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America's Cup - Streaming on Sail-World.com - Race Day 2
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Richard Gladwell. Sail-World.com, Valencia, Spain ,
1:11 PM Tue GMT
Watch Live Streaming of the America's Cup via the BMW ORACLE Racing Live feed on Sail-World.com. ...from the postponement flag down
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Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - What lies ahead
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Clipper Ventures,
12:37 PM Tue GMT
Clipper Round the World Yacht race - Singapore to Qingdao, Race 6, Day 8 report. At the end of week one, after embarking on the challenge with a mixture of dread and excited anticipation, how have the crews fared? The answer would seem to be, better than anticipated.
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2010 OK Dinghy Worlds day 3 images
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Adrian Rumney,
12:24 PM Tue GMT
This gallery of action images from day 3 of the 2010 OK Dinghy Worlds is supplied by photographer Adrian Rumney.
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RC 44 Championship Tour ahead of a new and exciting season
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MaxComm Communications,
10:46 AM Tue GMT
The fourth edition of the RC 44 Championship Tour will begin in Dubai on February 22 with the Al Maktoum Sailing Trophy. Terry Hutchinson and Adam Minoprio join the Class for this event.
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New Zealanders hit form in Hardy Cup
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Peter Campbell,
10:08 AM Tue GMT
New Zealanders Josh Junior from Wellington and Adrian Short and Will Tiller from Auckland today hit winning form on a shortened day of sailing in the 2010 Hardy Cup. An easterly seabreeze again made life difficult for the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron's race officials and for competitors as the wind shifted in strength and direction.
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Masters Regatta - Royal Geelong Yacht Club
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Brian Case, Geelong ,
9:59 AM Tue GMT
Royal Geelong Yacht Club to host Masters Regatta from Sunday 21st to Thursday 25th February, 2010. ompeting in all age groups in both monohull and multihull, this event caters for all off the beach boats.
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18ft Skiffs - Rugby League comes to Sydney Harbour
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Frank Quealey,
9:34 AM Tue GMT
When the names Rabbitohs, Sharks and J.J. Giltinan are mentioned at the same time most of Australian and New Zealand sports minded population immediately think of the NRL (National Rugby League) football code.
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33rd America's Cup weather for the Week
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Duncan Saild.com, London ,
10:51 AM Tue GMT
With the first race cancelled because of lack of wind it doesn't look much better for the rest of this week. The best chance looks to be Tuesday where the forecast is up to 14kts in the morning but as with all forecasts this could change.
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Marine Rescue chief calls on skippers for greater boating safety care
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Ken McManus, ,
7:22 AM Tue GMT
A tragic run of drownings in recent boating accidents has prompted Glenn Finniss, Acting Commissioner of Marine Rescue NSW, to call on skippers to take greater care when boating.
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America’s Cup – Over it? But watching it!
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Brendan Maxwell,
6:53 AM Tue GMT
Last night in the Asia-Pacific, early morning in the America’s and daytime in Europe and Africa, was the scheduled start for the 2010 America’s Cup. Once upon a time, this was the stuff of sailing magazines, but not any more. The web went into meltdown, with the official America’s Cup site amongst those that fell over.
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Feedback invited on Special Regulations Audit Forms
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Yachting Australia,
4:08 AM Tue GMT
Yachting Australia is seeking feedback on the draft Yachting Australia Special Regulations Audit Forms which are designed to be used to perform equipment inspections on yachts and off the beach boats
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All at Sea in the Andaman
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Maggie Joyce,
2:45 AM Tue GMT
The Southern end of the Andaman Sea between Phuket and Malaysian Langkawi offers warm safe water, spectacular scenery, fiery cuisine, friendly folks and some great sailing.
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12ft Skiffs hit Woollahra Sailing Club
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Skiff Ed, Sydney ,
11:37 PM Mon GMT
The 12ft skiffs have commenced racing at Woollahra Sailing Club in Sydney's eastern suburbs, and have had two weekends of testing out their new harbour courses
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Medical Management for Mariners - a vital course for a longer voyage
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Sail-World Cruising, ,
11:17 PM Mon GMT
This is a course of vital importance for those who sail longer voyages. TWO PLACES are now available in the next course in Medical Management for Mariners, offered by Cruising Yacht Club (CYCA) and St Vincent's Hospital on 16th February, for those who already hold a basic first aid course. Why is this course so vital? - read on...
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Clipper Round the World Race - Team Finland's perseverance pays off
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Clipper Ventures,
10:57 PM Mon GMT
Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - Team Finland's perseverance has paid off as they moved ahead of Spirit of
Australia. Qingdao has had a busy night avoiding 150,000-tonne tankers and Cape Breton Island prepares for the rough conditions ahead.
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Jules Verne Trophy - Slow progress for Groupama 3
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Groupama-Cammas,
10:23 PM Mon GMT
Jules Verne Trophy Groupama 3 record attempt latest update. Franck Cammas and his nine crew are still holding back a little in view of the grib files, which aren't making the entry into the Indian Ocean very clear! 'On deck it's really pleasant with glorious sunshine and a light breeze under large gennaker... Down below though, it's an oven!'
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America's Cup Images - 2010 Day One as the Alinghi Team saw it
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Sail-World.com,
9:16 PM Mon GMT
The Alinghi team photographers were on the water and in the air on Day One of the 2010 America's Cup. Here is a selction of their images.
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America's Cup Images: Alinghi 5 close-up
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Richard Gladwell,
7:30 PM Mon GMT
The four hour postponement of Race 1 of the 33rd America's Cup gave Sail-World a chance to have a look at Alinghi 5 up close - having done the same yesterday with USA-17. The two boats are very different in some regards and very similar in others. Both are remarkable pieces of engineering.
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Images from Valencia: America's Cup - Day 1
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Richard Gladwell,
7:17 PM Mon GMT
Images for the first day of 'racing'in the 33rd America's Cup, Valencia. Racing was abandoned for the day after the start was postponed for four hours
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BMW Oracle Racing: First race of America’s Cup is abandoned
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Jane Eagleson,
6:47 PM Mon GMT
With very light and shifting winds over the race area, the Race Committee was unable to find suitable conditions for racing.
'We had a southerly breeze well offshore that was occasionally filtering into the start area,' explained team meteorologist Chris Bedford (USA). 'But closer to shore we had a westerly breeze for most of the afternoon. At times it was showing up to 14 knots at the top mark
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Alinghi: Unstable weather foils Race 1 of 33rd America's Cup
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Daphne Morgan Barnicoat,
6:30 PM Mon GMT
A passing cold front puts a halt to the much anticipated showdown between the giant multihulls and today's scheduled Race 1 of the 33rd America's Cup Match was postponed due to light and unstable winds on the Mediterranean Sea. The Alinghi team was looking forward to racing the 90ft catamaran Alinghi 5 after seven months of testing and trialling, but now they'll have to wait until Wednesday for t
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Fisher's View: What price an America's Cup handbag?
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Bob Fisher,
6:13 PM Mon GMT
Bob Fisher reviews the first day's 'racing' in the 33rd America's Cup:
The handbags were hung from the hooks for the morning, not required for what it was proposed to do from before daylight until the early afternoon. The seconds were called out and the ring cleared for action. But that was as far as it went. The start was scheduled for 1006 CET, but at 1330 the handbags were lifted from th
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America's Cup: Better weather prognosis for Wednesday + Video
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Richard Gladwell,
4:40 PM Mon GMT
While the weather prognosis for Wednesday is much better, than today, the dogs of Valencia, can expect a day on the chain.
Strong winds are predicted for Tuesday, so even if it were a race day in the 33rd match, it is unlikely any racing would be possible. The string wind will probably mean that BMW Oracle Racing will be dropping their wingsail as a precaution.
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America's Cup: What one can see in the Valencia Darsena
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Lorraine MacIntosh, Valencia ,
3:54 PM Mon GMT
Where's this cup going? For the Opening Day the Cup was spotted whizzing across the Village after it had impressed the crowd at the Sunday opening event. But if you missed that there was still plenty to check out along with hamburgers and paella in plentiful supply. Even with such a completely different event from 2007, Valencia has a great venue for the America's Cup.
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America's Cup Race 1 - Rumble in the Jungle abandoned for the day
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Rob Kothe Sail-World.com,
1:26 PM Mon GMT
Day 1 of the 33rd America's Cup - At the scheduled start time, the breeze in the start area was just 1-2 knots and PRO Harold Bennett signalled postponement at 10:00 local time. Three hours later and it has built a little but its unstable. At the top mark winds of around 9-12 knots have been report from around 240 but now the latest wind down at the startline is three knots but unfortunately from
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19th Annual Metung Etchells Regatta
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Jeff Rose, Metung ,
11:48 AM Mon GMT
Metung Yacht Club on the East Gippsland Lakes again held the traditional Gippsland Lakes Etchells regatta. This year with the regatta being only two weeks after the National Championships was down to fourteen boats but as usual in the Etchell fleet very close.
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Wet And Wild F11 Fun Park At GRSC Finishes Off Flying Season
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David Price, Georges River 16'SC ,
11:33 AM Mon GMT
Hughie (not to be confused with our Bagdad Bob) dished up a treat for the young sailors on Saturday with a full bodied southerly booming across Sandringham Bay at the mouth of Georges River. Wild and wet conditions ranging from 20kts to 32kts could not douse the flames at round 2 of the 2009-2010 NSW Flying 11 Championships hosted by Georges River 16ft SC this weekend.
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Evan Walker’s strong early bid for Hardy Cup
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Peter Campbell,
11:00 AM Mon GMT
Sydney sailor Evan Walker has thrown down an early challenge to the strong New Zealand contingent on the opening day of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron’s Hardy Cup under 25 match-racing regatta on Sydney Harbour.
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America's Cup - Streaming on Sail-World.com
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Sail-World.com, Spain ,
6:12 AM Mon GMT
Watch Live Streaming of the America's Cup via the BMW ORACLE Racing Live feed on Sail-World.com. ...from the postponement flag down
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18 Footers League: Family feuds at the Giltinan 2010
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Frank Quealey,
3:26 AM Mon GMT
Brothers Mark and Scott Kennedy will be competing against each other in the Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship. While it's not unusual that this happens in sport, why it is unusual with the Kennedy boys is because they will be representing two different countries
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Kiwis here in strength for Hardy Cup 2010
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Peter Campbell, Hobart ,
11:36 PM Sun GMT
Young New Zealand sailors have their sights set on again winning the prestigious Hardy Cup under 25 ISAF Grade 3 Match Racing Regatta on Sydney Harbour.
Kiwis have won the Cup three times since the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron began conducting the event in its present international format and have three strong teams in this year's Cup.
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America's Cup: Starts explained
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Alinghi Media,
10:40 PM Sun GMT
Afficionados of match racing will quickly recognise a different starting procedure when Alinghi 5 and the challenger line up for Race 1 of the 33rd America’s Cup Match. The pre-start is one of the most exciting aspects of a match race. The two boats enter the start box and engage in a series of circling or luffing trying to get an advantage over the other.
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America's Cup: Images from Valencia - BMW Oracle Racing -3
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Richard Gladwell,
10:19 PM Sun GMT
Third sequence of images from the final day of practice before the start of the 33rd America's Cup in Valencia - from the BMW Oracle Racing chase boat
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