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JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiffs: Strong breeze again for Race 7 - PredictWind By Richard Gladwell, 9:44 AM Sun 24 Feb 2013
A strong breeze is forecast for the final race of the 64th JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship being sailed on Sydney Harbour, at 3.00pm. PredictWind is showing a breeze at increasing through the day to an 18kts average at the race start time of 3.00pm - less than yesterday and which should be sailable. ...[more]

JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiffs: Strong breeze for Race 6 - PredictWind By Richard Gladwell, 9:26 AM Sat 23 Feb 2013
A strong breeze is forecast for the penultimate race of the 64th JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship being sailed on Sydney Harbour, at the later time of 4.00pm ...[more]

JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiffs: Moderate breeze again for Day 5 - PredictWind By Richard Gladwell, 10:07 AM Thu 21 Feb 2013
Another moderate breeze is predicted for the fifth race of the 64th JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship being sailed on Sydney Harbour, at the earlier time of 2.00pm. PredictWind is showing a breeze at a 12kts average at 2.00pm similar previous races in the regatta. ...[more]

JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiffs: Moderate breeze for Day 4 - PredictWind By Richard Gladwell, 10:21 AM Wed 20 Feb 2013
A moderate to fresh sea breeze is predicted for the third race of the 64th JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship being sailed on Sydney Harbour. PredictWind is showing a change of direction and strength from the first two races, which were sailed in SE winds, with plenty of holes favouring local knowledge and powered up rigs. ...[more]

JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiffs: A lovely sea breeze for Day 3 - PredictWind By Richard Gladwell, 12:13 PM Tue 19 Feb 2013
A moderate to fresh sea breeze is predicted for the third race of the 64th JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship being sailed on Sydney Harbour. PredictWind is showing a change of direction and strength from the first two races, which were sailed in SE winds, with plenty of holes favouring local knowledge and powered up rigs. ...[more]

JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiffs: Big rigs again for Day 2 - PredictWind By Richard Gladwell, 7:33 AM Sun 17 Feb 2013
Moderate winds from a southerly direction are again forecast for the second race of the 64th JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship being sailed on Sydney Harbour. PredictWind is showing a a breeze expected to average 10-13kts around race start time of 4.00pm, slowly easing to 8-10kts a couple of hours later. Gusts will be above this average strength. ...[more]

JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiffs: Big rigs for Day 1 - PredictWind By Richard Gladwell, 10:02 AM Sat 16 Feb 2013
Moderate winds from a southerly direction are forecast for the first race of the 64th JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship being sailed on Sydney Harbour. PredictWind is showing a a breeze expected to average 10-13kts around race start time of 4.00pm, slowly easing to 8-10kts a couple of hours later. Gusts will be above this average strength. ...[more]

Ainslie knighted in New Year Honours, five others recognised By Lindsay Bell, United Kingdom , 7:31 PM Sat 29 Dec 2012
British sailor and four-time Olympic gold medalist Ben Ainslie has capped a triumphant year of sailing with a Knighthood in the New Year Honours list. British Sailing has more cause for celebration, with honours also going to Paralympic gold medallist Helena Lucas, and to Ainslie’s coach David Howlett, who were both named as Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). ...[more]

2012 Paralympic Games a winner in global TV ratings By IPC, , 3:05 AM Wed 28 Nov 2012
The London 2012 Paralympic Games were a TV ratings winner with pictures shown in more countries than ever before and attracted their biggest ever international audience according to new figures published by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). ...[more]

London Paralympic Games debrief to start in Rio By IPC, , 3:25 AM Wed 21 Nov 2012
The organising committee of what International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven defined as the best ever Paralympic Games, will share their knowledge and experiences of London 2012 with future organising committees and the 2020 candidate cities this week in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ...[more]

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]

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]

Coastal Classic: New tracking app announced from Predictwind By Sail-World, 11:40 PM Thu 18 Oct 2012
Predictwind.com have just announced the availability of Coastal Classic tracking. Download now! This is a product that any yacht club around the world can use, to get free yacht racing tracking on their website. Check it out at http://coastalclassic.co.nz/race-watch/ ...[more]

America's Cup: Emirates Team NZ sailing in 35kt winds By Richard Gladwell, 8:39 AM Tue 16 Oct 2012
Emirates Team New Zealand completed a five hour sailing and testing session, apparently without mishap today in winds that gusted over 35kts. Winds averaged 26kts at Bean Rock at the entrance to the Waitemata Harbour. The winds peaked at midday before easing. Real time observations in the area have the winds at 28kts, gusting 36kts. ...[more]

Coastal Classic: Great record breaking forecast treated with caution By Zoe Hawkins, 7:45 AM Tue 16 Oct 2012
Three days out from the NZMYC's Coastal Classic Auckland to Russell Yacht Race, Simon Hull, skipper of TeamVodafone Sailing, is aiming at not thinking too much about the prospect of a back to back record in the iconic New Zealand race. 'If it's a good forecast, which it is, then it will turn bad,' he jokes. ...[more]

Coastal Classic: Your pre-race checklist and Predictwind prognosis By Coastal Classic and Sail-World, 7:10 PM Mon 15 Oct 2012
First, make sure your boat is 100% ready to go by the night before racing. Easier said than done, right? Here are a few extra ideas to add to the mix. If you are leaving from Westhaven, try to cast off by 9am at the latest, to give you time to get to the start line, and do a reconnaissance, checking out conditions and confirming your starting strategy ...[more]

2012 Olympics: Rod Carr on the rise and rise of British Sailing By RYA, 7:48 AM Sat 22 Sep 2012
In this long interview RYA former CEO and longtime coach and Olympic manager, Rod Carr explains the thinking and lessons behind the rise and rise of British Olympic sailing, gives insights as to what it takes to win in the Olympic environment. Yes, talent is important but attitude even more so This is a video that needs to be viewed, and inwardly digested by every sailor, coach and administrato ...[more]

Gold medallist Lijia Xu seeks sailing awareness, not fame By www.Sail-world.com, 5:09 AM Fri 21 Sep 2012
Lijia Xu is proud of her sailing gold medal, but she wants a quick return to normal life, writes Sun Xiaochen. Winning is good, but hold the applause and toasts. That's what Chinese sailor Lijia Xu hopes for after unexpectedly rising to stardom as swimming prodigies Sun Yang and Ye Shiwen did following her London Olympics triumph. ...[more]

Major technology upgrade gives PredictWind faster forecast updates By Zoe Hawkins, , 9:15 PM Mon 17 Sep 2012
Popular wind forecast site PredictWind has achieved dramatic speed efficiencies by adopting Amazon Web Services’ Cloud computing to deliver high-resolution wind forecasts for almost any part of the globe. By co-opting Amazon Web Services for its Cloud computing power, PredictWind has access to almost six times more computing power with which to process its Volvo Ocean Race-proven weather models. ...[more]

2012 Olympics: Ainslie's coach, David Howlett, on what it takes to win By Royal Yachting Association, 8:19 PM Sun 16 Sep 2012
Four time Gold Medal winner, Ben Ainslie (GBR) has a long time relationship with top Finn coach, David 'Sid' Howlett. In this video from the Royal Yachting Association, Howlett talks about their coaching relationship - and the key factors in Ainslie's success. ...[more]

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