ISAF Sailing World Cup Final in Abu Dhabi (videos)

Fast finish to Abu Dhabi - ... an amazing finish to the ISAF Sailing World Cup Final in Abu Dhabi... Enjoy the wrap up show video above... Published on Nov 1, 2015


The Australian Sailing Team won three medals at the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Final in Abu Dhabi. World Champions Mat Belcher (QLD) and Will Ryan (QLD) won the Men’s 470, which wrapped up on Sunday, 1 November in Abu Dhabi. 

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ISAF Sailing World Cup Final in Abu Dhabi NEWS

US SAILING (press release)
Sailing World Cup Final: McNay and Hughes (USA) Take Second Consecutive Medal
Portsmouth, R.I. – For the second consecutive year, the US Sailing Team Sperry's Stuart McNay (Providence, R.I.) and David Hughes (Miami, Fla.) ...
In Pictures: Action from the ISAF Sailing World Cup Final in Abu Dhabi - The National
Gold and Bronze for Australia at Sailing World Cup Final - My Sailing
Sailing: Shaw and 470 duo claim gold in Abu Dhabi - Dorset Echo

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The Transat, World’s Oldest Single-handed Sailing Race (video)

The Transat (sailing video above)-- One man, one boat, the Ocean: The Transat is the Mother of all single-handed ocean races; the original contest that pits one sailor and one boat against the sea. This race launched professional offshore sailing as we now know it. Upwind, into the ice & fog - The Transat is still considered as one of the hardest of all ocean races.

THE TRANSAT RETURNS FOR 2016 AND HEADS TO NEW YORK | News | The Transat: "Classes invited to take part in 2016 edition include Class 40 monohulls (40ft) and Multi 50 multihulls (50ft). Alongside them will be the IMOCA 60 Class (60ft), the world’s leading solo class, many of which will go on to contest the 2016 Vendée Globe non-stop solo round world race, and what are likely to be the fastest entries, the Ultime multihulls, measuring anything from 60ft." The 2016 Edition of the Transat is set to begin May 2, 2016, from Plymouth, England and finish off Manhattan, New York.

News | The Transat: "The Transat, the first and oldest single-handed trans-ocean race in history, is heading to New York City and will culminate at the new ONE°15 Brooklyn Marina, race organisers and rights holders OC Sport, announced today. The marina will be an Official Host Venue Partner to the race alongside Plymouth, UK and is located in the heart of Brooklyn Bridge Park opposite Manhattan. It’s the newest marina to be built in New York City in decades and is currently under construction with a grand opening set for Spring 2016 to be marked by this iconic and exciting race."

History | The Transat: "Year 1960: The Transat began life when a handful of British sailors made a bet to see if they could sail across the Atlantic to America single-handed and who could do it the fastest. Among them were Sir Francis Chichester and Blondie Hasler... 5 entrants total; Winning Skipper: Francis Chichester, Gypsy Moth; winning time: 40 days 12 hours 30 minutes."

ISAF Sailing World Cup – Abu Dhabi:
All ten Olympic sailing events will be contested in Abu Dhabi from 27 October to 1 November, with an open kiteboarding event joining the fray around Lulu Island off the UAE capital's stunning Corniche. With just 20 boats in each event the competition is set to be fierce. The ten Olympic events will contest an opening series and a Medal Race with the kiteboard fleet using a short track format.

RESULTS / ENTRIES
Results will be available throughout here - http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/results/index.php

LIVE TRACKING
The racing will be available to watch in 2D and 3D via the live tracking. Live tracking will be available when racing commences via - http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/multimedia/tracking.php

Live Tracking via the Sailviewer-3D Tablet App will be available for devices with 7" or greater screens. Click here to download the iOS Application - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sailviewer-3d/id912801278
Click here to download the Android Application - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stsportservice.sailviewer

COMPETITION STATUS
The Competition Status Screen feeds in straight from the Race Committee boats with the teams inputting data such as race times, course type, the status of each race and the plan moving forward. The competition status screen will be available when racing commences via -http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/multimedia/tracking.php

SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow the event on ISAF's social networks:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ISAFWorldSailing
Instagram - https://instagram.com/isafworldsailing/
Twitter - @ISAFupdates

More event details can be found at:

• sailing.org/worldcup/ and
• JohnTheCrowd | Sailing News: 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Final, Abu Dhabi, UAE (video)

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2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Final, Abu Dhabi, UAE (video)

Abu Dhabi Final Underway - Published on Oct 29, 2015: The 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Final is well underway in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Tweets about ISAF Sailing World Cup Final

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ISAF Sailing World Cup | Abu Dhabi 27 Oct - 01 Nov 2015


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ISAF Sailing World Cup 2015 Final, Abu Dhabi, 27 Oct-1 Nov 2015

Next stop, Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi will be lit up with Olympic sailors and an Open Kiteboarding fleet. Get ready for the ISAF Sailing World Cup Final! Find out more info here - http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/home.php
Posted by World Sailing on Thursday, October 22, 2015

ISAF Sailing World Cup | Abu Dhabi 27 Oct - 01 Nov 2015

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Volvo Ocean Race, Leg 3, Abu Dhabi to Sanya; SWF Miami 2015 (videos)

Volvo Ocean Race, Leg 3 video above - the full story from Abu Dhabi to Sanya. Published on Jan 29, 2015


Spotlight on the 49er, Women's RS:X, 49erFX and Finn at ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami, Presented by Sunbrella.

Miami Herald: The ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami returned to the waters of Biscayne Bay to bring together the top Olympic and Paralympic sailors for five days of fleet ...
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Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15, Leg 3, Abu Dhabi to Sanya, China (videos)

Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15, Leg 3, Abu Dhabi to Sanya, China--Local fishermen, Pakistani Naval Base, snakes--3 days after leaving Abu Dhabi, the exotic waters of the Arabian Sea are already challenging the fleet


Inside Track - Leg 3 #3 | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - The sailors battle unforeseen circumstances close to the shores of Pakistan: aboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing, Mapfre, and told to us directly from Pablo Arrarte, onboard Team Brunel.


There are times when offshore sailing takes you scarily close to the shore… check out Team Brunel’s passage across a small, rocky gap north of the Musandam Peninsula, on Day 1 of Leg 3 from Abu Dhabi to Sanya, China.

Dashboard | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015

JohnTheCrowd: VOR updates

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Convention open to all women interested in sailing
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The Southern California Yachting Association, will hold its 26th Annual Women's Sailing Convention on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at the Bahia ...


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STYC opens 2015 sailing season
Virgin Islands Daily News
Boats race Sunday during the St. Thomas Yacht Club's first race of the year. Kurt Nose raced Ice 3 to a win.

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Volvo Ocean Race, Abu Dhabi, Leg 2 Finish Videos, Results

A Hero's welcome | 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race: After a long and energy-sapping second leg, the Team Alvimedica arrives in Abu Dhabi - and back into the arms of their loved ones. Published on Dec 14, 2014

MAPFRE’s Smiles | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15: A fourth place in Leg 2 for MAPFRE, and a lot of smiles onboard as the Spanish boat docks in in Abu Dhabi. “We had a very good, firm leg,” said Iker Martínez, the skipper. “We’ll improve a lot for the next one.”

Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 Results--9 Legs Total (2 completed):
Team Name--POINTS: Leg 1--Leg 2--TOTAL

1. Team Brunel  3 1 4
2. Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing  1 3 4
3. Dongfeng Race Team 2 2 4
4. Team Alvimedica 5 5 10
5. MAPFRE 7 4 11
6. Team SCA 6 6 12
7. Team Vestas Wind 4 8 12

see also: Also: JohnTheCrowd.com: VOR and volvooceanrace.com

All points provisional until ratified. Each team gets the same points as their finishing position, eg first place gets 1 point. All legs count and lowest score overall wins. In-Port Race results are only used in the event of a tie in the overall Race.

Volvo Ocean Race (2014-15):

Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 Route Map - source: volvooceanrace.com

In-Port Race Abu Dhabi January 2, 2015 

Leg Start Abu Dhabi-Sanya January 3, 2015 -- 4,670 nm

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LIVE: Extreme Sailing Series 2014, FINALS; Volvo Ocean Race Leg 2 Finish (videos)

3D Sydney: Day Four - Graphics Only - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2014 -
3D Sydney: Day Four - Graphics Only - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2014
Starts: December 13, 2014, SAT 10:00 PM EST in US

December 13, 2014, Saturday, 11:30 EST (US)--LIVE: Extreme Sailing Series, Day Four, Sydney, Australia -  Extreme Sailing Series™ 2014 FINAL

SAP Sailing - Leaderboard: Extreme Sailing Series 2014 Results

Video REPLAY Extreme Sailing Series Day Three

Extreme sailing's season finale
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Volvo Ocean Race, Leg 2 Finish, Abu Dhabi--Team Brunel first:

After 23 days and 16 hours at sea, having covered 6125 nautical miles, Team Brunel arrives first into Abu Dhabi, finishing only 16 minutes ahead of Dongfeng Race Team!

Volvo Ocean Race Leg 2, Abu Dhabi Finish: see Dashboard/Tracker.Also: JohnTheCrowd.com: VOR (updates). 


Arrivals at Abu Dhabi, Leg 2 Finish, Volvo Ocean Race

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LIVE Video Extreme Sailing Series, Volvo Ocean Race Leg 2 video

3D Sydney: Day Three - Graphics Only - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2014 -
3D Sydney: Day Three - Graphics Only - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2014
Starts: December 12, 2014 FRI 10:00 PM EST in US

LIVE Sydney: Day Three - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2014
LIVE Sydney: Day Three - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2014
Starts: December 12, 2014 FRI 11:30 PM EST in US

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Leg 2 Final Stint | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 -
This is it! The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15, Leg 2 is coming to an end. With just a few hours to go it seems like a three-way battle for first between Team Brunel, Dongfeng Race Team and Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing.

Dongfeng Race Team gives us a peek into the very tight (and very light) battle to Abu Dhabi.

Volvo Ocean Race Leg 2, Abu Dhabi Finish: see Dashboard/Tracker. Also: JohnTheCrowd.com: VOR (updates). 

A Twenty-first-Century Shipwreck - New Yorker: Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15
"... At the end of November, ten days into the race’s second leg—a three-and-a-half-week-long sail from Cape Town, South Africa, to Abu Dhabi—Team Vestas Wind, sponsored by a Danish wind-energy company, was in fifth place among the seven-boat fleet. The six-million-dollar, sixty-five-foot sloop was skippered by Chris Nicholson, a forty-five-year-old Australian with four Volvo races under his belt. It was moving nineteen knots shortly after sunset (7:10P.M. local time) on November 29th when it slammed into a coral reef, part of an archipelago named St. Brandon, two hundred and sixty-eight miles off the coast of Mauritius...."

7th World Yacht Racing Forum: "The theme for WYRF 2014 was "Growing The Business Of Yacht Racing". Topics and Speakers addressed the key issues and opportunities for the business of yacht racing. Key figures within the industry shared their thoughts and learnings and case studies highlighted existing best practice... looking to grow your profile, brand, event or business within yacht racing then WYRF and YRDTS (Yacht Racing Design and Technology Symposium 2014) was an invaluable must attend event.... " (Dec 10-11, Barcelona)

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LIVE video, Extreme Sailing Series, Sydney, Day Two

LIVE Sydney: Day Two - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2014 -
LIVE Sydney: Day Two - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2014
Starts: Thursday, December 11, 2014, 11:30 PM EST in US

3D Sydney: Day Two - Graphics Only - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2014 -
3D Sydney: Day Two - Graphics Only - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2014
Starts: Thursday, December 11, 2014, 10:00 PM EST in US

On the edge, then over it: Day One racing cancelled at Extreme Sailing Series™ in Sydney » Extreme Sailing Series: "30 knots of breeze with 45 knots inbound forces organisers to cancel racing on day one at Act 8 Sydney, presented by Land Rover – only the third time in the Series’ 8 year history mother nature has got the better of the fleet..." EXSS Standings/Results

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Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 update:
Team Brunel, Abu Dhabi, Dongfeng Race Team - It's getting tight in the fleet, with two pairs of boats within sight of each other again. Dec 11, 2014 - Volvo Ocean Race Leg 2 Finish ETA Saturday
see Dashboard/Tracker. Also: JohnTheCrowd.com: VOR (updates). 

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Extreme Sailing Series LIVE, Day One Sydney, video graphics

It's official, racing has been cancelled for the day. 40knots and building. The fleet will have to wait another day to race #exss
— Extreme Sailing (@extremesailing) December 11, 2014

3D Sydney: Day One - Graphics Only - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2014 -
Scheduled for Wednesday, December 10, 2014, 10:00 PM EST (US)
3D Sydney: Day One - Graphics Only - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2014 UPDATE:see above notice

Act 8 - Sydney, Australia » Extreme Sailing Series: 11th-14th December in Sydney, Australia [10th-13th Dec 2014 US Time]
Known as the Harbour City, Sydney, Australia will host the final Act of the 2014 global tour.
Extreme Sailing Series
OVERALL
RANK TEAM ∑

1 Alinghi 65
2 The Wave, Muscat 57
3 Emirates Team New Zealand 49
4 Realteam by Realstone 45
5 J.P. Morgan BAR 37
6 Red Bull Sailing Team 30
7 SAP Extreme Sailing Team 28
8 Oman Air 24
9 Gazprom Team Russia 24
10 Groupama sailing team 22
11 GAC Pindar 11

Team New Zealand pull out of Extreme series | Stuff.co.nz: "Team New Zealand have pulled out of the final and decisive regatta in the Extreme Sailing Series in Sydney to concentrate all their resources on their America's Cup challenge. Emirates Team New Zealand boss Grant Dalton said the decision was made once Bermuda was confirmed to host the next America's Cup final in 2017. That long-awaited decision had given the team the impetus to press on with funding and design plans with some certainty. The team are also exploring hosting the main buildup challengers' series in Auckland in early 2017 – the equivalent of the old Louis Vuitton Cup...."

Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15, Leg 2, Cape Town to Abu Dhabi:
Team Brunel in lead for Saturday finish of Leg 2, Volvo Ocean Race, with less than 400 miles to go.
see Dashboard/Tracker. Also: JohnTheCrowd.com: VOR (updates). 


Volvo Ocean Race: Dec 9, 2014 --There's no doubt, it's a three horse race to Abu Dhabi.

Distance is relative | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015: "... The Dutch boat [Team Brunel] is seriously heeling: the leaders are enjoying a good northeasterly breeze and Dongfeng are seven miles behind. But they know it may not last. “We’re going to have less wind and we’re going to hit it first,” adds Gerd-Jan. He opens his hands. “Basically, this is 15 miles. When we’ll arrive in the channel, the others will get closer because they’ll keep the wind longer and we’ll go slower.”..."


The homestretch to the end of Leg 2 is getting closer. And the word "home" takes a special meaning for the Emirati sailor Adil on Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Dec 10, 2014


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Volvo Ocean Race stop-over in Abu Dhabi
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The second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race will stopover in Abu Dhabi from December 12 - January 3 with up to 175,000 visitors expected to attend.
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Volvo Ocean Race Destination Village to celebrate Abu Dhabi's rich history
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Visitors to this month's Abu Dhabi Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) Stopover at the free-to-enter Destination Village on the city's Corniche Breakwater will be ...

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Volvo Ocean Race, Fleet Nears Tropical Storm (videos)

Freeze dried Apple Pie? Sailors get creative with Thanksgiving on the open ocean, and Dongfeng Race Team repair an issue with their mast track. Nov 27, 2014

“The mast track is coming off,” sighs Martin Strömberg on the Chinese boat. “It’s a bit of a headache for us. It's not a big worry, but we want to try to keep it in one piece!” Nov 27, 2014

Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15: MAPFRE, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing, Team Brunel, 1,2,3, as the fleet drag races up the Indian Ocean with a tropical storm in its path--Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15, Leg 2, Cape Town to Abu Dhabi: JohnTheCrowd.com: VOR; Volvo Ocean Race official website; Volvo Ocean Race dashboard

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Decision time for Volvo Ocean Race crews as tropical storm approaches
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Abu Dhabi thankful. Dongfeng, not so much.
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Tom Linskey: Where is he now?
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Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15, Abu Dhabi, Mapfre, trade lead (videos)

 Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15: The sides pay as Abu Dhabi and Mapfre come out on top, but it's Dongfeng flying high as Kevin Escoffier checks the rig ahead of stronger winds in the coming days. Nov 25, 2014

Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15, Leg 2, Cape Town to Abu Dhabi: JohnTheCrowd.com: VOR; Volvo Ocean Race official website; Volvo Ocean Race dashboard

The Cape Town stopover has come to an end and the fleet heads off on Leg 2 to Abu Dhabi. | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15

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World Military Sailing Championship kicks off
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Qatari sailors practise ahead of the 47th World Military Sailing Championship, which got off to a colourful start at Katara Beach in Doha yesterday.
World Military Sailing off to a grand start - Gulf Times

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Volvo Ocean Race, Abu Dhabi gybed north ahead of fleet (video)

So close, so complicated, and oh so stressful. Abu Dhabi to the left, the fleet to right as they head north to an uncertain few days. Nov 24, 2014

Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15, Leg 2, Cape Town to Abu Dhabi: JohnTheCrowd.com: VOR; Volvo Ocean Race official website; Volvo Ocean Race dashboard

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Abu Dhabi likes their northbound lane
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“The rest of the fleet who have opted to sail further east did not match our gybe ... We're all trying to sail to the northeast and place our bets for the best ...

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216 one-designs compete for turkey trophies
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Just after her bow crosses the finishing line, and to avoid touching the finishing mark, she bears away and sailsoff the course. Boat Y protests her for ...

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An inspirational new sailing charity for war veterans and their families, which just six months ago was run from its founder's front room in Cornwall, ...

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Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15, Leg 2, Abu Dhabi Bound!

Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15, Leg 2, Cape Town to Abu Dhabi: 

• Leg 2 Start--Video Replay (19 Nov 2014)
• JohnTheCrowd.com: VOR
• Volvo Ocean Race official website
• Volvo Ocean Race dashboard

Volvo Ocean Race Leg 2 Start photos--Cape Town, South Africa--19 Nov 2014:

more photos at http://www.volvooceanrace.com/

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RC44 Match Racing update: Synergy crowned RC44 Match Race Champions in Oman » News » RC Forty Four: "Team Aqua head into the final four-days of fleet racing with a one-point lead over second placed Peninsula Petroleum."

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2014 RC44 Grand Final, Oman, Nov 19-23 (video)

2014 RC44 Championship Tour Promo

Since its launch in 2007, the RC44 Championship Tour has established itself as a key series to compete on in the international yacht racing circuit. The defining spirit of the Tour brings together the worlds of sailing and business, allowing amateur owner drivers to race, high performance one-design yachts, with some of the world's elite sailors, competing at some of the most beautiful and diverse sailing venues around the world. Although one of most competitive classes on the international circuit, the RC44 class is also one of the most friendly and welcoming.

RC44 Grand Final Showdown in Oman: The closing event of the 2015 Championship Tour will play out from the 19th – 23rd of November at the RC44 Oman Cup, Muscat. Hosted by Oman Sail, the season finale promises to be a close one. With both the Match Racing and Fleet Racing titles up for grabs and the top three teams all within touching distance, the big question is can anyone topple Team Aqua, to break their three-year domination. The RC44 Oman Cup will kick off with a day of match racing, where either the professional tactician or owner can take the helm. The remaining four days will be fleet racing. Currently leading the fleet racing is three times defending champion, Chris Bake’s Aqua in their familiar spot. In the Match Racing, Team Aqua holds a slim one-point lead over the fleet. A strong match racing season for Synergy Russian Sailing Team, with America’s Cup veteran Ed Baird at the helm, puts them in second place. Two podium finishes this season for Vladimir Prosikhin ’s Team Nika sees them in third. Returning to the Arabian port of Muscat for the second consecutive year Oman offers crystal clear water and a prevailing north-easterly wind providing great sailing conditions to end the season. The RC44 Oman Cup will take place over 19 – 23 November.

Times of Oman
Sailing: Oman Sail set to host RC44 Tour finale for second successive year
Times of Oman
The RC44 event brings together boats owned and raced by the world's leading businessmen and crewed by some of the world's top sailors.

Scuttlebutt Sailing News
SAIL's 2015 Best Boats Awards
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
SAIL Magazine has announced the winners of SAIL's 2015 Best Boats Awards, which followed their review over the fleet of 2015 Best Boats Nominees ...

Leg 2 starts tomorrow | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015: "Leg 2 from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi starts tomorrow at 18:00 local time (16:00 UTC), and it’s going to be a long one." Watch VOR's You Tube live video stream from 17:50 until 18:05 local. Commentators: Mark Covell, a former Olympic sailor and sailing partner of Ian Walker, and Niall Myant." Follow also on: JohnTheCrowd | Sailing News: VOR

The National
Volvo Ocean Race: Team SCA crew member profiles
The National
An accomplished single-handed sailor, she has plenty of tough experience, having sailedin two Vendee Globe races as well as the challenging Open ...

Navy IC Sailing Wins Coed and Women's Atlantic Coast Championship
NavySports.com
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The fall intercollegiate sailing season concluded this weekend with the Atlantic Coast Championship being held at the Coast ...

Sailing Concludes Fall Season at Atlantic Coast Championship - Harvard Crimson
Sailing Competes in Atlantic Coast Championships - eckerdtritons.com

My Sailing
How I became part of the NSW Youth Sailing Team
My Sailing
I started sailing four years ago when my mum bought a boat and realised our family didn't really know how to sail. Not long after, my mum enrolled me ...

Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Yacht Club Stories Initiative: Strong Start
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
November 17, 2014 – The National Sailing Hall of Fame (NSHOF) and Gowrie Group have partnered together to collect and preserve the stories of ...

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Route du Rhum--Destination Guadeloupe, Louis Burton video

Louis Burton ( Bureau Vallée ), 5e Imoca by routedurhum

Louis Burton ( Bureau Vallée ), makes a nice performance on the Bureau Valley built in 2006. Making his way to the East, unlike the main body IMOCA party to the West, Malouin adoption was able to take the full potential of his boat while preserving the rough conditions of the early days of racing. Happy to be at sea, Louis never hide his pleasure, even in difficult times during this Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe. Official site -- see also: #RDR2014

Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe: "11/17 - 18h03 The Scent of a Victory - Spanish skipper Alex Pella is closing the miles to the finish of La Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe with the prospect of victory in the hotly contested Classe 40 division growing with each hour. He is expected in Pointe a Pitre, Gaudeloupe during the night of Tuesday into Wednesday, from around 2200hrs local time (0200hrs Wed TU/0300hrs CET). He would become the first solo Spanish skipper to win in the ten editions of the Route du Rhum, and at the same time would become the first Spanish sailor to triumph in a major solo ocean race. The 40ft class is one of the most international in the four-yearly race, Briton Phil Sharp winning in 18 days in 2006. France's Thomas Ruyant was quicker when he won in 2010 in 17days 23hrs 10m but Pella should be around 16 and a half days..."

euronews
Route du Rhum: The grandfathers of sailing
euronews
While most competitors have already arrived, the category of veterans or the 'grandfathers of sailing “ remain at sea, notably England's Sir Robin Knox ...

Boxscore
Volvo Ocean Race leg two preview: Cape Town to Abu Dhabi 6125 nautical miles
Boxscore
After their superb second place finish into Cape Town, just 12 minutes behind pre-racefavourites Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing skippered by Ian Walker, ...
Simon 'SiFi' Fisher in control of the background score at Azzam - The National

Volvo Ocean Race Leg 2 Start - Cape Town to Abu Dhabi - November 19th

Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015 Scoreboard: after first leg (Alicante-Cape Town):

Position and Total Points are the same after Leg 1--"Each team gets the same points as their finishing position, e.g., first place gets 1 point. All legs count and lowest score overall wins. In-Port Race results are only used in the event of a tie in the overall Race."

1 Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing

2 Dongfeng Race Team

3 Team Brunel 

4 Team Vestas Wind 

5 Team Alvimedica 

6 Team SCA 

7 MAPFRE 

Sailing Competes At Atlantic Coast Championships
The Heights (subscription)
The men's sailing team headed to Connecticut while the women's team took to the Charles for the Atlantic Coast championships. The women finished ...


Irish Examiner
Tourism incentive as new sailing club seeks council help to establish base
Irish Examiner
The founders of Youghal Sailing Club believe having a base will enable it to exploit the potential of the River Blackwater by providing year-round sport ...


Scuttlebutt Sailing News
US Melges 24 Champs: Positive Vibrations
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
That's the ebb and flow of life in sailing.” Despite the weak wind at times, the vibe of the Melges 24 fleet was hugely positive throughout the weekend, ...

Local sailing club wraps up fall racing series
Siftings Herald
The series began in very light winds of the late summer, what sailors call “drifters,” requiring high concentration to keep momentum up and maneuvers ...

Sailing Takes Fourth Place Finish at Women's ACC's to Close Out Fall
Bowdoin Athletics
The Polar Bears sailed a terrific event, finishing fourth overall out of 18 teams. The team posted their best scores of the event on Sunday which allowed ...


My Sailing
Neville Crichton's sailing comeback at MC38 Pittwater regatta
My Sailing
A noticeable three year absence from competitive sailing will come to an end for fast car and boat aficionado Neville Crichton when he debuts with his ...

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