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 27 Sep 2011
 


In case anyone noticed - the Editorial on our last newsletter was a little truncated due to a faulty cut-paste-send sequence. Otherwise known 'operator error'. Apologies. If you didn't notice - never mind.

Only 70-odd miles from Cape Town, Gold Coast Australia is heading for another 'leg' win in the Clipper Race - the third out of three. On a slightly smaller race course (and in slightly smaller boats) the Dubai 22ft dhows have started a new season - the pictures, as ever, look wonderful.

Team Sanya has arrived in Alicante for the imminent start of the Volvo Ocean Race. Skipper Mike Sanderson said that being in Alicante was a significant milestone given that the project only launched in June. It's a pretty short lead-in time, but nobody should bet against Sanderson for the coming race, even if the boat does look like someone had an accident with a kindergarten paintbox.

'Ownership' of the Laser Class is now safely back in the hands of designer Bruce Kirby, after some interesting legal shenanigans, and the double-handed Global Ocean Race is under way, with boats heading for the Straits of Gibraltar. Read on.

Guy Nowell, Editor



Sail-World set for huge coverage of the 2011-2012 Volvo Ocean Race
Brendan Maxwell,
The 2011-2012 Volvo Ocean Race starts on 5th November in Alicante Spain. The Sail-World team is planning detailed coverage, running hundreds of stories over the race duration and distributing over four million newsletters to our world-wide audience.... [more]
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Dubai Traditional 22ft Sailing Dhow Race
DIMC,
The Traditional 22ft Dhow Sailing Race was a fast and closely fought race, which was organized by Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC) in Mina Seyahi. Mohammed Abdullah Mohammed Al Marzouoqi skippering Dahees rounded the first mark in the lead.... [more]
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Volvo Ocean Race - Team Sanya arrive in Alicante
Volvo Ocean Race,
Mike Sanderson's crew, who used the trip from the UK as their 2,000 mile qualifying sail, are the second of the entries to arrive in Alicante for the Volvo Ocean Race, which starts on October 29. 'This was our Volvo Ocean Race qualification trip but we have also been able to put the boat and the crew through its paces on the way.'... [more]
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Monsoon Cup 2010: The Memories book now available!
Monsoon Cup,
Monsoon Cup 2010: The Memories provides a fascinating glimpse into how the yacht race grew from a simple vision into an internationally acclaimed event. Captured through stunning images and inspiring blurbs, each page is an account of Monsoon Cup's voyage of sailing the dream.... [more]
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PWA Reno World Cup Sylt Grand Slam day 3 a tactical affair
PWA,
The VW PWA Reno World Cup Sylt Grand Slam has now completed day three of competition. It was indeed a tough day on the water for the slalom sailors as light wind turned racing into a particularly tactical affair. In order to take advantage of what promised to be an epic day of wind, the PWA crew and the freestyle sailors were ready andraring to go at 6:45am... [more]
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Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez celebrates three decades
KPMS,
The sailing calendar for classic yachts in the Mediterranean includes stops in idyllic ports including Antibes, Monaco, and Cannes. But it is the finale in St Tropez that is the not-to-be-missed conclusion for classic and modern yachts alike.... [more]
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Clipper Round the World Race - Gold Coast Australia third win in sight
Heather Ewing,
Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - Gold Coast Australia has cleared lighter winds to get into stronger breeze to the south to commence the charge to the finish line off Cape Town. The Australian team logged the joint best 12-hour run of 116 miles with Singapore overnight putting them within 200 miles of the finish of the 3,300-mile race from Rio de Janeiro.... [more]
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Volvo Ocean Race: Camper wraps up a five day stay in Palma
Sail-World,
The Volvo Ocean Race entry, CAMPER sailed by Emirates Team NZ, has been Palma, Spain for a five day stay. Palma is the European home city for the Round the World race entry, which starts on 5 November in Alicante, Spain.... [more]
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PWA Reno World Cup Sylt Grand Slam day 2 mind blowing tricks
PWA,
The PWA Reno World Cup Sylt Grand Slam has now completed the second day of competition in which freestylers took to the water and pulled their most mind-blowing tricks for the huge crowds in the Reno world cup tow session. Thousands of spectators filled the event site for the second day of competition to chill out in the weekend sun on the beach... [more]
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Global Ocean Race start images from Max Ranchi
Max Ranchi,
The Global Ocean Race fleet are now on their Leg 1 journey that will take them to Cape Town, South Africa. Photographer Max Ranchi shares with us a gallery of images of the start of the race.... [more]
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PWA Reno World Cup Sylt Grand Slam fleet prepares for battle
PWA,
The PWA Reno World Cup Sylt Grand Slam fleet are getting registrations taken care of today and the event site is heating up as the stars of the PWA descend on Westerland beach in preparation for nine intense days of super grand slam action.... [more]
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Extreme Sailing Series moves to Nice for Act 7 - Preview + Videos
Extreme Sailing Series,
Extreme Sailing Series - It was The Wave, Muscat skippered by Leigh McMillan who claimed victory at Act six in Trapani, Sicily last weekend, making it two wins in a row for the Omani team, after an intense and close final day. The team on board Groupe Edmond de Rothschild, skippered by Pierre Pennec, restored their confidence after a grueling Act five in Cowes, UK to finish in second place overall... [more]
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Volvo Ocean Race – Groupama heads for Alicante
Volvo Ocean Race,
Volvo Ocean Race - The pontoons in Lorient were crammed with spectators as Groupama sailing team waved goodbye to their French home for the last time for nine months. More than a hundred fans, VIP guests and shore crew packed the dock as Groupama 4's lines were cast off and she set sail for Alicante, start port of the Volvo Ocean Race.... [more]
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Berthing in Asia for the Next Wave of Luxury Yachts
Sonia Kolesnivok-Jessop, New York Times,
By Mediterranean and Caribbean standards, luxury yacht owners in Asia are a small community. In the whole of last year only 80 superyachts berthed in Singapore, and in the first half of this year the number fell to 29, down a quarter from a year earlier. 'Worsening piracy in the Gulf of Aden has put off potential cruising from the Mediterranean to Asia,' said Jean-Jacques Lavigne... [more]
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Breaking News: Laser Class – Contracts signed and Kirby is back
Rob Kothe and the Sail-World.com Team,
Since its launch at the New York Boat Show in 1971, over 200,000 Lasers have been sold. The strength of the class comes from its rigid one design rules that designer Bruce Kirby approved 40 years ago. Six months ago Bruce Kirby gave his view on the ILCA's proposed fundamental rule change, calling it a disaster. Now Kirby has taken back design rights.... [more]
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Global Ocean Race set to begin in less the 24 hours
Oliver Dewar,
The Global Ocean Race 2011-12 is set to begin in less the twenty-four hours and there is a general atmosphere of calm amongst the boats moored stern-to at the GOR Race Village in Palma, Mallorca, as the six teams make final preparations for Leg 1 which will lead them to Cape Town, South Africa.... [more]
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PWA Reno World Cup Sylt Grand Slam preview
PWA,
The PWA Reno World Cup Sylt Grand Slam will get underway on September 23 and the tension is rising on the island of Sylt as the greatest windsurfing event on the planet and the dramatic conclusion to the 2011 slalom, wave and freestyle competition season draws ever closer.... [more]
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