14 May 2014

Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup video, Rolex Capri Sailing Week


Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2013 video above
The 24th edition of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup featured a 37-strong fleet of monohulls competing in six classes. A high point of the yachting season, the regatta is an eagerly awaited event that attracts a fleet of majestic yachts. Watch as crews work together -- with boat owners at the helm -- to achieve victory in one of the Mediterranean's most beautiful settings.
Discover more about the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup on http://www.rolex.com/magazine/sports-... and
International Maxi Association: "2014 RACE CALENDAR" and
regattanews.com - Event: Rolex Capri Sailing Week: "ROLEX CAPRI SAILING WEEK CAPRI, ITALY MAY 19 - 24, 2014"

International Maxi Association: "New look Rolex Capri Sailing Week - The Italian big boat racing season fires up over 19th-24th May with a new look Rolex Capri Sailing Week. This year, for the first time, the Maxi yacht fleet is joined by the international grand prix 52 fleet with Rolex Capri Sailing Week being the opening event of the class’ 2014 European circuit - the Barclays 52 Super Series. Organised by the International Maxi Association (IMA) in collaboration with the Yacht Club Capri (YCC), the event will comprise separate courses for the Maxis and 52 Super Series over the first three days. While the 52s will be racing windward-leewards on the waters off Capri, the Maxis will be competing on the Volcano Race. Provided conditions allow, this will take the Maxis some 130 miles south to the Aeolian Islands north of Sicily, famous for their active volcanoes such as Stromboli, before returning to Capri. For the second half of Rolex Capri Sailing Week, the Maxis will join the 52 Super Series sailing windward-leewards...."

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Australian Sailing Squad's Jake Lilley wins Junior European Finn title
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Sandringham Yacht Club's gold anchor rating upgraded as marina completed
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Shoreline Sailing Club To Host Open House May 15
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The Shoreline Sailing Club is hosting an Open House Thursday, May 15 from 7:30 to 11 p.m. at the Westbrook Elks Lodge, 142 Seaside Avenue, ...

CYCT Women's Sailing Spring Agenda | Corinthian Yacht Club of Tacoma
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CYCT Women's Sailing. Gybe Ho's have set an ambitious agenda for the spring. CYCT Women's Sailing had their first meeting on the Clubhouse ...
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Quality fleet for Capri classic | VSail.info
By Valencia Sailing
When Rolex Capri Sailing Week starts next Monday, Capri's famous rock formations will witness a quality international fleet in ...

Sun Sailor | Sailing school fundraising party
By Stephanie Gonyou
The Lake Minnetonka Sailing School Annual Fundraising Party will be 6-11 p.m. Saturday, June 7, on Lighthouse Island, Deephaven. The school is ...
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Dinghy Sailing Techniques | www.Dabchick.za.net
By Owen Baxter
Sailing is definitely one of those activities in which the more effort you put in the more you get out of it — some newcomers to the sport achieve very ...
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US Sailing Blog: The Dos and Don'ts of Filing an Appeal
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Perry is the author of Understanding the Racing Rules of Sailing and Dave Perry's 100 Best Racing Rules Quizzes. He is also a US Sailing Senior ...
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IFCA Worlds Slalom 2014 Comes To Frustrating Conclusion - International SailingFederation
sailing.org
News and Features from the Official Website of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), the world governing body for the sport of sailing.
www.sailing.org/news/37873.php

Europe grapples with threat of ships sailing blind: "...Ships increasingly rely on systems that employ satellite signals to find a location or keep exact time including the Global Positioning System (GPS) and GLONASS. But experts say such systems are vulnerable to signal loss from solar weather effects or radio and satellite interference and can also be affected by intentional jamming by criminal gangs, nation states or potentially from militant groups. The General Lighthouse Authorities of the UK and Ireland (GLA) is pioneering a radio-based back-up prototype called eLoran...."

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