sail-World AUS 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]

Opening SB20 event in Hyeres hailed as a great success By Katie Jackson, , 9:01 PM Tuesday 07 May 2013 - GMT
The opening SB20 class Grand Slam event of the season took place this weekend in Hyeres, France. Three days of racing were scheduled between 3rd-5th May. A quality fleet representing seven nations arrived to warm sunny 22 degrees - a welcome change for sailors from our rather cool Spring in the UK. ... [more]

Collinson FX Market Commentary: May 8, 2013 - RBA cuts to 1959/60 rate By Collinson FX, 9:01 PM Tuesday 07 May 2013 - Sail-World NZ GMT
Collinson FX Market Commentary: May 8, 2013 - The RBA joined the 'currency wars' yesterday as they cut rates to the lowest levels since 1959/60. These record lows may not be the end, as the powder remains dry, and the Governor remains ready and able to cut further. The KIWI was dragged back under the 0.8500 mark. ... [more]

Kayakers to sail and paddle across the North Sea By Stuart Elford/Sail-World Cruising, , 8:29 PM Tuesday 07 May 2013 - Sail-World Cruising Int GMT
Pete Goss MBE is nothing if not an adventure-seeker, but the former marine and racing sailor became a world-wide hero when he overcame hurricane odds to save a fellow competitor in the Southern Ocean. And it wasn't all about racing. Next he sailed a wooden lugger to Australia, then rounded Tasmania in a sailing kayak. Now he is about to tackle the North Sea in the same style sailing kayak. ... [more]

Helena Lucas retuns to the 2.4mR in style By Helena Lucas, , 7:49 PM Tuesday 07 May 2013 - Sail-World UK GMT
British Paralymic medallist Helena Lucas is just off her silver medal victory in Hyeres and is preparing for the next event, the Delta Lloyd Regatta. Lucas brings us up to date on her accomplishments and the road ahead. ... [more]

NZ's Mark Littlejohn named US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider coach By Dana Paxton, 7:28 PM Tuesday 07 May 2013 - Sail-World USA GMT
US Sailing’s Olympic Sailing Program named Mark Littlejohn of Auckland, New Zealand as a coach of the US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider. Working directly with High Performance Director Charlie McKee, he will focus on accentuating the performance plan for sailors campaigning in Olympic singlehanded classes. ... [more]

Ulsan PWA World Cup - Colossal battle on day 4 at Jinha beach By Chris Yates, 6:31 PM Tuesday 07 May 2013 - GMT
On day four of the 2013 Ulsan PWA World Cup, the choice to hold an earlier skippers’ meeting was duly rewarded as Jinha beach was transformed into a port tack slalom sailors playground, which allowed an epic - but grueling - eight hours of racing to be completed. ... [more]

Generali Solo - La grande finale Méditerranéenne By Marie Le Berrigaud Perochon, 6:21 PM Tuesday 07 May 2013 - GMT
De la Côte d'Azur à l'Espagne en passant par les Baléares, le Cap Corse, la mer de Ligure, les îles d'Or et le Languedoc Roussillon… les figaristes vont croiser le fer une dernière fois du 18 septembre au 13 octobre, à l'occasion de la Generali Solo, épreuve finale du Championnat de France Elite de Course au Large en Solitaire. ... [more]

Carolina Skiff named nation’s #1 fiberglass boat builder By Robert Sass, , 6:08 PM Tuesday 07 May 2013 - GMT
Carolina Skiff, LLC is ecstatic to announce that it has become the nation’s number-one fiberglass boat builder. This esteemed accomplishment is based on new boat state registrations compiled by Statistical Surveys, Inc. for the year ending December 31, 2012. ... [more]

Bombardier Recreational Products Inc files prelim prospectus for IPO By Pierre Pichette, , 3:30 PM Tuesday 07 May 2013 - GMT
Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) Inc. has filed a preliminary prospectus with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada in connection with a proposed initial public offering of its subordinate voting shares. ... [more]

Denmark considering bid to stage 2018 ISAF Sailing World Championships By Matthew Pryor, 3:23 PM Tuesday 07 May 2013 - GMT
As it makes ready to host the ISAF mid-year meeting in Copenhagen from Thursday May 9-12, Denmark is considering bidding to stage the 2018 ISAF Sailing World Championships. 'In the light of the many sailing event activities in Denmark, it is only natural to go for the sailing event of them all - the ISAF Sailing World Championship,' said Lars Lundov, CEO of Sport Event Denmark. ... [more]

PalmaVela - Flying Fifteens battle on the Bay of Palma By Jonny Fullerton, , 2:34 PM Tuesday 07 May 2013 - GMT
As part of the Gaastra PalmaVela - organised by the Real Nautico Club Palma, the Flying Fifteen fleet completed three days of close racing in testing and tactical conditions out in the Bay of Palma. Nine races were organised using windward/leeward courses with racing run by RNCP. ... [more]

Conde de Godo Regatta - 52 Super Series returns to the Mediterranean By Jacaranda Marketing, , 2:26 PM Tuesday 07 May 2013 - GMT
The 40th Conde de Godo regatta sees the return of the 52 Super Series for the second year. Offering four days of racing, the popular spring time event usually offers a good mix of sailing conditions, often featuring a relatively reliable sea breeze, whilst the many attractions of the Catalan capital city ensure Barcelona remains one of the most popular venues. ... [more]

Cowes Week visitors have opportunity to help support Toe in the Water By Sue Pelling, , 2:12 PM Tuesday 07 May 2013 - Sail-World UK GMT
Visitors to Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week have the chance to help support Toe in the Water, the event’s official charity partner. Toe in the Water, the tri service initiative that aims to re-inspire those in the armed forces who have sustained profound and traumatic injuries and often loss of limbs, will be at the event hoping to raise awareness of this extremely valuable organisation. ... [more]

Massachusetts Region 2.1 chart set now available from nv-charts By H.Scheidt, , 1:54 PM Tuesday 07 May 2013 - GMT
Sailing cruisers and power boaters heading to Maine this summer, or to discover the many historic islands of Boston harbor, now have a new Eastern Massachusetts regional charting set from nv-charts, a global leader in highly accurate, detailed maritime chart products. ... [more]

Delta Lloyd North Sea Regatta - Vuurschepenrace hits 52 entries By Diana Bogaards, , 1:26 PM Tuesday 07 May 2013 - GMT
On the morning before the start of the 2013 Vuurschepenrace, part of the Delta Lloyd North Sea Regatta, the organization received a total of 52 pre-entries. This evening at 7 pm off the Scheveningen coast, the first gun for the 110-mile crossing to Harwich, England will be fired. Looking at the current weather forecasts this year's Vuurschepenrace is not likely to be a record breaker. ... [more]

Sailing Team Germany wird Partner vom sunshine4kids e.V. By Sailing Team Germany, , 1:14 PM Tuesday 07 May 2013 - GMT
Das Sailing Team Germany unterstu¨tzt als Partner ab sofort den sunshine4kids e.V. und das sozialpa¨dagogische Projekt „Hoffnungsflotte 2013' fu¨r Kinder und Jugendliche in Not. Zudem wird Deutschlands Segellegende Jochen Schu¨mann Schirmherr des Projekts. ... [more]

Fremantle to Bali Race - Walk on the Wild Side retires By Bernie Kaaks, 1:08 PM Tuesday 07 May 2013 - Sail-World Asia GMT
In the Fremantle to Bali Race, the Inglis 58 Walk on the Wild Side has retired with a broken mast. Skipper Garth Curran reported the retirement to race control at about 7pm and confirmed immediately that there was no injury to any crew and that the yacht itself is undamaged, approximately 40 nautical miles north of Carnarvon. ... [more]

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