World Match Racing Tour: The World Championship Race Video

The World Championship Race

World Match Racing Tour video above published Nov 6, 2017: The race where Mirsky Racing Team became Match Racing World Champions, and one defining moment on the start line secured their fate.

More info:

• WMRT Match Racing World Championship, Oct 24-29, LIVE Feed | JohnTheCrowd.com

• www.wmrt.com

• Twitter: www.twitter.com/worldmrt

The World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) is the world's leading match racing series featuring World-Class Championship events across the globe. The series is sanctioned by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) with "Special Event" status.

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C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta 2017 (video)

C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta 2017

Video above published Aug 14, 2017: The Clagett Regatta celebrates its Anniversary with a large disabled and able-bodied 2.4 Metre class and a Sonar class with big changes coming in their future as they take on match racing. Official website: clagettregatta.org

See also: Adaptive Sailing – United States Sailing Association: "Welcome to US Sailing’s home for adaptive sailing. This site provides resources for sailing programs as well as opportunities and connections for sailors with disabilities. There are many advantages of establishing an adaptive sailing program at your sailing organization. US Sailing has the resources to assist you in the process of learning more about adaptive facilities, proper equipment, adaptive designs, staff training tips, recruitment, resources and funding. If you have questions regarding program development ...."

Disabled Sailing at Blackwell Sailing Club - RYA Sailability

Video above published Aug 14, 2017: Take a look at what this Sailability Club has been up to! For more information on disabled sailing, visit www.rya.org.uk/go/sailability


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WMRT Match Cup Sweden 2017 | World Match Racing Tour, July 3-8

GKSS Match Cup Sweden 2017 Final Day (Day 6) LIVE

GKSS Match Cup Sweden 2017 Final Day (Day 6) LIVE World Match Racing Tour - Starts: July 8, 2017 SAT 8:00 AM EDT (US)

GKSS Match Cup Sweden - Day 6 - Finals Highlights:

WMRT Marstrand 2017 - Friday, Day 5 Highlights:

WMRT Marstrand 2017 Friday, Day 5 Highlights (July 7, 2017)

WMRT Marstrand 2017 - Thursday, Day 4 Highlights:

World Match Racing Tour: WMRT Marstrand 2017 - Thursday, day 4 highlights, July 6, 2017

WMRT Marstrand 2017 - Day 3 Highlights (July 5):

WMRT Marstrand 2017 - Day 3 (July 5) Highlights

WMRT GKSS Match Cup Sweden RESULTS

Season 2017: Where we are--video published Jul 1, 2017--quick recap on the first event of the 2017 season, WMRT Match Cup Australia.

WMRT Match Cup Sweden 2017 | World Match Racing Tour: July 3-8
This historic sailing event returns to the World Match Racing Tour to continue its 23 year legacy into the 2017 season. One week each summer the picturesque and beautiful island of Marstrand transforms from a quiet archipelago village into a hotspot of the Swedish summer. With over 150,000 visitors, the best match racing sailors in the world, the business society mingling, exciting nightlife and entertainment for the entire family, everyone is invited to a truly amazing week. Joining the 10 Tour Card holders at this event will be the top two qualifying teams from Geographe Bay Cup, Miami Match Cup and Gothenburg Match Cup, as well as two wild card invitations. 
See also http://www.matchcupsweden.com/.

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WMRT Match Cup Australia 2017, March 20-25 (video)

WMRT Match Cup Australia: Highlights of the Super 16, Quarter, Semi and Finals!

Mar 25, 2017: Take a look at the best action out there on the water during the Super 16's, the Quarter Finals, the Semi Finals and then into the Finals, where we saw Phil Robertson dominate and take home the winning title!

World Match Racing Tour: WMRT Match Cup Australia:
Simon Shaw Wrap up Final's day!

Mar 25: Simon Shaw wraps up what turned out to be a very eventful week! With tour card holders knocked out early in the running, it was really a locals game, until 2016 World Match Racing Tour Champion Phil Robertson showed the other contenders how its done!

World Match Racing Tour - Match Cup Australia - Semi Finals and Finals

Streamed LIVE Mar 25, 2017: The final day of the Match Cup Australia.

WMRT Match Cup Australia Day 4 Super 16 Highlights

Mar 23, 2017: As we move forward into the Quarter Finals, take a look at the best parts of the final day of the Super 16 rounds!

WMRT Match Cup Australia: Monday March 20 to Saturday 25 March 2017

• World Championship event, fleet and match racing competition. 
• Monday to Wednesday, fleet racing in the M32 high-performance catamarans.
• Racing begins at 10am (local time) and continues throughout the afternoon, weather dependant. 
• Click here to view the WMRT event page, list of tour card skippers and qualified teams.
• WMRT | youtube.com 

Venue Report – Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club | World Match Racing Tour: "Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, affectionately known around the world as “Freshie”, has a stunning location on a promontory above the Swan River, which provides a natural amphitheatre ideally suited to stadium sailing. As hosts of the World Match Racing Tour events Perth Match Cup and Match Cup Australia, rest assured that Freshie will deliver."

World Match Racing Tour March 18th, 2017: Local skipper Steve Thomas and his RPM Racing team made a clean sweep of the Perth Match Cup, winning every race and confirming his qualification for this week’s Match Cup Australia, the first championship level event of the 2017 World Match Racing Tour.

Official site: wmrt.com  |  @worldmrt  #WMRT #Perth @RFBYC
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World Match Racing Tour 2017 & Epic Journey of "Mutiny" (videos)

World Match Racing Tour--Dramatic 2016 Relived:

Video above published Mar 14, 2017: official website wmrt.com
Twitter: @worldmrt

The World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) is the world's leading match racing series featuring World-Class Championship events across the globe. The series is sanctioned by World Sailing with "Special Event" status.

WMRT Schedule (source: wmrt.com)

Helm of Channel 4's Mutiny talks about recreating the epic Journey:

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Practice Racing with Oracle Team USA and Artemis Racing (video)

Practice Racing with ORACLE TEAM USA and Artemis Racing

Video published Jan 26, 2017: Practice makes perfect - We’ve had some great racing over the past week or so, including some very close matches with Artemis Racing. If this is an indication of what’s coming up this summer, we’re going to have our work cut out for us. And it’s going to be absolutely spectacular for the fans - close racing, lead changes, and some full-on pre-start battles. Video by Javier Salinas & aerials by Sam Greenfield / ORACLE TEAM USA

ORACLE TEAM USA take their training to the beach:

Video above published Feb 21, 2017

More info: americascup.com and here.

America's Cup | AC35 in Bermuda

• Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers & Challenger Playoffs --Bermuda 26th May – 12th June 2017
• Red Bull Youth America’s Cup Finals: Bermuda 20-21st June 2017
• America’s Cup Match presented by Louis Vuitton: Bermuda 17-18th & 24-27th June 2017 

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World Sailing Show, October 2016 Edition, Sailing Video & News

The World Sailing Show - October 2016:

Around the planet alone, 24,000 miles with no stops and no outside assistance, - offshore racing doesn’t come any harder. Take a look at the 2016/17 Vendée Globe race ahead of the start in November. Plus, how an American President inspired generations of match racing sailors, the high octane racing scene at the TP52 Worlds and World Sailing’s CEO Andy Hunt gives an exclusive view on the road to Tokyo 2020. Published Oct 24, 2016.

Sailing news:

Sailing Paced by Third Place Finish at New England Match Race Championships
Harvard Crimson
A third place finish in the New England Match Race Championships propelled the Harvard sailing team into a four regatta weekend. This, in addition ...

Kiwis Win Red Bull Foiling Generation World Final
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Newport, RI (October 23, 2016) – In a high-energy, high emotion celebration today, New Zealand sailors Olivia Mackay and Micah Wilkinson were ...
Red Bull Foiling Generation World Final - Strong winds for Day 2 - Sail World (press release)

Washington College Sailing Closes Fall Season at Hoyt Trophy
WashingtonCollegeSports.com
CRANSTON, R.I. — The Washington College sailing team finished its fall 2016 schedule with a 17th-place finish at the Hoyt Trophy, an 18th-team ...
He came, he sailed, he conquered all
Bangkok Post
To come from a small state of Tasmania and to have the privilege of sailing with the King of Thailand, one has to ask oneself, 'How did I get here?

Third Governor's Gold Cup Sailing Regatta to kickstart today
Times of India
NAINITAL: The third Governor's Gold Cup Sailing Regatta will kickstart on Monday with four participant teams. The regatta will be inaugurated on ...

Peter McChesney Wins J/70 Corinthian US Nationals
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Annapolis, MD (October 23, 2016) – Peter McChesney's Alice & WondeRRRland (with crew Alice Christman, Scott Snyder and Shane Zwingelberg) ...


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2016 Extreme Sailing Series Mid-season Form Guide, Sailing Videos

2016 Extreme Sailing Series™ mid-season form guide:

With the 2016 Extreme Sailing Series™ reaching its halfway mark, we take a look at how each of the international teams are faring as the global Stadium Racing tour celebrates its tenth year with a move to foiling sailboats. Video published September 3, 2016.

Robertson's return to Extreme Sailing Series:

Gazprom Team Russia's Kiwi skipper, Phil Robertson and his crew made history in July when they were crowned Match Racing World champions. Two months on, he’s returned to the Extreme Sailing Series™, having raced with Gazprom Team Russia back in 2014 and 2015, for the Russian Act of the Stadium Racing circuit in St Petersburg. With a switch to the GC32 catamaran this season, Phil shares his thoughts on what it’s like to be back in the driver’s seat of the Russian syndicate on their home waters. Video published Sep 2, 2016.

Extreme Sailing Series 2016 Schedule:

• Act 1 Muscat Mar 16-19
• Act 2 Qingdao Apr29-May2
• Act 3 Cardiff Jun 23-26
• Act 4 Hamburg Jul 28-31
• Act 5 St Petersburg Sep 1-4
• Act 6 Madeira Islands Sep 22-25
• Act 7 Lisbon Oct 6-9
• Act 8 Australia Dec 8-11

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The Mystery of Marstrand, WMRT Marstrand 2016, Sailing Videos

The Mystery of Marstrand - WMRT Marstrand 2016:

To solve the puzzle the teams train in one of the most challenging sailing arenas in world. But will it be enough to knock Björn Hansen off his perch and claim the one million dollar prize fund. Published on July 4, 2016

WMRT Marstrand 2016:

Published July 8, 2016: STEELE THROUGH WITH THE MATCH POINT! - WMRT Marstrand 2016

Phil Robertson has been crowned World Match Racing Champion after beating Taylor Canfield in an epic, high-wind duel today in the Final of the World Match Racing Tour. The 29-year-old and his Robertson Racing crew also banked US $33,000 for winning in Marstrand, Sweden, plus a World Champion’s bonus of $1,000,000. It’s the largest prize money ever awarded in the sport of sailing, but Robertson’s whoops of joy and celebration were more about winning the title of Match Racing World Champion. “It’s a dream come true and the goal we’ve been striving for since 2009,” he told the crowd that he just done his best to drench with champagne. “ To do it here in Marstrand, I couldn’t think of a better place. Thank you all for watching, I hope it was entertaining because we sure had fun.” More info: wmrt.com -  Top 20 teams from the season leader board battled all out in this final leg with an eye for the biggest prize money in sailing history of USD1million and the championship trophy.

THE OVERALL RESULTS
POS--COUNTRY--SKIPPER--TEAM:
 1 Phil Robertson Robertson Racing
 2 Taylor Canfield US One
 3 Matt Jerwood Redline Racing
 4 Chris Steele 36 Below Racing
 5 Iker Martinez Team Espāna
 6 Yann Guichard Spindrift Racing
 7 Ian Williams GAC Pinddar
 8 Hans Wallen Wallen Racing
 9 Sam Gilmour Neptune Racing
10 Steve Thomas RPM Racing
11 Mattias Rahm RAhm Racing
12 Nicklas Dackhammar Essiq Racing
13 Johnie Berntsson Flux Team
14 Murray Jones Full Bants Racing
15 Eric Monnin Albert Riele Swiss Team
16 Nicolai Sehested Trefor Racing
17 Evan Walker KA Match - CYCA
18 Keith Swinton Team Accure
19 Sally Barkow Team Magenta 32
20 Bjorn Hansen Nautiska Racing

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World Match Racing Tour Marstrand, July 4th to 9th, Sailing Video

WMRT Marstrand Day 1 Highlights:

Day 1 and the magic of Marstrand has been cast. With the sun out and the wind up, spectators flooded the arena. We've seen crashes, penalties and photo finishes, promising the Finals of WMRT to keep you spellbound. Published July 4, 2016

WMRT Marstrand - 4th July to 9th July 2016:

WMRT Marstrand - 4th July to 9th July 2016 - World Match Racing Tour

The World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) is the world's leading match racing series featuring World-Class Championship events across the globe. The series is sanctioned by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) with "Special Event" status.

Links:

• www.wmrt.com
• www.facebook.com/worldmatchracingtour
• www.twitter.com/worldmrt

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America's Cup, One Year To Go, #RacetoBermuda Is On, Sailing Video

One year to go – the #RacetoBermuda is on:

In just one year, on May 26, 2017, the first races of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup. (Published May 26, 2016)

See also: JohnTheCrowd | Sailing News: Artemis Racing, Road to Bermuda, SE2/EP3, Sailing Video: In Sweden, construction of the Artemis Racing's America's Cup Class Yacht has begun.

Next year all six America’s Cup teams will race in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers, in new America’s Cup Class foiling catamarans, purpose-built for the racing in 2017. Qualifiers are scheduled to take place on Bermuda’s Great Sound.. If the defending champion, ORACLE TEAM USA, wins the opening series, it will earn a one-point lead in the America’s Cup Match series. If the winning team is a challenger, and they end up in the Match, they will have the advantage on the scoreboard.

#LVACWSChicago 2016:

Everybody is up on foils & flying ....https://t.co/7RQlf9DRsJ

— America's Cup (@americascup) June 12, 2016

Strong performance on Super Sunday means @ArtemisRacing win @LVACWSChicago! More here: https://t.co/W8Cz6nX6Lu pic.twitter.com/un0sEfRRm8

— America's Cup (@americascup) June 12, 2016

THE LOUIS VUITTON AMERICA’S CUP WORLD SERIES - ACWS 2016 schedule:

• Muscat, Oman,  Feb 27-28, 2016; 
• New York, USA – May 6-8, 2016;
• Chicago, USA – June 10-12, 2016;
• Portsmouth, UK – July 22-24, 2016;
• Toulon, France -- September 10-11, 2016.

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World Match Racing Tour, Copenhagen 2016, May 9-14, Sailing Videos

UPDATE--Shawize Tech Wrap Day 4:

UPDATE: Copenhagen Sail off highlights

Below: WMRT Day 1 Highlights of Copenhagen:

World Match Racing Tour, Copenhagen 2016, Day 1 Highlights above

World Match Racing Tour - Fremantle Finals Highlights:

World Match Racing Tour - Fremantle Finals Highlights - Published March 7, 2016

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Copenhagen 2016 | World Match Racing Tour May 9-14, Schedule:
MAY 9TH - MONDAY
10.00 – Fleet Racing Day 1
17.30 – Press Conference

MAY 10TH - TUESDAY
10.00 – Fleet Racing Day 2
14.30 – Round of 16
17.30 – Press Conference

MAY 11TH - WEDNESDAY
10.00 – Sponsor Racing
13.00 – The Super 16 Knockout
17.30 – Press Conference and After Sail

MAY 12TH - THURSDAY
10.00 – Quarter Finals
17.30 – Press Conference

MAY 13TH - FRIDAY
10.00 – Quarter Finals (optional)
13.00 – Semi Finals
17.30 – Press Conference

MAY 14TH - SATURDAY
10.00 – Semi Finals (optional)
14.00 – Finals and Finale Petit
16.00 – Prize giving and closing Ceremony

More info: http://wmrt.com/events/copenhagen-2016/
Results: http://wmrt.com/results/

World Match Racing Tour Event Schedule 2016

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Speedbird, Hannah White, Bremont Ambassador, M32 Sailing Video

Bremont announced adventurer, broadcaster and sailor Hannah White as the latest Bremont Ambassador - Published Feb 1, 2016 more info: www.bremont.com/hannah-white

See also on JohnTheCrowd.com:

• Hannah White, Women’s World Speed Sailing Record (video) (Feb 9, 2016)
• M32 Cat, World Match Racing Tour ... Bremont Launches America's Cup Collection Feb 11, 2016

M32 Match Racing License: Lars Linger from the Cape Crow Yacht Club explains the importance of the M32 match racing license which sailors are required to obtain to compete on the 2016 World Match Racing Tour. Published on Feb 25, 2016

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RC44 Bermuda Cup, Match Racing, Sailing Videos

Match Racing - Bronenosec the class act in brisk Bermuda - For the first round of the RC44’s 2016 championship, Bermuda today demonstrated exactly why it is a perfect venue for next year’s America’s Cup. On day one of the RC44 Bermuda Cup, there was sun, flat water and around 20 knots of wind, gusting into the high 20s by the close of play on Bermuda’s Great Sound. The RC44 Bermuda Cup is the first event of the 2016 Championship Tour, which pitts the world's top businessmen and the best sailors in the industry compete in high performance one-design 44-foot carbon racing yachts. Published on Mar 3, 2016



The stage set for 2016 RC44 Championship Tour - A sneak-peak at what the teams can expect from racing this seasons opener, the RC44 Bermuda Cup. The RC44 Bermuda Cup is the first event of the 2016 Championship Tour, which pitts the world's top businessmen and the best sailors in the industry compete in high performance one-design 44-foot carbon racing yachts. Published on Mar 2, 2016

Official website: https://www.rc44.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RC44.Class.A...

On Twitter: @RC44Class
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Other Sailing NEWS:

• JohnTheCrowd | Sailing News: 2016 WMRT Fremantle March 2-7, 2016, Twitter feed, Videos
• World Sailing undertake full review of the Sailing World Cup : World Sailing: "At the February 2016 meeting of the World Sailing Executive Committee in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, it was agreed that a strategic review would be undertaken of the Sailing World Cup from 2017-2020 in order to ensure that the event series remains the best possible showcase for the sport on the journey to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The review will be concluded and proposals presented at the World Sailing mid-year meeting in Lausanne in May 2016. The comprehensive review will include considering continental representation, calendar and venues, events, sailor quotas, ranking points, Para World Sailing and the role of known and future Olympic venues within the calendar. Sailors will continue to be placed at the heart of the Sailing World Cup, ensuring it is attractive to athletes, commercial partners and the media. It was agreed that any existing World Sailing contracts with Sailing World Cup Organising Authorities for 2016 would be honoured. World Sailing Chief Executive, Andy Hunt, and World Sailing President, Carlo Croce, met with Abu Dhabi organisers at the end of February. Following the World Sailing Executive Committee decision in November 2015 to host the 2016 World Sailing Annual Conference in Europe rather than Abu Dhabi, the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority took the decision to withdraw their financial support of the 2016 Sailing World Cup Final and future editions of the event. World Sailing will seek a venue partner for the 2016 Sailing World Cup Final and contractual discussions are ongoing with an alternative venue. World Sailing expect to confirm dates for events in the final quarter of 2016 by the end of March."

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33 Beautiful Classic Sailing Yachts at Les Voiles de St Tropez (video)

33 Beautiful Classic Sailing Yachts at Les Voiles de St Tropez 2015 (video above)

SAILING News:

ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Nominees Announced
ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Nominees Announced : News & Features | ISAF | World Sailing | Official Site: "Set to be held on Tuesday, 10 November 2015 in Sanya, China, the Awards ceremony celebrates the world's finest sailors' achievements during the qualifying period from the end of September 2014 through to 31 August 2015. Only one nominee wins in both the male and female categories. The names vying for the coveted and prestigious 2015 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards are: 
Male: Peter Burling & Blair Tuke (NZL) Loick Peyron (FRA) Giles Scott (GBR) Ian Walker (GBR) Ian Williams (GBR) 
Female: Sarah Ayton (GBR) Sam Davies (GBR) Elena Kalinina (RUS) Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen (DEN) Charline Picon (FRA) ..."

Eric Leitner Wins Mallory Trophy on Final Race at US Adult Championship - US SAILING (press release)

John Arndt recipient of 2015 Distinguished Service Award
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
The Sailing Industry Distinguished Service Award is an annual honor bestowed on an esteemed sailor who has distinguished him or herself through ...

Dowd to coach US Sailing youth
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
SARASOTA — An instructor with the Sarasota Youth Sailing program has been tapped to coach Team USA's youth team during an international ...

Washington Post
After two decades, sailing by the stars is back at the Naval Academy
Washington Post
Almost 20 years after the last class of midshipman at the Naval Academy learned how to navigate by the stars, celestial navigation has once again ...

Transatlantic Dash to Caribbean Splendor
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
This route ran from England down the east Atlantic Ocean to the Equator. A good sailing time for the 3,275 mile run would have been around 21 days; ...

Michelle Slade's Sailing in Marin: Century-plus old schooner Yankee a family treasure
Marin Independent Journal
Michelle Slade's Sailing in Marin: Century-plus old schooner Yankee a family treasure. The yacht Yankee, built in 1906, will race this weekend ...

Dave Perry claims fifth U.S. Match Racing Championship
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
This US Sailing National Championship launched on Friday, as the 10 teams embarked on a fast and furious round robin stage. Perry came out of the ...

Dartmouth Sailing Places Second at Nicholas Barnett Trophy
Dartmouth College Athletics
HANOVER, N.H. – Dartmouth sailing competed in three regattas over the weekend. A handful of Big Green sailors traveled to New York, another ...

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RC44 Marstrand Cup, Sweden, Match Racing, Fleet Racing Videos

Match Racing Highlights - RC44 Marstrand Cup - published on Jul 29, 2015: The opening day of the RC44 Marstrand Cup saw Bronenosec Sailing Team consolidate its lead at the top of the 2015 RC44 Match Racing championship.

Russian consistency pays off in Marstrand - RC Forty Four: "... After winning Tuesday's match racing, Bronenosec has only finished off the podium in one fleet race, which Italian tactician Michele Ivaldi puts down to a combination of going the right way, his skipper steering well and good boat speed, thanks to trimmers Paul Westlake and Maciel Cicchetti. "They did a fantastic job - we had clean starts, clean lanes upwind and the speed did most of it. We got a few good shifts and all the manoeuvres were done flawlessly from the crew."..."



Day 1 Fleet Racing Highlights - RC44 Marstrand Cup - published on Jul 29, 2015: Just one point separates the top three teams after the opening day of fleet racing at the RC44 Marstrand Cup. Three races were held today in 10 -15 knots winds with grey overcast conditions in the morning giving way to a summery afternoon, similar to yesterday, only with an uncomfortable lumpy sea state. At the close of play Team Nika leads on seven points, ahead of Artemis Racing and Charisma on eight.

2015 RC44 Championship Tour: 2015 Championship Tour Schedule:
25 – 29 March - RC44 Valletta Cup, Malta
17 – 21 June – Audi Porto Cervo Cup, Italy
28 July – 1 August – RC44 Marstrand Cup, Sweden
30 September – 4 October – RC44 Cascais World Championship, Portugal
25 – 29 November – RC44 Virgin Gorda Cup, British Virgin Islands

Results: http://www.rc44.com/results/fleet-racing/2015

Russian consistency pays off in Marstrand for Vladimir Luibomirov's Bronenosec Sailing Team http://t.co/gmmkywOYcp pic.twitter.com/1h5eqXKpyQ

— RC44 Class (@RC44Class) July 30, 2015

Transpac daily analysis July 30, 2015 -

Transpac 2015 update: July 30th daily analysis of the 48th Transpac, with Dobbs Davis of Seahorse Magazine

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Volvo Ocean Race Finish, US Youth Match Racing Championships, Sailing Videos

Jun 22, 2015: The fleet raced into Gothenburg at the end of Leg 9 - and the finish for this 12th edition of the Volvo Ocean Race - in front of thousands of adoring fans. Team Alvimedica was the Leg 9 victor, and overall winner Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing lifted the trophy.


Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15: Live recording: Gothenburg arrivals - Streamed live on Jun 22, 2015 - Catch the very end of this amazing and extremely close Leg 9 finish, and the conclusion of the race as our fleet arrives in Gothenburg, their final destination!


US Youth Match Racing Championships 2015 - Final Wrap-up - A look back at three tremendous days of match racing at the 2015 US Youth Match Racing Championship for the Rose Cup, the first time this event has been sailed as a national championship. Featuring interviews with US Match Racing Committee Chairman Dave Perry and the repeat Rose Cup Champions, Christophe Killian, Jack Martin and Harrison Vandervort.

2015 Block Island Race Week: NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (June 21, 2015) – The Storm Trysail Club’s 50th anniversary Block Island Race Week officially kicked off this evening when Commodore Lee Reichert welcomed the some 2,000 sailors on 169 boats who are set to begin competition tomorrow on Block Island Sound...

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Route du Rhum finish, Sébastien Josse third

2014Route du Rhum destination Guadeloupe: Sébastien Josse third in Guadeloupe

Tuesday November 11 at 04h 47mn 09s Sébastien Josse, skipper of Edmond de Rothschild, crossed the finish line of the 10th Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe, completing the theoretical course of 3542 miles at an average speed of 17.13 knots.  #RDR2014

Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe: "When he crossed the finish line at 18:13:55 

TU/19:13:55 CET/14:13:55hrs local this Thursday 13th November Erwan Le Roux (FenetreA-Cardinal) won the Multi50 class of the 10th edition of La Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe. The solo skipper completed the 3542 miles theoretrical course in 11d 5h 13m 55s at an average speed of 13.16kts"

2018 World Youth Sailing Championships in Texas
The State
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The 2018 International Sailing Federation World Youth Sailing Championships will be held in Texas with Corpus Christi ...

New owners for the Annapolis Sailing School
CapitalGazette.com
The Annapolis Sailing School is located on Back Creek and at the mouth of the Severn River. Jerry and Kathy Wood founded it in 1959 and their ...

Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Volvo Ocean Race Newport Launches Educational Program
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Newport, RI (November 13, 2014) – Sail Newport announced the launch of a national education program with an online learning site linking the Volvo ...

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Nominate for Sail Canada Awards
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Nominations are being accepted for the 2014 Sail Canada Awards. All sailors and supporters are invited to participate in recognizing Canada's top ...

Sail World
ISAF Sailing World Cup Final - Gunning for gold in Abu Dhabi
Sail World
Five ISAF Rolex World Sailors of the Year will be gunning for gold at the inaugural ISAFSailing World Cup Final in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ...

Sippican Week
ORR sailing team approved for spring
Sippican Week
Some students have opted to go to other schools like Bishop Stang High School and Tabor Academy that do offer sailing, he said. Dartmouth High ...

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St Barth Cata Cup – Record number of mixed teams
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Whether in the Extreme Sailing Series, which saw the biggest “influx” of women, the Route du Rhum with a record four female sailors this year, and ...

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RYA National Match Racing Grand Final
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
I haven't been sailing much recently, but I have a great crew who are all sailing full time so hopefully they will point me in the right direction. I've done ...

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America's Cup Match Racing preview

The America's Cup is a Match Race -- 2 boats and only one winner, there is no "second" --  Queen Victoria, who was watching at the finish line of the first America's Cup in 1851, was reported to have asked who was second, the famous answer being: "Ah, Your Majesty, there is no second." This year the winner will either be Oracle Team USA (the "defender") or Emirates Team New Zealand a/k/a the "Kiwis" (the "challenger"). Racing starts Saturday, September 7th.

Experts foresee good matchup for America's Cup - SFGate: "As Gary Jobson sees it, the Kiwis are like "a well-choreographed Broadway show" and the Oracle sailors are "still auditioning." He also thinks the Emirates Team New Zealand crew might have an edge in motivation. Unlike the Oracle guys, they're sailing for their country. As Nathan Outteridge sees it, Oracle has a slight speed edge upwind. The key will be not just getting to the first mark first but leading at the bottom, or second mark. "That's probably going to determine the race," he said. Jobson and Outteridge are expert commentators on the TV coverage of the America's Cup regatta, the experienced Jobson handling the in-race analysis and the newcomer Outteridge providing postrace commentary. Both say it's difficult to predict the outcome of the finals - a welcome case after the tedious predictability of the first seven weeks of the regatta...."


AC Explore: Boat Building video above - In collaboration with the Exploratorium, the America's Cup is 'exploring' aspects of the history and science behind the America's Cup boats and technology, using exhibits both on site at the America's Cup Park and at the Exploratorium and by speaking with experts from the Exploratorium and the America's Cup teams. This video explores boat building. 

Oracle duo called to give evidence
New Zealand Herald
The cheating allegations involve OTUSA's AC45 catamarans used in the America's Cup World Series, a warm-up event to the America's Cup but which is sailed under the same rules. That means the cheating allegations could potentially be serious for OTUSA ...

America's Cup spectator count lags predicted 2 million turnout
San Francisco Business Times
The question of exactly how many people watch the America's Cup races will come into sharper focus once the races wrap up. An America's Cup that has attracted fewer participants, will generate less spending and will have fewer race days than promised ...

America's Cup: How rugby game put dent in Cup
New Zealand Herald
Emirates Team New Zealand boss Grant Dalton apparently let a six-year-old cat out of the bag at the official Louis Vuitton prize giving dinner on Tuesday. In the midst of what those present said was a superb speech, Dalton's mischievous sense of humour ...

Contract dispute adds to America's Cup troubles
San Francisco Chronicle
Add a $4.2 million contract dispute to the headaches surrounding San Francisco's debut effort hosting the America's Cup. The former merchandising partner for the prestigious and seemingly snake-bit international sailing event is in the midst of a legal ...

America's Cup: Oracle Team USA principals called to Hearing on Friday
Sail World
The date of the Hearing under Article 60 of the Protocol governing the 34th America's Cup has been twice moved, originally to accommodate the unavailability or Oracle Team USA's legal counsel, Phil Bowman. The team will also be represented by Golden ...

Emirates team set up America's Cup date
gulfnews.com
Dubai: It's official now. Come September, Emirates Team New Zealand will be the ones to challenge the Oracle Team, USA for the 34th America's Cup. It's the fifth time in the past six America's Cup matches that the Emirates team will be a contestant in ...

America's Cup: Hearing into Oracle's alleged cheating delayed
Radio Sport
The Jury has called cup holders Oracle's chief executive Russell Coutts, general manager Grant Simmer and Jimmy Spithill among the witnesses for the hearing. The American syndicate is alleged to have brought the regatta into disrepute by modifying ...

Yachting: Taste of NZ wins over yachties and locals
New Zealand Herald
Restaurateur Tony Stewart is thankful this week's break in racing in San Francisco will allow his staff at Waiheke Island Yacht Club to regroup and brace themselves for the "madness" that will follow during the America's Cup. The Kiwi pop-up restaurant ...

Kids learn all about sailing from experienced skippers
DesMoinesRegister.com
It's not hard for Todd Wilson to close his eyes and remember one of the best days he's ever had. Suddenly, it's 1978 and he's 8 years old again, launching a new Hobie catamaran at Clear Lake with his dad. That first ride was enough to make Wilson a ...

AFLOAT: Weymouth Sailing Club's centenary boost
Dorset Echo
A £4,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund has been awarded to Weymouth SailingClub to support its Centenary Exhibition project. The week-long exhibition, which begins tomorrow, is a celebration of the past 100 years of the club, from its original ...

Dutch flotilla sails into Port Adelaide for tall ship festival
ABC Online
A fleet of three Dutch tall ships has sailed into Port Adelaide ahead of a weekend celebration of the state's maritime history. Hundreds of people watched the vessels arrive yesterday afternoon as part of an epic journey retracing historic ...

Youth Sailing Foundation spices up Saturday night
TCPalm
VERO BEACH — Saturday night was spicy hot with Youth Sailing Foundation's 2nd Annual Chili Cook Off held at the Vero Beach Power Squadron. Over 100 people sampled the sixteen different chili recipe entries, voting on their favorites. Prizes were ...

GW Sailing's Inaugural Alumni Regatta Set for Sept. 28
George Washington University - Official Athletic Site
WASHINGTON - The George Washington sailing program will host its inaugural Alumni Regatta at the Washington Sailing Marina on Saturday, Sept. 28. "Though we're entering just our second season as a varsity program, there is a long history of competitive ...

Perfect sailing forecast for SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week 2013
Sail World
Some 55 boats are expected to face the starter tomorrow Friday for SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week 2013 now in its seventh year, with more than 120 boats in all competing in Sail Townsville 2013. While dual Sydney to Hobart winner Bob Steel and his ...

Forget the America's Cup, Larry Ellison's Art Is at the Asian Art Museum
Huffington Post
Larry Ellison's name has been all over the news in San Francisco this summer. Not because of anything to do with his company, Oracle, except indirectly, because the tons of money he made as CEO of that company enabled him to buy a state-of-the-art ...

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