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Byte CII Worlds 2010 - Lara Vadlau top female - Choy stretches lead By Byte Class, Australia , 4:02 AM Sat 10 Apr 2010
Competition at the Byte CII World Championship today started off looking much the same as the previous two days that were scrubbed for lack of wind and there was concern that, maybe, the minimum four races to constitute a Championship would not get sailed. Then, about 11:00 am, it slowly started to build and the RC got off a very short Race 4 to make sure they got in the crucial fourth race! ...[more]

Byte CII Worlds day 3 - Sun, sun and more sun - but alas no wind By Byte Class Association, Australia , 3:03 AM Fri 9 Apr 2010
At the Byte CII World Championship, Cannes continued under the influence of a large area of high pressure and no races were sailed for the second day in a row. Positions are from day one. As with yesterday, the Yacht Club reporter continued speaking with the coaches and one of those interviews is printed below with the Polish coach Andrzej Piasecki. ...[more]

Byte CII Worlds - Day 2 a dud, no races completed By Byte Class Association, Australia , 3:30 AM Thu 8 Apr 2010
Byte CII Worlds - When, due to lack of wind, nothing important happened on the water on day 2, it gave the YC de Cannes news reporter a chance to sit with a couple of coaches that are here with teams from smaller countries. Dino Weber and Brother Pablo, both from the Argentine, are resident coaches in Bermuda but are also coaching the US Virgins, the Netherlands Antilles and the Dominican Republic ...[more]

Byte CII Worlds day 1 - Blassar and Choy out in front By Byte Class Association, Australia , 3:46 AM Wed 7 Apr 2010
In the Byte CII World Championships, Finland's Niki Blassar finished with two firsts and a second today to pull herself 12 points clear of second place Ling Ying Koh of Singapore. The first two races were sailed in 12 -14 knots but, just before the start of the third and last race, the wind started to fade and the race ended in 5 - 6 knots. ...[more]

Byte CII Worlds - Sailors converge on Cannes By Byte Class Association, Australia , 7:17 AM Tue 6 Apr 2010
Seventy sailors from 29 Countries have been streaming into the Yacht Club de Cannes for the Byte CII World Championships and Open Youth Olympic Games Qualifier. Many of the sailors have already qualified their Countries in their Continental Qualifiers where the highest placed sailors qualified a place for their country but not necessarily themselves. ...[more]

CII NA Championship and NA YOG Qualifier day 4 By Byte Class Association, Australia , 7:43 AM Mon 15 Mar 2010
CII NA Championship and NA YOG Qualifier - Although the top ten places look fairly well established, Marti Llena ESP moved into third place on the strength of two first place finishes in the second and last races of the day. However, he is only two points up on Kevin Otterdijk AHO, winner of the day's first race but they are both well clear of Rahiem Steede BER in fifth place. ...[more]

CII NA Championship and NA YOG Qualifier - Ian Barrows victorious By Byte Class Association, Australia , 7:30 AM Mon 15 Mar 2010
CII NA Championship and NA YOG Qualifier - It's all over except for the prize giving! Ian Barrows a clear winner with an awsome display of sailing skills. ...[more]

CII NA Championship and NA YOG Qualifier day 2 - Three late races By Byte Class Association, Australia , 6:35 AM Sat 13 Mar 2010
CII NA Championship and NA YOG Qualifier - Eugene Hendrikx AHO (Curacao) and Ian Barrows ISV (US Virgin Islands) consolidated their positions at the top of the standings on day two with only a point separating them and the three Curacao sailors, Hendrix, Otterdijk (Third overall) and Van Aanholt (sixth overall and race 5 winner) have established themselves as the top team in the event. ...[more]

CII NA Championship and NA YOG Qualifier day 3 - Barrows hard to beat By Byte Class Association, Australia , 6:08 AM Sat 13 Mar 2010
CII NA Championship and NA YOG Qualifier - The wind did what the gurus said it would do and clocked around to the Northwest overnight. Wind strength stayed in the 12 - 15 kt range during the day and it was certainly to Ian Barrows liking as he reeled off four first place finishes and stretched his one point overnight lead over Eugene Hendrix AHO to seven points by the end of the day. ...[more]

CII NA Championship and NA YOG Qualifier - Action now underway By Byte Class Association, Australia , 3:28 AM Thu 11 Mar 2010
CII NA Championship and NA YOG Qualifier - Winds swung to the Southeast after several days of prevailing Northeast trades and the competitors were met with challenging conditions in a steady 18 knots gusting to 22. Probably the most difficult ride of the day was the dead run to the start line across the Bay from the Sailing Club! ...[more]

CII NA Championship and NA YOG Qualifier - Teams arrive in Cayman By Byte Class Association, Australia , 11:29 AM Tue 9 Mar 2010
CII NA Championship and NA YOG Qualifier - Sixteen nations are set to start racing in the waters of Grand Cayman on March 10th for the Byte CII North American Championship and for the four male and four female country qualifying positions in the upcoming Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in August. ...[more]

Cayman Islands Government and local business rally behind Champs By Byte Class Association, Australia , 3:38 AM Thu 4 Feb 2010
In a huge outpouring of support, the Cayman Islands Government and a large cross section of local business are assisting the Cayman Islands Sailing Club (CISC) in its bid to have the CII North American Championship and Youth Olympic Games Qualifier the outstanding experience of the season for the young sailors attending the regatta. ...[more]

Byte CII Championship and YOG Qualifier for South and Central America By Byte Class Association, Australia , 4:27 AM Mon 25 Jan 2010
The Brazilian Byte Class Association and ADC Eletropaulo Sports Association under authority of the São Paulo State Sailing Federation, FEVESP and the Brazilian Sailing Confederation, CBVM, are extremely pleased to have hosted the 2010 Byte CII South American Championship and Youth Olympic Games Qualifier for South and Central America from January 25th to Jan 31st, 2010. ...[more]

Australian Youth Championship - Oceania YOG Qualification By Byte Class Association, Australia , 1:41 AM Wed 6 Jan 2010
OAMPS Insurance Brokers Australian Youth Championship - Incorporating the 2010 Oceania YOG Qualification Event: January 6 - 10, 2010. Please note that this YOG Qualifier for Oceania will be sailed in the Laser 4.7 as part of the Australian Youth Championships. Countries qualifying from this event will sail in the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in the Byte CII. ...[more]

Designer Ian Bruce to be inducted into Canada’s Boating Hall of Fame By Byte Class Association, Australia , 11:57 PM Wed 6 Jan 2010
Byte designer Ian Bruce to be inducted into Canada’s Boating Hall of Fame ...[more]

Cayman Islands Sailing Club lays on a pre-event clinic By Byte Class Association, Australia , 4:13 AM Sat 26 Dec 2009
A Pre-NA Qualifier CII Clinic is being held at the Cayman Islands Sailing Club and National Sailing Centre on Monday and Tuesday March 8th and 9th from 9:00 hrs to 16:00 hrs. ...[more]

Byte CII European Championship - In the wet on final day By Byte Class Association, Australia , 8:00 AM Sun 6 Dec 2009
The final day of the Byte CII European Championship was sailed in the rain but, with the rain came much warmer weather. The previous day had seen temperatures plunge in the north wind and the competitors had been well bundled up, see below, so the rain was a small relief. ...[more]

Byte CII European Championship and YOG Qualifier day 2 By Byte Class Association, , 11:51 PM Sat 5 Dec 2009
Byte CII European Championship and YOG Qualifier - The 76 boat Byte CII fleet was the first out on the water. After yesterday's blow out, the Committee managed three races but only after having to abandon the first race at the weather mark as the three fantastic races. ...[more]

Asian YOG Qualifier day 4 By Byte Class Association, 3:21 AM Sun 29 Nov 2009
On day four of the Asian YOG Qualifier, strong winds averaging 15 knots with gusts of up to 20 knots were the order of the day and Thailand showed its home ground advantage by taking two out of the three races held today. Thailand local hero, Keerati Bualong, sailed a perfect race to clinch the first position. Darren Choy SIN, finished second followed by Terence Choo SIN. ...[more]

CII Asia-Pacific Championships By Byte Class Association, Australia , 2:11 AM Sun 29 Nov 2009
Keerati Bualong, the Thai sailor who won the 2007 World Championship in Pattaya, continued his winning ways in the 2009 CII Asia-Pacific Championship. After 12 races, he finished with a 21 point lead over Singapore sailor Terence Choo and the rest of the 32 boat fleet. ...[more]

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