http://www.sail-world.com/ News Events en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:51:14 GMT Sailing News Copyright Sail World http://www.sail-world.com/ http://www.sail-world.com/images/sw_logo2.jpg http://www.sail-world.com/ http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93763 The Volvo Ocean Race fleet are having aerospace technology applied ahead of what could be two of the most brutal legs Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:51:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93762 RC44 Puerto Calero Cup day 2 Match Race images from Studio Borlenghi photographers Carlo Borlenghi and Guido Trombetta. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:24:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93758 The Global Ocean Race fleet leaders are approaching the blueQube Scoring Gate located in the middle of the Pacific Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:16:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93755 RC44 Championship Tour 2012 - The fleet was eager to get racing underway in Puerto Calero today Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:39:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93751 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - Testing 24 hours for the crew as they deal with the upwind sailing conditions Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:18:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93746 Buckley Systems due to arrive back in Auckland at 0900hrs tomorrow, Friday 10 February. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:24:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93742 Hardy Cup 2012 - David Gilmour today became the first West Australian yachtsman to win the prestigious Hardy Cup. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:16:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93740 Volvo Ocean Race - So far this race none of the teams have been able to better Ericsson 4's 24-hour speed world record Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:53:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93737 The Zhik Etchells Nationals 2012, which starts on Saturday 11th, brings together an impressive group of sailors. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:02:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93743 Nicholson is keen Camper set themselves up well for the fourth leg with a strong showing in the Sanya In-Port race and Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:03:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93721 The 2012 RC44 Championship Tour got off to a flying start with a full day of match racing in Puerto Calero Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93722 Since arriving on the scene, Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) have had a significant impact on the offshore sailor's kit Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:44:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93724 RC44 Puerto Calero Cup day 1 Match Race images from Studio Borlenghi photographers Carlo Borlenghi and Guido Trombetta. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:44:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93709 Global Ocean Race's South African team were back on the move with Class40 Phesheya-Racing at 19:30 GMT on Tuesday Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:46:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93708 ISAF Match Race Rankings - Anna Tunnicliffe and Ian Williams have retained their place at the top of the Rankings. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:23:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93706 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - The ten teams head for the rapidly-approaching Scoring Gate Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:32:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93705 Hardy Cup - Josh Junior and David Gilmour, Jordan Reece and Jay Griffin won their way through to the finals Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:51:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93696 New Zealand's 18ft Skiff sailors will make their strongest challenge in recent years when they contest the JJ Giltinan Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:00:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93683 Clipper 2011-12 Round the World Yacht Race - After a steady start the fleet are becalmed by the arrival of light winds Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:03:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93681 Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta - Entries are now open, with an 'early entry discount' available Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:04:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93679 Shore teams In the Volvo Ocean Race are launching a major operations effort to optimise and overhaul their yachts Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:20:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93678 Sanya will be back in the water in her home bay within a week after her first real shakedown for almost two months. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:03:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93676 The final day of Sail Auckland 2012 was plagued by light winds and extremely shifty conditions. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:50:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93674 Hardy Cup 2012 finally got underway today on Sydney Harbour after Monday's abandonment due to strong southerly winds. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:06:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93660 The 2012 Paralympic Sailing Competition Notice of Race has now been released. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:57:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93656 Racing in the prestigious under 25, ISAF grade 3 Hardy Cuo match-racing regatta is expected to start this morning Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:32:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93654 Global Ocean Race - Throughout Sunday thoughts of competitive racing were temporarily suspended for one of the Class40s Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:04:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93653 Just one day remains for Sail Auckland 2012, New Zealand's premier Olympic and Paralympic class regatta. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:46:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93650 Kiteboarding and Windsurfing Format Trials evaluation event is to be held in Santander, Spain from 21 to 25 March 2012 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:14:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93644 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - There has been a division in the fleet as the ten 68-foot yachts navigate through t Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:48:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93642 Hundreds of applicants have signed up as volunteers for next month's Auckland Stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:56:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93621 Local crew member, Teng, better known as Tiger, was draped in a Chinese flag as he led Mike Sanderson's men across the l Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:50:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93624 The 2012 Opti Pre Nats have finished with Sam Simpson KYC winning the 68 boat open fleet from Leonard Takahashi Fry Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:18:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93622 Women's Match Racing International Country Olympic Qualifying Regatta - The final day of racing left one major question Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:49:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93620 Entries are closing in four weeks time for the blokart World Championships 2012, to be held at Ivanpah dry lake, USA. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:35:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93645 Volvo Ocean Race organisers have released the Media and readership statistics for the first leg of the nine leg race. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:02:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93619 Global Ocean Race - The first week of leg three has been the most demanding of the entire circumnavigation Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:52:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93618 numbers are well up on last year's inaugural event, with 18 sailing yachts and just the one powerboat. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:16:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93617 Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 - Thousands of fans lined the dock to deliver a raucous late night welcome to Team Sanya Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:44:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93615 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race fleet are well aware of what lies ahead on this stage from Singapore to Qingdao. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:59:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93614 WMR Country Qualifier - Emotions ran high on the water as Olympic dreams came true for some and ended for others. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:18:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93610 Hardy Cup 2012, an ISAF Grade 3 under 25 match racing regatta, gets underway tomorrow on Sydney Harbour. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:50:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93609 Sail Auckland 2012 is now half completed and the results are starting to take shape for competitive finishes. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:16:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93596 Volvo Ocean Race - The Camper with Emirates Team New Zealand crew crossed the line in Sanya on Saturday Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:53:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93594 Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing have a need for speed, skipper Ian Walker said after finishing Leg 3 in fifth place under the cov Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:47:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93590 Global Ocean Race - Conditions have been improving significantly at the front of the fleet in the Southern Ocean Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:42:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93587 Volvo Ocean Race - After a roller coaster leg, Puma Ocean Racing powered by Berg finished fourth overall in leg three Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:46:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93586 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race fleet set sail this morning from the exclusive Marina at Keppel Bay Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:02:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93585 Volvo Ocean Race - Ken Read, Skipper of Puma Ocean Racing powered by Berg reports on the crew's progress Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:39:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93584 A party is as good away to start a regatta as any, and when the event has Mount Gay Rum as title sponsor, well... Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:16:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93583 Women's Match Race Country Qualifier - The winds on Biscayne Bay whipped up for the second day of racing Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:11:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93582 After thirteen days at sea Camper with Emirates Team New Zealand has taken third place in Leg 3 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:01:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93579 Volvo Ocean Race team Groupama have crossed the leg three finish line in Sanya (China) in second place Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:38:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93577 After much anticipation, Sail Auckland 2012 has begun in near perfect conditions for 237 sailors in the Olympic, Paralym Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:04:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93576 Hamish Hooper reports from onboard Camper: The guys are truly exhausted, they have really dug it in massively Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:42:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93574 Team Telefonica became the first team to win the first three legs of a Volvo Ocean Race in 22 years as they swept to glo Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:21:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93571 Volvo Ocean Race - At 2200 UTC tonight, the first four boats racing in Leg 3 Stage 2 were screaming towards Sanya Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:07:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93568 For the past 24 hours Camper has been tacking up the Vietnamese coast avoiding hundreds of fishing boats, debris and unc Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:50:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93566 With just over 100nm to sail to the finish line in Sanya, China, Telefonica looks set to take her third ocean leg win. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:51:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93564 Artemis Racing began an intense two-boat training session earlier this week in Valencia Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:40:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93562 Volvo Ocean Race fleet are making straight for the Chinese island in around twenty knots of north-easterly breeze. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:55:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93561 Global Ocean Race - There has been intense drama in Leg 3 as two of the Class40s are currently heading for Auckland Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:29:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93559 Volvo Ocean Race - Amory Ross, MCM for Puma Ocean Racing powered by Berg, reports on the crew's progress Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:13:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93558 Women's Match Race Country Qualifier - Nine teams began the day with equal chances to advance to the second round Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:35:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93557 Warren Jones Intl Youth Regatta - Young New Zealand skipper Josh Junior has beaten local Perth sailor David Gilmour Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:07:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93548 Global Ocean Race leaders Ross and Campbell Field of Team Buckley Systems have suffered damage to their yacht and are he Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:01:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93546 The 2012 470 Junior Worlds hosted by Takapuna Boating Club, and sailed on the Waitemata Harbour came to a close today. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:52:00 GMT http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=93545 Young's yacht, Young Rebel, is a 36ft Young 11 design which he has entered in the Performance Racing Division. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:46:00 GMT