Dragon Edinburgh Cup 2012 - Big winds, big changes
By Fiona Brown,
9:12 AM Sat 7 Jul 2012
The penultimate day of the 2012 Dragon Edinburgh Cup sponsored by Belfast Harbour brought big winds and big changes in the overall leader board. There was just one race to complete so the committee set a full two-mile beat and with the wind gusting up into the high 20s it was to be a day that would truly sort the men from the boys. ...
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U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championship winners crowned
By Jake Fish,
6:54 AM Sat 30 Jun 2012
The third and final day of the 2012 US Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championship was dominated by light winds. The race committee attempted to get an early jump on the day to no avail, as the weather refused to cooperate. Yesterday’s leaders Allyson Donahue and Maddie Widmeier were crowned 2012 champs after finishing second last year. ...
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Dragon Edinburgh Cup 2011 day 1 - Russia leads
By British Dragon Association,
12:09 PM Thu 14 Jul 2011
Dragon Edinburgh Cup 2011 day 1. Two cut and thrust races were completed in the sparkling conditions and by the end of the day Russia's Mikhail Muratov, sailing Murka 8 with Valentin Uvarkin and Vladimir Krutskikh had taken the overall lead. ...
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Melges 24 Volvo Cup victory for Little Wing
By Elena Giolai,
6:25 AM Mon 11 Jul 2011
The fifth round of the Melges 24 Volvo Cup 2011 has come to a thrilling conclusion. Two races were sailed today totaling eight altogether. Apart from the first day, where there was no wind whatsoever, the three following days had identical weather conditions with the first race running under light winds of five to seven m/sec, and the course leaning to the left. ...
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Dragon East Coast Championship 2011
By Martin Makey,
5:02 AM Tue 7 Jun 2011
The Dragon East Coast Championship 2011 took place over a long weekend with racing run by Edwin Buckley, Kim Allen and their team of helpers. Three tight races were knocked out on the Saturday in a blustery south westerly. ...
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Guyader Grand Prix day 1 lead to Wieser
By International Dragon Association,
5:49 AM Wed 4 May 2011
The fleet of the 77 Dragons registered with the Guyader Grand Prix entered the Bay of Douarnenez late this morning for the first day of the Grand Prix Dragon. ...
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Melges 24 Worlds momentum builds ahead of May showdown
By International Melges 24 Class Association,
5:00 AM Wed 9 Mar 2011
2011 Melges 24 World Championship will be hosted by Corpus Christi Yacht Club from 16-21 May. With two events now completed - Key West in January and the Miami Winter Regatta at Coconut Grove - Italy's Riccardo Simoneschi sailing Audi is leading the series overall. ...
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SB3 World Championship 2011 entries hit 120
By Katie Ashworth,
8:51 AM Thu 3 Mar 2011
Representatives from fourteen nations will compete in the SB3 World Championships at the Royal Torbay Yacht Club, UK. Entries come from as far afield as Australia and South Africa. Ireland, France, The Netherlands, Portugal, Greece, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Ukraine and Russia. ...
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Geographe Bay - We have breeze!
By Bernie Kaaks, Busselton, WA ,
9:57 PM Mon 28 Feb 2011
The IRC fleets reveled in a brisk south easterly of 15 to 18 knots this morning, sailing two windward leeward races back to back .Division 4 sailed on a performance handicap today on the same courses as the IRC boats.
Limit scored first and fastest in both races, cutting out the journey in around 40 minutes each time on a course that was 1.6 nautical miles long. ...
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Crown Series 2011 Bellerive Regatta shared honours
By Peter Campbell,
9:40 AM Sun 27 Feb 2011
Crown Series 2011 Bellerive Regatta - Bellerive yachtsmen Jeff Cordell and Hughie Lewis are sharing the top honours in Division 1 after day two of their club’s Crown Series 2011 Bellerive Regatta. ...
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