Extreme Sailing Series Day 2, Louis Vuitton ACWS, Transpac 2015

Extreme Sailing Series™ 2015 3D Hamburg: Day Two (Graphics Only above)- Starts: July 24, 2015, FRI 8:00 AM EDT (US) - see also LIVE video below


Extreme Sailing Series™ 2015 LIVE Hamburg: Day Two - Starts: July 24, 2015 9:30 AM EDT (US)
Watch Day One video replay here.

EXSS Day One in Hamburg | News: "The Wave, Muscat skippered by Leigh McMillan ... only just top the overnight leader board on 57 points. Two points adrift on 55, SAP Extreme Sailing Team got to grips with the challenges of the new venue finishing with two race wins and two seconds. Rounding up the leaderboard, Gazprom Team Russia came into the Act confident that the strong tidal conditions and tight racecourse would suit Kiwi helm Phil Robertson’s style of racing... After a slow start they stormed the final three races to take convincing wins in each, rounding up the overnight leaderboard in third place, one point behind SAP Extreme Sailing Team in second ... With nine points separating third place from the chasing pack, Red Bull Sailing Team in fourth, Team Turks powered by Kaya Ropes in fifth and Oman Air in sixth each had moments at the front of the fleet but struggled with the consistency needed to challenge for the podium."


Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Portsmouth Preview - published on Jul 23, 2015: Groupama Team France, Artemis Racing, Land Rover BAR, Softbank Team Japan, Emirates Team New Zealand and Oracle Team USA training ahead of the first races in Portsmouth, UK.  
More on the Louis Vuitton ACWS Portsmouth here on JohnTheCrowd.com and at acws-portsmouth.americascup.com


Transpac 2015: July 23rd analysis of 48th LA-Honolulu Transpac Yacht Race, with Dobbs Davis of Seahorse Magazine
Transpac 2015 updates:

• #Transpac2015 on Twitter
• Transpac 2015 Tracking: http://yb.tl/transpac2015
• 2015 Transpac Honolulu Race on Yacht Scoring - Results
• Transpacific Yacht Club - Transpac 2015

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Artemis Racing, Gothenburg, host America's Cup World Series (video)

Artemis Racing: Gothenburg to host ACWS - Nov 25, 2014 Artemis Racing and the City of Gothenburg are set to host an America’s Cup World Series event during the last weekend of August (28th - 30th) 2015.

JohnTheCrowd | Sailing News: 2015 Calendar: America’s Cup World Series - ACWS 2015 schedule - At least four events are expected in 2015, including: 

• Season opener - To be announced - June 5-7, 2015 
• Portsmouth, Great Britain - July 23-26, 2015 
• Gothenburg, Sweden - August 28-30, 2015 
• Hamilton, Bermuda - October 16-18, 2015 

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Youngsters on course for top sailing prize
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AC World Series Naples brings AC45 fleet back on the water (video)

A fleet of nine crews is expected when the America's Cup World Series returns to the waters off Naples, Italy, April 16-21. Entries have been received from series leader ORACLE TEAM USA, second-placed Luna Rossa, third-placed Artemis Racing, Emirates Team New Zealand, J.P. Morgan BAR, Energy Team and China Team. A ninth crew is expected to be announced later this week. Last year's AC World Series Naples drew crowds estimated at 500,000, who were there in part to catch the debut of Luna Rossa Challenge 2013. Chris Draper led his Luna Rossa Piranha crew to a thrilling win in the final fleet race. The victory kicked off celebrations among the tens of thousands of Italian America's Cup fans lining the Naples waterfront to catch a glimpse of their heroes.

Sailing: Burling and Tuke target Rio
New Zealand Herald
Other sailing opportunities have already come their way and the calendar for 2013 won't be strictly 49er sailing. Together Burling and Tuke will lead the NZL Sailing Team with Emirates Team New Zealand, as skipper and tactician respectively, set to ...

BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival - Fresh winds on the horizon
Sail World
New activities for the BVI Spring Regatta (BVISR) and Sailing Festival were summarised at a press conference hosted by the Event Committee on at Peg Legs Restaurant, Nanny Cay. The occasion included the culturally and historically important ...

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Best job in the world? Or worst?
Stuff.co.nz
Sailing the Greek islands must be the best job in the world, unless you're responsible for a bunch of drunken Aussies and Kiwis.

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Adult Sailing Needs a Lift
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The keenest sailors are coming out of youth classes looking around and thinking that they have left the best sailing of their life behind them. Why has adultsailing failed to grasp the issue of creating a well-structured and genuinely ...

The Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing announces a special New York ...
BYM News (press release)
The first carbon neutral sailing race in the United States, The Atlantic Cup is furthering its mission for the 2013 edition by bringing together some of the environmental industry's most well respected voices to celebrate the Race and recognize the ...

Cruising club sailing activities
Times of Malta
At the meeting details will be given regarding two sailing activities the Malta Cruising Club plans for the coming weeks. These are the traditional Easter Weekend (March 29-31) cruise to Mġarr Marina in Gozo and the Sette Giugnio cruise to Pozzallo ...

Limerick Capture College Sailing Championship
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Three days of great racing on Tralee Bay, snatched from under the decidedly unsettled Patrick's Day weekend weather, saw the annual Irish UniversitiesSailing Association (IUSA) team championship raced at full pressure from March 15th to ...

Black Jack wins 2013 IRC Queensland Title
My Sailing
IRC Division two in the 2013 XXXX Sail Paradise Regatta was won by Brisbane's Blunderbuss, skippered by Tony Kinsman, this was no easy defeat by Southport Yacht Club vessel Alacrity, skippered by SYC's Vice Commodore of Sail, Matthew Percy.

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