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RS200 National Championships - Battle royal on Day 4 By Pete Vincent, , 9:53 PM Thu 23 Aug 2012
Noble Marine RS200 Nationals, at Exmouth Sailing Club, fourth day of racing was a beautiful sunny day and Ben Saxton/Toby Lewis took full advantage to win the Championship with a day to spare. On the way out to the course area there was plainly a good breeze as most crews popped kites and went for a good burn. ...[more]

RS200 National Championships - Excellent conditions By Pete Vincent, , 9:43 PM Wed 22 Aug 2012
Noble Marine RS200 Nationals 2012, being held at Exmouth Sailing Club, was a major day yesterday, Tuesday 21st August, for three important reasons. The weather played ball allowing three races to be run putting the championship back on schedule in excellent conditions. ...[more]

420 UK National Championships day 2 By 420 Sailing, 7:55 AM Wed 22 Aug 2012
Today at the 420 UK National Championships the fleet enjoyed champagne sailing in Torbay. Following a grey start to the day and a two hour postponement (and several bacon butties), the breeze built and the fleet got away for race 4 of the championships in 8-10 knots. ...[more]

RS200 Nationals at Exmouth SC By Debbie Darling, 8:38 PM Tue 21 Aug 2012
Noble Marine RS200 National Championships, after the flat calm of Sunday and no sailing, got under way at Exmouth today in that rarest of things for the British summer – glorious sunshine, wall to wall blue skies and a gentle breeze that slowly built to near champagne conditions for the end of the third race. ...[more]

Audi Optimist Junior Cup - Liam Orel reigns on day two By Jana Pines, Koper , 10:42 PM Sun 19 Aug 2012
On the second day of the Audi Optimist Junior Cup, 167 sailors from eight countries were greeted with a nice sea breeze. Racing kicked off in relatively light winds, which increased during the day to 15 knots, allowing all the divisions to take full advantage of it and successfully complete the qualifying series. ...[more]

UK Optimist Nationals day 1 By Pip Holloway, 7:19 AM Wed 15 Aug 2012
On the opening day of the 2012 Volvo Gill Optimist National Championships, eager sailors were welcomed with tricky conditions. The morning opened with strong winds and rain, bringing with it a choppy 3-5ft sea state. The main fleet attempted to brave the conditions but promptly returned to shore to let the 20 knots of breeze pass. ...[more]

Optimist British National and Open Championships at Pwllheli SC By Sarah Alexander, , 3:35 AM Mon 13 Aug 2012
Optimist British National and Open Championships 2012 - Some of Britain’s top up and coming young sailors are looking forward to an exciting week of racing at this annual event. Over 500 British and International competitors, including sailors from France, Finland, Dubai, Hong Kong and the USA will once again take to the shores of Pwllheli Sailing Club to battle it out for Championship titles. ...[more]

420 World and Ladies World Championship 2012 day 2 By International 420 Class Association, 8:59 AM Wed 1 Aug 2012
Steady nerves and superb tactical sailing were the order of the day for the two light wind races, in very shifty conditions at the 420 World and Ladies World Championship in Austria. ...[more]

420 Open and Ladies World Championships day 1 By International 420 Class Association, 9:31 AM Tue 31 Jul 2012
A great opening to the 2012 420 Open and Ladies World Championships with three races held for each fleet. A hat trick day for Spain’s David Charles/Alex Charles (ESP) and Alex Kavvas/George Kavvas (GRE) in the 420 Open fleet with three race wins each in their respective fleets. ...[more]

RS500 Championships RS200 and RS400 EuroCup come to a close + Videos By Elena Giolai, 9:33 AM Sun 29 Jul 2012
After five days of competition in Italy, the World RS500 Championships and RS200 and RS400 Eurocup have come to close. ...[more]

OK Dinghy World Championship Overall By Robert Deaves, 7:32 AM Sun 29 Jul 2012
On the final day of the OK Dinghy World Championship in Denmark racing got under way at around 13.30 in a strengthening southerly that peaked at about 12-14 knots mid-afternoon. Two fantastic races were sailed in an onshore wind with nice waves developing that was a fitting end to a great anniversary championship. ...[more]

OK Dinghy World Championship - Danish heatwave halts racing By Robert Deaves, , 5:50 AM Thu 26 Jul 2012
On the second day of the 50th OK Dinghy World Championship in Vallensbaek, a Danish heatweave meant that both the sailors and the wind would have a holiday. After a long delay ashore, the fleet was sent out in the early afternoon - only to wait afloat while what wind there was died again and were then sent in with no more races on the scorecard. ...[more]

RS100 Europeans - Glorious sailing at Riva Del Garda + Video By RS100 Sailing, , 9:36 AM Wed 25 Jul 2012
The RS100 European Championship has now come to a close. Following a week of glorious sailing at Riva Del Garda, the gladiators that completed the week were as tired as they were happy. There were varying conditions throughout the week that tested every competitor's mind, body and tanning potential to the max. ...[more]

RS800 Europeans overall + Video By RS800 Class Association, , 9:20 AM Wed 25 Jul 2012
The RS800 European Championships have now come to a close at Fraglia Vela Riva, Lake Garda. Lake Garda was doing its thing and by the time the first boats reached the race course a warm 12-15knot breeze was funnelling up the lake. Race one got underway and with everyone pushing hard off the start line it was those who were bravest that came out best. ...[more]

RS500 World Championships day 2 By RS500 Class Association, , 8:14 AM Wed 25 Jul 2012
On the second day of the RS500 World Championship, a northerly breeze known as the 'Peler' in Riva started the first race of the day. It was light and fluky – not the highly anticipated Ora – but a two-lap race was completed regardless of the shifty conditions. ...[more]

RS Feva World Championship - Gorgeous conditions on Day 2 By Golly Tucker, , 6:32 PM Tue 24 Jul 2012
RS Feva World Championship 2012 second day of racing was a truly gorgeous day in Hayling Bay with 8-10kts from close to due South. It was a day of snakes and ladders for some and opportunities for others. ...[more]

RS500 World Championships now underway By Heather Martin, , 7:55 AM Tue 24 Jul 2012
The RS500 World Championships got underway on Monday 23 July with thirty seven boats taking to the water from six different countries from around the world, the furthest travelling from the United States. In true Garda style, the teams were launched at 12pm on a flat, calm lake in anticipation of the wind blowing in at 1pm…it was a slow three-mile spinnaker run to the start line. ...[more]

RS500 World Championship RS200, RS400 Eurocup day 1 By Elena Giolai, 6:03 AM Tue 24 Jul 2012
It's the start of another week of RS skiffs at Fraglia Vela Riva, this time with the World RS500 (double) Championships and a leg of The Eurocup RS200 and RS400. Although there is a predominantly British participation, there is also an important presence for the World Championships from The Netherlands, Sweden and Italy. There are about 100 boats in total. ...[more]

RS Feva World Championship - Mediterranean conditions on Day 1 By Golly Tucker, , 7:58 PM Mon 23 Jul 2012
RS Feva World Championship 2012 first day of racing got underway at Hayling Island Sailing Club on Sunday 22nd July. Given the UK weather recently we wouldn’t blame you for thinking this is a spoof, but it was Mediterranean for the 180 boats competing for the World title. ...[more]

London 2012 Olympic Sailing - Finn fleet first to face starter's gun By ISAF, 5:34 AM Wed 18 Jul 2012
On 29 July 24 Finn boats will line up on the Nothe Course and at midday the starting gun will fire signalling the commencement of the London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition. Eyes will beam down on the course with the host nation’s hopes pinned on Finn sailor Ben Ainslie (GBR). ...[more]

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