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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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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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Goupama slashes 2 days 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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Canadians safe after grounding in the Galapagos
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Sail-World Round-up,
9:49 PM Sat GMT
Sixteen Canadians and eight Ecuadorean crew members were rescued from a yacht that ran aground in the Galapagos Islands.
No injuries were reported in the Wednesday evening rescue by navy and national park vessels, which the 140-foot (46-metre) yacht's operator described as 'safe and orderly.'
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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 - 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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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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Clipper 09-10: Cape Breton Island extend lead on fleet
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Clipper Ventures,
9:30 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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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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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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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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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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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 - 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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Louis Vuitton Trophy: TeamOrigin makes early exit
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Richard Gladwell. Sail-World.com,
1:24 AM Thu GMT
Artemis dispatched TeamOrigin from the Louis Vuitton Trophy in the sudden death elimination race sailed on the Waitemata this afternoon. The reality is that was a match that the British team should not have lost, and managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory just short of rounding the windward mark for the second time.
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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: Cape Breton Island picks up maximum points
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Clipper Ventures,
9:15 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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Int'l Rolex Regatta: A treat for spectators as well as competitors
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Regatta News, ,
8:55 PM Wed GMT
The only thing that could possibly be more fun than competing in the International Rolex Regatta, scheduled for March 26-28, is watching it from shore. Among the highlights of the regatta's three racing days are Friday's 'town races,' which take the fleet from St. Thomas Yacht Club right into the heart of the bustling commercial harbour of Charlotte Amalie.
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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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Fisher's View: Laddies who lunch
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Bob Fisher,
10:14 AM Wed GMT
There is an upside to counteract the general downside feeling that goes with postponed races – the opportunity to do what so many women do on a regular basis; and do lunch. In the Viaduct Basin in Auckland, the temptation is constant and while the opportunities to indulge have been there a-plenty, the postponements have not coincided properly with the luncheon hour
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Louis Vuitton Trophy - Elimination time! Down to six teams
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Louis Vuitton Trophy WSTA,
7:49 AM Wed GMT
Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland. Auckland’s harbour lived up to its name today. Waitemata means 'sparkling waters' and whitecaps dappled the course in mostly bright sunshine and gusty, shifty southerly winds that ranged from 15 knots to 30 knots. Top seed Emirates Team New Zealand and second-ranked Mascalzone Latino Audi from Italy each won their races and went through to the semi-finals to be saile
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Clipper 09 -10: The mighty Pacific beckons Team Finland
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Clipper Ventures,
2:42 AM Wed GMT
Two weeks after the Clipper fleet departed Qingdao, China, to do battle across the Pacific Ocean, Team Finland has set off on the 5,680-mile race to San Francisco. The Finnish entry in the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race was delayed in her departure from China’s sailing capital after she was dismasted in the race from Singapore to Qingdao – renowned for its heavy conditions
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5th Commodores Forum - Insights into hosting commercial sailing events
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Cailah Leask,
11:19 PM Tue GMT
Yacht club operators across the world congregated at the Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, Perth, Western Australia, to hold their fifth Commodores Forum to meet and share their experience and views.
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Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 breaks even
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Cammas-Groupama,
10:51 PM Tue GMT
Jules Verne Trophy - On the 44th day at sea, Groupama 3 has made up the ground on Orange 2 very quickly. Amassing a lead of up to 620 miles (6th day) and a 492 mile deficit (40th day) off Brazil, Groupama 3's progress has often been thwarted by rather unfavourable weather.
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Clipper 09-10: Cape Breton Island nears scoring gate
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Clipper Ventures,
10:47 PM Tue GMT
Clipper 09-10: At 0900 GMT the leading yacht, Cape Breton Island, had approximately 50 miles to run to the Scoring Gate, with Jamaica Lightning Bolt and Uniquely Singapore in hot pursuit. Team Finland has left the Olympic Sailing Centre in Qingdao and has begun her race to San Francisco where she will join the rest of the Clipper 09-10 fleet.
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Artemis Racing: Cayard rates quality of Louis Vuitton Day 7 contest
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Paul Cayard, Artemis Media & ARL media,
11:31 AM Tue GMT
Paul Cayard, skipper of Artemis Racing reviews the racing from Day 7, with the help of some graphics from Animation Research Ltd's Virtual Eye: We had a great day today on Artemis. Things really went our way and it was very satisfying. First, we had a good tussle against ALL4ONE. Our second match of the day, ranks right up there with some of the all time races I have had in 20 years of racing i
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