Latest Plans for the 36th America's Cup Unveiled (video)

Latest plans for the 36th America's Cup unveiled

The World Sailing Show video above published Oct 25, 2018: Challengers of Record Luna Rossa brought the America's Cup show to its spiritual home, Cowes, Isle of Wight (IOW) as plans for the 36th America's Cup in Auckland 2021 were unveiled.

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Isle of Wight, Round The Island Race 2018 (video)

Isle of Wight, Round the Island Race 2018

Royal Yachting Association (RYA) video above published Jul 8, 2018. The annual Round the Island Race, organized by the Island Sailing Club, is a one-day yacht race around the Isle of Wight, an island off the south coast of England. "A test of concentration and team work"--Gladiator Sailing's Hannah Stodel.

Race Website: roundtheisland.org.uk
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Rolex Fastnet Race 2017 Video – The Spirit of Yachting

Rolex Fastnet Race 2017 Video – The Spirit of Yachting

Rolex World of Yachting video published Sep 18, 2017: This episode of the Rolex Spirit of Yachting film series features the action and highlights of the 2017 Rolex Fastnet Race. On 6 August, a record fleet of 362 yachts gathered off Cowes, the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom for the world’s largest offshore race. Of the 2,700 sailors taking part in the 603-nautical-mile offshore adventure, overall victory went to French yachtsman Didier Gaudoux. It was a dream made reality for the seasoned yachtsman who had set his sights on a Rolex Fastnet trophy and the accompanying Rolex timepiece as far back as the late 1970s. The 47th edition affirmed its status as one of the most demanding offshore races, a veritable benchmark on the international yachting calendar for almost a century.

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• JohnTheCrowd.com: Rolex Fastnet Race 2017 Video, August 6 Start, LIVE Twitter Feed 

• JohnTheCrowd.com: Fastnet 2017: MOD 70 Concise 10 and IRC Zero & VO65 Start (video)

Until 2019...#rolexfastnetrace
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Rolex Fastnet Race 2017 Video, August 6 Start, LIVE Twitter Feed

Rolex Fastnet Race 2017 – Fulfilment of a dream

Video above published Aug 11, 2017: A memorable 47th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race concludes with Didier Gaudoux’s Lann Ael 2 confirmed as the overall race winner on IRC handicap. Victory is the crowning achievement of Gaudoux’s sailing career and recognition for an epic Rolex Fastnet performance, uniting teamwork, shrewd tactical decision-making and flawless preparation for the race. Lann Ael 2 becomes the third French yacht in as many editions of the race to claim outright victory. The 39-ft yacht prevailed from a record fleet of 362 yachts from 29 countries to claim the coveted Fastnet Challenge Cup and Rolex timepiece awarded to the overall race winner.

Very best photos Rolex Fastnet Race 2017 | Yachting World

Video above published Aug 11, 2017: Stunning images from the Rolex Fastnet Race that capture both the power of the wind and those rare moments of great beauty out at sea.

Rolex Fastnet Race 2017 – 9 August – At the fourth attempt

Video above published Aug 9, 2017: Perseverance pays for George David as his American Maxi, Rambler 88, claims monohull line honours at the 2017 Rolex Fastnet Race. After coming close both in 2007 and 2015 and suffering a dramatic capsize in 2011, success in 2017 is the fulfilment of a decade-long ambition. Leading the monohull fleet from the start of the 605-nm race from Cowes, Rambler 88 arrived nearly five hours ahead of her closest rivals, CQS and Nikata. The focus now turns to the progress being made across the Celtic Sea by the remainder of the fleet in their quest to claim overall victory on IRC handicap.

Rolex Fastnet Race 2017 – 8 August – Concise confirmed as first yacht home

Video above published Aug 8, 2017: Plymouth has welcomed its first 2017 Rolex Fastnet Race arrival. Concise 10, a MOD70 owned by Tony Lawson and skippered by Ned Collier Wakefield, claimed multihull line honours in the early hours of Tuesday morning completing the 47th edition of the race in 42 hours, 55 minutes. The time is a little over ten hours outside the current record. Monohull line honours is being contest by three Maxis – the 115-ft Nikata, Ludde Ingvall’s 100-ft CQS and George David’s Rambler 88. The latter currently holds a significant advantage and is making good progress back across the Celtic Sea. The majority of the 362-strong fleet are currently sailing in the opposite direction and on the approach to the race’s emblematic landmark, the Fastnet Rock on the southern tip of Ireland.

Fastnet Race day 3 update #3 onboard HUGO BOSS

Aug 8, 2017, video above.

Fastnet: the first 12 hours | Volvo Ocean Race

Published Aug 7, 2017: Leg Zero stage 2 is ON! At the start of the 2017-18 fleet's first racing night offshore, here's a look back at the day...

Rolex Fastnet Race 2017 – 6 August – Record fleet enjoys perfect start

In front of the Royal Yacht Squadron’s magnificent clubhouse in Cowes, a record-breaking fleet of 368 yachts embark on the 47th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race. Lying ahead is the famous 605-nm race to Plymouth via the Fastnet Rock on the southern tip of Ireland. The 2017 Rolex Fastnet Race fleet is truly diverse, a quality clearly evident to all of those watching on the shore in Cowes or the thousands following the live start of the race on the internet. The first of seven start sequences was reserved for the fastest multihulls, the final saw the leading monohulls comprising the contrasting designs of Nikata, CQS and Rambler begin their quest for line honours.

Rolex Fastnet Race 2017 Start

Aug 6, 2017: The start of the 47th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race from the Royal Yacht Squadron Line, Cowes, Isle of Wight.

Rolex Fastnet Race 2017 – Preview

Video above published Jul 3, 2017: The biennial Rolex Fastnet Race has been an established fixture on the ocean racing circuit since 1925. The 605-nautical mile race is a test of strategy and skill with challenging tidal currents and changeable weather. 2017 marks the 47th edition of this international classic organized by the Royal Ocean Racing Club. The race starts on Sunday 6 August from the Royal Yacht Squadron line, off Cowes on the Isle of Wight. The fleet races westward out of the Solent, down the English Channel and into the open water of the Celtic Sea heading towards the Fastnet Rock off the southern tip of Ireland. Once there the yachts head back on a reciprocal course to the finish off Plymouth.

The Royal Ocean Racing Club​ Rolex Fastnet Race starts on Sunday 6 August 2017: The start begins at 1100 (BST) for the 47th edition. Multihulls will start first, followed by IMOCA 60s and Class 40s.
1100 Multihull
1110 IMOCA 60 and Class40
1120 IRC 4
1140 IRC 3
1200 IRC 2
1220 IRC 1
1240 IRC Zero & VO65

Official site: rolexfastnetrace.com

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2016 Brewin Dolphin Commodores' Cup Highlights, Sailing Video

Highlights from the 2016 Brewin Dolphin Commodores' Cup:

France victorious in the 2016 Brewin Dolphin Commodores’ Cup. Video shown at the prize giving includes interviews with winners and race officials, plus footage from the final race on day 7.

The reason why the Brewin Dolphin Commodores’ Cup stands as a pinnacle event within the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s sizeable calendar was made abundantly evident during its 13th running in late July. Video published August 1, 2016

The club’s biennial flagship event for three boat teams with Corinthian crews is a supreme test, held on the navigationally complex waters of the Solent and the Channel, and featuring a range of race courses – windward-leewards, round the cans, an overnight offshore race and a race around the Isle of Wight, that on this occasion took place in sun and a 20-25 knot southwesterly. It is also something of a rarity in modern grand prix yachting – an event that lasts a whole week. And to win requires a team effort: All three boats in each team must pull their weight. 

Worthy winner on this occasion was France Blue comprising Eric de Turkheim’s A13, Teasing Machine, the Prietz family’s Ker 39, GOA and yacht designer Daniel Andrieu on his Sun Fast 3200, Cifraline 4. This marked the 10th anniversary of when Commodores’ Cup legend Géry Trenteseaux last led a French team to victory. 

TEAMS:
TEAM FRANCE: (3)
FRANCE BLUE:
Teasing Machine, A13, Eric De Turckheim/Laurent Pages
GOA, Ker 39, Gilles & Samuel Prietz/Samuel Prietz
Cifraline, Sunfast 3200, Daniel Andrieu

FRANCE WHITE:
Lann Ael 2, JND 39, Didier Gaudoux
Pen Koent, First 40.7, Emmanuel Le Men
Foggy Dew, JPK1010, Noel Racine

FRANCE RED:
Stamina, JND 39, Andrew Hurst/Joe Lacey
Timeline, JPK 1080, Marc Alpérovitch
Realax, A35, Jean-Yves Le Goff/ Alexandre Korniloff

TEAM GBR: (2)
GBR RED:
La Réponse, First 40, Andrew McIrvine
Alice, Mumm 36, Simon Henning
Bengal Magic, J/35, James Chalmers

GBR BLUE:
INO, HH42, James Neville
Cobra, King 40, Michael Blair
Sunrise, JPK 1080, Tom Kneen

TEAM ISRAEL: (1)
Carlton, Tel Aviv, JPK 10.10, David Frank
Daniel, Herzliya, JND 35, Peter Morton
Dan, Israel Ker 40, Andy Williams

TEAM FLANDERS NORTH SEA: (1)
Elke, First 40, Frans Rodenburg (NED)
Dunkerque - Les Dunes de Flandre, Archambault A35, Philippe Bourgeois (FRA)
Moana, First 47.7, François Goubau (BEL)

CELTIC TEAM: (1)
Shaitan, JPK 10.80, Jock Wishart
Aurora, Corby 37, Rod Stuart & Bill Ram
Space Oddity, JPK 10.10, Marc Noël

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Brewin Dolphin Commodores' Cup, Cowes, Isle of Wight, July 23-30

UPDATE: 2016 Brewin Dolphin Commodores' Cup Final Day - Day 7:

July 30, 2016: interviews with RORC Racing Manager, Nick Elliott and leading skippers - France Blue, Flanders North Sea, France White.

2016 Brewin Dolphin Commodores' Cup - Day 5:

Highlights of Day 5 of the Brewin Dolphin Commodores' Cup - great action shots and interviews with the top boats in the Solent's premier biennial event for three boat teams. Published July 28, 2016

2016 Brewin Dolphin Commodores' Cup - Day 1:

Video above from Day 1 of the Brewin Dolphin Commdores' Cup. Published July 24, 2016.

Brewin Dolphin Commodores' Cup Homepage: Brewin Dolphin Commodores' Cup 2016 - The Brewin Dolphin Commodores' Cup is the Royal Ocean Racing Club's (RORC) biennial flagship event for national teams with amateur crews. The international offshore regatta comprises a tough mix of inshore and offshore racing and is an intense seven-day programme that pits three-boat teams against one another to accrue overall team points. For the next edition, The RORC Committee have agreed to a number of changes that will have a positive impact on the number of teams taking part in the event held at Cowes, Isle of Wight between 23 and 30 July 2016.
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Spirit of Yachting, Royal Yacht Squadron Bicentenary, Sailing Video

Spirit of Yachting - Royal Yacht Squadron Bicentenary:

The Royal Yacht Squadron celebrated its bicentenary in 2015, coinciding with the 46th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race. Exclusive video of the bicentennial celebrations and interviews with the squadron’s Commodore, Christopher Sharples, among others, bring to life one of the biggest yachting events in this influential club’s 200 year history. The pioneering story of the RYS began in St James’s, London, in 1815. Today, from its base at Cowes Castle on the Isle of Wight, this prestigious club maintains the highest standards, safeguarding its exclusive traditions while working to develop yachting. Published on Apr 1, 2016

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Free PDF Nautical Charts; Sailboat and Tanker collision video

Free PDF Nautical Charts are available for a three-month trial period, from October 22, 2013, to January 22, 2014. NOAA is providing about a thousand high-resolution printable nautical charts—almost the entire NOAA suite of charts—as PDF files. The PDF nautical charts, which are exact images of the traditional charts currently printed by lithography, will be available for free download. Coast Survey will evaluate usage and user feedback to determine whether to continue the service after January 22, 2014. The chart PDFs are listed by chart number. To find the chart you need, first use the Online Chart Viewer. Please provide comments on this new service (more at links above).


While the Extreme Racing Series was entertaining the crowds at the 2011 Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week, a supertanker hit a yacht which was then dismasted as its spinnaker sail was snagged by the ship's anchor. The Marine Knutsen supertanker was being guided by a pilot boat into Southampton docks and was making its presence known by repeatedly sounding its horn. But one sailboat failed to give way and was hit, having its mast and rigging ripped off when one of its sails got caught in the supertanker's anchor. The yacht was quickly attended by several vessels offering assistance. . . . The incident was captured by Tim Addison for COWES.co.uk

Roland Wilson: Ex-Royal Navy officer who crashed yacht into oil tanker order to pay £100,000 court costs - Mirror Online: " . . . An ex-Royal Navy lieutenant who crashed his racing yacht into a bright red 870-ft long oil tanker was yesterday ordered to pay more than £100,000 in court costs. Roland Wilson, 32, negligently allowed his yacht Atalanta of Chester to collide with the Hanne Knutsen despite seeing it from five miles away - 10 minutes before the collision. . . . ."

Clipper Race fleet due in Cape Town Tomorrow
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
The front runners of the twelve-strong matched fleet of 70 foot ocean racers competing in the Clipper 2013-14 Round the World Yacht Race will arrive in V&A Waterfront, Cape Town tomorrow (Saturday 26 October). After racing nearly ...

Strictly Sail Long Beach event returns to Shoreline Village
Long Beach Press-Telegram
A hands-on search for the right sailboat is expected to attract scores of recreational sailors today and through this weekend at the second annual Strictly Sail Long Beach event at the Shoreline Village in Rainbow Harbor. The show ...

Mini Transat Returns to Code Red
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
The scenario proposed yesterday by the Race Director to start the 84 strong Mini Tansat fleet on Friday with a stopover in Gijon has been determined a no-go so there'll be no start on Friday for the Mini Transat however management is optimistic for a ...

Newport Bermuda Race - New US Safety Equipment Requirements adopted
Sail World
The Bermuda Race Organizing Committee has adopted US Sailing's new Safety Equipment Requirements for the 2014 Newport Bermuda Race, with modifications to include prescriptions. An overhaul of the International Sailing Federation's Offshore Special ...

19th Flying Fifteen World Championships - 33 overseas entries
Sail World
RHKYC's Official Logistics and Shipping Partner, GAC Pindar, this week delivered eleven 40' containers to Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club's Middle Island sailing centre, bearing the 33 overseas entries in the 19th International Flying Fifteen World ...

Dhow sailing race to kick off in Dubai
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Dubai: Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC) will hold a traditional 43-foot sailing race on Saturday, the first round of Dubai Sailing Dhow Championships, to promote the UAE's bid to host Expo 2020 in Dubai. The three-heat championship begins with ...

Cohasset Sailing Club clubhouse razed
Wicked Local- Cohasset
Over the course of Columbus Day weekend, the Cohasset Sailing Club said goodbye to its clubhouse. The clubhouse, which had stood since 1979, was torn down to make way for a new and improved building, which will be constructed in December....

Olympic sailing hero opens namesake leisure centre at Truro School
This is The West Country
Educated at Truro School, Sir Ben moved to Cornwall from Cheshire at an early age and learnt to sail in nearby Falmouth, before becoming a national sailing success - winning many gold medals within his career. He is also a keen ambassador and role ...

US Sailing Chubb Junior Championships
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Traverse City will be a showcase of the nation's top youth sailing talent when 93 sailorsfrom around the country gather on West Grand Traverse Bay for the US SAILING Chubb U.S. Junior Championships. Sponsored by the Chubb Group of Insurance ...

Georgetown Sailing Wins Navy Fall Intersectional
Georgetown University Official Athletic Site
WASHINGTON - The Georgetown University Sailing Team competed in three events at three different sites this past weekend, coming away with a victory at the Navy Fall Intersectional. The Hoyas also placed ninth out of 18 teams at the Yale Women's ...

Busy Weekend Ahead for Sailing - Harvard
Halfway through competition this fall, the Harvard sailing team will face the busiest weekend of the autumn schedule with six regattas. The No. 6 Crimson Coeds ...
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