ISAF World Championships, US Sailing Team 470s vs World's Best (video)

ISAF World Championships: US Sailing Team 470's vs. The World's Best -
The US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider is managed by the United States Sailing Association (US Sailing), the national governing body for the sport of sailing and sailboat racing. The top boats in each Olympic and Paralympic class are selected annually to be members of the US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider. US Sailing helps these elite athletes with with financial, logistical, coaching, technical, fitness, marketing and communications support. The title sponsor of the team is Sperry Top-Sider; other sponsors include Harken and Team McLube. Yale Cordage is a team supplier. The US Sailing Center Miami is an Olympic training site. Oakcliff Sailing and Clearwater Community Sailing Center are US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider training centers. Chubb Personal Insurance and the Gowrie Group sponsor US Sailing's National Team Tour, a nationwide presentation program for US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider athletes. (Published on Sep 20, 2014)
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Credits: Video by Dan Egan/US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider

69th annual Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta, Miami:
Young sailors from around the globe converged on South Florida for the 69th annual Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta. The four-day event, which took place from Dec. 26-30, took place on Biscayne Bay, and is the largest youth regatta in the U.S. attracting more than 675 competitors from 27 states and 23 countries... Read more at the miamiherald.com


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US Multihull Championship 2014 videos

U.S. Multihull Championship 2014 - Day 3 -
For the finale of the 2014 Multihull Champs for the Alter Trophy, few were surprised to see Lars Guck sail into the record books by completing his string of perfect finishes. In today's video, hear from all spots on the podium about why the local fleet in Bristol was so dominant at this year's event. Published on Sep 21, 2014 - Produced by Chris Love Productions, Shooter: Chris Love, Editor: Paige O’Brien  - More info and results at http://www.ussailing.org/racing/champ...

U.S. Multihull Championship 2014 - Day 2 -
Day 2 of the U.S. Multihull Sailing Championships sent sailors home satisfyingly fatigued due to strong winds and fierce competition. While local A Cat specialist Lars Guck continues to dominate with a picket fence scoreline (1-1-1-1-1-1-[1]), Andrew Gaynor now stands firmly in 2nd place after his average score redress from yesterday went into effect. Gaynor attempts to explain this in today’s interview. Also featured are Chris Museler (4th) and Bob Orr (11th). Published on Sep 20, 2014
More info and results at http://www.ussailing.org/racing/championships/adult/multihullchamps/

French Awarded IOC President’s Trophy As Santander 2014 Closes: "At the closing ceremony the French team received the IOC President’s Trophy which is presented to the best overall performing nation. Julien Bontemps (FRA) and Charline Picon (FRA) started the medal rush as they picked up men’s and women’s RS:X honours with Thomas Goyard taking men’s bronze. Billy Besson and Marie Riou (FRA) gave the nation a further gold to celebrate, picking up Nacra 17 gold with a day to spare.   With 138 Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition places up for grabs across the ten Olympic events, thirty nine nations have secured at least one spot on the Rio start line.   ISAF Vice-Present W. Scott Perry brought the championship to close saying, “We have just concluded the most important sailing event between the Olympics. It is the time we classify 50% of those who will go to the Olympics."

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Oshkosh's century-old passion for sailing: "Oshkosh had the pleasure this summerof hosting the Inland Lakes Yachting Association Championship Regatta. More than 100 boats participated in this year's event — a vast increase from the 22 yachts entered for the great race in 1903, the largest fleet that at the time had ever sailed in a regatta..."

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