President Signs Bill Making Ellison's America's Cup Legal Forbes President Obama took time off from castigating Republicans for blocking his job-creation plans to sign a bill of vital national importance today: The America's Cup Act of 2011. The law allows Larry Ellison's America's Cup Race Management to host ... | ||
Volvo Ocean Race: Camper arrives in Capetown NZ Herald After 22 days at sea CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand has finished second in leg one of the Volvo Ocean Race. | ||
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Sailing into the holidays nwitimes.com "Years ago, I had seen an exhibit about this true sailing story at the Chicago Maritime Museum," Reeger said. "It was easy to research because it was all right there for me. I was lucky to team up with Julie Shannon and she agreed to do the songs and ... | ||
Watt Sailing Adventure: Sailing beneath the stars My Sailing It is beautiful on deck alone on watch while sailing during the night. Amazingly beautiful. Just you, the ocean swishing by and the stars watching over you, watching over the boat. I didn't think I would find it beautiful. I thought that doing watches ... | ||
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Request for sloop sailing to be national sport of the Bahamas Bahamas Tribune It is an honour for all sailors and for you, particularly as the leading icon of sailing in the country." Recently, a group of local sloop sailors formed the Regatta Corporation of The Bahamas Ltd (RCB), which lists among its goals "to have sloop ... | ||
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Berntsson Sailing Team's Johnie Berntsson disappointed after losing to Ian ... bettor.com (blog) Berntsson Sailing Team's skipper, Johnie Berntsson, had a tough opponent, Great Britain's Ian Williams, in the final encounter of 2011 Monsoon Cup, which is the final regatta of the 2011 International Sailing Federation's Match Racing World ... | ||
Mr Kite is ready to fly Tasmania Mercury "We have extended our sailing inventory to cover our bases a bit more, so we definitely should be quicker than last year." For the first time in the five-year history of the L2H, interstate entries have come in the form of a Victorian yacht and a ... | ||
SUP Designers Battle at America's CUP My Local Lineup Pete Melvin is the designer and naval architect of Emirates Team New Zealand, the Kiwi sailboat that is currently leading the America's CUP 2011-12, both in the match and fleet races. Emirates Team New Zealand is one of the favorites to win this year's ... | ||
SAILING: Big turn-out for Royal Mersey Yacht Club prizegiving Wirral Globe Royal Mersey Regatta trophy winners were Invader, Mercator and Apollyon. West Kirby SailingClub meanwhile are putting on Marine Lake dinghy events during the Christmas period and outside entries are welcome. There will be competition on December 18, ... | ||
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Not all plain sailing in wild Antarctica Yahoo! 7 News I'm not saying my trip of a lifetime is all plain sailing. Our feisty little ship pitches through choppy seas while crossing the Drake Passage, south of Ushuaia - the Argentinian tourist town from which most cruises to the icy land depart. ... | ||
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Monsoon Cup legacy Al Jazeera Al Jazeera's Robin Adams looks at the impact of the sailing event on Terengganu in Malaysia. For more sport news and features go to aljazeera.com/sport. Follow Robin on Twitter: @RobinAdamsSport. | ||
Smooth sailing for North Long Race Whyalla News Eight yachts signed the intention to start, setting off to the first mark on a reaching leg, with Abe Casey and Kahli Jeffery sailing Predator rounding first, followed by Lauren Casey and Hayley Worby in the R&E Butchers Pacer, with Thor, Spindrift, ... | ||
Sharjah Maritime Museum receives the 'Spirit of the Union' WAM - Emirates News Agency WAM Sharjah,Nov 29th, 2011 (WAM) -- The traditional sailing boat "Spirit of the Union" berthed at the Sharjah Maritime Museum yesterday. The boat was received by Sheikh Essam bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Office of the Ruler of Sharjah, ... | ||
Competitive Laser Frostbite series at Howth reaches half-way stage Afloat Murrough Kavanagh, better known for Mirror and Laser 2 exploits, made a welcome return to dinghysailing by dominating the Radial Fleet on the first day with 2 bullets. The second weekend saw continued mild conditions with moderate breezes and high ... | ||
Is your boat ocean ready? Part III: Electronics My Sailing Those boats that headed south never encountered stronger trade winds and many of them ended up sailing 200-300 additional miles to no benefit. Weather routing does work. With my navigation, collision avoidance and weather routing sorted I felt much ... | ||
Provincetown fisherman seeks waiver from beached boat regs Wicked Local A sailboat owned by fisherman Eddie Ritter on the beach behind the Old Colony in Provincetown is at issue because of relatively new boat regulations. By Kevin Mullaney Local fisherman Eddie Ritter last week ask the Public Pier Corporation and harbor ... | ||
Weymouth and Portland schools get set for the Olympics Dorset Echo Caroline Peer, development leader for the Chesil Education Partnership, is delighted that borough pupils will be treated to feast of celebrations ahead of the Olympic and Paralympic Sailing events. She said: “I'm really proud of the schools, ... | ||
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Oracle's Ellison Sets Sights on Promoting Sailing | Multihulls ... By val Last weekend, during the America's Cup World Series event in San Diego, he sat as an observer on the back of Oracle 4, one of his team's AC 45-foot catamarans, while the skipper James Spithill and the other four members of the crew owned ... Multihulls Quarterly • The... | ||
RAF rescue services to end | Sailing news | Yachting Monthly Tweet. he RAF will no longer be scrambled to assist in the rescue of shipwrecked sailors, the Government have announced. The Ministry of Defence plans to take its Sea King helicopters out of service by March 2016 and SAR ops will cease at ... Yachting Monthly News | ||
Volvo Ocean Race Leg 1 - Alicante to Cape Town - Day 25 - Yachts ... The UK's top performance sailing magazine, Allen Brothers - A5166 Green ... 1 - Alicante to Cape Town - Day 25. 29 November 2011. By Volvo Ocean Race media 29 Nov 2011 10:57. Register here to start Banner Advertising on this article ... Latest news from Yachts and Yachting... | ||
Eddie's Rail Fan Page: Southbund sailboat on the Calumet River ... By Eddie A local recreational boater, navigates His sailboat past the East 95th Street drawbridge over the Calumet River, and through the channel. Autum was now upon the greater Chicagoland area, and boaters were getting their last voyages in for ... Eddie's Rail Fan Page | ||
No plain sailing for marine life as climate warms (Constantine ... By Constantine Alexander Credit: New Scientist Magazine Direct effects of climate warming on biodiversity pose a serious conservation challenge for marine life, according to new research published in Science. Marine life may need to relocate faster than land species ... Constantine Alexander's blog | ||
Perth 2011 ISAF World Sailing Championships - Special Event ... More than 5000 officials, including 1200 sailors, and tens of thousands of spectators are expected to visit WA for the two-week regatta where world champions in each of the ten Olympic sailing events will be determined. Our beaufitul summer ... Transperth News Desk | ||
Racing to Help the Ocean | Conservation International Blog By Peter Seligmann Attending the 34th America's Cup sailing races in San Diego recently, I had the privilege of meeting some of the world's most elite sailors — ocean lovers who take their passion for sport and competition seriously. Now, thanks to new commitments by ... From my own youthful attempts to crew a small secondhand sailboat with friend and CI co-founder Spencer Beebe, to today, the sailingworld and conservation community have come a long way. Back when we began working in this ... Conservation International Blog | ||
Creating a stir at Sportel and Draper back - Extreme Sailing Series At the world's largest trade show for sports rights owners, buyers and broadcasters, the ExtremeSailing Series 2012 TV series created a bigger buzz than ever ... www.extremesailingseries.com/.../creating-a-stir-at-sportel-and... | ||
Sail-World.com : Volvo Ocean Race - Groupama frustrated at slow ... Volvo Ocean Race - On day 24 of leg one at 1000 UTC, Groupama Sailing Team with Franck Cammas/FRA was making slow progress at a measly 8.7 knots as ... www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=91254 |
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30 November 2011
President Signs Bill Making Ellison's America's Cup Legal
29 November 2011
Volvo Ocean Race - Alicante Highlights (video)
Volvo Ocean Race - Alicante Highlights Show 2011-12 YouTube We'll bring you all the action from the first leg in a 60 minute documentary on 3rd December. Expect more like this to be uploaded to the Official Volvo Ocean Race YouTube Channel in the future. Get all the latest updates on www.VolvoOceanRace.com. | ||
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America's Cup plans pinned to Dec. 1 CEQA report San Francisco Business Times San Francisco must get its environmental report certified before it can proceed with plans for the 2013 America's Cup. The final environmental report for the 2013 America's Cup is expected to be published Dec. 1, starting a critical time for planners ... | ||
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For toasting, America's Cup makes 'obvious choice' Napa Valley Register Napa Valley has been named the official wine region of the 34th America's Cup, according to a news release from the Napa Valley Vintners. “It's an obvious choice,” said Terry Hall, communications director of Napa Valley Vintners. “The premier sailing ... | ||
Will Ellison's new America's Cup model bear legacy? Examiner.com Reported by Forbes to be the third richest American at $33 billion, Ellison has the means and unique opportunity to mold his new concept and provide a different race course for sailing, using the America's Cup, previously reserved for the elite only, ... | ||
Set adrift for smooth sailing in Broadmeadows Hume Weekly IT will be all hands on deck for members of the Broadmeadows Disability Service when they put their sailing skills into action next week. As part of International Day of Disability, four BDS members will host a sailing day for the community at Jack ... | ||
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Fishing boats using cheap fuel sailing into terror traps? The Hindu Lured by diesel selling for less than half its legal onshore price, growing numbers of Indian fishing boats are buying smuggled Iranian fuel from the Karachi-based high-seas traffickers, police sources have told The Hindu. Ever since February this year ... | ||
Heart of Sailing spreads sea-sprayed joy OCRegister Anthony Demora, 15, celebrates with First Mate Teryl Campbell after they raised the sail during a Heart of Sailing cruise on Sunday. Anthony has severe autism. DANA POINT – Thanksgiving has come and gone but members of Heart of Sailing just can't stop ... | ||
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Irish Fireballers Celebrate Season of Highs Afloat #FIREBALL – New Irish Fireball Class Chairman, Neil Colin (14775), was Master of Ceremonies when the Irish Fireball fleet celebrated the (regatta) season just concluded with its prize-giving dinner hosted by Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club on Friday ... | ||
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Olympic Classes competition in Europe to be strengthened with introduction of ... BYM News (press release) EUROSAF announced today that the former EUROLYMP Sailing Circuit, which operated from 1985 until it was phased out in 2004, will be re-introduced as the EUROLYMP Sailing League from 2013 onwards, when the new ISAF Sailing World Cup format comes into ... | ||
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Freo's $2m facelift for future The West Australian Not only is the port city just days away from hosting its biggest event since the America's Cup in 1987, revitalisation work across Fremantle is set to leave a lasting legacy. "Most people agree that Fremantle was in desperate need of a spring clean ... | ||
Forces play down Olympic terrorist threat to Weymouth and Portland Dorset Echo It has been reported that Olympic venues outside London including the Weymouth and Portland 2012 Sailing venue could be potential targets for terrorists using dirty bombs and other tactics and that a 1000 strong 'rapid reaction' team had been set up to ... | ||
Round Ireland Yacht Race 2012 Takes Shape Afloat Sailing around Ireland poses many challenges for boats and crew, with open ocean on the south and west coasts, tidal challenges on north and east coasts apart from all the off lying rocks and sandbanks to keep navigators on their toes and not ... | ||
USA. Edson & Mack Boring/Yanmar team up with repower promotion BYM News (press release) Edson International and Mack Boring/Yanmar have partnered through their extensive dealer networks to extend a special offer to sailboat owners looking to repower their sailboats. Through the end of February 2012, any sailboat owner repowering their ... | ||
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EUROLYMP Sailing League to start in 2013 | The Daily Sail By James Boyd EUROSAF announced today that the former EUROLYMP Sailing Circuit, which operated from 1985 until it was phased out in 2004, will be re-introduced as the EUROLYMP Sailing League from 2013 onwards, when the new ISAF Sailing World ... Feed of all Daily Sail content | ||
Sailing world comes together at Perth - Yachts and Yachting Online In just five days' time the sailing world will converge upon Perth, Australia for the 2011 ISAF SailingWorld Championships. ... China's Lijia Xu took the first ISAF Sailing World Cup Regatta at Sail Melbourne in her preparations for Perth. ... Latest news from Yachts and Yachting... | ||
CAPTAINS LOG | DECEMBER 2011 | BLUE WATER SAILING ... By Blue Water Sailing Community sailing centers are the places where kids who might never get a chance to go sailing otherwise can learn the ropes and discover how to manage a small sailboat. It can be a life changing experience. So why not make a donation to ... BLUE WATER SAILING MAGAZINE |... | ||
3 Ways to Swiftly and Easily Tack a Sailboat - SKI PP By lfe You must: use a mainsail to tack a small boat; use a jib to tack a sailboat; and, be aware of problems that will likely occur during tacking. Tacking is also called coming about, which is a sailing tactic done by making a turn from one side of the ... SKI PP | ||
Sylvia Earle Alliance (SEA): America's Cup Healthy Ocean Project ... By Deb Castellana Join us for a deeper look into the America's Cup Healthy Ocean Project as ocean leaders gather for the official launch in San Diego. To keep their mission to be 'more than a sport,' on track, theAmerica's Cup Event Authority is partnering with ... Sylvia Earle Alliance (SEA) | ||
Thiel Fellow Sailing Adventure | OCSC Sailing Blog By Michael Spranger Thiel Fellow Sailing Adventure. by Michael Spranger. The Thiel Fellowship- A radical re-thinking of what it takes to succeed, the Thiel Fellowship encourages lifelong learning and independent thought. With $100000 and 2 years free to pursue ... OCSC Sailing Blog | ||
Sailing: 'Canary Islands' Rally' By PGJ The Canarias Sailing Rally provides the opportunity to cruise comfortably around the islands, whilst introducing the colourful and yet lesser-known aspects of this region's culture with Carnival street parties, visits to volcanology and astronomy ... Tenerife News Online: News and... | ||
Associated Press: Smooth Sailing: El Niño May Have Helped ... By Becca Gilman Associated Press: Smooth Sailing: El Niño May Have Helped Magellan. November 28, 2011Becca GilmanSite of the Day0. On November 28, 1520, Ferdinand Magellan and three of his ships finally entered the Pacific Ocean after a ... netTrekker Blog | ||
Win a days team racing coaching! Tell us about your University Sailing By jbeecher The British Universities Sailing Association (BUSA) Committee and the RYA Team Racing Group are keen to find out a little more about British University Sailing Clubs. Please complete this Survey on behalf of your club. By completing this ... Busa | ||
Sailboat Xmas Lights? - SailNet Community I would like to put some Christmas lights on Makai, my Cal21. I imagine this has been done before. I was hoping to run them on the 12V house power. www.sailnet.com/forums/.../81209-sailboat-xmas-lights.html |
28 November 2011
Telefonica wins first leg of Volvo Ocean Race (video)
Sailing-Iker bounces back to take Volvo Ocean race first leg Reuters Africa CAPE TOWN Nov 26 (Reuters) - World sailor of the year Iker Martinez jumped from bottom to top spot when Telefonica stormed in past Table Mountain to complete a first-leg victory in the Volvo Ocean Race on Saturday. The Spaniard, an Olympic gold ... Camper second in Volvo Ocean Race ESPN AP CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Australian skipper Chris Nicholson endured the toughest conditions of his career and a late scare with broken rigging before guiding his Camper boat to second place Sunday behind Telefonica in the first leg of the Volvo ... | ||
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Britain's Ian Williams lands two sailing crowns Gant Daily Pulau Duyong, Malaysia (AHN Sports) – After besting Italian Francesco Bruni in a thrilling World Match Racing Tour finale Saturday, British sailor Ian Williams added the Monsoon Cup Sunday to his third ISAF Match Racing World Champion crown. ... | ||
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Sailing Body Joins Clontarf Flood Defence Protests Afloat #DUBLIN BAY – The Irish Sailing Association has urged Dublin City Council to defer next week's vote on flood defences at Clontarf promenade. The sailing body has written to Dublin City manager John Tiernan arguing that the Council did not allow for any ... | ||
Body recovered from Lake Wanaka Independent Community Newspaper The body of a Wanaka yachtie has been recovered from Lake Wanaka, 10 days after he fell from his boat while sailing with a friend. Trevor Hawke, 70, fell overboard while sailing an etchell on Lake Wanaka on November 17. He was part of a two-man crew. ... | ||
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Finn focus at the 2011 Finn Gold Cup, Perth BYM News (press release) Cook revealed, “I've been sailing full time since the beginning of September to prepare for the event, but I haven't sailed a Finn regatta in three years so I have managed expectations, but still hope to sail well. Ken Dool has committed his time to ... | ||
Cave laughs off a dunking or two Daily Advertiser For Cave and the rest of the Wagga Sailing Club regatta, treacherous winds produced their share of troubles on Saturday - it was anything but plain sailing. "Strong winds are fine if they keep blowing. Despite failing to complete the course on Saturday ... | ||
Whitsunday sailors to contest Australian Optimist Dinghy Championship Sail World However they will not be alone with a high number of equally young and inexperienced sailors also testing their skills at the National regatta level for the first time. Klaus Lorenz their resident club coach who achieved Queensland's best ever ... | ||
Cruise ships may hurt SF air quality during Cup San Francisco Chronicle Cruise ships won't race against the current during the America's Cup. But they'll sail into San Francisco at the same time as the event - and that worries environmentalists. As many as 80 ships dock along the Embarcadero each year, allowing passengers ... | ||
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Top honours go to Upton Warren duo Worcester News A PAIR of Worcestershire sailing stalwarts were presented with two of the Royal Yachting Association's most prestigious awards. Vivian Brookes and John Ling received their honours from HRH the Princess Royal, president of the RYA, at the organisation's ... | ||
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IWC Portuguese Yacht Club Chrono Volvo Ocean Race Classic Driver Its latest chronograph is the result of an official partnership with the Volvo Ocean Race series 2011-2012. It's also a title sponsor of the Abu Dhabi Sailing Team, but IWC CEO Georges Kern is at pains to stress that a policy of strict impartiality ... | ||
Team GAC Pindar's Ian Williams wins third world title and crowned overall ... BYM News (press release) Team GAC Pindar skipper Ian Williams has clinched his third International Sailing Federation (ISAF) World Match Racing title after his crew's win in the Monsoon Cup in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia. The team had arrived in Malaysia for the Monsoon Cup ... | ||
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Malaysian yatching circuit debuts in February Malaysia Star KUALA TERENGGANU: Sailing is set to create waves with the establishment of a local yachting circuit organised by the Malaysian Yachting Association (MYA) with the cooperation of T-Best Events Sdn Berhad (T-Best). An agreement and memorandum of ... | ||
Coldplay to perform in Abu Dhabi Trade Arabia Coldplay will perform adjacent to the purpose-built 'Volvo Ocean Race Destination Village' on the Corniche Breakwater, which from New Year's Eve until January 14, 2012, will host the six-strongVolvo Ocean Race fleet, its sea-hardened sailors and the ... | ||
Lighted Boat Parade Winners Announced First Coast News In the sailboat category, the first place winner was Captain Warren Burton, with his boat Pelican, which was decorated with a North Pole theme with lights shooting up and off of the mast. The second place sailboat winner was Captain Nick Sharrow, ... | ||
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Book events Arizona Daily Star Discuss the second half of "Sailing Home: Using the Wisdom of Homer's Odyssey to Navigate Life's Perils and Pitfalls" by Norman Fischer. 2 pm Nov. 27. Free. 792-3715. Mystery Book Group - Antigone Books. "Wormwood" by Susan Wittig Albert. 12:30 pm Nov. ... | ||
BC-AP Sports Digest SI.com CAPE TOWN, South Africa - SAI--Volvo Ocean Race. Chris Nicholson guided his Camper boat to second in the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race. Sent. - KUUSAMO, Finland - JUM--Ski Jump World Cup. Austria dominates first ski jump World Cup meet of the ... | ||
UK TV company sails away in style Cyprus Mail But it was the Paphos International Sailing Club (PISC) and Paphos harbour that yielded them the right contact and the perfect boat for their purposes: Gladan af Westervik, a Lagoon 440 belonging to Swedish sailors Sven and Maj Spånberg, ... | ||
CAMPER secure second place in leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race ... They are now in second place overall on the Volvo Ocean Race leaderboard with 29 points – two behind Team Telefónica (Iker Martínez/ESP) who finished first on Saturday evening. Groupama sailingteam are expected to finish on Tuesday, ... Latest news from Yachts and Yachting... | ||
THE WORLD TOUR - Alex and Taru sailing around the world ... By World Tour Stories THE WORLD TOUR - Alex and Taru sailing around the world. Hallberg Rassy 352 for. Pages. Home · About us · The journey · Highlights · Advertise · Press · Shop · FAQ · Where are we? THE WORLD TOUR - Alex and Taru... |