Volvo Ocean Race Leg 3, Cape Town To Melbourne Nonstop, LIVE Feed

Weekly Summary - Leg 3, week 3 | Volvo Ocean Race

Full Replay: MAPFRE Leg 3 Arrivals in Melbourne | Volvo Ocean Race

Volvo Ocean Race video above published Dec 25, 2017. MAPFRE first into Melbourne to earn consecutive leg wins | VolvoOceanRace.com: The Spanish Volvo Ocean Race team MAPFRE won Leg 3 from Cape Town, South Africa to Melbourne, Australia, a 6,500 nautical mile dive into the fierce challenges posed by the Southern Ocean. Results: scoreboard.

Standings: top 4 after 3 legs:

1. MAPFRE 
2. Dongfeng Race Team 
3. Vestas 11th Hour Racing 
4. Team Brunel

LIVE Tracker - Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18

Positions on Dec 13, 2017

How to drive in the Southern Ocean | Volvo Ocean Race

Volvo Ocean Race video above published Dec 8, 2017: Experience, consistency ...and a love of surfing – driving below 40°S takes a very specific set of skills.

Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 Leg 3 started December 10, 2017, 12:00 UTC (14:00 Cape Town):

Leg 3: Cape Town, South Africa, to Melbourne, Australia, 6500 nautical miles nonstop across the Southern Ocean.

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Volvo Ocean Race Leg 2, Week 4 in Review (video)

Week in review – Leg 2, week 4 | Volvo Ocean Race

Volvo Ocean Race video above published Dec 7, 2017.

Next up on the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18:

• In-Port Race at Cape Town, Dec 8, 2017;

• Leg 3, Cape Town, South Africa, to Melbourne, Australia, 6500 nautical miles across the Southern Ocean, starts December 10, 2017.

See also: JohnTheCrowd | Sailing News: Volvo Ocean Race Leg 2, Lisbon to Cape Town, Nonstop, LIVE Feed

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Volvo Ocean Race: Leg 2 Week 2, The Long Push South (video)

Volvo Ocean Race - Leg 2 Week 2 - The long push South

Volvo Ocean Race Leg 2, Week 2: Fast racing continues for the teams as they head south and through the Doldrums – a famously tricky part of the world which has historically stranded ships for weeks –then, the Equator and a visit from King Neptune for the 19 offshore rookies, the Pollywogs, in the fleet, during this leg from Lisbon, Portugal, to Cape Town, South Africa. Volvo Ocean Race video published Nov 15, 2017.

See also: JohnTheCrowd.com | Sailing News: Volvo Ocean Race Leg 2, Lisbon to Cape Town, Nonstop, LIVE Feed.

It's not all fast racing, dolphins & rainbows 🌈

This is sport's toughest team test, and the pressure is relentless. Could you do this? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/or5U3wjDAG

— Volvo Ocean Race (@volvooceanrace) November 15, 2017

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Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18, Leg 2, Week 1 Video & Form Guide

Volvo Ocean Race, Leg 2, Week 1: The story so far

World Sailing Show video above published Nov 9, 2017: The blistering slingshot start out of Lisbon lasted for days as the fleet charged south. It was a punishing ride and a baptism of fire.

See also: Volvo Ocean Race Leg 2, Lisbon to Cape Town, Nonstop, LIVE Feed | JohnTheCrowd.com

World Sailing Show form guide to the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18

World Sailing Show video published Nov 6, 2017: Form guide to the Volvo Ocean Race teams, the favorites and how they may fare over the next 8 months.

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Volvo Ocean Race Leg 2, Lisbon to Cape Town, Nonstop, LIVE Feed

Volvo Ocean Race Leg 2 in 200 seconds

Volvo Ocean Race video above published Nov 27, 2017: What an incredible leg from Lisbon to Cape Town! The three-week race had everything – fast, wet sailing, a Doldrums crossing, an Equator ceremony, and extremely close racing! Here's all the action in 200 seconds.

Full Replay: MAPFRE win Leg 2 into Cape Town! | Volvo Ocean Race

Volvo Ocean Race video above published Nov 24, 2017: Spanish team MAPFRE took the plaudits in front of thousands of fans in the Race Village, winning Leg 2 after a 7,000 mile Atlantic marathon from Lisbon.

The Leg 2 Start from the air! | Volvo Ocean Race

Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 video: Watch the Leg 2 Start from the best seat in the house!

So you think your Monday is rough!? | Volvo Ocean Race

Volvo Ocean Race video above published Nov 6, 2017: Scallywag takes a dive during Leg 2 to Cape Town in big winds and big seas.

Full Replay: Epic helicopter footage of the Leg 2 start!

Volvo Ocean Race video above published Nov 5, 2017: Follow the fleet as it races out of Lisbon in 25-30 knots of wind and huge waves! See also Volvo Ocean Race Leg 2 Start Highlights--Volvo Ocean Race video published Nov 5, 2017--The fleet departs for the 7,000nm downwind slog to Cape Town – but first, the boats must negotiate a tricky in-shore course in Lisbon, in 20-25 knots!

Mirpuri Foundation In-Port Race Lisbon in 150 seconds | Volvo Ocean Race

Seven boats, a short, 4 lap course and some incredible racing conditions – the Mirpuri Foundation In-Port Race was epic!

Full Replay Video: Lisbon In Port Race: Mirpuri Foundation In-Port Race Lisbon | Volvo Ocean Race

Team Brunel Animation

Volvo Ocean Race video published Nov 2, 2017: Everything you need to know about the Volvo Ocean Race in two minutes, courtesy of Team Brunel.

Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18, Leg 2: Lisbon, Portugal, to Capetown, South Africa, 7000 nautical miles non-stop:  LIVE tracker.

Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 route map - source: volvooceanrace.com

Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 schedule Legs 1-3

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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/

Other sailing news:

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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LIVE video, Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15, Cape Town Leg 2 Start

LIVE video Replay , Volvo Ocean Race, Cape Town Leg 2 Start (16:00 UTC Nov 19, 2014)

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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 

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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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Volvo Ocean Race, Cape Town In Port Race Video Highlights

Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15, Cape Town In Port Race Video Highlights above
Published on Nov 15, 2014--Catch all of the action from Saturday's In-Port Race!
see also: JohnTheCrowd | Sailing News: VOR and volvooceanrace.com

Cape Town In Port Race Results 15 Nov 2014 (source: volvooceanrace.com)

Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Volvo Ocean Race: Leg 2 Crew Changes
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Team SCA operates a squad system and selects the crew from their team of 13 offshoresailors. But the crew that is not sailing is not able to take it ...
VOR In Port Race: Kings of Cape Town - Scuttlebutt Sailing News


Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Gabart completes Route du Rhum and Vendée Globe double records
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
The only other solo sailor to have sailed to successive wins in the Vendee and the Rhum, the pinnacles of solo ocean racing, is Michel Desjoyeaux, ... see also: #RDR2014


Scuttlebutt Sailing News
US Sailing Team celebrating Clearwater training center
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Clearwater, FL (November 15, 2014) – On Saturday, Clearwater Community Sailing Center (CCSC) is celebrating its new status as an official training ...
US Sailing Team to celebrate Clearwater Training Center - Sail World


Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Atlantic Canada Sailing Conference and Awards
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Calling all sailors, racers and boating fans! The first ever Atlantic Sailing Conference and Awards will be held in Halifax on November 21 and 22.

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Sailing Route du Rhum, Sidney Gavignet 4th, Guadeloupe video

Route du Rhum destination Guadeloupe: Sidney Gavignet, finishes fourth (video above); see also: #RDR2014

Vendée Globe
François Gabart has won the Route du Rhum in the IMOCA class
Vendée Globe
François Gabart has achieved another fantastic performance by winning the Route du Rhum after the 2012 Vendée Globe. As in the solo round the ...
Route du Rhum - Double records for golden Gabart - Sail World
Route Du Rhum: Records All Round? - BYM News (press release)


Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Erwan Le Roux wins the Multi 50 Class in La Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe
BYM News (press release)
He completes a rare Transatlantic double, adding solo success in this La Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe to double-handed victory one year ...

Daily Echo
Hampshire sailing legend Sir Robin moves up the Route de Rhun standings
Daily Echo
Sailing legend Sir Robin Knox-Johnston has climbed further up the rankings on the 3,542-mile transatlantic Route du Rhum challenge.

Ready to race? | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015:You Tube : follow the live video stream from 1350 until 1505 local. The commentators? Mark Covell, a former Olympic sailor and sailing partner of Ian Walker, and Niall Myant. See also:JohnTheCrowd | Sailing News: VOR

Volvo Ocean Race: Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing rigging for next two challenges
gulfnews.com
Abu Dhabi: A week after winning the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (Ador) — the UAE's entry in the ...
Brother takes on sister in Volvo Ocean Race - Bangkok Post
Volvo Ocean Race: Fears over potential piracy quelled - Yahoo! Maktoob News
Volvo Ocean Race's in-port events take on new importance with narrow margins - The National


Sail World
Volvo Ocean Race - All-clear from piracy threat
Sail World
One of Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race's key questions has been answered – the seven teams will sail all the way from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi.

Sail World
Volvo Ocean Race - Planned crew change on Dongfeng
Sail World
Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - Chinese sailor Liu Xue (Black) will be the third Chinese crew member to sail onboard Dongfeng in the Volvo Ocean ...


Chron.com
Sailing offers weekend or year-round fun

Sail World
Dual Olympian Krystal Weir announces retirement from Olympic Sailing
Sail World
Weir won a World Championship in 2004 as well as seven national and three ISAF SailingWorld Cup titles throughout her Olympic sailing career in ...
ISAF Sailing World Cup Final - Laser and Laser Radial sailors all set - Sail World
Dual Olympian Weir announces retirement from Olympic Sailing - Scuttlebutt Sailing News

Mackay Daily Mercury
Regatta celebrates 150 years of sailing in Bowen
Mackay Daily Mercury
TACTICS: Brendan Hoffman and Lachlan McConnel in action at the Port Denison Sailing Club's 150th anniversary regatta.

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Volvo Ocean Race, Abu Dhabi Wins Leg 1, Cape Town Finish video

Streamed live on Nov 5, 2014: Follow the race to the finish line in Cape Town,

Abu Dhabi Wins Leg 1 of the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race | Sail Magazine: "Abu Dhabi has prevailed in Leg 1 of the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race edging out Dongfeng by the slimmest of margins in the opening chapter of what is looking to be one of the most competitive VOR’s ever. Indeed, right up to the very end, it was a battle royal for first and second, with Abu Dhabi throwing in a number of defensive gybes to fend off Dongfeng in the light airs just off Cape Town...."

Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing wins first leg of Volvo Ocean Race
Inmarsat
Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing wins first leg of Volvo Ocean Race. 05 November 2014: After 25 days, 6,847 nautical miles, and countless thrills, Abu Dhabi ...

Volvo Ocean Race: Ian Walker's Abu Dhabi team win first leg
BBC.com
Briton Ian Walker skippers Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing to victory in the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race to Cape Town...

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JohnTheCrowd.com: VOR 

Volvo Ocean Race official website 

Volvo Ocean Race dashboard
MeteoEarth.com - Interactive 3D globe weather: Volvo Ocean Race 

The Team Brunel Song | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 -
Published on Nov 5, 2014: Skipper Bouwe Bekking sings the Team Brunel song as they approach Cape Town in good spirits.

Route du Rhum 2014:

Route du Rhum 2014 : The time has come

Route du Rhum coverage: johnthecrowd.com: RDR2014  and #LaRouteDuRhum and #RDR2014
Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe: news updates


Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Loick Peyron blistering pace in Route du Rhum
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
(November 5, 2014; Day 4) – The Route du Rhum leader Loick Peyron reported today that he had just enjoyed his first hot meal after two and a half ...
Route du Rhum - Left in the soup? - Sail World


Sail World
Route du Rhum - Spindrift still lying in 2nd position
Sail World
After the stormy weather experienced during the first couple of days, the atmosphere has somewhat changed for the Ultimes on day three of the Route ...
Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe: Braking before the tradewinds - Sail World
World's Apart - Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe - Multi70 EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD - BYM News (press release)


Sail World
Route du Rhum - IMOCA Class not spared breakage in inital phase
Sail World
The IMOCA class, like the other competitors, has not been spared of breakage during the initial phase of the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe.

Dramatic start to Route du Rhum with a dismasting and a cargo ship collision
Yachting and Boating World
The 10th Route du Rhum race, which sees its competitors sailing single-handedly from St Malo, France 3,542 miles to Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadelope ...
Route du Rhum: Safran repaired, Tanguy de Lamotte resumed its course - BYM News (press release)


Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Lofty sailing ambitions for China
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Ms Du Yingying cited the rise of the Chinese participation in global sailing events, and burgeoning Chinese engineering and manufacturing expertise ...


CNN
America's Cup hero James Spithill awarded sailing 'Oscar'
CNN
(CNN) -- It was deemed arguably the greatest sporting comeback of all time as Oracle Team USA won the America's Cup in September last year.
Young Brazilians recognized as dominant women in 2014 - Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Oscar - CNN.com

College Sailing Chalk Talk: Season 11, Episode 6
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
This week in college sailing, many of the top districts around the country held their conference championships, mostly in gusty and frigid conditions.


Irish Examiner
Sailing star Joe English passes away
Irish Examiner
Born into a proud sailing tradition — his parents both serving as Commodores of Cove Sailing Club — English had a fascination for ocean sailing, and ...

VIDEO: Hoofer Sailing Club 2014
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
The Hoofer Sailing Club has been a part of the Hoofer outdoor adventure clubs at the University of Wisconsin – Madison since 1939. In that time it has ...


Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Cancellation of 2014 Carlos Aguilar Match Race
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (November 5, 2014) – The Virgin Islands SailingAssociation (VISA) announces the cancellation of the 2014 Carlos ...


SurferToday
Rob Douglas confirms superiority at the 2014 North American Speed Sailing Invitational
SurferToday
Rob Douglas has claimed the 2014 North American Speed Sailing Invitational (NASSI), held on the island of Martha's Vineyard, in Massachusetts, ...

World's Apart
International Sailing Federation
Solo skippers who had been forced into Breton havens for technical repairs have returned to the race course. The notable exception is the IMOCA ...

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Fast and Furious, Volvo Ocean Race, Fleet Nears Cape Town (videos)

The race is heating up. The compressed fleet is at full throttle as they count down the final miles to Cape Town. 11/4


Less than 500 nm to complete Leg 1 for Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. It's the final sprint, and they're in good position. Cape Town awaits.

Pedal to the metal | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 -
Southern Ocean sailing and the crews are loving it.

Volvo Ocean Race coverage:

JohnTheCrowd.com: VOR 

Volvo Ocean Race official website 

Volvo Ocean Race dashboard
MeteoEarth.com - Interactive 3D globe weather: Volvo Ocean Race 

Route du Rhum coverage: johnthecrowd.com: RDR2014  and #LaRouteDuRhum 

euronews
Navigating the Route du Rhum
euronews
The 10th edition of the Route du Rhum is well underway now with most of the 91-strong fleet having spent three full days at sea. In this singlehanded ...


Sail World
Route du Rhum – Day 2: Sidney hits 34 knots with Musandam-Oman Sail
Sail World
Route du Rhum 2014 - Sidney Gavignet, French skipper of Musandam-Oman Sail, the Sultanate of Oman's 70ft flagship campaign supported by the ...
Oman Sail team's transatlantic trip begins - Muscat Daily


My Sailing
Boat struck by lightning in Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe
My Sailing
A helicopter rescue after a boat was struck by lightning is added to the toll of damage on La Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe this Tuesday ...
Another day in Disasterland - Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Route du Rhum: Easier Times - BYM News (press release)


Vendée Globe
Vincent Riou has announced his retirement from the Route du Rhum
Vendée Globe
After a detailed inspection was carried out at 1115hrs on the pontoon, Vincent explained that he was forced to retire from the Route du Rhum.

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Volvo Ocean Race, Videos, Updates, Cape Town Finish ETA Nov 5

Inside Track - Episode 17 | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 -
Volvo Ocean Race, Videos, Updates, Cape Town Finish ETA Nov 5--Published on Nov 3, 2014--Dongfeng Race Team are pushing hard

Volvo Ocean Race updates: 

JohnTheCrowd.com: VOR 

Volvo Ocean Race official website 

Volvo Ocean Race dashboard
MeteoEarth.com - Interactive 3D globe weather: Volvo Ocean Race 

The full interview with Volvo Ocean Race legend Ken Read. As the fleet approaches Cape Town, Genny gets the Inside Track and Ken talks to his old mate and rival Ian Walker. Published on Nov 3, 2014.

Volvo Ocean Race: Weather update for final approach to Cape Town - Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Volvo Ocean Race: Roaring Forties prove short lived on Day 21 - Sail World
Volvo Ocean Race: Onboard - latest video, images and reports - Day 21 - Sail World


Stuff.co.nz
Abu Dhabi team clings on to Volvo Ocean Race lead
Khaleej Times
Alicante: Boats in the seven-strong Volvo Ocean Race fleet were skirting a group of South Atlantic icebergs on Sunday with at least one crew feeling ...


Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Volvo Ocean Race: Damage in the Southern Ocean
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Onboard Dongfeng just after 1800 UTC, part of the sheeting system (control lines) for the masthead gennaker (big sail at the front) broke and the high ...

Other SAILING NEWS:
Route du Rhum 
Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe: "Ill fortune was in no way selective as it struck a wide cross section of the La Route du Rhum-Destination fleet over the first 24 hours of the 3542 miles Transatlantic race which started from Saint-Malo, France on Sunday afternoon, bound for Guadeloupe." more coverage: johnthecrowd.com: RDR2014  and #LaRouteDuRhum 

Chattanooga Times Free Press
Sailing with Matilda: Hixson man's rare sailboat featured in national magazine
Chattanooga Times Free Press
The four-page article about his boat, “Wing Ding II,” appears in the November/December issue of “Good Old Boat,” which is dedicated to sailing ...

Bowdoin Athletics (college sailing)
Sailing Qualifies for Atlantic Coast Tournaments After A Blustery Weekend
Bowdoin Athletics
Jack McGuire, Charlotte Williamson, and Harrison Hawk sailed A division wtih Michael Croteau, Paige Speight, Chester Jacobs, and Harrison Hawk ...

thebahamasweekly.com
Cat Island Sailing Association invests in youth with technical scholarships
Bahama Islands Info (blog)
SCHOLARSHIP – Four Cat Islanders are on their way to higher education after being awarded scholarships CAT ISLAND, The Bahamas -- Cat ...

Berwick Today
Sailing club boat retrieved by RNLI
Berwick Today
Berwick Sailing Club's small inflatable rescue boat came into difficulties due to engine problems on Wednesday at 1.30pm. It was spotted drifting 500 ...

Scuttlebutt Sailing News
New speed records set at Luderitz Speed Challenge
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
The Lüderitz Speed Challenge, an annual speed sailing event which began 2007, held its 2014 edition on October 6 – November 2 in Lüderitz, ...

Nottingham Post
Brave Nottingham couple get ready to set sail through the Arctic
Nottingham Post
Married couple Dave and Marie Ungless are preparing to brave freezing conditions as they take on an Arctic sailing challenge. The fearless duo ...

Women's Sailing Places 14th At War Memorial
Cornell University
THROGGS NECK, N.Y. – The Cornell women's sailing team placed 14th of 18 teams at the prestigious War Memorial Co-ed Conference ...

Sailing Finishes Fourth at War Memorial Regatta
Old Dominion University
The Old Dominion sailing team finished fourth of 18 teams in the War Memorial regatta held at the State University of New York – Maritime in ...

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