ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne, Finn and Laser highlights videos

Sweden's Bjorn Allansson took his inaugural ISAF Sailing World Cup medal in Melbourne defeating young Australian hotshots Oliver Tweddell and Jake Lilley. (pub.Dec 7, 2013) ISAF Sailing World Cup - http://www.sailing.org/worldcup

ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne Results:  http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/results/index.php


Tom Burton Takes Melbourne Gold - Laser Highlights
Tom Burton went into the ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne Medal Race with a strong lead and maintained his form and focus to walk away with another ISAF Sailing World Cup gold.

News | ISAF Sailing World Cup | Official Site : Allansson, Belcher And Ryan Light Up Melbourne: "SAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year and London Olympic Champion Mat Belcher and crew Will Ryan re-wrote sailing history by securing another regatta win in the 470 class, the 18th in a row for Belcher...."

News | ISAF Sailing World Cup | Official Site : Hoping For A Weather Window In Melbourne: "Despite the promising forecast for the final day of ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne there is a strong northerly breeze blowing on Port Phillip...."

Star Sailors League Finals - Update from Cayard Sailing
Sail World
I was thinking of starting out with some regattas in Miami this winter and working up to the Bacardi Cup in March. ... I think the SSL is a great concept and Michel Niklaus has made an innovative step forward in sailing at the highest level. The format ...

Sailing legend Eichenlaub remembered
U-T San Diego
In addition to building countless boats in his Shelter Island boatyard for almost six decades starting in 1952, Eichenlaub was the shipwright to the U.S. Olympic nationalsailing team for almost three decades – a run that covered seven Olympic Games ...

A proud part of sailing history | Walla Walla Union-Bulletin: "With care befitting the oldest continuously contested trophy in sports, the sterling silver prize came from its home at the Golden Gate Yacht Club in San Francisco and flew first class to Sea-Tac airport. Two guards then escorted the trophy in its custom Louis Vuitton case to Anacortes Yacht Club, then to Watermark Book Co. in downtown Anacortes. #Anacortes has a unique connection with the cup, and especially the boat and team that won it in 2010 and successfully defended it in 2013 in one of the greatest comebacks in sports history. #On Aug. 28, 2008, the most technologically advanced sailing vessel ever built was launched in Anacortes and performed trial runs along Rosario Strait. #The trimaran was 90 feet long and 90 feet wide with hulls made of lightweight composites. It was built by Core Builders for BMW Oracle Racing in a warehouse on R Avenue and was the product of an estimated 150,000 man hours of labor, said Core Builder’s comanager Mark Turner...."

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ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne video and news

Krystal Weir (AUS) and Tatiana Drozdovskaya (BLR) are embracing the competition at ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne with China's Dongshuang Zheng. Zheng defeated Drozdovskaya at ISAF Sailing World Cup Qingdao on the final day but the Belorussian has hit back in Melbourne. 

News | ISAF Sailing World Cup | Official Site : Quiet Cheers At ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne: "With a cold 30 knot wind from the south whistling through the regatta venue, sailors sheltered from the rain and patiently waited for a decision from the Race Committee. After a gale warning was issued by the met office racing was abandoned for the day. The forecast for Friday is 20-25 knots in the morning decreasing through the course of the day. Additional races have been scheduled for the Nacra, 49er an 49erFX fleets with the first starts scheduled for 11:00. With boats strapped down and covered from the changeable Melbourne weather the sailors have enjoyed the racing conditions thrown at them over the first few days of the regatta...."

ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne Results: http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/results/index.php

Sailing regatta begins at INA
The Hindu
The formal opening ceremony of the Admiral's Cup Sailing Regatta 2013 was held at the Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala, here on Wednesday, marking the beginning of the annual event in the Ettikulum Bay at the academy. INA Deputy Commandant ...

Outteridge eyes more Olympic sailing gold
Ninemsn
The 27-year-old London Games gold medallist raced to his sister's aid when she badly hurt her knee competing in rough conditions at the Sail Melbourne World Cup regatta. Olympic hopeful Haylee Outteridge was racing in the 49er FX skiff class in near ...

2014 KiteFoil Gold Cup announced
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
The IKA is an International Class Association of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF). Its responsibility, amongst others, is to manage the global administration of the sport and combining world events into one united ranking. Five events are ...

ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne: Fresh to Frightening for Day 4
Sail World
An eye-flick out on the water showed there were plenty of sheep in the paddock - a piece of sailing idiom indicating that there were plenty of white breaking waves on Port Phillip. According to Predictwind.com, the forecast for Port Phillip winds is ...

The Etchells Jag – Big daddy of Winter Circuits
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
The Etchells 2014 Jaguar Cup Midwinter Series kicks off in Miami this weekend with the Louis Piana Cup. Hosted by Etchells Fleet 20 and the Biscayne Bay Yacht Club, ...Other boats to watch include Morgan Reeser sailing with John Podmajersky, Moose ...

Cup sailors battling for the lead down under
America's Cup
America's Cup sailors Nathan Outteridge, Iain Jensen and Darren Bundock are battling for top positions in their fleets at the ISAF Sailing World Cup event in Melbourne Australia this week. Outteridge and Jensen are leading the 49er fleet, with three ...

Sailing on a high
TheWeek.com.om
Especially for someone who is a part of The Wave, Muscat team which won the Extreme Sailing Series twice in a row. The recent win in Florianopolis, Brazil was a euphoric moment for Hashim who was bringing into the competition the lessons learnt from ...

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ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne news and video

Jake Lilley (AUS) continues to lead the way in the Finn fleet at ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne and is happy with the way things are going. (Published on Dec 4, 2013)

News | ISAF Sailing World Cup | Official Site : A Challenging Third Day In Melbourne: "Strong winds, grey skies and steep confused seas were the signature line for day three of racing at ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne..."

ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne Results: http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/results/index.php

News | ISAF Sailing World Cup | Official Site : Sailors Tweet Away In Melbourne: "Sailing fans are following their heroes on the 2D and 3D tracking on a daily basis at ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne, but away from the technicalities many fans follow them on twitter."

JImmy Spithill revels in afterglow of America's Cup
USA TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO – Could America's Cup produce a crossover star? The odds are stacked against it, considering that the clubby sailing competition of bluebloods and billionaires has rarely galvanized vast international audiences. But Jimmy Spithill knows ...

Cayard Sailing update from Nassau
Sail World
Paul Cayard (Cayard Sailing) updates us from Nassau on things ranging from the America's Cup to the Star Sailors League Final. I have spent the past three months decompressing from a difficult Americas Cup for me. Sometimes things go well and you are ...

Clipper Cup sets sail to Sydney
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
(December 4, 2013) – The twelve teams competing in the Clipper Round the World YachtRace began the 2150 mile leg on Dec. 3 to Sydney from Albany, Western Australia. Two of the teams were delayed following a collision after the start, but were able to ...

Slingsby, Ashby pass on Australian America's Cup challenge
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
... with the American team. Olympic medalist and 14-time World Champion Glenn Ashby (AUS), wingsail trimmer for Emirates Team New Zealand's, confirmed this week that he will be staying with the 34th America's Cup challenger. Tags: 35th America's Cup ...

ISAF World Sailing Cup Melbourne: Rain, rain go away - Day 3
Sail World
'Rain, rain, go away, come again another day' is the thought running through the minds of the 580 competitors and 180 volunteers on Day 3 of the ISAF World Sailing Cup Melbourne. The international competitors from 24 countries would probably add a new ...

Glenn Ashby staying with Team NZ
NZ City
Experienced wingsail trimmer Ashby says he has turned down an approach from Australia's Hamilton Island Yacht Club to remain with Team NZ and potentially compete for the 35th America's Cup. A government grant of $5 million has been directed towards ...

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