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Budzien wins second Finn World Masters
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Robert Deaves, IFA, Medemblik ,
5:00 PM Thu 15 May 2008 GMT
The final two qualification races have been sailed in the 229 boat Finn World Masters in Medemblik in general light to moderate conditions. Andre Budzien of Germany has done enough to take his second Finn World Masters with a day to spare
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Double Gold for GBR at Paralympic sailing test
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Lindsey Bell/RYA, China ,
4:06 PM Thu 15 May 2008 GMT
Members of the British Paralympic Sailing Squad for the 2008 Games in September passed their first test on Paralympic waters in Qingdao, China, winning two gold medals to top the medal table at the IFDS Qingdao International Regatta on Thursday - Gold for Sonar crew of John Robertson, Hannah Stodel and Steve Thomas, and the SKUD pairing of Niki Birrell and Alex Rickham
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Challenger wins First 40.7 UK Title
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Eddie Mays, UK ,
12:14 PM Thu 15 May 2008 GMT
Fourteen boats took part in the First 40.7 National Championships, hosted by the Royal Southern YC in Hamble. Winner was Gareth Williams and the team on Challenger. Challenger and Love Shack, Tim Spalding and Gareth Lloyd-Jones, both finished with a nett score of 10 points but the Championship went to Gareth Williams on count back
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Williams leads World Match Racing Tour
By Yvonne Reid/ISAF,
11:54 AM Thu 15 May 2008 GMT
After two of the nine stages of the World Match Racing Tour, Team Pindar skippered by Ian Williams leads the ISAF Match Racing World Championship standings with 27 points. Britain's Ian Williams scored points in the first two events and has a slim, one-point lead over Sweden’s Bjorn Hansen
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Teams ramp-up for Rolex Commodores’ Cup 2008
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Trish Jenkins, UK ,
3:37 PM Thu 15 May 2008 GMT
The big guns of recent competitions – Ireland, France and Great Britain - will be expecting the top places to be decided between them, but the teams from Spain and Hong Kong will undoubtedly feel that they are in with a chance too, since you do not take part in this international regatta just to make up the numbers
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McArthur go for Archipelago Raid
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Josefine Ås, Stockholm ,
3:26 PM Thu 15 May 2008 GMT
Ellen McArthur will compete in the 2008 Archipelago Raid in one month’s time - the most extreme orienteering sailing race in the world. Ellen will team up with Greg Homann from Australia sailing a Formula 18 catamaran. This year’s edition takes place just before midsummer, when the almost non existent Scandinavian summer nights demands even more of the competitors
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Brits lead Skud 18 at IFDS Qingdao Regatta
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ISAF, China ,
8:20 AM Thu 15 May 2008 GMT
After the opening two days in Qingdao four races have been completed across all three Paralympic events as scheduled. France, Great Britain and Norway lead the overall standings after the breeze picked up on the second day of racing at the IFDS Qingdao International Regatta
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BT breaks away - Sébastien Josse takes 30 nm lead
By Event media,
7:22 AM Thu 15 May 2008 GMT
Sébastien Josse was convinced he had made the good choice in the South, and the first position update indicates he was right - taking over the lead of the Artemis Transat from Loick Peyron's Gitana Eighty just 30 minutes after the last position update. BT now leads Gitana Eighty by 32nm with PRB in third. In the Class 40 fleet, Telecom Italia has a 17nm lead from Brluga Racer
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Bribon leads despite Mean Machine charge
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AudiMedCup media, Spain ,
7:06 AM Thu 15 May 2008 GMT
José Cusi’s Bribón, Ross Macdonald of Canada calling tactics for helm Kiwi Dean Barker, won the first race and then posted a pair of fourth places to lead Americans Doug De Vos and Fred Howe’s Quantum Racing, while the 2005 MedCup Champions, Mutua Madrileña skippered by Vasco Vascotto of Italy is in third overall
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