Showing posts with label La Solitaire du Figaro. Show all posts
Showing posts with label La Solitaire du Figaro. Show all posts

04 July 2014

Stena Match Cup Sweden, Sailing videos

Daily Review: Stena Match Cup Sweden 2014 Qualifying Session 4 -

ALPARI World Match Racing Tour - News: "Marstrand, Sweden (3rd July 2014): Stena Match Cup Sweden is known for being one of the few events where, thanks to the boats and venue topography, sailors can race in anger inshore in gale force conditions with spinnakers. Over its 20 years this has provided some of the most action-packed match racing of all time, all visible to the spectators packing Marstrand’s natural sailing stadium. Today’s racing was a classic example with the winds blowing a solid 25 knots, gusting to gale force. It was a day of shredded, wrapped and trawled spinnakers, collisions, a broach of the normally unbroachable DS37 as well as some at-the-limit match racing...." (read more at link above)

Battle of the Americas Cup legends at Stena Match Cup Sweden -

Supersizing a sailing event
World Match Racing Tour
Marstrand, Sweden (3rd July 2014): Ignoring all-inclusive events such as Cowes Week and Kieler Woche, few grand prix sailing events around the ...
see also: www.stenamatchcupsweden.com/.../supersizing-a-sailing-event...

Williams on top at Match Cup Sweden in classic gale force Marstrand conditions
My Sailing
Also through and keeping Swedish interests alive is Bjorn Hansen: “It was a fantastic day for sailing. I really enjoyed it, especially the second race ...

Northwestern opens new sailing center
Evanston Review
Kelly Rychter of Chicago readies her gear for surfing Lake Michigan July 1 at the new Northwestern University Sailing Center. | Karie Angell Luc/for ...

Experience beats youth in final leg of La Solitaire du Figaro
My Sailing
Growing up in la Trinité he was bound to sail and benefits from having won the Bretagne Crédit Mutuel selection‏. He has been working with three ...

Anchorage: Flatö-Ramsö and sailing photos - S/Y Dolphin Dance
By Minna Valtari
As mentioned, after a short visit to Aspö, that was full of sailors and their boats, we decided to head for the nearby anchorage between Flatö and ...
Sailing blog | S/Y Dolphin Dance...

Man in San Francisco to Hawaii sailboat race rescued after boat's rudder breaks off - ContraCostaTimes.com: "... The command center of the Coast Guard Sector San Francisco received a distress call from Herrigel at around 4:30 a.m. Sunday after the Domino's rudder had come off about 150 miles from the coast of Monterey, Coast Guard Lt. Theo Vaughan said. Herrigel, in a report posted on the sailboat society's website, said the Domino was floating in 8-foot-high swells when "there was a loud bang" and he soon "saw the rudder floating away." He said he noticed the entire rudder had broken off from the bottom of the boat. "SO, that was that," he wrote. "Done."..."

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30 June 2014

Day 3 Fleet Racing Video Highlights, RC44 Puerto Sotogrande Cup



Day 3 Fleet Racing Video Highlights above, RC44 Puerto Sotogrande Cup - highlights from day three of fleet racing at the RC44 Sotogrande Cup. Including interviews with Michele Ivaldi (ITA), Igor Lah (SLO) and John Bassadone (GBR)

Close conclusion to Sotogrande » News » RC Forty Four: "Racing at the RC44 Puerto Sotogrande Cup finished today with the tensest of conclusions, two boats tied going into the final race and the ultimate result of the regatta going right to the wire. Three races were held, once again in brilliant sunshine and a slowly building, but very very shifty westerly breeze blowing off the Andalucian coast." -- full results: http://www.rc44.com/results/fleet-racing/2014

Five-team final race shoot-out sees Alinghi clinch victory in a game of Russian roulette » Extreme Sailing Series: "Alinghi clinch a final race Act victory – their third of the season to extend their advantage on the overall 2014 leaderboard. - Final roll of the dice by The Wave, Muscat snatches second place from Emirates Team New Zealand. - Saint Petersburg debut Act impresses and amazes, saving the best for last with 10 knots of breeze and 15 knot gusts set against one of the most picturesque backdrops the fleet have ever raced in."  Replay the final Act deciding races with Hannah White and David Carr here." Full Results and Standings here. Twitter: #EXSS

Extreme Sailing Series: The Wave win second spot in St Petersburg
Times of Oman
St Petersburg: In a thrilling climax to the St Petersburg Act, Extreme Sailing Series defending champions The Wave, Muscat fought valiantly for the ...

Wakefield native is sailing on history with July 4 cruise on USS Constitution
The Union Leader
Why would modern sailors learn how to sail a 217-year-old ship? "To keep the heritage," he said. "We're keeping Constitution alive by sharing her ...

Lambourdini wins Queensland IRC title on perfect day in Mooloolaba
My Sailing
They needed to sail smart and fast to keep Black Jack Too in check. On board Lambourdini was local sailor Graham Eaton who took a lead role in the ...

Freedom: Sailing across the dirt
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Three wheels, a vibrant multi colored sail, and with my two feet poised, I aim for the setting sun. The brilliant blue Nevada sky has a wispy cloud cover ...

Another strong Kiwi crew leads 49er Junior World Championships
My Sailing
A rainy calm greeted the sailors this morning as they arrived for Day 1 of the 2014 Seiko 49er & 49erFX Junior World Championships in Aarhus.

Leaders under pressure as final leg of La Solitaire du Figaro approaches
My Sailing
And from there it is a moderately straightforward two/three sail reach across the channel in a moderate E'ly breeze. After turning the Manacles buoy by ...

Skolkovo announce their presence on the MBA sailing circuit with a big win in Greece! | MBA ...
By robc
This compounded their misfortune in race 3, when they headed back for a third circuit of the race course, leaving LBS and Bocconi 2 to sail past them ...
MBA Sailing League

Optimist Sailing in Argentina | Live Sail Die
By Buoy
Buoy sure wishes he had a GoPro when he was sailing opti's! Submarine has my top mark! Photo: ©Quique Helman ...
Live Sail Die

Hansen Sailing Team are back for more - Stena Match Cup Sweden
stenamatchcupsweden.com
Björn Hansen is already a part of Stena Match Cup Sweden's history. He sailed with Henrik Lundberg's team the inaugural event in 1994, became the ...
www.stenamatchcupsweden.com/.../hansen-sailing-team-are-b...

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