News Archive

2012 Olympics: The Medalists thoughts on Kites and Windsurfers By Richard Gladwell, 11:19 PM Fri 2 Nov 2012
At the Medal Winners Media Conference held after the Medal Ceremony for the Mens and Womens Windsurfing Event at the 2012 Olympics, the new Olympic Medalists were asked their thoughts on the decision to change the event from Windsurfing to Kiteboarding the 2016 Olympics. ...[more]

Extreme Sailing Series - Four teams prepare to charge for podium By Extreme Sailing Series, , 3:19 PM Fri 2 Nov 2012
Extreme Sailing Series 2012 final Act is being held in Rio de Janeiro and by the end of play on the 9th December one team will be crowned 2012 Extreme Sailing Series champions. Four teams are preparing to make a charge for the podium, but only one will lift the much-coveted 2012 trophy. ...[more]

Lessons to be learnt from Sailing Event crowd hype By Rob Kothe, , 3:28 AM Tue 23 Oct 2012
In the months and weeks before the 2012 London Olympic regatta in Weymouth, which started in late July at the peak of the local tourist season, the local authorities had erected signs asking people to plan their travel plans carefully on the Devon coast because of expected delays due to heavy traffic congestion because of the upcoming Olympic event in Weymouth-Portland. ...[more]

Extreme Sailing Series - Victory for Groupe Edmond de Rothschild By Extreme Sailing Series, , 6:00 AM Mon 22 Oct 2012
In Act 7 of the Extreme Sailing Series in Nice, France, the French team Groupe Edmond de Rothschild ended the day where they started it – at the top of the leaderboard with a win in the penultimate Act of the year on home soil. ...[more]

Extreme Sailing Series - Stakes ramp up on the French Riviera By Extreme Sailing Series, 6:37 AM Sun 21 Oct 2012
On the penultimate day of the Extreme Sailing Series in Nice, France, the stakes ramped up a notch on the French Riviera as the battle lines for the final day of Act 7 were drawn. The ever growing public crowds on the Promenade des Anglais witnessed home team Groupe Edmond de Rothschild move into the overall lead and Pierre Pennec’s team has a slim 4.3 point advantage over Oman’s The Wave, Muscat. ...[more]

Extreme Sailing Series Day 2 - Damages, man overboard, action aplenty By Extreme Sailing Series, , 6:07 AM Sat 20 Oct 2012
Day 2 of the Extreme Sailing Series was a full pressure day as the gusty conditions, short courses and reaching starts tested some of the world’s best sailors to their limits – including current Series leader Leigh McMillan whose team, The Wave, Muscat found themselves limping back to port following a collision on the start line in the final race of the day with Alinghi and Red Bull Sailing Team. ...[more]

Extreme Sailing Series Act 7 - First day of action in Nice cancelled By Extreme Sailing Series, , 4:42 AM Fri 19 Oct 2012
The first day of competition for Act 7 of the Extreme Sailing Series in Nice, France, has been cancelled due to ‘extreme’ conditions. ‘On the edge, then over it’ – this was Extreme Sailing Series Race Director Phil Lawrence’s description of conditions in Nice today that resulted in the cancellation at the penultimate Act. ...[more]

Extreme Sailing Series - High stakes battle on the horizon By Extreme Sailing Series, , 1:45 AM Fri 12 Oct 2012
Act 7 of the 2012 Extreme Sailing Series global tour is right around the corner, as some of the world’s greatest sailors prepare to descend once again on to the shores of Nice, France, from the 18th-21st October. Four days of racing are planned in the final European Act of the 2012 Series as the eight Extreme 40 teams prepare for what is sure to be a nail bitingly close regatta. ...[more]

Extreme Sailing Series - Williams and GAC Pindar ready for Nice battle By Nicolle Bloomfield, , 12:15 AM Fri 12 Oct 2012
The penultimate event of the Extreme Sailing Series will take place in Nice, France from the 18th-21st October and the current ISAF World Match Racing champion, Ian Williams is to lead the GAC Pindar Extreme team once again. Fresh from competing at Match Race France and the Argo Gold Cup in Bermuda where the Brit picked up another two podium results, Williams now heads to France ready for action. ...[more]

AC World Series San Francisco concludes for Artemis Racing By Paul Cayard, 3:19 AM Tue 9 Oct 2012
Artemis Racing's Paul Cayard reports on the conclusion of the America's Cup World Series in San Francisco, California: The AC World Series is over after the Super Sunday race amid the Blue Angels, the Blue Grass Festival the 49ers and the Giants. Today's race was heavily weighted with 40 points for first place rather than the 12 points for the winner of the first six fleet races. ...[more]

America's Cup World Series San Francisco - Images by Chuck Lantz By Chuck Lantz, San Francisco , 9:51 PM Mon 8 Oct 2012
More photos of Saturday's action at the America's Cup World Series San Francisco by photographer Chuck Lantz. ...[more]

Fisher's View: Day 5 - Super Sunday in America's Cup WS By Bob Fisher, San Francisco, USA , 9:09 AM Mon 8 Oct 2012
Day 5 Final of the Fleet racing: After yesterday's race programme, no one could doubt that San Francisco Bay is the perfect venue for the America's Cup in catamarans. Huge crowds, many of whom were the result of the spectacular Air Show provided as part of the annual Fleet Week, saw the racing at close quarters with the finishes of the tip of the Peninsular at the end of Yacht Road ...[more]

AC World Series San Francisco - Spectacular day on San Francisco Bay By Paul Cayard, 6:59 AM Mon 8 Oct 2012
Artemis Racing’s Paul Cayard reports from San Francisco, California at America's Cup World Series: Another spectacular day on the Bay of San Francisco. The Blue Angels were working up in the air and the America's Cup sailors were working at sea level. It was a historical day too because I think that today was the largest crowd to ever watch a sailboat race in person. ...[more]

AC World Series San Francisco - Saturday photos by Chuck Lantz By Chuck Lantz, San Francisco , 6:33 AM Mon 8 Oct 2012
Images from Saturday's action at the America's Cup World Series San Francisco by photographer Chuck Lantz. ...[more]

AC World Series San Francisco images by Carlo Borlenghi By Carlo Borlenghi, 2:31 AM Mon 8 Oct 2012
America's Cup World Series San Francisco images by photographer Carlo Borlenghi. ...[more]

Fisher's View: Day 4 - Win and a swim for Spithill in America's Cup WS By Bob Fisher, San Francisco, USA , 1:33 PM Sun 7 Oct 2012
Day 4 MR Semis/Finals and Fleet racing: The burble of 'will they - won't they' continues around Little Marina Green in San Francisco. The latest is whether or not there will be a European tour next year for the AC-45s, and if there is, just which venues will be used, or will it be deleted from the schedule and allow the 'serious' players to devote more time to their campaigns in the AC-72s. ...[more]

AC World Series San Francisco - Another good day for Team Artemis By Paul Cayard, 6:35 AM Sun 7 Oct 2012
Artemis Racing’s Paul Cayard reports from San Francisco, California at America's Cup World Series. Another good day for Team Artemis out on the water yesterday. But this is not like any other regatta you have ever seen. ...[more]

AC World Series San Francisco - Oracle Team USA still in the hunt By Lisa Ramsperger, , 3:40 PM Sat 6 Oct 2012
On Friday, the first full day of racing at the America’s Cup World Series for Oracle Team USA, the two crews remained in the hunt for the fleet racing championship. Oracle Team USA Spithill also advanced to the match racing semifinals, while Oracle Team USA Coutts was tagged with the loss following a missed mark. ...[more]

AC World Series San Francisco Day 2 images by Linda Wright By Linda Wright, San Francisco, California , 1:35 PM Sat 6 Oct 2012
Images of the second day's racing action at the America's Cup World Series San Francisco by Linda Wright. ...[more]

Fisher's View: Day 3 - Ainslie sparkles in America's Cup World Series By Bob Fisher, San Francisco, USA , 12:38 PM Sat 6 Oct 2012
Day 3 MR Semis and Fleetracing: Much of the talk around the bases has been not so much of the AC-45s as of the 'real' America's Cup boats, the AC-72s. The performance of the Emirates Team New Zealand 72, seen around the world on video, has drawn gasps of astonishment, particularly when seen foil-borne at close to 40 knots. ...[more]

Page 2 of 50

Our Advertisers are committed to our sport, please support them! This site and its contents are © Copyright TetraMedia Pty. Ltd and/or the original author, photographer etc. All Rights Reserved. Photographs are copyright by law. If you wish to use or buy a photograph you must contact the photographer directly (there is a hyperlink in most cases to their website, or do a Google search.) with your request. Please do not contact Sail-World.com as we cannot give permission for use of other photographer’s images. Only if the photographer named on the image is Sail-world.com, Powerboat-world.com, Marinebusiness-world.com or NZBoating-World.com. Contact us . Ph: +61 2 8006 1873 fax: +61 2 8076 0459 or complete our feedback form    Contact us .    View our Privacy Policy.    [Go Home]     [  Banner Advertising Specification]    [Bot Archive ] Customised news feeds -Marine Industry companies, Clubs and Associations have their own customised version of our news feed on their website. Look_here_to_see_examples