Down to the Wire finish in Miami Beach Invitational Regatta

Struntje Light Completes Wire-to-Wire Win in Miami Beach Invite: "Most Farr 40 regattas comes down to the last leg of the last race on the last day. This one was even closer than that! The Miami Beach Invitational was decided by two incredibly close finishes that happened just seconds apart. First, Enfant Terrible edged Plenty by a bow length in the battle for first. No sooner had those boats crossed the line than Struntje Light nipped Flash Gordon 6 by less than half a boat length in the fight for third. Those two results made all the difference as skipper Wolfgang Schaefer and his team on Struntje Light scored a narrow one-point victory over Plenty. Had either of those two head-to-head battles gone the other way, skipper Alex Roepers and the boys aboard Plenty would have been the overall winners. "That is exactly the way we like it. Very close, very exciting racing," said Schaefer, who earned his first Farr 40 class victory since the 2010 Sardinia Cup. . . . The Farr 40 class will reconvene for its next event the weekend of May 13-16 in Annapolis with competition being held on the Chesapeake Bay. MIAMI BEACH INVITATIONAL STANDINGS--
1. Struntje Light, Wolgang Schaefer, Germany, 31 
2. Plenty, Alex Roepers, New York, USA, 32
3. Enfant Terrible, Alberto Rossi, Italy, 35
4. Flash Gordon 6, Helmut Jahn, Chicago, USA, 40
5. Barking Mad, Jim Richardson, Newport, USA, 43
6. Charisma, Nico Poons, Monaco, 48
7. Groovederci, John Demourkas, Santa Barbara, USA, 51"
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Farr 40 Miami Beach Invitational - Close finishes on final day
Sail World
Farr 40 Miami Beach Invitational 2013 - Most Farr 40 regattas comes down to the last leg of the last race on the last day. This one was even closer than that! The Miami Beach Invitational was decided by two incredibly close finishes that happened just ...

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Aerial view of ORACLE TEAM USA '17' training in San Francisco Bay in February 2013.

2nd Singapore Youth Olympic Festival 2013
BYM News (press release)
Sailing takes place in the Marina Reservoir that is flanked by such landmarks as Singapore Flyer and F1 Pit Buildings, The Gardens by The Bay and Benjamin Sheares Bridge. As for the racing, this will involve many classes: there will be Byte C2 and 29er...

Sailing among myanmar's islands of mystery - The New York Times
Living aboard a 100-foot boat, exploring a mostly uninhabited region spread out over 250 miles in the Andaman Sea.
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Learn crew, sailing skills
TheNewsTribune.com
Enrollment has started for a basic crew and sailing course in Tacoma. The course, offered by the Tacoma Mountaineers, will begin in April. Course participants will learn what it takes to be a sailboat crew member. After successfully completing the ...

Man in hospital after Sydney sailing event
The Australian
A MAN has been rescued by bystanders after striking his head on a wharf following the completion of a charity sailing event in Sydney. Emergency services were called to the Bobbin Head marina shortly after 1pm (AEDT). The CareFlight doctor said in a ...

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Miami Beach Invitational Regatta for Farr 40s

Seven Farr 40s have gathered to contest the Miami Beach Invitational Regatta, March 13-16-- 

Farr 40 Class: "A typically talent-laden fleet of seven boats has gathered in one of the world's greatest locales to contest the Miami Beach Invitational Regatta, being held March 13-16. This is the second stop on the United States circuit for Farr 40 class, coming two months after Quantum Key West 2013 kicked off the season. "Miami is one of the few locations you can go and it never gets old," said Geoff Stagg, longtime class manager for the venerable Farr 40 one-design. "It's a spectacular backdrop for sailboat racing and it's absolutely impossible to beat the night life." Peter "Luigi" Reggio, arguably the world's premier professional race officer, will orchestrate the action with assistance of experience race committee personnel from Coral Reef Yacht Club. Reggio, with numerous America's Cup and world championship events on his resume, plans to complete 10 races during the four-day regatta."

Sail-World.com : Miami Beach Invitational Regatta - Farr 40s enter the spotlight: " . . .  The Farr 40 World Championship was held off Miami Beach in 1998 and the class has been coming here almost annually ever since. Class veteran Jim Richardson has fond memories of Miami, having captured the first of three world crowns at that 1998 event. Richardson has also sailed Barking Mad to victory at this venue during Miami Race Week, the Lewmar Cup and the 10th Anniversary Regatta.  . . .'There is no doubt this is one of the best places in the world to sail. The water is so beautiful, the weather is always wonderful and the breeze is usually quite consistent,' Richardson said. 'Our team feels very comfortable here. We've enjoyed considerable success is this venue.' Barking Mad is coming off an impressive victory at Quantum Key West 2013, winning two races and placing second or third in six others in totaling 21 points. Richardson and team took the lead on Tuesday and held it the rest of the way to finish five points ahead of defending world champion Flash Gordon.  ."


US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider Training Camp, March 2013, Miami

Bacardi Miami Sailing Week
Haute Living
The 2013 Bacardi Miami Sailing Week, presented by EFG Bank, included five classes, Star, Audi Melges 20, Melges 24, Viper 640 and J/70. The teams competed in multiple races on Biscayne Bay. According to a press release, two races were sailed by the ...

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Sailing Club meeting and learn-to-sail talk set for March 24
Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.com
The Hunterdon Sailing Club (HSC), which sails on Spruce Run Reservoir in Clinton Township, will hold a pre-season meeting on Sunday, March 24 at Riley & Jake's Restaurant (formerly the Sunset Inn), 1831 Route 31, Clinton. The meeting is open to anyone ...

Sailing community again mourns loss in race
OCRegister
As details emerge on a sailboat racing accident off California's coast, sailors are mourning the loss of crewman Craig Thomas Williams. Williams, 36, a San Diego resident and crewmember aboard the 32-foot sailboat Uncontrollable Urge, died in the ...

Sailing: Be prepared and stay motivated - Grael
New Zealand Herald
Being organised and motivated are the key planks for athletes striving for Olympic Games success, according to someone who should know. Brazilian sailing legend Torben Grael believes the last of his five Olympic Games medals was his most satisfying.

SAILING COMMUNITY MOURNING
U-T San Diego
The sailing community continued to mourn one of its own as it struggled to understand the string of events and decisions that tore apart a 32-foot boat during a race off San Clemente Island and left one crew member dead and five others injured. Killed ...

Sailing - Fletcher using London 2012 heartache to propel him towards Rio
Yahoo! Eurosport UK
"They attended quite a few regattas and they were also sailing other classes of boats as well as their Olympic classes so they were just spending a lot of time on the water, racing and sailing. "So our aim is to medal at every event and to win at least ...

Day One of Mussanah Race Week provides competitors with some challenging ...
BYM News (press release)
For the F18 class, the conditions were perfect, with them occasionally able to fly one hull, some of the French competitors were particularly relieved to be sailing in the warm waters of Oman, as back home in Europe there is snow on the ground. There ...

Sailing coach to challenge Mother Nature in 'round-the-Island Optimist sail
Royal Gazette
Photo by Mark Tatem Royal Bermuda Yacht Club sailing director Tom Herbert Evans is to sail an Optimist Class sailboat around the Island this week to raise funds for youthsailors to compete in international regattas. Related Stories. Respected comet ...

Mussanah Race Week: Oman's world class annual dinghy regatta
BYM News (press release)
This year about 222 sailors from 27 nations across the globe will square up against each for the third edition of Mussanah Race Week at Oman's magnificent purpose built Olympic standard sailing events facility, Al Mussanah Sports City, from 10 - 16 ...

Coconut Grove Grapevine: Awards Ceremony for Sailing Week ...
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Coconut Grove Grapevine, a little tree-lined sailing village in Miami, Florida, come out, sit at a street cafe, enjoy the art galleries and sailboat bay, walk around and experience one of Miami's oldest neighborhoods, enjoy history, sailing, village ...
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