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Lah and Spithill win RC 44 Austria Cup event By Event Media, 6:29 AM Mon 2 Jun 2008
The Slovenian Team Ceeref confirmed its new leadership of the RC 44 Class. After having won the opening match race event, Igor Lah and James Spithill also conquered the fleet regatta ahead of Chris Bake’s Team Aqua and Patrick de Barros’ Banco Espirito Santo. The latter won the final long distance race for the DHL Trophy ...[more]

James Spithill wins RC44 match racing By Event media, 11:18 PM Fri 30 May 2008
James Spithill and Team Ceeref won the match race event of the RC 44 Austria Cup with an eight to nil scoresheet. Unlike yesterday, the breeze kicked in just after lunch time, allowing the RC 44's to set sail and start their duals. The Race Committee established a very short course next to the beautiful city of Gmunden, allowing the numerous public to follow the races from the shore. ...[more]

Team Ceeref wins Match Race at RC 44 Austria Cup By MaxComm Communications, 8:41 AM Fri 30 May 2008
Six hours to complete an entire Round Robin: the organisers of the Austria Cup have done a great job after yesterday’s postponement. Today’s races were superb, with 8-15 knots of wind and a great sunshine. Team Ceeref wins the event, ahead of Team Aqua and BMW ORACLE Racing. ...[more]

Spithill wins the match race of RC 44 Austria Cup By Event Media, 8:37 AM Fri 30 May 2008
James Spithill and Team Ceeref conquer the match race event of the RC 44 Austria Cup. Six hours to complete an entire Round Robin: the organisers of the Austria Cup have done a great job after yesterday’s postponement. Today’s races were superb, with 8-15 knots of wind and a great sunshine. Team Ceeref wins the event, ahead of Team Aqua and BMW ORACLE Racing. ...[more]

RC44 Austria Cup Racing postponed on day 1 By Event Media, 4:10 AM Thu 29 May 2008
The first day's racing was postponed due to the lack of wind at the RC44 Austria Cup on Lake Traunsee Wednesday. The nine RC44’s motored around the entire Lake today, enjoying the great scenery whilst desperately looking for the breeze that would allow them to start the match race event. The high altitude 'foehn' (southerly wind) didn’t allow the thermal breeze to kick in ...[more]

Team Beecom wins RC 44 Austria Cup practice race By MaxComm Communication, Austria , 9:17 AM Wed 28 May 2008
The RC 44 Austria Cup starts tomorrow on the stunning lake Traunsee, a little lake surrounded by snow-capped mountains. Team Beecom from Japan won today's practice race, from Team Banco Espirito Santo John Kostecki at the helm and Markus Wieser’s Team Sea Dubai. ...[more]

RC 44 Championship Tour heads for Austria By MaxComm, 3:12 AM Fri 23 May 2008
The third event of the RC 44 Championship Tour 2008 promises to be interesting, with nine top level teams led by some of the world's best sailors. The RC 44 Austria Cup will take place on beautiful Lake Traun. Following two events held on the sea, with waves and fairly strong winds, this regatta may well reshuffle the cards. Present leader is Team Hiroshi, Armando Giulietti and Sébastien Col ...[more]

RC 44 Championship Tour heads for Austria By MaxComm, 7:18 PM Thu 22 May 2008
The third event of the RC 44 Championship Tour 2008 promises once again to be interesting, with nine top level teams led by some of the world's best sailors. The RC 44 Austria Cup will take place on the beautiful lake Traun, between May 28 - June 1. Following two events held on the sea, with waves and fairly strong winds, this regatta may well reshuffle the cards. ...[more]

Città di Milano conquers the Cagliari RC 44 Cup By Bernard Schopfer, 5:45 AM Mon 28 Apr 2008
With two bullets in the last two races, Armando Giulietti, Sébastien Col and their crew on board Team Hiroshi – Città di Milano confirm their leadership over the RC 44 Class. After their victory in the match race event, Larry Ellison and Russell Coutts (BMW ORACLE Racing) conclude the fleet race event on the second spot. ...[more]

Città di Milano wins Cagliari RC 44 Cup By Bernard Schopfer, 11:18 PM Sun 27 Apr 2008
With two bullets in the last two races, Armando Giulietti, Sébastien Col and their crew on board Team Hiroshi – Città di Milano confirm their leadership over the RC 44 Class. After their victory in the match race event, Larry Ellison and Russell Coutts (BMW Oracle Racing) conclude the fleet race event on the second spot, just ahead of Patrick de Barros and Ben Ainslie’s Banco Espirito Santo ...[more]

Banco Espirito Santo wins DHL Trophy at RC 44 Cup By Bernard Schopfer, Cagliari,Sardinia , 4:05 PM Sun 27 Apr 2008
After another stunning day off the coast of Cagliari, Sardinia, Armando Giulietti and his crew on board Team Hiroshi – Città di Milano are now seven points ahead of Patrick de Barros’s Banco Espirito Santo, whilst Team Sea Dubai sits in third. Banco Espirito Santo, with Ben Ainslie on board handling tactics, won the long distance race, the DHL Trophy ...[more]

Team Hiroshi – Città di Milano makes break - Day 2 By Bernard Schopfer, Cagliari , 8:00 AM Sun 27 Apr 2008
Armando Giulietti and his crew on board Team Hiroshi – Città di Milano are now seven points ahead of Patrick de Barros’s Banco Espirito Santo, whilst Team Sea Dubai sits in third. ...[more]

Team Sea Dubai unexpected leader at RC 44 Cup By Bernard Schopfer, 6:06 AM Sat 26 Apr 2008
Team Sea Dubai is the new and unexpected leader after the first three fleet races of the Cagliari RC 44 Cup. Markus Wieser and his helmsman Joki Hellmich had a superb day on board Sea Dubai. They lead the fleet race event ahead of Team Hiroshi – Città di Milano and BMW ORACLE Racing. ...[more]

Team Sea Dubai leads RC 44 Cup Fleet racing By Bernard Schopfer, Sardinia , 1:14 AM Sat 26 Apr 2008
Team Sea Dubai is the new and unexpected leader after the first three fleet races of the Cagliari RC 44 Cup in Sardinia. Markus Wieser and his helmsman Joki Hellmich had a superb day on board Sea Dubai. The three leaders of the first race were ranked in the bottom half of the match-race event earlier in the week, proving how tight the fleet is and illustrating the fact that any boat can win ...[more]

Ellison wins Cagliari RC 44 Cup match race event By Bernard Schopfer, Sardinia , 2:14 PM Fri 25 Apr 2008
The winner of the match racing event of the Cagliari RC 44 Cup is Larry Ellison, the only non professional helmsman involved in this event; who has won eight out of nine matches on board BMW Oracle Racing, ahead of a world class opposition. Britain's Ben Ainslie on board Team Banco Espirito Santo finished in third place behind Team Ceeref, James Spithill ...[more]

Ellison wins Cagliari RC 44 Cup match race By Bernard Schopfer, 7:23 AM Fri 25 Apr 2008
A fantastic achievement for the only non-professional helmsman involved in this event, who has won eight out of nine matches on board BMW ORACLE Racing, ahead of a world class opposition. ...[more]

Ainslie on the pace at RC44 Cup By Bernard Schopfer, 2:23 PM Thu 24 Apr 2008
Ben Ainslie, sailing on Team Banco Espirito Santo, stayed in the leading trio with four wins and one defeat on day two of the Cagliari RC 44 Cup. Together with Larry Ellison, BMW Oracle Racing and James Spithill's Team Ceeref Ainslie is tied in the lead of the ten team match race event. Ainslie - 'What a day! It was awesome, and certainly one of the best sailing days I have had for a long time' ...[more]

Ainslie, Ellison, Spithill share lead - RC44 Cup By Bernard Schopfer, 11:57 AM Thu 24 Apr 2008
With four wins and one defeat, Team Banco Espirito Santo, BMW ORACLE Racing and Ceeref lead the match racing event of the Cagliari RC 44 Cup. With up to 25 knots of wind under a great sunshine, the day was simply superb! ...[more]

Champions abound at Cagliari RC 44 event By Bernard Schopfer, Cagliari , 5:32 PM Tue 22 Apr 2008
Ben Ainslie, Russell Coutts, James Spithill, Sébastien Col, Larry Ellison, Cameron Appleton and many more will fight hard for the title on board ten strict one design RC 44’s in the superb venue of Cagliari. ...[more]

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