Rolex Fastnet Race video, Rio Olympic Test, Sailing News

Rolex Fastnet Race 2015 - First monohulls reach Fastnet rock - 18 August: Day 3 of the 2015 Rolex Fastnet Race. The leading multihulls and monohulls are enjoying close, tactical competition as they make their return journey across the Celtic Sea and towards the finish line in Plymouth. The 46th edition of the race has so far been characterised by light conditions creating a strategic, tactically engaging race. The 90th anniversary edition of this offshore classic welcomed a record number of 356 race starters. Despite the trying conditions only four boats have currently retired from the race, testament to the perseverance of the competing crews and their desire to complete the course.

See also:

• JohnTheCrowd | Sailing News: Rolex Fastnet Race LIVE Coverage
• Fleet Tracking: http://www.rolexfastnetrace.com/Tracking-Full-Page-Hidden/2015-fleet-tracking-race-player.html
• Race Website: rolexfastnetrace.com

Other Sailing NEWS:

Aquece Rio International Sailing Regatta 15-22 Aug 2015 Marina da Gloria: The Aquece Rio - International Sailing Regatta 2015 is the second of two Rio 2016 Olympic Test Events with the first being held in 2014. From 13-22 August 2015 with racing taking place inside and outside of Guanabara Bay, each ISAF Member National Authority is entitled to enter one boat in each Olympic event. Sailors will compete in an opening series before Medal Races on 20, 21 and 22 August bring the regatta to a close.

Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition
The Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition will take place at the Marina da Glória, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and will feature 380 athletes competing across ten events. Racing is scheduled to take place from 8-18 August 2016 and the competition format for all events is fleet racing.

US SAILING (press release)
Rio Olympic Test Event (Sailing): USA Takes Lead in Men's 470, Maintains in Women's 470, Radial
McNay and Hughes have been on a hot streak, having won major events such as ISAFSailing World Cup Weymouth and the 470 Europeans. McNay ...

Olympic sailing silver medallist Hannah Mills maintains third place position at Rio Test event - WalesOnline

'Sailing is a pretty rubbish sport': Meet the Brit aiming to be the fastest woman on water
White says it's all linked to sexism around sailing. She tells me that it's obvious in competitions, such as the recent America's Cup - the world's largest ...

Smooth sailing for boaters with disabilities
SBS
An all-abilities sailing program that began in Melbourne has reached its 25th year of operation....

2015 Aquece Rio International Sailing Regatta - Tapio Nirkko in action
Sail World
Only one race was possible on the second day for Finns at the Aquece Rio 2015 Test Event with the win going to Tapio Nirkko (FIN). Pieter-Jan ...

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Sailing News: Rolex Fastnet Race 2015, Olympic Sailing Test Event

Rolex Fastnet Race 2015

Rolex Fastnet Race 2015: "Giant crowds packed the Cowes and Western Solent shoreline this afternoon as a record-sized fleet of 356 set off on the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race, organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club. With a complete lack of wind in the central Solent, the boats ghosted across the start line starting their 600 miles voyage to the Fastnet Rock and on to Plymouth with a whimper...."
more info:

• JohnTheCrowd | Sailing News: Rolex Fastnet Race Starts Sunday, August 16th, LIVE Coverage
• Fleet Tracking: http://www.rolexfastnetrace.com/Tracking-Full-Page-Hidden/2015-fleet-tracking-race-player.html
• Race Website: rolexfastnetrace.com

Other Sailing NEWS:
Aquece Rio International Sailing Regatta, 15-22 Aug 2015 Marina da Gloria, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:

US SAILING (press release)
Olympic Test Event 2015 (Sailing): USA Starts Strong In Laser, Radial
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Light air greeted 339 sailors from 52 nations during the first day of racing at the Aquece Rio International Sailing Regatta 2015 ...
World sailing no plans for viral tests at Rio Olympic waters - Washington Times
Rio Hosts Another 2016 Olympic Sailing Test Event on Bay - The Rio Times


Forbes
The Corsica Classic Sailing Regatta Returns to the Mediterranean in Grand Fashion
The YCF will be giving a very special Prize at the closing ceremony to the most FairplaySailing Yacht. Created in 1867 by Napoleon III, the highest ...


CapitalGazette.com
Short Tacks: Annapolis Yacht Club will be first stop on America's Cup Trophy tour
The SpinSheet Junior Sailing Trophy will be presented to the top boats that qualify for the special category. Boats 25 feet or less in length must have at ...

Kotoun dominating Moth US Nationals
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Launched in 1997, Scuttlebutt provides sailing news with a North American focus. Look for the latest information to be posted on the website, with the ...


3News NZ
Kiwi Maloney sixth at Rio sailing event
Andy Maloney is sixth in the Laser class after being the first New Zealand sailor on the water at the Olympic test event in Rio de Janeiro. Maloney was ...

Chester Punches Above its Weight with 2015 Race Week
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Ken Legler, head sailing coach, Tufts University, Florida, and race official, Alpha Course, said that overall, there was a tremendous variety of courses ...

Aquece Rio – Int'l Sailing Regatta - Light breeze the opening test
Sail World
The four Olympic events on show on the opening day of the Aquece Rio – InternationalSailing Regatta faced a light wind test across two racing areas ...


Muscat Daily
FEATURE-Riding the waves on a futuristic trampoline
Eurosport.com AU
The multihull flagship yacht of the Sultanate of Oman's fleet, part of an ambitious sailingprogramme designed to restore the country's maritime ...

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Aquece Rio, Olympic Sailing Test Event, ISAF Statement (video)

Above video: 2014 Rio Wrap: Olympic Test Event - Aquece Rio International Regatta 2014

Aquece Rio International Sailing Regatta 2015 
Rio 2016 Test Event: 15-22 August, 2015
ISAF Statement: 
"The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) continues to address concerns and is taking steps to ensure the health and safety of all athletes who will be competing in the upcoming Aquece Rio, Olympic Test Event and the Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition. ISAF continues to work closely with senior staff members at the Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic Games as well as the International Olympic Committee (IOC), whom ISAF President Carlo Croce and ISAF Chief Executive Officer Peter Sowrey met with in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at the 128th IOC Session. ISAF is in continuous discussions with Brazilian authorities in preparation for the Olympic Games, and has been given reassurances on pollution and objects in the water, in and around the race area of Marina da Gloria and Guanabara Bay. ISAF, Rio 2016, the IOC, the Brazilian Government, Rio State Environment Institute (INEA) and State Environment Agency (SEA) are all working together to prepare for Rio 2016, and Brazilian authorities are working to guidelines and recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO) to ensure a safe and fair field of play for the athletes. The health and safety of the competing athletes is paramount and responses have been implemented from concerns raised by both Member National Authorities (MNAs) and sailors from previous events, including the 2014 Aquece Rio, the first of two sailing test events that was held in August 2014. Sailors were concerned with objects that may interfere with racing during the Olympic Games, and in response the state government launched a tender of up to $11million USD for 17 ecobarriers to be put in place. These ecobarriers will prevent floating garbage from entering Guanabara Bay and the race areas. The new system of ecobarriers will be complemented by ecoboats that will collect garbage that accumulates around the barriers, with a further step of a monitoring system utilising satellite pictures to support the ecoboats. As part of every Olympic Games, there is a focus on legacy. ISAF hopes that the power of the Olympic Games will provide a great legacy as Rio de Janeiro works to improve the state of the bay generally. The IOC monitors the water twice weekly, which will be increased to every other day during the 2015 Aquece Rio test event. Other measures taken to increase this legacy will be a new pipeline that will divert sewage from Marina da Gloria, ready by November 2015, well in advance of the Olympic Games, which compliments the other proactive measures around the Guanabara Bay, such as closing landfills, reducing industrial pollution and increasing water treatment works. Rio will welcome sailors once again from 13-22 August 2015 for the second Test Event, with racing taking place inside and outside of Guanabara Bay. The Test Event will allow ISAF the opportunity to evaluate and make key decisions in advance of making the final decisions that will govern the main event. Millions of visitors flock to Copacabana Beach and Ipanema Beach each year. These beaches and other world famous attractions, such as Sugarloaf Mountain and Christ the Redeemer, will ensure these iconic features of the city, and the athleticism and dedication of each Olympic sailor, will be showcased side by side. In terms of displaying the sport, Rio will certainly provide a perfect platform for the beauty of the sport to be promoted alongside natural and man-made wonders with racing taking place in the shadow of both Sugarloaf Mountain and Christ the Redeemer." source: ISAF Statement

Sailing was first contested as an Olympic sport at the 1900 Paris Games. Since then, the classes of boats allowed to compete have continually evolved to reflect advances in yacht design and technology. Equipment advances over the past 20 years have created a trend towards smaller and lighter craft, placing ever greater demands on both the athletic and technical capacities of the sailors.

More info about Olympic Sailing at www.olympic.org/sailing

See also: Olympic Sailing - Rio 2016 Summer Olympics


Bullitt GC32 Kiel Cup Highlights Day 4 Sailing video - The Highlights of the final day of the Bullitt GC32 Kiel Cup (published on Aug 2, 2015). For more info:  http://www.gc32racing.com/

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Rio de Janeiro Olympic Test Event, Aquece Rio - International Regatta 2014 videos

The Australian Sailing Team won 4 medals at the first Rio de Janeiro Olympic Test Event Aquece Rio - International Regatta 2014 and finished the the week-long regatta as the best performed nation. Mat Belcher & Will Ryan won Gold in the Men's 470 and Tom Burton in the Laser. Nathan Outteridge & Iain Jensen won Silver in the 49er Class and Darren Bundock & Nina Curtis in the Nacra 17. Olivia Price & Eliza Solly came 4th in the 49er FX. Hear from our Team about their regatta and their learnings about Rio, Brazil and Guanabara Bay - the 2016 Olympic & Paralympic Sailing Venue. Go Aussies - Well done all! Aug 9, 2014



Officials Call Sailing Test in Rio a Success - NYTimes.com: "Organizers of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro said a sailing competition that was the first test event for the Games was “a great success.” The organizers said all objectives were “successfully reached” in the seven-day event, which ended Saturday. Nearly 330 athletes from 35 countries participated in the regatta, the biggest ever held in Brazil...."

International Sailing Regatta 2014 | Aquece Rio RESULTS: "Results dated daily, the results present an overview and each athlete's current position: MEN-  49er; Laser; 470 M; RS:X M; Finn | WOMEN-  49er FX; Laser Radial; 470 W; RS:X W; MIXED NACRA;"(for all results go to link above)

Rio de Janeiro Olympic Test Event: Final Report | US Sailing: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – The Aquece Rio International Sailing Regatta (Olympic Test Event) concluded on Saturday with US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider athletes finishing in the top 10 in 5 of 10 classes. “We came here with 25 athletes to learn as much as we can about the Rio sailing venue and Guanabara Bay,” said Josh Adams, Managing Director of US Olympic Sailing. “It was a great week of sailing and racing. US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider athletes performed well, and learned a lot about the sailing venue where we’ll be sailing in the Olympic Games in 2 years.”....“Everyone involved in this event is impressed by the variety that Rio delivers, from the big-swell ocean courses to the inside courses on Guanabara Bay which are flat, tactical and feature a lot of current. I think it puts [the idea] in the minds of all US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider athletes that they need to be well-rounded, that they have to go home and train in all conditions, and spend as much time in Rio as [they] can before The [Olympic] Games.”.... For the US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider’s Olympic-class athletes, the focus now shifts to the ISAF World Championships in Santander, Spain (September 8-21). A performance peak event for American sailors, the ISAF Worlds brings together the world championship regattas of all ten Olympic classes into a single event. Half of the available qualification spots for the 2016 Olympic Games will be awarded at this event.

U.S. Youth Sailing Championships 2014 Preview | US Sailing: "The US Sailing National Championship tour of Michigan continues this week with the U.S. Youth Championships, hosted by Grosse Pointe Yacht Club. The U.S. Youth Championships is the pinnacle youth sailing event for young women and men up to 19. Over 150 sailors representing five classes will race on Lake St. Clair beginning Monday, August 11 through Thursday, August 14."

U.S. Youth Championship | US Sailing: "The premier youth sailing event in the United States, entry to the U.S. Youth Sailing Championship is by resume only. Applications open in January each year and close in March.  With no fixed fleet sizes, selection is based on choosing the top youth sailors in the country. The 2015 U.S. Youth Championship will be the qualifier for the 2015 ISAF youth worlds."
Events: •    Doublehanded Dinghy – Club 420 •    Doublehanded Dinghy – International 420 •    Doublehanded Skiff – 29er •    Singlehanded Dinghy – Laser Radial •    Singlehanded Dinghy – Laser

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Cowes Week Sailing News and Videos

Cowes week Timelapse Aug 4, 2014 -





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Cowes Week NEWS

Telegraph.co.uk
Cowes controversy as owners protest to committee over changes to race course finishing line
Telegraph.co.uk Aug4,2014
A postponement in many of the small boat classes at Aberdeen Asset ManagementCowes Week due to lack of breeze created confusion and chaos ...

 Centenary of the start of the First World War
Isle of Wight County Press
Cowes Week abandoned, Needles passage closed and prisoners dig trenches — the Wight at War
Isle of Wight County Press
Cowes Week was abandoned, visitors left in large droves, and families waved-off loved ones at railway stations across the Island. "The men were ...


Daily Echo
Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week is off to a perfect start
Daily Echo
The 2014 Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week got off to a smooth start at the weekend as thousands of sailing fans descended on the Isle of ...

Musandam gears up for Cowes
Oman Daily Observer
MUSCAT — The crew of the Omani sailboat Musandam of Oman Sail project is preparing to take part in the UKCowes Week, starting with the 8th ...

Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week 2014 - Day two round-up
Sail World
Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week 2014 - Family Day at Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week provided another great day of racing ...


Island Echo
DUKE VISITS COWES WEEK
Island Echo
The Duke of Edinburgh has visited Cowes Week over the past two days, meeting a variety of businesses and interacting with ...


GossipCenter.com
Pippa Middleton is a Sailing Beauty
... during Aberdeen Asset Management's Cowes Week in the Isle of Wight. ... Pippa Middleton sailing with UKSA sailors during Cowes Week in Cowes, ...

Cowes Week: sailing's profile is finally growing - Telegraph: "... The RYA, the governing body for sailing in the UK, has recorded an increase from 1.1 million people sailing in 2012 to 1.3 million last year. “The profile of the sport is growing – it’s never going to be tennis or football, but Ben Ainslie is now a personality being talked about in a more mainstream way,” says RYA spokesman Louise Nicholls..."

Sailing NEWS

BBC News
Mixed feelings about sailing in polluted Rio bay
Businessweek
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Josh Adams expressed slightly mixed feelings about sailing in polluted Guanabara Bay, the venue for sailing in the 2016 ...


Bellingham Herald
Sailing around the world: Whatcom couple attempts feat to raise global warming awareness
Bellingham Herald
As the beginning of her retirement neared, Virginia, 67, and her husband Jerry, 56, decided they were going to sail around the world with the Blue ...


Sky News Australia
Sailing: No wind and no racing in Rio on day two
Voxy
It was hot and calm in Rio, Brazil today, and no racing was possible at the Olympic SailingTest Event (Aquece Rio - International Sailing Regatta ...

It's all fans on deck (or dock) for sailing races in Annapolis
Baltimore Sun
What began as "beer can races" — just a casual event to break up the week — has become serious business for the sailors, as well as for City Dock ...


International Sailing Federation
Light winds cause postponement at Rio test event
My Sailing
Unfortunately, for the 324 sailors from 34 countries it was not perfect conditions for sailboat racing at the Aquece Rio - International Sailing Regatta ...


Sail World
YCCS gets ready for September Rolex regattas
My Sailing
The Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup (31 August - 6September) and the Rolex Swan Cup (8 - 14 September) will see thousands of sailors from around the globe ...

PC's Reiss reflects on sailing summer, future
The News Herald
An accident in Spain in March not only sidelined his sailing partner but also may have derailed his dream of competing in the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.

Ideal conditions for first day of Copa del Rey in Palma
My Sailing
The wind arrived on time for its appointment at the Bay of Palma, and the fleet was able to fulfil the programsailing two races in its debut in the 33rd ...

Record fleeet starts on Monday at 2014 ORC Worlds
Valencia Sailing
Posted on 04 August 2014 by Valencia Sailing. [Source: ORC] At 10:55am on Monday 4 August, the first Warning signals will sound for the first race on ...

​Meet The 29-Year-Old Woman Sailing Around The World Solo: ".... Have you been in any big storms? ER: Nothing devastating, that perfect storm hasn't hit me yet. But, there have been storms where the waves have been taller than my mast, which is 45 feet. I guess that's fairly bad weather. You just have to get through them. They can last for seven or eight days, you wake up and think, "Surely the rain will stop today." But, it just keeps raining and stays grey and that can have a huge impact on my mood. My mental well-being is very connected to the physical world in that sense. I wear a harness when the weather turns really nasty..." (read more at link above)

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Aquece Rio International Sailing Regatta 2014, Rio 2016 test event (video)

"As a sailboat catches wind" video above
Events | ISAF | World Sailing | Official Website : Regatta Information: "AQUECE RIO INTERNATIONAL SAILING REGATTA 2014 (RIO 2016 TEST EVENT) EVENT DETAILS Start Date 2 August 2014 End Date 9 August 2014" (more info at link above and at http://www.aquecerio.com/)

Rio Olympics Faces Test as Sailors Race on ‘Toilet’ Bay - Bloomberg: "At a competition last year in Rio de Janeiro, which will be the first South American host of the multisports showpiece in 2016, there was a problem. The quickest path for the 49er class sailor and his teammate Nikolaus Resch would have meant cutting through a swath of garbage including plastic chairs and tables. “It was strategic decision where to go because of the trash in the water,” Dalle Karth said in an interview at the Sao Francisco sailing club in Niteroi as he prepared for the 2016 Olympics first test event, the Aquece Rio sailing regatta beginning Aug. 2. “You couldn’t go to the left because you had to stop three times afterward to get the trash off your center board and rudder” ... Rio has pledged to clean up the Guanabara Bay, an iconic location shadowed by the city’s famous Sugarloaf mountain. The bay is so polluted that local rowing coach Fabio Araujo won’t take on students who haven’t been vaccinated against hepatitis A and B. Organizers say the competition courses will meet international standards, and have invited teams to carry out their own tests on the water...." (read more at link above)

CleanRio
Valencia Sailing
Welcome to #CleanRio! A picture is worth a thousand words, so here's one of the actual race area of the ...

SAILING NEWS:

SFGate
Sailors to navigate dirty water in 1st Rio test
SFGate
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sailors, coaches and the mayor of Rio de Janeiro acknowledge the problem: Guanabara Bay, the venue for sailing at the ...


Courier-Gazette & Camden Herald
Red Jacket Regatta attracts young sailors from far, wide
Courier-Gazette & Camden Herald
Rockland — It must be the height of summer if the sails of dozens of young racers filled the inner harbor of Penobscot Bay near the Rockland ...

ISAF World Sailing Rankings for July 28, 2014 released
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Annemiek Bekkering and Annette Duetz (NED) were victors at the 100-point Sail for Gold regatta and move up to World #5 from World #11. Spain's ...


Sail World
Celestial confirmed as winner of Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast Yacht
My Sailing
Haynes' 16 year-old son Will, a product of the CYCA's Youth Sailing Academy, can now lay claim to be the youngest winner of the event – and in his ...

Celestial in box seat for Sydney-Gold Coast handicap honours
My Sailing
Sam Haynes has sailed his Rogers 46, Celestial, to what looks to be an unassailable position to win the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's Land Rover ...

The 150 Sailing Challenge begins Monday in Charlottetown
The Guardian Charlottetown
A horn will sound at the front of the Charlottetown Yacht Club (CYC) Monday at 10 a.m. to start The 150 Sailing Challenge. The race of some 250 ...


Sail World
Airlie Beach Race Week attracts a record fleet
My Sailing
“This year's regatta is already significant for many reasons and this is the icing on the cake for the host Whitsunday Sailing Club and our competitors,” ...

Good-natured ribbing expected at Sydney International Boat Show
My Sailing
The Hunter sail shape puts more of the sail area towards the top of the mast, where the wind is always stronger, and gives a much better and ...

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