VOR video update; Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race IRC Results

Inside Track - Leg 3 #9 | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - Jan 15, 2015: On today's Inside Track we buzz around the fleet in more ways than one; as the teams use the lull in breeze to do some other activities and Charlie Enright updates us on the racing.

The Ninth Sailor | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - Published on Jan 15, 2015: Team Alvimedica have one of the most experienced offshore navigators around in Australia’s Will Oxley. They also have one of the best onshore, too - meet Anderson Reggio, the man who who has been tasked with helping them to plan and analyse their performance so far this race

Dashboard | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015
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Sun Sentinel
Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race: Jan 14-16th:
Sun Sentinel
With that wind expected to increase a little Wednesday night, it should make for pleasant sailing conditions for the 38 boats competing in the 160-mile ...

Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race 2015 IRC Results

source: Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race: http://www.keywestrace.org/ and
Full Results: 2015 Lauderdale to Key West Race on Yacht Scoring

Truswell and Pascoe win International 14 Worlds
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
The team sailed a conservative race playing the pressure and wind shifts to just finish a few boat lengths ahead of Brad Devine and Ian Furlong (AUS).

Burling continues winning pace at Moth Worlds
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
“There's a heap of guys sailing well. I'll be happy if I can just hold my boat together. A few big names fell down the rankings because of breakages ...

Youth Sailing Grand Prix regatta series concludes
Sail World
The 2015 Australian Youth Championships, held at Fremantle Sailing Club, WA from 6-10 January 2015, concluded the 2014 Youth Sailing Grand ...

Matt Chew shoots bullets to lead Etchells Australian Nationals
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Noel Drennan, Richie Allanson and Andrew Gavenlock are all part of the greater North Sails organisation and do know the pointy end from the blunt.

Sailing billionaire's quest to break records
CNN.com
Sailing billionaire's quest to break records. Source: CNN....

ISAF Sailing World Cup Qingdao
International Sailing Federation
From 14-20 September 2015, the ISAF Sailing World Cup returns to Qingdao, China

Premiere Sailing League to launch in 2015
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
The series kicks off this August and will be comprised of four district qualifying regattas that divide 72 sailing club teams by region (North-Chicago; ...

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Flying Phantom sailing video

Flying Phantom One design from Jeremie Eloy/ Wanaii Films on Vimeo.
Flying Phantom One Design January Sailing Session
After three years of research and development, the Flying Phantom is world’s first series foiler catamaran thanks to the combination of L-shaped foils and T-shaped rudders.
Sailing session with Gurvan Bontemps and Benjamin Amiot between Saint Lunaire and Saint Malo - Brittany - France.
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Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race: "Signed, Sealed,  & Delivered This year's Ft. Lauderdale to Key West Race certainly lived up to the pre-race caveat of "Be Prepared."  The light VMG running of the past couple of years was a distant memory, as a stout northwesterly that built overnight brought the fleet down and around the curve in rapid fashion, but made them work hard for the quick trip. When they reached the island, a slew of familiar names graced the top of the leader board...." Race Results here

Fast start, but slow sailing to Key West
Sun-Sentinel
What had the potential to be a quick Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race turned into a much slower ride for the 34 boats that competed. Winds were 20-25 knots out of the west-northwest just south of Port Everglades Inlet at the start of the 160-mile race ...

Sailing: Flying north for Starlings
New Zealand Herald
Parua Bay is proving a real drawcard for some, with sailors from as far south as Timaru carting their boats up to compete in the North Island Starling Championships this weekend. Joining the six competitors coming north from Timaru are sailors from ...

Sailing: Zenith Sailing Team win SB20 Asia Pacific Championship
Channel News Asia
A bigger competition arena coupled with strong winds made for exciting racing at this year's Singapore Straits Regatta (SSR). The Zenith Sailing Team emerged victorious at the SB20 Asia Pacific Championship despite a strong challenge in the later stages.

Wind, sun and plenty of rum on opening day in Barbados
My Sailing
Although they had a tough day on the water holding off Tom Slade's Santa Cruz 52 – Renengade – and Mike and Alene Krimholtz's well-sailed British registered Dufour 38 – Dragon Magic – they are clearly enjoying the challenges of Caribbean sailing.

Versatile yachtsman David Graney leads Betsey Island fleet home
My Sailing
In fact, it's been a good sailing week for Graney. In another close result he sailed Wedgewood into equal second place in race two of the SB20 Thursday twilight racing, just three seconds astern to the winning boat in a blanket finish between five SB20s.

Smooth sailing: Rough surfaces that can reduce drag
Eureka! Science News
From the sleek hulls of racing yachts to Michael Phelps' shaved legs, most objects that move through the water quickly are also smooth. But researchers from UCLA have found that bumpiness can sometimes be better. "A properly designed rough surface, ...

Tricky conditions in the Solomon Sea shuffle the Clipper fleet
My Sailing
However, headline grabbing Old Pulteney look set to give the fleet a tough time during the 4,500 mile race to Singapore after the teams tactical sail plan and resolute focus has seen the team climb into second place. Out of all the races to be won Old ...

Crown Series Bellerive Regatta celebrates 10th Anniversary
My Sailing
Tasmania's most successful regatta of the modern era, the Crown Series Bellerive Regatta, next month will celebrate a decade of providing an outstanding annual sailingevent for all racing craft: keelboats, sports boats, multihulls and a multitude of ...

GBSA Gears Up To Provide West Bay Community Sailing Venue
Patch.com
GBSA has provided sailing camps for West Bay youngsters for years, as well as held the nationally recognized C.J. Buckley youth regatta every summer. What began as an offshoot of the East Greenwich Yacht Club became independent in the 1990s. Now it ...

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Spinnaker takedown onboard the J Class Yacht Hanuman (video)

Spinnaker takedown onboard the J Class Yacht Hanuman (video above)5 minute drill for a spinnaker take-down on a J Boat off of Newport Rhode Island 2009. Wind was 15-20knots from SW. Boatspeed was 12.5knots. Rain squalls threatened and spit . . . Temperature was 62 F. Dolphins danced off our bows briefly (not in this video). We were practicing maneuvers and testing sails onboard the J Class Yacht. Several new sails had been delivered and most of the crew was involved in making sure they fit properly and that the boat was set up properly to handle them. J Class Yachts were sailed before World War Two but have seen a resurgence as expressions of the beauty of sail. That said they are huge and must be handled carefully witness the way the bowman is whipped around like a rag doll when he release the A2 spinnaker tack.

Crewman Dies as Storm Dismasts Yacht in Cape to Rio Race - Bloomberg: A crewman on a yacht taking part in the Cape to Rio race died and others were injured as gales damaged at least eight boats in the competition from South Africa to Brazil. The death and injuries on Bille, which also lost its mast, were reported yesterday, a day after the competition started in Cape Town, race Chairman Ray Matthews said in a statement on the event’s website. The boats sailed into rough seas about 75 nautical miles (86 miles) from the start, South Africa’s National Sea Rescue Institute said in a separate e-mailed statement today. The boats “suffered damage in what is reported as conditions of up to eight-meter (26-foot) swells and up to 60-knot gale-force winds,” the NSRI said...

Yachting: Cup challenge to be a snip at $80m - Sport - NZ Herald News: " . . . If OTUSA (Oracle Team USA) is sincere about keeping sport's oldest (and one of the most significant) sponsorships, it will need to produce more than the lame duck regatta of last time; Louis Vuitton are not known for backing lame ducks. That suggests cost reduction efforts will be genuinely pursued. Cost and Oracle's considerable technological lead and experience in giant multi-hulls were all factors in potential challengers dropping out last time - and Ellison will not want his credibility swamped again under a wave of no-shows"

Local competitive sailing season about to hit high point - Outdoors - MiamiHerald.com:
Jan. 15 is the start of the 2014 Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race, with 37 boats registered so far vying to be fastest covering the 160 miles from Port Everglades to Key West Harbor... Quantum Key West 2014 beginning Jan. 19. Teams from up to a dozen countries will line up in the open ocean off the southernmost city to compete in Melges 24 and 32; the 52 class; J/70; and Mini-Maxi. Jan. 25 - in Miami -the ISAF Sailing World Cup on Biscayne Bay. The regatta, which runs through Feb. 1, is the only North American event included in the ISAF 2013-14 Sailing World Cup Series...All 10 Olympic and all three Paralympic classes will be featured. The Olympic classes are Laser (men); Laser Radial (women); Finn (men); men’s and women’s windsurfing; 49er (men); 49er FX (women); men’s and women’s 470; and Nacra 17 (mixed). The Paralympic classes for disabled sailors are 2.4mR; SKUD-18’ and Sonar. Headquarters is the US Sailing Center in Coconut Grove. Coral Reef Yacht Club, Coconut Grove Sailing Club, Miami Rowing Club and Shake-A-Leg Miami will cohost... 

Sailing to a paradise so close to home
Victorville Daily Press
CATALINA ISLAND, CALIFORNIA • It's a little stretch of paradise off the coast of busy Los Angeles. My wife and I first came here more than 40 years ago, and now after all these years, we boarded a big Catalina Express vessel for the hour-long cruise ...

GU Sailing Wins Rose Bowl Regatta
Georgetown University Official Athletic Site
WASHINGTON - The Georgetown University sailing team won the 29th annual Rose Bowl Regatta, held in Long Beach, Calif., this past weekend. The Hoyas competed in a field of 26 collegiate teams sailing CFJ dinghies that measured 13 feet, 3 inches with ...

Sailing gods shine on Keppel Bay club's Brett Pearson
Central Queensland news
While the conditions claimed many causalities, the sailing gods shone on Keppel BaySailing Club's Pearson, with the local leapfrogging fellow competitors to move into a comfortable eighth position on the leaderboard. Pleased with his results, Pearson ...

Sailing into a good place
Marlborough Express (blog)
The great thing about sailing is still getting out on the water, getting the sails up and turning the motor off. The boat grows silent and there's just the wind above and the water against the hull. And usually some gentle encouragement from the skipper.

Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation official charity of London Boat Show
Yachting and Boating World
Managing Director of National Boat Shows Murray Ellis said: "We are proud to be partnering with The Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation at the 2014 London Boat Show. Andrew was a huge supporter of the Boat Shows, frequently giving his time to support ...

One Bar Playa Blanca Voted World's Favourite Yachting Bar! 
Scuttlebutt Sailing News: "This year’s contest was again extremely tight between the winning bar and the runners up, including the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, the Boatyard Bar & Grill in Annapolis, the Bitter End Yacht Club in the BVI, the Oar on Block Island, The King & Queen in Hamble, GB, the Yacht Club Micalvi in Chili, Maddie’s Sail Loft in Marblehead, Mass, Schooner Wharf in Key West, and Pier 23 in San Francisco...."

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