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Follow the Louis Vuitton Trophy live on Sail-World and on Virtual Eye
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Richard Gladwell,
11:25 AM Thu GMT
In partnership with SailTV, Sail-World is offering live coverage of the Louis Vuitton Trophy.
The live TV coverage featured on Sail-World will consist of a mix of Virtual Eye graphics and video from a range of cameras and positions, together with outstanding commentary.
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The Latest Sail-World competition - Prize value over AUD$300,000
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www.sail-world.com,
9:31 PM Wed GMT
Since 2000 we’ve been running Sail-World online competitions.
These have been very popular, with our audience. Sailors have won everything from charter holidays, to offshore wet weather gear, inshore jackets and this year we broke new ground with our Win a Laser competition. Now we have a very different prize from those in our previous competitions.
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Audi Sydney Newcastle Race - Wild Oats XI takes line honours
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Di Pearson/amended by Sail-World,
3:46 AM Sat GMT
Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race 2010 - Bob Oatley’s 100ft Reichel/Pugh designed Wild Oats XI, has taken line honours in the crossing the finish line in the Hunter River just after midday at 12.15.30 today, in the time of 1 day 15 minutes and 30 seconds.
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Jules Verne Trophy - Goal: Ushant
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Groupama-Cammas,
9:52 PM Fri GMT
Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3's trajectory seems more rectilinear than recent days and, if all goes to plan, Franck Cammas and his men shouldn't have to put in any more gybes. However, they will have to constantly adapt the sail area as the N'ly wind is forecast to be very unstable.
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Clipper 09-10: Groundhog Day as Qingdao regrets stealth move
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Clipper Ventures,
9:20 PM Fri GMT
Clipper 09-10. It may be just nine days until the clocks go forward by an hour for most of Europe, but in the Pacific they've just put them back - by a whole day!
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Sailing to the Andamans - oceans of flat water
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Ley Langford,
9:18 PM Fri GMT
I remember when we announced to our families that we were buying a yacht, my brother in law Peter said 'Ley, you're in love with flat water sailing - wait until you find out what it is really like out there!' Eventually I did ...
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Louis Vuitton Trophy - Images from today's racing featuring Artemis
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Sander van der Borch images,
10:05 AM Fri GMT
Photographer Sander van der Borch presents this gallery of images from Artemis and Mascalzone Latino Audi Team racing today at the Louis Vuitton Trophy in Auckland.
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Louis Vuitton Trophy - Heart stopping finish earns ETNZ another life
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Louis Vuitton Trophy WSTA,
9:35 AM Fri GMT
Louis Vuitton Trophy - Emirates Team New Zealand came within one second of elimination from the Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland regatta today. For its last two races, Artemis carried a distinguished 18th man. John Bertrand, the Aussie skipper who in 1983 lifted the America’s Cup from the clutches of the New York Yacht Club, rode on the stern of the Swedish boat.
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Team RHKYC, skippered by Gavin Brady, in Congressional Cup 2010
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RHKYC Media, Hong Kong ,
8:53 AM Fri GMT
Gavin Brady will again be representing the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (RHKYC) when he competes in the 2010 Congressional Cup, hosted by the Long Beach Yacht Club from 23 to 27 March. Gavin has previously won 4 Congressional Cups, including the race in 2006 when he represented RHKYC.
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Qingdao International Sailing Week
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Chen Ran, Beijing Review, Beijing, China ,
8:46 AM Fri GMT
The Qingdao International Sailing Week will take place at the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center in east China's Shandong Province, from August 21 to 29, 2010.
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Phuket King's Cup Regatta rings in the changes for 2010
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Duncan Worthington, Phuket King's Cup Media, Phuket, Thailand ,
4:38 AM Fri GMT
The Phuket King's Cup Regatta is Asia's largest keelboat regatta and arguably the most popular with over 2,000 people attending each year. Now entering it's 24 years, the Organising Committee continue to innovate and develop the Regatta with the aim to provide the same high standard each year, with a few new twists.
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Congressional Cup 2010: The Catalina 37s still going strong
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Rich Roberts, ,
3:07 AM Fri GMT
The 46th Congressional Cup scheduled next Tuesday through Saturday will be sailed on Catalina 37s, but that's nothing new. They've been sailed in the United States' only Grade 1 Open match racing event for 20 years, and that doesn't seem about to change.
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Louis Vuitton Trophy: Semi Finals produce surprises and tight racing
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Richard Gladwell,
3:00 AM Fri GMT
With two races complete in the Semi-Finals of the Louis Vuitton Trophy, there has been plenty of action on the water and a few surprises.
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2010 ORC Sportboat European Championship Notice of Race
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Offshore Racing Congress,
3:00 AM Fri GMT
The St. Petersburg Sailing Union (SPSU), the Russian Offshore Race Association and the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) are pleased to announce the 2010 ORC Sportboat European Championship has published its Notice of Race and is ready to accept entries. The event will be held over 3-10 July 2010 in St. Petersburg, with six days of racing scheduled over 5-10 July
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Kiwi World Champions selected to lead Wellington Spirit
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RPNYC Media, Wellington ,
2:59 AM Fri GMT
World champion Wellington sailors Matthew Seven and Josh Junior have been selected by the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club to lead the Wellington Spirit Yacht Racing Team's campaign to win the World Match Racing Championship.
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Clipper 09-10: Cape Breton Island consolidates
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Clipper Ventures,
8:50 PM Thu GMT
Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race. Cape Breton Island has consolidated her lead and is making gains on the chasing pack and is extending her lead. Team Finland is making good progress towards southern tip of Japan and the Pacific Ocean.
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Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 and the Pendulum effect
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Groupama-Cammas,
8:45 PM Thu GMT
Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 carries on its rapid progress towards the finish line and substantially increases its lead over the reference time. Groupama's Race HQ moves this Thursday evening in Brest to prepare the arrival of the giant trimaran which should see the Brittany coast on Saturday.
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Global Ocean Race 2011-12: Hannah Jenner first female skipper to enter
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Oliver Dewar,
11:28 AM Thu GMT
The Global Ocean Race 2011-12 (GOR) can announce that entry #14 – and the first female skipper – has signed up to compete in the double-handed circumnavigation for Class40’s. Hannah Jenner has already logged around 130,000 miles of sailing which including a circumnavigation as skipper of fully-crewed Glasgow: Scotland with Style in the Clipper 07-09 Round The World Race
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2010 Rolex Farr 40 Worlds heading for Caribbean waters
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KPMS,
10:58 AM Thu GMT
When the Farr 40s arrive in the Dominican Republic later next month, April 21-24, all eyes will be on the defending World Champion, Jim Richardson's Barking Mad (USA).
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Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 - Hainan Province, China stopover announced
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Volvo Ocean Race,
9:48 AM Thu GMT
Sanya, the southernmost city on the golden coast of Hainan Province, China, has won the bid to host the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12. The port of Sanya is now confirmed as the only stopover in Asia. Other ports on the course include the start in Alicante, where the Volvo Ocean Race now has its base, stopovers in Cape Town, Abu Dhabi, Lisbon, Lorient and the finish in Galway.
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TeamOrigin falls to Artemis and drops out of Louis Vuitton Trophy
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Leslie Greenhalgh,
9:39 AM Thu GMT
Day 10 of the Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland regatta was crunch time for two more of the eight teams. The second Elimination Round would normally see the two pairs that had advanced from yesterday race best of three series, with the teams that won two races advancing to the semi finals on Saturday.
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Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland - Artemis versus TeamOrigin images
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Sail-World.com and Sander van der Borch images,
8:07 AM Thu GMT
Sander van der Borch presents this gallery of Artemis and TeamOrigin images from the Elimination Round of the Louis Vuitton Trophy Series being sailed in Auckland, New Zealand
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Hainan plans to sail to international fame
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Zhao Hanyin, Huang Yiming (China Daily), ,
7:57 AM Thu GMT
Hainan province will take the lead in formulating the national standards for yachting, a fledgling industry to be vigorously promoted in the tropical island's spurting efforts to build an 'international tourist resort' in 10 years, the top official of the provincial capital said.
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Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland - Two more teams eliminated
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Louis Vuitton Trophy WSTA,
6:12 AM Thu GMT
The Swedish team Artemis and the Italian Azzurra squad both won thrilling matches on Thursday at the Louis Vuitton Trophy - Auckland, to advance to the semi-finals and dispatch their opponents out of the regatta. Principal Race Officer Peter Reggio told the competitors in the morning that he’d institute a single-race policy if he couldn’t start racing by midday.
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Fisher's View: Probably the best race so far . . .
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Bob Fisher,
1:56 AM Thu GMT
With the threat of elimination, TeamOrigin and Artemis pulled out the most exciting race of the regatta. The advantage swung between the boats, first to the British and then to the Swedish team. Wind shifts and variable current added to the strategies while match racing tactics were seen in profusion, particularly on the first lap.
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A100 Majan surviving 70 Knots in the Southern Ocean
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OC Events,
10:21 PM Wed GMT
Oman Sail’s A100 trimaran ‘Majan’ has been battling hurricane force winds in the Southern Ocean on leg 3 of the Indian Ocean 5 Capes Race en route to the next stop over in Fremantle, Australia. From Mark Covell on board ‘Majan’: It’s been a long couple of days. As I woke the first day of this storm Paul, Mohammed and Mike were on watch. The sky was grey with driving rain that stung your face. The
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Extreme Sailing Series Europe 2010 debuts in Sète, France
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OC Events,
10:04 PM Wed GMT
Sète on the South Coast of France is the opening venue of the Extreme Sailing Series Europe 2010 from 27-30 May. Sète has a history of hosting top international sailing teams: the city played host to Alinghi and Victory Challenge in 2002 prior to their departure for Auckland, New Zealand and French Kiss in 1986 before the America's Cup in Fremantle, Australia.
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Sodeb’O revealing a new look
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Kate Jennings - Expression,
9:32 PM Wed GMT
A month from the completion of a long and important refit which has already stretched over four months, the maxi trimaran Sodeb’O is beginning to reveal her new look.
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Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 ahead of the front
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Groupama-Cammas,
9:23 PM Wed GMT
Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 is beginning the final sprint in a steady yet disturbed SW'ly wind. The current aim for Franck Cammas and his nine crew is to seek to position themselves ahead of a cold front, which should push them all the way to the finish off Ushant.
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Clipper 09-10: First three through scoring gate
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Clipper Ventures,
9:21 PM Wed GMT
Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht race. Three of the teams have even more to celebrate having picked up Scoring Gate points. Cape Breton Island took the maximum three points followed by Jamaica Lightning Bolt scoring two for crossing in second place and Uniquely Singapore claiming a point for third.
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ISAF Sailor Classification Code reminder - Group 2 to be eliminated
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ISAF,
8:51 PM Wed GMT
ISAF would like to remind events, classes and sailors using the ISAF Sailor Classification Code, that the Code is changing and starting from 1 April 2010, the category of Group 2 sailors will be eliminated.
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Quantum Sails Platu OD Thai Championships 2010
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Kev Scott, Ferret News, Pattaya, Thailand ,
11:35 AM Wed GMT
Last weekend saw entries from Italy, Denmark, Russia and Australia compete with the best Asian teams to produce a truly international competition. Good winds, ultra-competitive crews and plenty of sun made sure everyone enjoyed the fun. Sportsmanship was also at a high, and although it was very noisy at some of the marks almost all the teams raced with racing, not protesting, in mind.
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Another good win for Artemis in the Louis Vuitton Trophy - Auckland
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Paul Cayard, ,
11:11 AM Wed GMT
Another good win for Artemis today over the Italians on Azzurra. No wild excitment like yesterday against the Brits, just steady control of the race, abeit in the upper wind range. In fact we were on hold for 45 minutes as the wind had built to 25 knots at our scheduled start time. It came down to 20 knots and we were underway. It was still a race in which I felt keeping it simple would pay of
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