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America's Cup 2010 - Oracle and Alinghi face off, one last time
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Simon Reffold, for Sail-World.com,
7:55 PM Sat GMT
And the result was, frankly, surprising. Perhaps, after all the shenanigans, legal wrangling, posturing and vitriol of the past two and bit years, perhaps, sailing is going in a truly positive direction. Here’s why.
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Giant Two Day Sale – Offshore, Coastal & Inshore Clothing - Melbourne
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Media Services,
12:40 AM Fri GMT
Forbes Clothing – Gul Marine gear, Pier 35, 263-329 Lorimer Street, Port Melbourne, 9am till 5pm Saturday and Sunday 20th & 21st March 2010. There will be offshore, coastal and inshore gear as well as dingy and casual wear. Softshell jackets, PFD's, t-shirts, thermals and heaps of smocks and waterproof jackets.
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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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Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland - ETNZ wins the regatta
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Warren Douglas, ,
1:50 AM Sun GMT
Emirates Team New Zealand has won the final of the Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland regatta with an emphatic 56 sec win over Mascalzone Latino this afternoon.
With the win, Emirates Team New Zealand went 2 – up in the best-of-three final.
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Emirates Team NZ take the only race sailed and Louis Vuitton Trophy
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Richard Gladwell,
1:02 AM Sun GMT
The final day of the Louis Vuitton Trophy, although a relief for Emirates Team NZ, proved to be a non-event with only one race being sailed in the shortened series, and the course again being taken out of the inner Waitemata Harbour.
For the second day in a row the wind forced direction forced organisers to move the course around to the outer Waitemata harbour.
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Goupama slashes 2 days 8 hours off Round the World Record
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Groupama 3 Media,
10:49 PM Sat GMT
The Jules Verne Trophy now belongs to ten men who have sailed around the globe at an average of 18.76 knots along the optimum course, beating the reference time set by Orange 2 in 2005 by 2 days 08 hours 35 minutes. Franck Cammas and his men crossed the finish line off the Créac'h lighthouse at Ushant (Finistère) at 21h40'45' UTC Saturday 20th March. They are due to make the Port du Château in Bre
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Groupama 3: Jules Verne Trophy - finish in 45 minutes
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Franck Cammas,
10:37 PM Sat GMT
Franck Cammas and crew aboard Groupama are poised to cut over two days off the round the world sailing record and became the new holders of the Jules Verne Trophy. As of 1016hrs NZT they have 18 miles left to sail, travelling at over 28kts and are 1489nm ahead of the record. Finish time is projected for 2245hrs, on 20 March 2010, local time off Ushant. Here is the latest report
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Australian Sailors can help Haiti
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Belinda Braidwood, Lake Macquarie ,
4:06 AM Sat GMT
Sailors to help Haiti: Tom Braidwood is calling all yachties to help the survivors of the Haiti Earthquake
One of the problems the Haitians are facing is enough shelter. The wet season is approaching and a solution is needed as soon as possible. As all yachties know, there are thousands of old sails lying around over Australia. Tom's plan is to turn these into tarps and tent shelters.
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Clipper Race- Qingdao to San Francisco - heavy weather ahead
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Zoe Williamson,
6:27 PM Sat GMT
Clipper Race Director Joff Bailey explains, 'The fleet, in particular those that are further north, will shortly be experiencing much stronger winds - Force 8 to 10 (34-55 knots) - which will last for the next 24 to 36 hours. The weather picture for the Pacific shows some tight isobars as the next low pressure catches up with the fleet.'
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Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland - Azzurra wins Petit Final
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Azzurra Team,
10:40 AM Sat GMT
Azzurra team of the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda wasn’t able to conquer the spot in the finals of the Louis Vuitton Trophy, but Azzurra goes home with a convincing win in the petit-final against the Swedish team Artemis. Although disappointed for today’s loss, Francesco Bruni, skipper and helmsman of Azzurra, is very happy with the outcome of this event.
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Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race - Yendys provisional winner
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Di Pearson,
10:36 AM Sat GMT
It’s been a slow Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race and following Wild Oats XI’s line honours win shortly after midday today, only Loki, Lahana, Yendys, Quest, Pretty Fly II, Ragamuffin and The Stick - in that order on line – had finished the race as at 8.30pm
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Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland - Home team one up in Finals
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Louis Vuitton Trophy WSTA,
9:33 AM Sat GMT
Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland. Racing started in the approaches to the Rangitoto Channel off Auckland’s East Coast beaches in the early afternoon, after a long wait for an uncertain sou-west breeze to fill-in and settle. The shifty breeze was moderate all day, ranging between 10 and 14 knots.
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Farr 30 Nationals – Eddington's K2 still in the lead
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Tom Spithill and Damian Devine, Australia ,
7:14 AM Sat GMT
It was a long day on the water for the fleet contesting the FARR 30 Australian Championship, hosted by the RPAYC, with racing postponed for some time today due to no wind. However, there were certainly not many better places to be as the fleet sat off iconic Palm Beach for the better part of the day waiting for the breeze to fill in.
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2010 World Match Racing Tour profiles the nine Tour Card Holders
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Yvonne Reid / ISAF,
4:01 AM Sat GMT
With the 2010 Tour Card Holders having recently been announced, each of the teams are gearing up for the tough 10 event challenge against the world’s top match racing talent. Find out more about the world's top match racers as they prepare for the start of the 2010 World Match Racing Tour season in Marseille next month.
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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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Lu Lu Belle Crew back for more of eveything at Sail Port Stephens
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Jody O'Brien, Port Stephens ,
2:45 AM Sat GMT
They bring a sense of style and colour to Sail Port Stephens with their on shore crew gear sometimes featuring pink polo shirts and black funky bandanas, and the boys from Lu Lu Belle are back to do it all again at Sail Port Stephens in a few weeks time.
The Jeaneau 33 from Middle Harbour Yacht Club raced at the regatta for the first time in 2009, and owner Peter Lewis and his crew loved everyt
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Emirates Team New Zealand come out firing in Louis Vuitton Trophy
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Richard Gladwell. Sail-World.com,
2:34 AM Sat GMT
Emirates Team New Zealand put away their indifferent form of yesterday, and have taken the semi-final sailed just after noon today. After allowing Azzurra to take a small lead soon after the start, the Kiwis soon put their stamp on the match, taking a small lead which they defended down the first run. On the second beat, sailing in a 10-12 knot offshore breeze, they built their comfort zone, and
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Farr 30's Australian Championship – Eddington's K2 leads after Day One
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Tom Spithill, Australia ,
11:47 PM Fri GMT
Racing got under way on Day One of the Farr 30 Nationals in pictureseque conditions off Palm Beach. Race Officer Ted Anderson managed to get through four races with the eight competing boats enjoy some close racing within the fleet. Of the four races completed today there were three different heat winners.
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Super 30 Division opens for Sail Port Stephens 2010
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Jody O'Brien, Port Stephens ,
10:19 PM Fri GMT
Sail Port Stephens 2010 is shaping up to a great week, and as a growing event, the Race Management team has a flexible approach to the development of the regatta.
To respond to the needs of a group that has recently become very active in regattas on the east coast, Sail Port Stephens will now have a Super 30 Division – with racing at the back end of the week from the 16th to 18th of April.
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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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Sydney Newcastle Yacht - No race record but fight on for Handicap win
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Di Pearson,
9:33 PM Fri GMT
at 7.30am Bob Oatley’s line honours chaser Wild Oats XI was sailing off Cabbage Tree Island with an estimated time of arrival at the finish line of the Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race of 10.00am. Wild Oats XI rounded the Crowdy Head turning mark at 3.59am this morning. At 7.15am this morning, she was making 9.2 knots of boat speed with 43 nautical miles to go to the finish line on the Hu
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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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Fisher's View: One second to first
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Bob Fisher,
11:56 AM Fri GMT
The tension was massive from the moment the two boats entered the starting area – it was all on for Dean Barker and the Emirates Team New Zealand crew. They were one down in the best-of-three semi-final, clinging on to their hopes of repeating their success a little over a year ago when they beat Alinghi in the final of the Louis Vuitton Pacific Cup. The pressure was on the local team
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Louis Vuitton Trophy - One vital match left for Azzurra
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Azzurra Team,
10:34 AM Fri GMT
Team Azzurra of the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda completed their first day of the Louis Vuitton Trophy semifinals ending with an even score. Both matches Azzurra sailed today against Dean Barker of Emirates Team New Zealand were incredibly close and full of suspense, from the aggressive circling of the pre-starts, to the penalties inflicted first by the Kiwis then by the Italians, to the amazing one
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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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Sydney Newcastle Race - Wild Oats XI leads off Belmont Beach
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Di Pearson,
9:00 AM Fri GMT
If you happened to be standing on Belmont Beach north of Sydney at 6.30pm this evening, chances are you would see the famous 100ft Wild Oats XI sailing by as she continues to lead the 213 nautical mile Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race which started at midday on Sydney Harbour.
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Eight bells John Gerard Hurley
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Brendan J. Rourke,
4:56 AM Fri GMT
With regret and much sadness, Members and the sailing community are advised of the passing away of our wonderful friend John Hurley this morning. John was a member with MHYC since 1970 and a staff member for over 10 years, before helping the CYCA recently.
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Audi Sydney Newcastle Race: Wild Oats XI leads the fleet to Newcastle
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Jennifer Crooks,
4:30 AM Fri GMT
A fleet of 25 crossed the start of the Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race today at midday and it was no surprise to see Bob Oatley's 100ft Wild Oats XI, with Mark Richards at the helm, lead the fleet out of Sydney Harbour
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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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