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RS300 Gul Grand Prix at Aldenham YC By Debbie Darling, , 8:29 PM Mon 16 Jul 2012
RS300 Gul Grand Prix was held at Aldenham YC over the weekend, on Saturday 14th July 2012. So the prize for winning at Aldenham was to try and match Bolly’s last report – tough act to follow – perhaps that put most people off travelling to the North London club with the largest regular 300 turnouts in the country – nothing about clashing with other events I assume ...[more]

OK Dinghy World Rankings - Wilcox remains on top By Robert Deaves, , 8:30 AM Fri 13 Jul 2012
For the OK Dinghy World Rankings for July 2012, Greg Wilcox (NZL) has maintained his world number one status from current World Champion Nick Craig (GBR) as the fleet prepares for the 2012 World Championships, due to be sailed in Vallensbaek, Denmark from 21-18 July. ...[more]

ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship - Evans to represent By Craig Heydon, 12:28 PM Thu 12 Jul 2012
Noosa sailor Louise Evans will compete at her first ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship. The Queensland teenager secured her spot on the team following her results at the Australian Laser Championship and Australian Youth Championship at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron at the beginning of the year. ...[more]

Enterprise Lord Birkett Memorial Trophy at Ullswater Yacht Club By Sue Giles, , 7:26 PM Wed 11 Jul 2012
Lord Birkett Memorial Trophy was held at Ullswater Yacht Club on 7 and 8 July 2012. Albacore sailor Judy Armstrong made history by becoming the first female helm to win the 50th Lord Birkett Memorial Trophy. ...[more]

Solo Northern Area Championships at Leigh and Lowton By Paul Allen, , 5:11 AM Tue 10 Jul 2012
The 2012 Northern Area Championships took place over 23-24 June at Leigh and Lowton Sailing Club. It was a breezy first day with average wind speeds in the region of 16-18 knots and 31 knot gusts coming through gave tiring sailing to the 26 boats which set out for the first race. ...[more]

ISAF Youth Sailing World - Victorian teenagers ready By Craig Heydon, 1:07 PM Mon 9 Jul 2012
Tom Klemens and James Oliver will be representing Australia at the 2012 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship in the 420 boy's class. ...[more]

Thames Valley Team Challenge at Upper Thames SC By Debbie Darling, 5:20 AM Mon 9 Jul 2012
The Upper Thames Sailing Club hosted the Thames Valley Team Challenge, a team racing competition for youth sailors on 30th June on the River Thames at Bourne End. A total of nine teams competed in RS Fevas, with three teams from the home club and a selection of entries from Goring Thames SC, Maidenhead SC, and Claires Court School. ...[more]

Australian Mid-Winter Youth Championships - QLD locals seize day 2 By David Price, RQYS, QLD , 9:32 AM Sun 8 Jul 2012
Queensland locals seized the day yesterday at the 2012 Australian Mid-Winter Youth Championships in the 29er class with a clean sweep in three races, which has placed them at the top of the scorecard leading into the final day of racing on Waterloo Bay, Brisbane. ...[more]

Dinghy World Cup underway By Jana Pines, Portorož , 11:16 PM Fri 6 Jul 2012
Racing at the 2012 Dinghy World Cup gets underway today in Portorož, Slovenia. 102 sailors from eleven nations will compete in two divisions, classic fleet with 67 wooden boats and 35 sailors helming modern hulls, made of fiberglass. ...[more]

470 European Championship winners decided By Luissa Smith, 9:56 AM Thu 5 Jul 2012
The 470 Men and Women Medal Races wrapped up the 2012 470 European Championship with five nations claiming the podium places – Croatia, Germany, Great Britain, Russia, Slovenia. ...[more]

Our big Aussie 29er Team off to historic 29er World Championship By David Price, RQYS, QLD , 9:17 AM Thu 5 Jul 2012
We have record numbers of our Australian 29er Class sailors joining the world wide pilgrimage to be a part of an historic 2012 29er Class World Championship at Travemunde, Germany later this month. ...[more]

RS800 Gul Grand Prix at Hayling Island SC By Debbie Darling, , 11:37 PM Wed 4 Jul 2012
RS800 Gul Grand Prix was held at Hayling Island Sailing Club over the weekend of 30th June and 1st July 2012. Continuing the breezy theme to the summer’s Grand Prix circuit, Hayling Island, was not to disappoint. 30 competitors turned out to the top class venue which later this year will host the nationals ...[more]

European Optimist Championship - Tas Kolman and Giulia Sarti lead By International Optimist Dinghy Association, , 5:33 PM Wed 4 Jul 2012
European Optimist Championship - Eight knots from the South allowed for the completion of three races for all fleets except the girls yellow. Having sailed four races Tas Kolman from Slovenia is leading the boys fleet, followed closely by Stijn Paardekoper (NED) and Andrea Orlando (ITA). Among the girls, and taking into account the scores of the first three races, Giulia Sarti from Italy leads wit ...[more]

Jubilee Bowl at Queen Mary SC – Registration open By GP14 Class Association, , 3:45 AM Wed 4 Jul 2012
The Jubilee Bowl 2012 is being held at Queen Mary Sailing Club from 12th to 14th October. The event is the modern day dinghy version of yachting's Admiral's Cup. It is open to all RYA affiliated clubs who will need to send a three boat team of dinghies (fast, medium and slow) to compete in tightly banded handicap races to be crowned the UK's top club. ...[more]

2012 470 European Championship day 5 - Hunting the wind + Video By Luissa Smith, 4:49 PM Tue 3 Jul 2012
The damp and variable wind conditions that have persisted so far in the 2012 470 European Championship continued for another day. Race day 5 was about hunting out your wind track, in what were some of the most testing conditions so far in the Championship. ...[more]

Irish Fireball National Championships at Howth YC By Gareth Craig, , 2:28 AM Tue 3 Jul 2012
The Irish Fireball National Championships 2012, held at Howth Yacht Club over the weekend of 29th June to 1st July, were certainly not short-changed in terms of available wind. Friday saw heavy conditions for the three races of the day with the fleet being taken off the water between races one and two. ...[more]

470 European Championship day 4 - Perfect recipe for racing + Video By Luissa Smith, 7:47 AM Mon 2 Jul 2012
Day 4 at the 470 European Championship delivered the perfect recipe for racing - 10-12 knots breeze and no rain. A standout performance today from Russia’s Mikhail and Maxim Sheremetyev, whose 2,3 propels them up to third overall in the 470 Men fleet. ...[more]

470 European Championships - Pole position to Great Britain + Video By Michalis Pateniotis, , 8:38 AM Sun 1 Jul 2012
At the 2012 470 European Championships, the Team of the Day Award unquestionably goes to Great Britain’s Sophie Weguelin and Sophie Ainsworth, who notched up three race wins in the 470 Women fleet in challenging conditions to shift up the leader board and claim pole position. ...[more]

Finn Silver Cup - Sailors set for battle By Corinne Rolland-McKenzie, , 8:15 AM Sun 1 Jul 2012
The 2012 Finn Silver Cup is set to get underway on Sunday in Maubuisson near Bordeaux, France. A small but talented fleet of 24 boats and twelve nations will race all week on the Lake for the Finn Junior World title currently held by Arkadiy Kistanov from Moscow. Many sailors can claim the title and the eleven races scheduled in the championship promise to be fiercely contested. ...[more]

Musto Skiff World Championship day 4 - Blowing dogs off chains + Video By Musto Skiff, 8:55 PM Sat 30 Jun 2012
The first race of the day got off first time in 20 knot breezes gusting 25 and the fleet roared off upwind; at the first mark it was Keen (GBR) followed by Schwerdt (GER) and Newman (AUS). ...[more]

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