Showing posts with label Bacardi Miami Sailing Week 2014. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bacardi Miami Sailing Week 2014. Show all posts

09 March 2014

Bacardi Miami Sailing Week 2014, Saturday video


Bacardi Miami Sailing Week 2014, Saturday video above - Friday's breeze blew out the wind supply for Miami. No racing was completed out there, though the J70s and Vipers did try. Standings till stand as everyone plows to the dock to haul out and head to the awards ceremony.

More info on Miami Sailing Week, March 2-8:
http://www.miamisailingweek.com/ and http://www.yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=915

BACARDI Cup + BACARDI Miami Sailing Week = Big Regatta
 Scuttlebutt Sailing News: "The arrival of competitors racing in the Audi Melges 20, J/70, Melges 24, Viper 640 and VX One classes at the fifth annual running of BACARDI Miami Sailing Week (BMSW) presented by EFG turned Biscayne Bay into a hotbed of activity ... Marking the turning point in their competition were the 55 teams of Star sailors ... in pursuit of the 87th BACARDI Cup . . . ."

Win moves Aussies into fourth overall on penultimate day at Miami
My Sailing
Several hundred sailors were on the water by 1030, with some able to complete one or more races before most competitors were ashore at 1330 due to the strengthening wind. The Race Committee briefly entertained the thought of taking the Viper 640, VX ...

Spectacular start in ideal conditions for Sydney Harbour Regatta
My Sailing
Win, lose or draw, the beautiful north easterly breeze on a summer-like day provided perfectsailing for all on Day 1 of Middle Harbour Yacht Club's Sydney Harbour Regatta. The 9th edition of Sydney's largest regatta gave everyone fair and enjoyable ...

Sailing: Returning champions compete in NSC Cup Series 1
Red Sports
National Sailing Centre, Friday-Sunday, February 28-March 2, 2014 — Winners from the 2013 NSC Cup Series returned to reclaim their titles at the Series 1 of this year's race. The 420 pair of Kimberly Lim Min and Savannah Siew Kiah Hui, last year's ...

The Cruise Director: the romance of sailing
Sydney Morning Herald
Much has been written about the romance of sailing - the glorious sight of billowing canvas sails, the sound of the sea when engines are cut, a sense of being connected with centuries of maritime tradition - but still, taking to the ocean in a small ...

Gale force winds ease and shift, giving Clipper boats an easier run
My Sailing
Not only that but the new breeze is forecast to fill in from the north-west which means that after a few hours of bobbing around, we'll be back to slow upwind sailing. "Nevertheless, we have blown the cobwebs off our medium weight spinnaker, re-read ...

Bacardi Sailing Week - Wild and windy day for Audi Melges 20 Fleet
Sail World
Day two at Bacardi Miami Sailing Week 2014 (BMSW) hosted by Coconut Grove SailingClub and supported by Melges USA, delivered premium racing conditions and two more races for a total of five complete. Now seated first overall is reigning Audi Melges ...

Kiwi Etchells crew wins Great Nations Cup in Hong Kong
My Sailing
Given the early finish and the cold, wet sailors, the prizegiving took place as quickly as possible after the final finish, with places six to two being presented by the British Consul General to Hong Kong and Macau, Ms Caroline Wilson. To rapturous ...

Free Sailing For All To Mark £45000 Tamworth SC Facilities Opening
Tamworth Herald
Tamworth Sailing Club is inviting you and your family to come and enjoy a FREE taste of sailing as the club celebrates the landmark opening of its brand new £45,000 training facilities on Saturday 5 April. The new training room and storage facilities ...

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08 March 2014

Bacardi Miami Sailing Week 2014, Thursday video

Bacardi Miami Sailing Week 2014 - Thursday video above - The Melges 24s, Melges 20s, J70s, Vipers and the new class, the VX1s joined the Stars out on Biscayne Bay. 

Bacardi Miami Sailing Week: Brazilians maintain lead after rough day on ...
MiamiHerald.com
All six fleets managed one or more races in advance of a tornado threat Thursday afternoon in Biscayne Bay in Bacardi Miami Sailing Week presented by EFG Bank. In the 54-boat Star class, Brazilians Lars Grael and Samuel Gonzalves held on to a five ...

More info on Miami Sailing Week, March 2-8:
http://www.miamisailingweek.com/ and http://www.yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=915

America’s Cup Shrinks Boats to Cut Costs as Safety Becomes Issue - Bloomberg"...The new boats -- which will still sail above the water at highway speeds -- will measure about 60 feet, down from the 72-footers used in the last edition of the 162-year-old event, according to Pete Melvin, who is leading a team writing the design rules with Larry Ellison’s defending champions, the Australian challenger and several other contenders. The carbon wing-like sails used to power the yachts will be standardized, crew sizes will drop to about eight from 11 and teams will be restricted to one boat each to control costs, he said...."

America's Cup: Oracle add local talent to ranks
New Zealand Herald
Oracle Team USA have added some local sailing talent to their ranks for the team's first training camp of the new America's Cup cycle after being ridiculed in the past for the antipodean make-up of their crew. Australian skipper Jimmy Spithill and his ...

On the rocks? 'Ice yachts' sail cold Hudson River
Washington Post
BARRYTOWN, N.Y. — Sharp winds lashed up the Hudson River as sailors launched boats onto the ice. Sails whipped furiously as the long blades slid across a white sheet that spread for miles. Finally, a frigid winter has created excellent conditions for ...

Olympic sailing champion Mathew Belcher has been named skipper of ...
ABC Online
Making his debut in the America's Cup represents a big challenge for Belcher, who is more used to sailing small two-man dinghies than the larger and faster America's Cup catamarans. Another key question is how the Australian plans to balance the ...

Ellie's sailing skills earn award
Leicester Mercury
A 14-year-old Leicestershire sailor has received the Royal Yachting Association's youth champion award for the East Midlands. Ellie Craig, from Norton Juxta Twycross, received the honour at the RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show from the British sailing team's ...

More problems with the rig for a Clipper boat
My Sailing
The Volvo Race went to Qingdao once, but never returned due to the conditions they had to sail through to get there, the conditions we are sailing in right now. “The team is holding up well, morale is still high despite EVERYTHING on board being ...

Black Jack and Wistari square up for the 2014 Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race
My Sailing
The sailing equivalent of David and Goliath is set to commence at the start of the QantasLink Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race thanks to the handicap system. At the front of the fleet, Peter Harburg's Volvo 70, Gill Surf to City Yacht Race line honours ...

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