35th America's Cup, May 27 - June 27, Bermuda, LIVE Twitter Feed

The 2017 America's Cup will be the 35th edition of the America's Cup yacht race. The Defender is Oracle Team USA of the Golden Gate Yacht Club, San Francisco, CA (USA) which will sail in the finals against the winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup. 35th America's Cup schedule:

• Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers & Challenger Playoffs: 27th May – 12th June
• Red Bull Youth America’s Cup Finals: 20-21st June
• America’s Cup Match presented by Louis Vuitton: 17-18th & 24-27th June

Results / Standings | americascup.com

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Louis Vuitton Cup 30th anniversary highlights video

30th anniversary Louis Vuitton Cup highlights - all the best video - Emirates Team New Zealand defeated Italy's Luna Rossa Challenge and Sweden's Artemis Racing to win the 30th anniversary Louis Vuitton Cup.


Ninth fittest woman in the world, sailor Anna Tunnicliffe takes on Red Bull's strongest sailor - The ninth fittest woman in world, Olympic sailing champion and cross fit enthusiast Anna Tunnicliffe, takes on the Red Bull Sailing Team bowman and match racing World Champion Graeme Spence in the DoomBar rowing challenge.

America's Cup pits U.S., New Zealand with San Francisco as backdrop - latimes.com: "The newly designed AC72 catamarans have the ability to hydrofoil, meaning when the boat reaches a certain speed, the hydrofoils generate enough lift for the two hulls to clear the water and glide just on the foils that are under the boat. This means reduced hull drag and increased speed. Spectators will be able to watch the boats “fly” during the races. This also marks the first time the America’s Cup racing is inshore rather than offshore. The race course is within the confines of the San Francisco Bay instead of being three miles off-shore as it has been in the past, allowing spectators to see the race much more closely than before, so much so that sailors can hear the cheering crowd. For those interested in experiencing the America’s Cup, Piers 27/29 along San Francisco’s Embarcadero have been transformed into America’s Cup Park for the summer...."

Sailing on caffeine - Viva Magazine - NZ Herald News: "Nespresso says it has chosen to support the sport of sailing as it offers a prestigious image, international scope providing multifaceted opportunities for brand exposure and a unique way to experience the brand. "Coffee and sailing are both very close to Kiwis' hearts and we are proud to be supporting such an event," says Guillaume Chesneau, country manager Nespresso New Zealand. "The America's Cup has been a high priority for us for over two and a half years now. It is very close to my heart.""

Sailing in Marin: Sausalito's 86-year-old still going strong in Knarr competition - Marin Independent Journal: The Knarr is a unique boat — and fleet — for many reasons, all of which have kept the intrigue for Wibroe as fresh as the day he first sailed one. Full-keeled and very heavy, the boats are 30-feet long and sailed with a main and jib, no spinnaker. There's nothing high performance about them — they're a 70-year-old classic design, all built in Scandinavia. As old and slow as they are, the local fleet numbers some 42 boats, the largest on the bay after the J/105s, with up to 24 frequently on the start line. Wibroe tends to think they're also the most fair fleet racing. . . .

Sailing St. Barths With Richard Mille
Forbes
I had arrived in St. Barth during regatta week as a guest of Richard Mille's European distributor Peter Harrison to partake in actual competitive sailing. I knew this landing was to herald physical extremes made less daunting as they were framed by the ...

Sailing: Irish trio stuck in 10th place
Irish Independent
Tralee Bay Sailing Club's Jacqui Browne, Amy Kelehan and Austin O'Carroll hold last place on their debut regatta. Meanwhile on the east coast, it was Howth's turn to have weather disruption as the BMW J24 World Championships had no races completed ...

​A wind-sailing rover may explore Venus
Times of India
WASHINGTON: Nasa is considering sending a sail-powered robotic rover to Venus that could use the planet's high wind speeds and hot temperatures for exploration. The wind-sailing rover would not only be able to move around Venus, but would also have ...

Sailing San Francisco
Vancouver Sun (blog)
By this point you're probably wondering what this has to do with Sailing. My partner Greg and I have for a long time discussed purchasing a sailboat. He comes from a family of sailors so living aboard a sailboat has been in his head since he was a ...

Sailing: S'pore defend title at Asian Optimist Championships
Channel News Asia
SINGAPORE: Singapore's junior sailors have defended their Asian Optimist Team Racing title at the 2013 Asian Optimist Championships in Japan. Singapore fielded two teams in the Team Racing event and they battled past notable sailing nations to set up ...

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Extreme Sailing Series Live Saturday, Kiwis take 5-1 lead in Louis Vuitton Cup finals

Live Cardiff: Day Two - Extreme Sailing Series by extremesailingseries
Live Cardiff: Day Two - Extreme Sailing Series - Saturday August 24, 2013, watch LIVE online,  BST 1600-1700 local time, 11 am - 12 noon EDT (US)


The Extreme Sailing Series has come to Cardiff Bay, Wales over the UK Bank Holiday weekend! With eight of the worlds best teams and up to 30 races to come, watch LIVE online,  BST 1600-1700 local time, 11 am - 12 noon EDT (US)

Small breeze calls for big tactics on day one of Act 6, Cardiff presented by Land Rover » Extreme Sailing Series: Swiss dominate on opening day with 2013 newcomers Realteam staking an early claim and circuit veterans Alinghi in second. Swapping the tide for turf – Extreme 40 skippers rub shoulders with British and Irish Lions heroes Leigh Halfpenny and Alex Cuthbert.- Big breeze on the horizon for Saturday

Cardiff hosts Extreme Sailing Series regatta - and receives boost from China
The Independent
With a re-shuffled cast of players, Cardiff has also become the launch city for a new Chinese yacht racing team as it hosts this weekend's Extreme Sailing Series regatta for the second year in succession. China Spirit, in fiery red colours, has picked ...

Nautical but nice... Cardiff Harbour Festival sails into town
WalesOnline
Cardiff's council cabinet member for sport, culture and leisure, Councillor Ramesh Patel, said: “The bank holiday weekend will be jam-packed with entertainment as the Cardiff Harbour Festival hosts the Extreme Sailing Series. "There will be something ...

Louis Vuitton Cup finals: On Friday, Emirates Team New Zealand handily defeated Luna Rossa Challenge, to take a 5-1 lead in the best of 13 Louis Vuitton Cup finals which could wrap up Saturday with 2 races scheduled on San Francisco Bay (more info at americascup.com )

America's Cup: Italians see error as only path to victory
New Zealand Herald
Luna Rossa skipper Max Sirena is one of the most pleasant people at this 34th America's Cup - sturdily built, with that northern Italian fairness of complexion, blue eyes, a ready sense of humour and a strong sense of reality. He wasn't laughing too ...

New Sailing Tracker App 'Will Save Many Lives'
Afloat
A new smartphone app developed by the Irish Sailing Association (ISA) that aims to make it easy for boaters to allow contacts on shore to monitor their voyages has been launched today (Thursday 22 August). Marine Minister Simon Coveney was on ...

Rutland Sailing Club secures £50000 grant for changing rooms
Rutland and Stamford Mercury
A sailing club hopes to attract new people and improve facilities for current members after securing £50,000 of grant funding. Rutland Sailing Club, based in Edith Weston, was one of several sporting organisations across the country to be chosen in the ...

Learn Sailing at Home with New Online Learn to Sail Course
Gilmer Mirror
FT. MYERS, Fla., August 22, 2013 – Learning to sail just got easier. A new “Online Learn to Sail” course from America's #1 sailing school, Offshore Sailing School, and the leading national boating safety organization funded by a half million boaters ...

New sailing app allows Coastguard to see your passage plan
Yachting Monthly
The free app, available for both Android and Apple iOS devices, is called ISA SafeTrx and has been launched with the backing of the Irish Sailing Association and Government. It has been developed in association with the Irish Coastguard and DeCare ...

SAILING: All the latest regatta news with Tim Cross, RYA Regional Club Coach
This is Plymouth
A LIGHT north west wind meant a slightly shorter course had to be set for the eighth race in the Plym Yacht Club second series. With 25 boats ready to race it was decided to send them out to F Buoy on a spinnaker run before beating back to North West ...

Kinsale welcomes world sailing event
Southern Star Newspaper
Kinsale Paralympian John Twomey with Cassandra Burke-O'Driscoll, Kinsale Tourism, at the launch of the IFDS (International Association for Disabled Sailing) World Championships, which will be staged in Kinsale from August 25th-30th. Kinsale is awash ...

Around the sailing clubs, Friday, August 23, 2013
Isle of Wight County Press
In the handicap class, Alex Gallimore's Laser was unable to out-sail the first two Picos on corrected time. Helen Sceales gained first place just ahead of Sophie Whitehead after their well-matched race and Alex was third. David Hedley was at the front ...

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Louis Vuitton Cup Finals video highlights

Video Highlights: LOUIS VUITTON CUP FINAL RACES 4&5
Emirates Team New Zealand captures two, leads Louis Vuitton Cup Final 4-1 / America’s Cup: "Upcoming Louis Vuitton Cup Final schedule (best-of-13 series) Friday, Aug. 23: Final Race 6 (1:10 pm PT) Saturday, Aug. 24: Final Race 7 (1:10 pm PT), Final Race 8 (2:10 pm PT) Sunday, Aug. 25: Final Race 9* (1:10 pm PT), Final Race 10* (2:10 pm PT) (* If necessary)"

Battle drums sound across Cardiff Bay ahead of Act 6, Cardiff presented by Land Rover » Extreme Sailing Series: "The towering masts of the Extreme Sailing Series™ fleet dominated the Cardiff Bay skyline today, as eight Extreme 40s took to the water for one final shake down ahead of Act 6, Cardiff hosted by Cardiff Harbour Festival. Gliding round the Bay under bright skies and tactically demanding light airs, today’s series of short preview races came as a final chance for the circuits new faces and old hands to sharpen their swords and polish up their armor ahead of the battle of Cardiff Bay, kicking off on Friday 23rd August at 1400 BST." (Live coverage here on johnthecrowd.com Saturday-Monday (August 24-26)

America's Cup: Sailors join Oracle 'cheating' drama - Sport - NZ Herald News: "The picture is beginning to firm - it now appears two members of Oracle Team USA's sailing crew are involved in the cheating allegations disrupting the 34th America's Cup."

New Lake Forest program brings sailing to those with disabilities
Chicago Tribune
The sky is overcast as Kim Russell, 30, of Evanston, pulls up to the Lake Forest Yacht Club. The driveway is still wet from a morning rain and the wind gently blows waves to shore. The air is thick but not too warm. It's a perfect day for sailing ...

New sailing adventures just beyond Georgia Strait
Vancouver Sun
You can learn to sail in a few days, but it takes a lifetime to master it. The same can be said about B.C.'s vast coast. You can explore it during a week-long cruise, but you could spend a lifetime getting to know all the secluded beaches, hidden coves ...

J/111 FLEETWING Tops Verve Cup Sailing Regatta
J/Sailing News (blog)
(Chicago, IL)- Sponsored this year by AUDI Chicago and SLAM Weather Gear and hosted by the Chicago Yacht Club, the Verve Cup Offshore regatta took place from August 9th to 11th along the magnificent Chicago city front on the azure blue waters of Lake ...

Love, sailing & photos
MENAFN.COM
Love, sailing & photos. ...When Mary Longpre filled out her photographer credential for the upcoming America's Cup, she submitted information about an important ...

Irish Sailing Association launches app designed to save lives on the water
Siliconrepublic.com
Irish Sailing Association launches app designed to save lives on the water. The IrishSailing Association (ISA) has launched a new app designed to save lives in water. The app enables boat and leisure craft owners to log their voyages directly with the ...

Sailing: Falmouth Week round-up: August 22
This is Cornwall
The Top Yacht in the Bay Fleet was "General Khaos" (Ian Jakeways) and in the Carrick Fleet was "Haggis" the Cornish shrimper sailed by Mark Peek from Rock. The Dinghy top boat was the "49er" of Christopher Thomas of St. Mawes Sailing Club.

US Adult Sailing Championship set for Rochester YC action
Sail World
The historic U.S. Adult Sailing Championship will reveal a new and exciting format for competitive adult women and men sailors this Friday through Sunday, August 23-25, hosted by the Rochester Yacht Club (N.Y.). The U.S. Adult Sailing Championship for ...

Michigan Collects Use Tax On Illinois Resident's Rhode Island Yacht - Forbes: "It looks like John Podmajersky will be paying the State of Michigan nearly $100,000 in use tax on his 65 foot yacht, the Laughing Dolphin, based on this decision of  the Court of Appeals...."

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Extreme Sailing Series at Cardiff August 23-26 (video)

Cardiff Harbour Festival hosts Extreme Sailing Series (video above) - A number of high profile crew changes and two additional team entries for the Extreme Sailing Series™ Cardiff presented by Land Rover, sees the Act shaping up to be one of the most closely contested of the Series to date, as the fleet prepare for four days of Stadium Racing hosted by the Cardiff Harbour Festival, over the UK Bank Holiday weekend, 23-26 August. 

America's Cup: New Zealand takes 2-1 lead
San Jose Mercury News
SAN FRANCISCO -- The final of the America's Cup challenger series has had more failing than foiling. Emirates Team New Zealand sailed away with another victory because of a mechanical failure to Italy's Luna Rossa Challenge, taking a 2-1 lead in the ...

Sailing-Mechanical snafu again mars America's Cup racing
Reuters
On Monday, a line used to control the 130-foot (40-meter) wing sail on Luna Rossa's yacht broke, slowing the boat to a crawl. As the Italian sailors fought unsuccessfully with winches to control their boat, New Zealand extended its lead and won its ...

We Spent A Day Sailing With Larry Ellison's Team Oracle America's Cup Racing ...
San Francisco Chronicle
Regardless of the choppy controversy surrounding Team Oracle and the America's Cup this year we wanted to get up-close and personal, and that's exactly what we did when we spent a day with Ellison's sailing team watching how they operate their ...

Weymouth Sailing Centre Hosts Jack Holt 'Miracle' Dinghy Class
Afloat
As the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) continues to conserve maritime heritage, they welcomed the Miracle Class National Championships last week from 11 -16 August, supporting the legacy of traditional racing ...

Comox Bay Sailing Club duo win regatta
Comox Vallety Record
Under warm sunny skies, a consistent breeze, and with the sights and sounds of Comox Nautical Days providing an exciting backdrop, the Comox Bay Sailing Club (CBSC) hosted this year's Comox Cup Regatta and BC Provincial 420 Class Sailing ...

Sea-loving man still sailing after death
Trinidad Guardian
Set the cremated remains to sail across the seven seas, perhaps? That is exactly what American Beverly Smith, 56, did. Three weeks after her husband Gordon “Skinny” Smith died, she took a bottle with his ashes to Big Pine Key in Florida, a place where ...

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Kiwis win Louis Vuitton Cup Race 3 (Race 2 video)

Emirates Team New Zealand now leads Louis Vuitton Cup finals 2-1, as Luna Rossa Challenge suffer equipment problem (apparently a breakdown on the control arm of the wing sail) in Race 3. Race 4 postponed due to excessive wind. Next races scheduled for Wednesday, August 21, 2013. Race 2 video highlights below.

Louis Vuitton Cup: More disappointment for Luna Rossa as race ended by ...

The Independent
Saved by the wind, the Italian America's Cup challenger Luna Rossa was saved the embarrassment of having to pull out of the fourth race of the Louis Vuitton Cup as hammers were being wielded to make a repair to their crippled boat. Once again, gear ...

America's Cup: Oracle to face hearings over cheating claims
New Zealand Herald
Oracle Team USA have been ordered to front the international jury after the independent panel wrapped up their investigations into cheating allegations during the America's CupWorld Series. The jury this morning issued two notices under rules rule 69 ...

We Spent A Day Sailing With Larry Ellison's Team Oracle America's Cup Racing ...
San Francisco Chronicle
Regardless of the choppy controversy surrounding Team Oracle and the America's Cup this year we wanted to get up-close and personal, and that's exactly what we did when we spent a day with Ellison's sailing team watching how they operate their ...

 Extreme Sailing Series Act 6: Cardiff, Wales, August  23-26 (live coverage on johnthecrowd.com)

Extreme Sailing Series - Land Rover backs hometown entry for next Act
Sail World
With less than one week to go until the Extreme Sailing Series™ returns to UK shores in Cardiff, where it will be hosted by the Cardiff Harbour Festival, Series Main Partner Land Rover has announced its support of the home team: 'Team Wales Land Rover'.

Science & Sailing Foundation schedules open house
TheDay.com
Stonington - New England Science & Sailing Foundation on Water Street in the borough will hold a back to school open house for educators and their families from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 26. There will be an opportunity to meet the NESS staff, tour ...

Fireball Dinghy Sailors Head for Euros & Worlds at Portoroz, Slovenia
Afloat
The defending World Champions from the December 2011/January 2012 regatta in Mandurah, Western Australia, Tom Gillard and Sam Brearey, have split for the Slovenia event with Tom sailing with Simon Potts and Sam sailing with Christian Birrell.

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Louis Vuitton Cup Finals tied 1-1 (videos)

Louis Vuitton Cup Final Race 2 Start Luna Rossa helmsman Chris Draper did a nice job in the pre-start to get a fairly even start against Emirates Team New Zealand. But the Kiwis were to windward and literally took off, popping up onto their foils to open a 10-second lead at the first mark. Emirates Team New Zealand sailed lower and faster than Luna Rossa on the first run and stretched its 10-second lead to 23 seconds at the leeward gate. Lower and faster "is a real good combination when you're trying to win a sailboat race," said announcer Ken Read. (Sunday August 18)

Live Racing Blog / America’s Cup: "Italy’s Luna Rossa Challenge evened the final of the Louis Vuitton Cup against Emirates Team New Zealand at 1-1 with a victory in Race 2. Luna Rossa was trailing by more than 400 meters on Leg 3, upwind, when the Kiwis stopped sailing, apparently due to a problem with the hydraulics. Luna Rossa completed the 10.02 nautical mile course in 25:34 at an average speed of 26.96 knots." - The race committee postponed Race 3 of the Louis Vuitton Cup Final due to winds exceeding the prescribed limit. Race 3 and Race 4 will be held tomorrow (Monday), beginning at 1210 PT.


Highlights: LOUIS VUITTON CUP FINAL - RACE 1  Saturday, Aug 17, 2013 Louis Vuitton Cup Final Race 1 highlights.

America's Cup: Italy evens series as New Zealand forced to withdraw
San Jose Mercury News
SAN FRANCISCO -- The America's Cup continued to be dogged by breakdowns of the high-tech catamarans Sunday when Emirates Team New Zealand, leading Italy's Luna Rossa in the second race of the Louis Vuitton Cup finals, slowed to a stop and ...

America's Cup: New Zealand beats Italy in chaotic opener of Louis Vuitton Cup ...
San Jose Mercury News
SAN FRANCISCO -- Drama and chaos swept through the America's Cup race on Saturday when, minutes after Italy's Luna Rossa broke down on the racecourse, Emirates Team New Zealand nose-dived into the bay at 46 mph, throwing two sailors into the ...

America's Cup: Questions remain over allegations of cheating
New Zealand Herald
Allegations of cheating were made after reports that all three AC45s owned by Oracle and used in the America's Cup World Series (a warm-up event to the 34th America's Cup, won by Oracle skipper Jimmy Spithill) were reputed to have had illegal weights ...

Oracle sailing scandal adds juice to regatta
San Francisco Chronicle
Hooray for Oracle Team USA! In the face of mounting boredom over the America's Cup, the U.S. team found a way to vault the lackluster event into exciting headlines. The USA team, at a previous event, was caught with too much junk in the trunk - illegal ...

Burnham: Sailing and family fun in store for Burnham Week
Maldon and Burnham Standard
Burnham Week begins on Saturday and sailors will be taking part in the internationally famous 'Cowes of the East Coast' competition. Also for the first time, there will be Quay Day on bank holiday Monday from 10am to 5pm. There will be a seafood ...

Fort Lauderdale sailors Reineke, Agnese score big victories
Sun-Sentinel
America's Cup skipper Dennis Conner once told me that, given the year-round sailing available on Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, South Florida should have the best homegrown sailors in the country. Thanks to the brilliant youth sailing program at ...

Lost sailing film to premiere at Mayborn Planetarium
Temple Daily Telegram
Cinematographer Gene Evans A.S.C. had worked among the stars in Hollywood. But he and his wife, Josie, went after a bigger dream. They sold everything, bought a small boat and launched into a two-year sailing adventure from 1974 to 1976. Evans had no ...

Sea Notes: Dave Ward will sail on in memories of those who knew him
SouthCoastToday.com
Twenty-nine summers ago, I — like hundreds of people before me and many afterwards — took sailing lessons from Dave Ward. I'd had a little experience ducking the boom in my formative years, but I really didn't know stem from stern. Those sailing ...

Melges 24 European Championship - Action underway in Medemblik
Sail World
Simonesch, the leader of the Audi Melges 24 European Sailing Series is third, level on points with Estonia's Lenny (6-9-5), favoured to win the Corinthian title thanks to the experience of helmsman Tonu Toniste, who has twice graced the Olympic podium ...

Chichester and Dell Quay sailors out in force ... Itchenors crews celebrate ...
Chichester Observer
Chichester Yacht Club held another successful Dinghy Week which saw some fantasticsailing and racing. The five-day annual event is an open meeting and was well attended by all ages, from seven to 70. More than 60 boats joined in the racing during the ...

J24 Nationals at Howth see Briton dominate and local youngsters crowned ...
Afloat
The Howth U25 crew sailing 'Euro Car Parks Killcullen' had a consistent first day, although defending Irish champion J-P McCaldin was narrowly the best of the local boats after day 1. The young HYC team moved up a gear on the second day to record 4, 5, ...

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Louis Vuitton Cup videos of Team New Zealand disaster at gate 3

Louis Vuitton Cup finals - Race 1 won by Emirates Team New Zealand  which rounded the windward mark to starboard and dug the bows in to the main crossbeam in a violent maneuver at the 3rd gate (video above). Two crew, Rob Waddell and Chris Ward went overboard and were recovered by the team's chase boat apparently unharmed. But its boat Aotearoa suffered damage to the fairing on the aft side of the main crossbeam. (Race 2 between finalists Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa Challenge was called off due to high winds in the best of 13 series which will continue on Sunday).


America's Cup: Team NZ lose sailors overboard in Louis Vuitton win
New Zealand Herald
Team New Zealand have picked up their first point of the Louis Vuitton finals but it came at a hefty price as the Kiwis suffered serious gear damage, losing two men overboard in the process, mid-way through a race that was effectively over just seconds in.

America's Cup: Measurement committee made mistake on Oracle boat
San Jose Mercury News
The latest controversy in the America's Cup took an interesting turn when the measurement committee admits that one of the three AC45 catamarans owned by defending champion Oracle Team USA was not illegally modified during the America's Cup World ...

Sailing: Measurers admit mistake in America's Cup scandal
Straits Times
Sailing: Measurers admit mistake in America's Cup scandal. SAN FRANCISCO - The America's Cup Measurement Committee has admitted it ...

Cleveland Sight Center gets help from Grand River Sailing Club Regatta
News-Herald.com
Sailboat racers are preparing for the 32nd Annual Grand River Sailing Club Regatta next weekend to prove who's the fastest racer and to raise money for a program that exposes the visually impaired to the sensations of sailing. The series of races ...

2013 US Youth Sailing Championships - Lack of breeze on final day
Sail World
At the U.S. Youth Sailing Championships, sailors were prepared to rally for the fourth and final day of racing, hosted by the Corpus Christi Yacht Club. Boats were launched and courses were set, but lack of breeze and travel schedule considerations ...

Teacher swaps classroom for sailing craft as he travels the world solo
Kirkintilloch Herald
He had already set records for being the first deaf person to sail around the British Isles in 1981 and the first deaf skipper to sail across the Atlantic Ocean in the Original Single-Handed Transatlantic Race in 2005. Lord Provost Sadie Docherty met ...

Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Results for 17 August 2013
Afloat
BENETEAU 31.7 ECHO - 1. Levante (M.Leahy/J.Power), 2. Legally Blonde (C.Drohan/P.Egan), 3. Attitude (T Milner J Sugars M Branigan). BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Levante (M.Leahy/J.Power), 2. After You Too (Michael Blaney), 3. Legally Blonde ...

Yacht race sails from Morro Bay to Avila Beach
KSBY San Luis Obispo News
Sailors and boaters from around the Central Coast and as far as Mexico took part in the 5th Annual Zongo Yachting Cup. It kicked off on Friday morning in Morro Bay and finished in Avila Beach. Race organizer Paul Irving said it is the largest offshore ...

Tall ships sail into Georgian Bay
CTV News Barrie
Some spectacular sailing ships came into Wasaga Beach this evening. The arrival of the tall ships is much-anticipated is the region as they cruise the Great Lakes to play their part in the Wra of 1812 bicentennial. Visitors to Nancy Island in Wasaga ...

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Louis Vuitton Cup Finals, Younger sailors on America's Cup course (videos)

The 30th anniversary Louis Vuitton Cup Final begins Saturday 17 August at 1:10pm PT with Emirates Team New Zealand taking on Italy's Luna Rossa Challenge.


AC UNCUT's Genny Tulloch catches up with Red Bull Youth America's Cup team Objective Australia to hear what it is like from Jason Waterhouse to get back on the AC45 since the Selection Series in February.

Younger sailors to race on America's Cup course - SFGate: "Red Bull is picking up most of the $160,000, and a couple of sponsors have helped defray expenses, he said. Oracle has provided the boat, training facilities and other assistance but no financial support. The team is hoping for donations through its website (americanyouthsailingforce.com). The sailors have received sailing tips from the Oracle pros, and they work out with Oracle's trainers. Moreover, getting to perform on the America's Cup stage is the chance of a lifetime for the youngsters."

The America's Cup
AFP
The best-of-13 Louis Vuitton Cup finals are set to start on Saturday with two races, launching a series that will produce the challenger to take on defenders Oracle Team USA in the America's Cup finals in September.

Team NZ's race for redemption

New Zealand Herald

Hosted by a city whose denizens gave rise to a counter-culture that celebrated the ideals of peace, love and harmony, the America's Cup has thrown together its usual toxic mix of fear and loathing, protest and mistrust. Conceived by arguably the best ...

America's Cup organizers sell small-scale naming rights at Pier 27 to pay ...
San Francisco Bay Guardian
The Port Commission has approved a proposal by the America's Cup Organizing Committee (ACOC) to sell bricks, benches, and other assets at Pier 27 to offset budget shortfalls, but community activists fear that corporate naming rights are undermining ...

America's Cup: San Fran locals backing Team NZ
New Zealand Herald
"The Oracle racing team may have finally done the impossible - not win the America's Cup in a competition designed to attract a new generation of enthusiasts, but turn people off to sailboat racing," wrote C.W. Nevius. It appears the cheating ...

America's Cup
Reuters
Teams and ships from around the world compete for the premiere prize in sailing. ....(slideshow)

SAILING: Weymouth sailor Emmett becomes a six-time champion
Dorset Echo
WEYMOUTH Laser Radial dinghy sailor Jon Emmett has scooped the UK Nationals title for the sixth time. The 35-year-old went into the final race of the UK National and Open Laser Championships at Paignton Sailing Club on equal points with his nearest ...

Sailing: Jessica Goh and Rebecca Goh win 420 title by 6 points at Pesta Sukan ...
Red Sports
National Sailing Centre, Saturday-Sunday, August 3-4, 2013 – The pair of Jessica Goh and Rebecca Goh won all seven races and bagged the 420 category title by a margin of six points at the Pesta Sukan Regatta. Zandra Chew Yann and Fathin Rasyiqah ...

Tall ships sailing toward Green Bay for weekend festival
The Sheboygan Press
GREEN BAY — While lake freighters are a common sight transiting Green Bay much of the year, large sailing ships are much less common. But this week, nine will be a fixture on the Fox River in Green Bay as part of the Baylake Bank Tall Ship Festival ...

Antigua Sailing Prize On the Line Saturday
The Sag Harbor Express
Two local organizations, the Breakwater Yacht Club's Junior Sailing program and I-Tri, a Hamptons-based program that helps young at-risk girls through participating in triathlons, will benefit from the race. Thirty-five boats will compete for the grand ...

New sailing chief for London
Ilford Recorder 24
Bryan said: “I've been sailing since I was eight and progressed through the school and county sailing scheme in the days when the concept on inclusivity wasn't even a dream. “I have watched the development of Sailability with great interest and have ...

SAILING: World's best are tested at Weymouth & Portland
Dorset Echo
THE Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) welcomed some of the world's top youth sailors to the borough's waters for the RS Tera World Championships. More than 120 entries were made up of 50 Pros and 72 Sports drawn from nine ...

Three added to NZL Sailing Team
New Zealand Herald
Gemma Jones and Jason Saunders (Nacra 17 mixed multihull) and Natalia Kosinska (women's RS:X boardsailing) both earned spots in the NZL Sailing Team with recent results and will receive funding and support from Yachting New Zealand and High ...

Around the sailing clubs, Friday, August 16, 2013
Isle of Wight County Press
The experienced pair, who live in Norfolk but who sail at Gurnard every summer, were the defending champions but had not trained thanks to the birth of their first son five months ago. Tim said: "We just hoped to get through all 12 races so to get a ...

Hooked on sailing
Victoria News
Meghan Mathias (left), aquatic coordinator for Recreation Oak Bay, learns how to steer a sailboat with the guidance of Alana Marks, a lifelong sailor, instructor and aquatic programmer for the rec centre. Recreation Oak Bay offers month-long sailing ...

Shackleton's sailing ship - still intact after nearly 100 years?
Sail World
Could Ernest Shackleton's sailing ship, the Endurance, crushed by Antarctic ice and abandoned by the crew almost a hundred years ago, be still intact and waiting to be discovered? Surely not, you say, after a hundred years it would have rotted on the ...

Sailing: Two boats added to NZ team
Newstalk ZB
Two boats have been added to the New Zealand sailing team on the back of a strong European summer of racing. A women's windsurfer is back in the elite squad in the form of Natalia Kosinska, while there's a mixed multihull campaign for the first time ...

2013 US Youth Sailing Championships - Insufficient winds on Day 3
Sail World
The second to last day of racing at the U.S. Youth Sailing Championships, hosted by the Corpus Christi Yacht Club, was crucial for sailors trying to tack up the leaderboard in their respective classes to be in contention for Friday's final races ...

A Sailing Ship: The Harbour Bar Bray Sold
FFT.ie
Immortalised in James Joyce's Finnegan's Wake as much as it's known as a haunt of notable Irishmen such as Neil Jordan, Liam Neeson and Christy Moore, the world-renowned Harbour Bary in Bray has been sold on after 82 years and three generations of ...

Olympic legacy cash boost for sailing club
Bucks Free Press
A SAILING club in Bourne End have received a huge cash boost from an Olympic legacy initiative to pay for a major refurbishment. Upper Thames Sailing Club (UTSC), based on the Thames, has secured £50,000 of National Lottery funding from Sport ...

Optimists Lead By UK & German Sailors on Dublin Bay, Rickard Tops Irish
Afloat
Loghlen Rickard of the host club leads local hopes in second overall at the Jelly Bean Factory sponsored Irish Optimist Championships in Dun Laoghaire but English and German sailors are top of the senior and junior fleets after five races.

420 Irish Champion Brothers in Action at 420 Euros, Pwllheli
Afloat
The host club, Clwb Hwylio Pwllheli Sailing Club, is located in the North Wales holiday resort of Pwllheli, and one of four national sailing academy venues recognized by the Royal Yachting Association. Racing against the backdrop of Snowdon and the ...

Kinsale ready to host IFDS World Disabled Sailing Championships
Southern Star Newspaper
At the launch of the Disabled Sailing World Championships to be held at Kinsale were, from left, Matthias Hellstrern, Event Manager, with Janice Twomey, Social Officer; RTE Presenter Anne Cassin, International class President and ten times Irish ...

Yachties still sailing into Shoalwater Bay training zone
Rockhampton Morning Bulletin
The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit land at Fresh Water Creek at Shoalwater Bay. Photo: Allan Reinikka. DESPITE the media attention and a number of public notices, it seems mariners are either ignoring or remain unaware of the closure of Shoalwater Bay.

Ida Lewis Distance Race - New England sailing classic begins
Sail World
'Catapult is a very well sailed boat and it will be a speed race against them,' said Christopher Culver (Weston, Conn.) who took third place in IRC last year with his Swan 42 Blazer and has returned to take on Catapult as well as five additional teams ...

Poole cancer survivor sails the Solent with Dame Ellen MacArthur
Bournemouth Echo
A POOLE youngster who is in recovery from cancer joined a sailing adventure with round the world yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur. Rosie Bradshaw, 12, of Broadstone, finished treatment for Burkitt's lymphoma at Southampton General Hospital in 2005.

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Louis Vuitton Cup Semifinal video highlights and press conference

Louis Vuitton Cup Semifinal video highlights


Louis Vuitton Cup Semifinal Press Conference August 10, 2013

Upcoming Louis Vuitton Cup Final schedule (best-of-13 series) Luna Rossa vs Emirates Team New Zealand
Saturday, Aug. 17: Final Race 1 (1:10 pm PT start time), Final Race 2 (2:10 pm PT)
Sunday, Aug. 18: Final Race 3 (1:10 pm PT), Final Race 4 (2:10 pm PT)
Wednesday, Aug. 21: Final Race 5 (1:10 pm PT), Final Race 6 (2:10 pm PT)
Saturday, Aug. 24: Final Race 7 (1:10 pm PT), Final Race 8 (2:10 pm PT)*
(* If necessary)

Sailing : Luna Rossa sweeps Artemis at America's Cup
Pakistan Daily Times
SAN FRANCISCO: Italy's Luna Rossa sailed into the final of the America's Cup challenger series on Saturday, completing a 4-0 sweep over the grief-stricken Swedish syndicate Artemis. Needing to win Saturday's fourth race at San Francisco Bay to keep the ...

America's Cup: Oracle sailing crew implicated in AC45 Measurement bust
Sail World
A previously confidential report by the Chairman of the Measurement Committee reveals that according to an internal inquiry by Oracle Team USA, one member of their sailingcrew was involved along with three members of the team Shore crew in the AC45 ...

Cowes Week 2013: Spindrift 2 on course to win Rolex Fastnet Race
Telegraph.co.uk
A glitch in the results service meant the race leaderboard showed no official rankings but last night live trackers had Spindrift 2, the former Banque Populaire, who were once the holders of the Jules Verne Trophy, charging towards Torquay at a ...

Rolex Fastnet Race: " . . . at the Fastnet Rock, Spindrift 2, just managed to get her nose in front, rounding at 14.03:08 BST with the Armel le Cleac'h skippered Banque Populaire right on her transom.
"It is a great match," enthused Spindrift 2's co-skipper, Yann Guichard, this afternoon. "Right now, Banque Populaire is just 300m to windward and we are doing the same speed and the same angle.". . . ."

Rolex Fastnet Race Fleet Tracking

Smooth sailing for regatta boaters in Glencoe
Glencoe News
Those cats sure can sail, especially Hobie Cat skippers besting the Lake Michigan waters Saturday at Glencoe . Then again, the 15 captains competing in the third regatta of the George Cup series had to give credit to their crews. That's why there are ...

Sailing star Hannah Mills vows to bounce back from world disappointment
WalesOnline
Olympic silver medallist Hannah Mills has vowed to bounce back after relinquishing her 470 World Championships title in La Rochelle. Mills and Saskia Clark failed to make the final of the event after sailing together competitively for the first time in ...

Pippa Wilson admits she missed Olympic sailing as she returns for 2016 challenge
Metro
Pippa Wilson says her love of Olympic sailing drove her to return for a shot at a second gold medal in Rio de Janeiro. The 27-year-old rose to prominence by teaming up with Sarah Webb and Sarah Dempsey, nee Ayton, two of the 'three blondes in a boat' ...

Five 'Get ready now' heavy weather sailing strategies
Sail World
In heavy weather sailing, sailing tips that save time and effort can be more valuable than gold when the rough stuff arrives aboard. Sure, you have jacklines rigged, crew in personal flotation devices (pfds), harnesses, and clipped in. And you've set ...

Wentworth hero Turnbull sets sail for a worthy cause
Sydney Morning Herald
In the middle of the election campaign, the MP for Wentworth, resplendent in red sailingjacket, yachting shorts, deckshoes and replete with his own malcolmturnbull.com.au baseball cap, bravely put to sea on Monday morning with some of the few people ...

Caffari goes for glory in Solent Fast lane
Portsmouth News
With four circumnavigations behind her – two of them single-handed – there's not much Dee Caffari doesn't know about sailing. But she admits she felt like the new girl at school when first stepping aboard an ultra-fast MOD 70, one of which she will be ...

Sailing grandfather says thanks to trust
Taranaki Daily News
A paraplegic grandfather who was able to go sailing with his grandson thanks to funding from the TSB Community Trust was one of many speakers at the trust's 25th annual public meeting. The meeting, held at Taranaki Pioneer Village south of Stratford ...

Children on sailing course rescued off Sligo coast
RTE.ie
A group of children on a sailing course in Sligo Bay were rescued by the Sligo Bay RNLI this afternoon after their boats were caught unexpectedly in a swell. The children and their instructors were in five small sailing dinghies when the swell caught them.

Smooth sailing for maritime rescue
China Daily
Thousands of foreign nationals stranded at sea have been rescued by Chinese search and rescue ships in the 10 years since the overhaul of the system. Wang Zhenliang, director of the rescue and salvage bureau under the Ministry of Transport, told China ...

Family Rescued In Pacific After Sailing 'Where God Led Us'
NPR (blog)
A leap of faith that sent an Arizona family bound for the South Pacific in a sailboat has returned them in an airplane after a harrowing ordeal at sea that saw them adrift and nearly out of food in one of the remotest stretches of ocean on the planet ...

Northampton Sailing Club given £50000 lottery funding
Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Northampton Sailing Club has been given a £50,000 grant by Sport England to help improve its changing facilities. Sport England has committed a total of £1.7 million to help improve the facilities at 31 sports clubs in the East Midlands. A year on from ...

'Sailing Through Pinball' opens at the Pacific Pinball Museum August 30, 2013
Florida Newswire
Sailing Through Pinball ALAMEDA, Calif., Aug. 12, 2013 — The Pacific Pinball Museum (PPM) is excited to announce the opening of a new art show celebrating the America's Cup Race with a collection of pinball machines and ...

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Louis Vuitton Cup Semifinal Race 4 video

LOUIS VUITTON CUP - SEMIFINAL - RACE 4 Luna Rossa sweeps semifinals 4-0 against Artemis and will face Emirates Team New Zealand in the finals beginning next Saturday, August 17th.


America's Cup: Luna Rossa sweeps Artemis - San Jose Mercury News: "Sweden's Artemis Racing ended its emotional journey to the America's Cup on Saturday, losing its last race after a valiant comeback to prove the team could compete after the heartbreaking loss of its beloved crew mate, the skipper's best friend. As the team crossed the finish line more than two minutes behind Italy's Luna Rossa, the crew waved to the thousands of spectators cheering a heartfelt tribute from shore. Then, with Andrew "Bart" Simpson's name emblazoned on their sails and on their sleeves, the sailors embraced. "I'm hugely proud of our team. It's been a terrible period," said Artemis skipper Iain Percy, who grew up sailing with Simpson . . . ."

America's Cup stirs controversy as it ventures into new waters - latimes.com: "Gone are the conventional monohulled yachts, replaced by sleek catamarans with rigid sails that look like a jet wing. These AC72s can reach unprecedented speeds, rising out of the water to skim along on hydrofoils. "They are insane boats to sail," says Chris Draper, the helmsman on an Italian boat vying for the title. "I cannot explain it … an amazing amount of fun.""

All aboard as women join Royal Yacht Squadron’s ranks - Telegraph: "The winds and tides of the Solent may change but not those of the RYS — until now. Last week, “the squadron”, as it is known, decided to admit women. The decision was taken during a meeting at the start of the Cowes regatta attended by 150 of the 475 members of the RYS and carried unanimously. The vote, however behind the times, is nevertheless symptomatic of the evolution of sailing from an elite pursuit into a democratic sport. Cowes, the spiritual home of British yachting, perched on the northern extremity of the Isle of Wight, is evolving with it."

Prep Sailing catching on
SunHerald.com
While not an officially sanctioned sport by the Mississippi High School Activities Association, there will be a series of regattas this fall involving sailing teams representing a half dozen Coast high schools. "There's no cost to the high schools ...

Community Sailing Center busy with kids and camps
BurlingtonFreePress.com
New sailors learned the basics of rigging, points of sail, and sailing maneuvers at Burlington's Community Sailing Center that is tucked away in a corner of the waterfront beneath the looming, vacant Moran municipal generation station. Day camps ...

Clarkston's Fries turns sailing skills into specialty in triathlons
Oakland Press
He had captured 16 sailing national titles and six world titles since 1974. Fries even wrote a number of sailing books over the years, including Start Sailing Right, which he said has sold more than 1.5 million copies, more than any other learn-to-sail ...

Family Rescued In Pacific After Sailing 'Where God Led Us'
NPR (blog)
A leap of faith that sent an Arizona family bound for the South Pacific in a sailboat has returned them in an airplane after a harrowing ordeal at sea that saw them adrift and nearly out of food in one of the remotest stretches of ocean on the planet ...

NZL Sailing Team: New Zealand wins 2013 World Womens 470 Championship
Sail World
Demonstrating the classy, relaxed composure we saw in last year's Olympic medal race Aleh (27 years old) and Powrie (25 years old) also won today's medal race, sailed at 3:30pm in La Rochelle, France after a light wind postponement, to take out the ...

Luna Rossa completes sailing sweep
The Seattle Times
Luna Rossa completes sailing sweep. Luna Rossa of Italy benefited from a penalty against Artemis Racing of Sweden shortly before the start to complete a four-race sweep of the America's Cup challenger semifinals on San Francisco Bay. 

Cypress Lake Students take on Sailing Challenge
Naples Daily News
Offshore Sailing's CEO and President Doris Colgate said she was impressed by the fact that the entire school read “The Great Wide Sea,” a story about a family who embarks on a year-long sailing adventure through the Bahamas. “We decided to encourage ...

Sailing: NZ's new world champs heading to Rio
Newstalk ZB
New Zealand's new 470 sailing world champions are heading to Rio to try and get a jump on their opponents for the defence of their Olympic gold medal. Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie have won the World Champs for the first time, after sailing to a comfortable ...

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Cowes Week videos; Luna Rossa wins Louis Vuitton Cup semifinals

Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week 2013 videos - Saturday, August 10th - Starts above, Finish below

Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week - Day 8 (Saturday) News: "The final day of Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week dawned with very light airs that necessitated a postponement before a west-south-westerly breeze climbing to 10 knots kicked in. Although shifty at first, it continued to build through the day, peaking with gusts of more than 20 knots. The overall Sportsboat class result was one of those decided today, with Julian Cook and Caroline Aisher’s Viper 640 Oh No leading the fleet on 8 points, followed by Jon Powell’s Hunter 707 Betty on 9 points and Charlie Esse’s modified J/80 Darwin Property on 13 points at the beginning of the final race. . . ." (read more at link above)

Louis Vuitton Cup: Luna Rossa won the Louis Vuitton semifinals vs Artemis on Saturday, August 10th; Luna Rossa will meet Emirates Team New Zealand in Louis Vuitton Cup finals beginning August 17th - more info at americascup.com

Sailing the Apostle Islands is idyllic, despite a thunderstorm
Los Angeles Times
After a pleasant sail from the Port Superior Marina a few miles south of Bayfield, Wis., the four youngsters in our two-family group spent the day jumping and diving into Lake Superior from the deck of La Bateau, our chartered 44-foot Jeanneau sailboat....

Sailing for Salmon
Bristol Bay Times
A well-known member of Bristol Bay's commercial driftnet fleet is looking for a captain and crew to fish for salmon next year. Energy, enthusiasm and knowing how to fish are requirements, as is knowing how to sail, since you'll be fishing from a sailboat.

Sailing key to St Margaret's Hospice 'Challenge of a Lifetime'
Yeovil Express
NEXT year, 160 brave members of the public will face up to 88 difficult and exciting days'sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, all while raising money for St Margaret's Somerset Hospice. Though it seems a long way off, preparations are already underway.

Kiwi sailors have 470 world title within reach
Stuff.co.nz
New Zealand 470 stars Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie have their first world title within their sights at the championships in France. The Olympic champions maintained their lead heading into the final day. The women's gold fleet sailed two races in La ...

Stephen M. Kisko's First Book Sailing the Puddles is a Tale from Childhood ...
Newsday
Stephen M. Kisko, a business owner and proud father, has completed his first book Sailing the Puddles: a gripping and potent childhood dream lovingly expressed through imagery and prose. "This story is about a boy named Dabnis who sails the oceans to ...

Belcher, Ryan win at sailing world champs
Ninemsn
Olympic sailing champion Mathew Belcher and crewmate Will Ryan have won the men's 470 class world championships off La Rochelle, western France. The victory is Belcher's fourth 470 world title in a row and extends his remarkable winning streak in the ...

Richmond County Yacht Club offers sailing classes for youngsters this summer
SILive.com
The two, who will start fourth-grade next month at PS 45, West Brighton, are among more than 20 young people who are spending the summer sailing the Great Kills Harbor, exhilarated by the wind, the waves and sun. They are part of the 2013 Summer Junior ...

Cypress Lake Students take on Sailing Challenge
Naples Daily News
Offshore Sailing's CEO and President Doris Colgate said she was impressed by the fact that the entire school read “The Great Wide Sea,” a story about a family who embarks on a year-long sailing adventure through the Bahamas. “We decided to encourage ...

Sailing - Luna Rossa extend lead over Artemis in America's Cup
Yahoo! Eurosport UK
Sailing - Luna Rossa extend lead over Artemis in America's Cup. Italy's Luna Rossa coasted to another victory over Artemis Racing to open a commanding 3-0 lead in the semi-finals of their series to eventually decide the America's Cup challenger ...

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Cowes Week Sailing Videos

Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week 2013 videos, Friday, August 9,  finish above, starts below


Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week - Friday - Day 7 News: "The penultimate day of Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week was another warm day with plenty of sun and winds of around 8-15 knots that increased to 12-20 knots with occasional stronger gusts during the afternoon as thermal enhancement boosted the gradient west-north-westerly breeze. The larger Black Group classes started today on the Black Group Committee Boat, which was stationed near Lee on Solent on the north shore of the eastern Solent, before heading to the western Solent on a long beat against the tide and eventually finishing on the Royal Yacht Squadron line, in a classic Cowes Week finish under spinnaker and as close to the shore as they dared to keep out of the adverse tidal stream. First to finish in IRC Class 2 was 83-year-old Piet Vroon’s hugely successful Ker 46 Tonnerre de Breskens 3 . . ."

Cowes Week 2013: Day 6 Round-Up
On The Wight
Competitors enjoyed champagne sailing, bright sun and the tightest of racing on the sixth day of Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week. The two giant MOD70 trimarans and six IMOCA 60s competing in the Artemis Challenge started their races at 1015 in ...

Cowes Week 2013: Sir Keith Mills helps Five Degrees West to overall victory
Telegraph.co.uk
Johnny Vincent's Pace, which has given Mills a run for his money all week, bowed out of the final day's racing to prepare for the Rolex Fastnet Race starting on Sunday. It paved the way for a fifth success in six races for Five Degrees West to give ...

Marblehead gears up for the annual Corinthian Classic Regatta - Marblehead - Your Town - Boston.com: "Boat lovers and sailors from New England are gearing up for the annual Corinthian Classic Yacht Regatta, a Marblehead maritime tradition that attracts sailors and spectators from all over New England. The two-day event, starting Saturday Aug. 10, is hosted by the Corinthian Yacht Club and includes two 20-mile races through courses starting at the mouth of the Marblehead Harbor."

What’s ruining the America’s Cup? - Therese Poletti's Tech Tales - MarketWatch: "“The good news is that because no one is actually showing up, their costs are going down,” said Peskin, who lives on Telegraph Hill where he has a view of the festivities down at Pier 27. “This whole thing was predicated on somewhere between 12 and 15 teams from around the world. It turned out to be three and Oracle, which is as exciting as watching paint dry.” A few weeks ago, Avalos called up Peskin and asked him to go outside and see how many people were attending a race. “I went out there with some binoculars,” he said. “I said, ‘Do you want me to count them for you?’ There were maybe 100 people.”"

Luna Rossa takes 3-0 lead over Artemis Racing in America’s Cup challenger semis - The Washington Post: "Helmsman Chris Draper made a clutch move right before the start and sailed Italy’s Luna Rossa to victory Friday over Artemis Racing and a 3-0 lead in the America’s Cup challenger semifinals. Luna Rossa can wrap up the best-of-seven series Saturday on San Francisco Bay and earn a berth against Emirates Team New Zealand in the Louis Vuitton Cup final."

America's Cup: Luna Rossa beats Artemis in Race 3
San Jose Mercury News
The America's Cup challenger race was the best so far for both teams -- each improving their maneuvers and speed -- but Luna Rossa had a perfect start and was the clear winner, beating Artemis by 1 minute, 18 seconds. Crowds lining five deep along ...

America's Cup champion Oracle Team USA forfeits ACWS titles due to technical ...
Washington Post
America's Cup champion Oracle Team USA forfeited its overall championships from the first two seasons of the America's Cup World Series on Thursday after it was determined that its yachts were modified without the permission of the Measurement ...

America's Cup champion Oracle forfeits ACWS titles
San Jose Mercury News
America's Cup champion Oracle Team USA forfeited its overall championships from the first two seasons of the America's Cup World Series on Thursday after it was determined that its yachts were modified without the permission of the Measurement ...

SAILING: Weymouth couple Kay and Kevin Stibbs set for Fastnet Race
Dorset Echo
WEYMOUTH sailing couple Kay and Kevin Stibbs are taking on the gruelling Fastnet Race 2013 for a cause close to their hearts. The duo and their team aboard Draig O'r Mor will be lining up among 380 contenders at the world's largest offshore yacht race ...

Sailing key to St Margaret's Hospice 'Challenge of a Lifetime'
This is The West Country
NEXT year, 160 brave members of the public will face up to 88 difficult and exciting days'sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, all while raising money for St Margaret's Somerset Hospice. Though it seems a long way off, preparations are already underway.

New sailing school cruising Lake Windermere
Columbia Valley Pioneer
LOVELY LAKE — Sailboats bob in the tranquil waters of Lake Windermere, which according to Columbia Valley Sailing founder Thorsten Gaul are ideally suited for both beginner and advanced sailors.. . .

Sailing odyssey is a treat for leukaemia lad Griffin
Exmouth Journal
And 16 months after his treatment finished he joined the crew of one of five yachts to sail around the Solent in a four-day yacht adventure. Griffin, who sailed on the New Dawn along with four other young people, said: ”I have never been sailing before ...

Smooth sailing
Grand Haven Tribune
“Going into the last race, we had a one-point lead over two other boats, and the former regatta champion from last year was in fourth place, two points behind,” said Hatton, who sailed with an outstanding crew that featured Olivia Windemuller, Chad ...

New Sailing Club In Worthing Nears Completion
Build.co.uk
Cllr Robert Smytherman, Mayor of Worthing, joined Nigel Jupp, commodore of WorthingSailing Club, and young sailors to tour the new building in Sea Place, Goring-by-Sea - led by Nick Moore, Kier Homes' deputy managing director. The Mayor said: "I'm ...

Wonders of Modern Life | The Big Picture: "Lost my anchor 2 weeks ago. That is not a spiritual reference, I literally snagged what I suspect is an undersea communications cable in the Long Island Sound in 39 feet of water in my little dingy. Despite lots of trying, could not get free — had to cut it loose, thinking, “there goes $500.” On Monday, I find a replacement on eBay for $30 and order it. I come home from work the next day and there is a box sitting on my front porch with a Danforth anchor in it. I am amazed."

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