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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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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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TeamOrign start MedCup training in their new TP52
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Sail-World,
8:16 PM Sat GMT
After their elimination from the 2010 Louis Vuitton Truphy in Auckland, TeamOrigin took delivery of their new TP52 from Auckland's Salthouse Boatbuilders, who had earlier constructed the team's tender. While the other competitors contested the semifinals of the Louis Vuitton Trophy, TeamOrigin was out training in the Hauraki Gulf. Ian Roman was along for the ride.
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Louis Vuitton Trophy: Mascalzone Latino first point for ETNZ
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Mascalzone Latino Audi Team,
8:05 PM Sat GMT
The first race of the finals between Mascalzone Latino Audi Team and host team ETNZ took place along the Auckland waterfront in the Waitemata Harbour. It was a hard-fought race, which saw the kiwis dominate in the start and most of the upwind leg. The crew of Mascalzone Latino Audi Team sailed a perfect upwind leg, recovering the distance at the first mark and going on to roll the New Zealanders
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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 - ETNZ one up in the final
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Warren Douglas,
10:49 AM Sat GMT
Emirates Team New Zealand has won the first race of the Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland final, beating Mascalzone Latino by 12 sec.
It was the team’s second good performance of the day. Earlier in the afternoon, Dean Barker and his crew sailed an impeccable race to beat the Italian Azzurra by 27 sec in the third and deciding semi-final match.
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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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Louis Vuitton Trophy: Semi-finals conclude for Artemis Racing
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Paul Cayard,
10:19 AM Sat GMT
Paul Cayard reflects on the Louis Vuitton Trophy series which ended for Artemis Racing, today: It was a long day of waiting for us today and finally we raced Azzurra to decide third and fourth place. The race was over just as it started. The jury decided we fouled Azzurra on the entry and penalized us. From there we hung close waiting for an opportunity to pass
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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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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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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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An up and down day for Artemis in Louis Vuitton Trophy
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Paul Cayard,
12:45 PM Fri GMT
We sailed a best 2 out of 3 against Mascalzone Latino today., in the Semi-Finals of the Louis Vuitton Trophy. They got the first one, we got the second one and they got the third one. All the races were very tightly contested and it was quite a battle.
The wind was down in velocity today, mostly in the 10-15 knots range. It was still shifty and tricky as ever with the breeze coming off the l
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Louis Vuitton Trophy: America's Cup Challenger first to reach Finals
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Mascalzone Latino Audi Media,
12:37 PM Fri GMT
The Latin Rascals were the stars of a remarkable performance, reacting to the comeback of the opposing helmsman who evened the match in the second race. In the last race Gavin Brady masterfully won the start, leaving the Swedish outside the committee boat and inflicting them with a penalty.
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Emirates Team NZ reverses America's Cup result
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Warren Douglas,
12:21 PM Fri GMT
Emirates Team New Zealand has won its second semi-final match against Azzurra, completing a penalty turn right on the finish line and winning by 2 sec.
Carrying the penalty incurred in the pre-start, Dean Barker and his crew led all the way to the finish, but with the penalty turn still to be done.
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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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ISAF Sailing World Cup's Dutch stop aiming high for 2010
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Diana Bogaards and ISAF,
9:21 AM Fri GMT
In 2010, the organization of the Delta Lloyd Regatta, part of the ISAF World Cup Series, aims to boost its quality.
'In the last 25 years, we were well-known for our progressive ideas and the implementation of it. Now, we think it is time to work on the improvement of quality in general', says organizer Arjen Rahusen (NED) from Amsterdam based Trefpunt Sports & Entertainment.
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Zwitserleven Sailing Week continues High Performance Formula
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Diana Bogaards,
9:12 AM Fri GMT
In 2010, the Zwitserleven Sailing Week continues last year's high performance formula. On Monday 14 June the Zwitserleven Sailing Week starts with the Nacra International Championships and the Grand Prix Slalom for windsurfers (sanctioned by the International Funboard Class Association).
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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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Paul Cayard on Louis Vuitton Trophy-Auckland: We knocked out the Brits
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Paul Cayard,
11:42 PM Thu GMT
We were on hold for two hours as the winds were absent at 1000 this morning. The race committee informed the competitors that the best of three quarter final was reduced to sudden death as there would not be time to run 6 matches which would have been required had both quarter final matches gone the full three races. At 1330, conditions were acceptable and the heat was on....win and go forward...l
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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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Louis Vuitton Trophy: Young sailors meet with America's Cup heroes
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Peter Rusch and Suzanne McFadden,
12:02 PM Thu GMT
America's Cup winner, Jimmy Spithill, along with other team members who are in Auckland this week, met with the next generation of potential Cup sailors on Thursday afternoon, when the team held a Q+A and poster signing session for the kids who have been sailing in the Louis Vuitton Junior Trophy regatta.
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