World Sailing Show, April 2016, Nevis Booby Island Regatta (video)

The World Sailing Show - April 2016:

Nine years ago the Extreme Sailing Series took high performance racing to the crowds and changed the sailing world. With the short courses and fast action, the series influenced some of the biggest events in sailing. Now in its 10th year the ESS ups the ante once more as the fleet takes to hydrofoils on brand new boats. Published April 25, 2016 At the other end of the scale, 900 junior sailors race at one event on Lake Garda. Aside from the spectacle, you can’t help wondering how many of tomorrow’s stars are in there. So we asked some of the world’s top sailors about what the Optimist meant to them. Plus, how the newest boat in the Olympics is challenging the best sailors in the world and how one man’s work changed a generation of yacht design. Plus news from around the world.

Below: Nevis Booby Island Regatta video

The 2016 Booby Island Regatta & Sailing Festival: "The Booby Island Regatta & Sailing Festival--30th April – 2nd May 2016--Anyone Can Enter. Anyone can Win The Booby Island Regatta and Sailing Festival is a fun 3 day Regatta and Sailing Festival in the beautiful Caribbean islands of St Kitts and Nevis. The Booby Island Regatta is a little bit different to the norm. We have designed the sailing to give everyone the opportunity to take part and compete regardless of the yacht’s capabilities or crew’s level of experience and have included a few of our own ideas to level the playing field. Our race philosophy, borrowed and adapted from the Olympics ethos, is  “The most important thing is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but living well.” Alongside three days of sailing we have a full program of events to encourage competitors and spectators alike to come ashore and enjoy the best that Nevis has to offer."

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2016 RORC Caribbean 600, LVACWS Oman, Sailing Videos

2016 RORC Caribbean 600. Wrap up film: 70 Boats from, 30 Different countries, 600 Nautical Miles, 11 Caribbean Islands 1 Amazing Race. Published Feb 29, 2016

The RORC Caribbean 600 started from Antigua on Monday 22nd February 2016. The 600nm course circumnavigates 11 Caribbean Islands starting from Fort Charlotte, English Harbour, Antigua and heads north as far as St Martin and south to Guadeloupe taking in Barbuda, Nevis, St Kitts, Saba and St Barth's, finishing back in Antigua

Results: RORC CARIBBEAN 600 TROPHY - IRC OVERALL
2016 - George Sakellaris’ Maxi72, Proteus (USA)
2015 - Hap Fauth, JV72, Bella Mente (USA)
2014 - George Sakellaris, RP72, Shockwave (USA)
2013 - Ron O'Hanley, Privateer, Cookson 50 (USA)
2012 - Niklas Zennström's JV72, Rán (GBR)
2011 - George David, Rambler 100, JK 100 (USA)
2010 - Karl C L Kwok, Beau Geste, Farr 80 (HKG)
2009 - Adrian Lee, Lee Overlay Partners, Cookson 50 (IRL)



2016 RORC Caribbean 600. First finishers - Hear what the crews on the fastest yachts have to say about this year's race. A new course record for Phaedo 3, a near record for Comanche and Bella Mente is forced to retire, plus a look at Brunel rounding the deserted island of Redonda - the last mark rounding in the race. Published Feb 25, 2016



LVACWS Oman - A nail biting weekend of racing - It was a rollercoaster to watch with a fantastic result for the Land Rover BAR racing team, their second Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series win of the season, bring on New York (May 6-8, 2016). Published Feb 29, 2016. More info: JohnTheCrowd | Sailing News: Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series, Oman, Feb 27-28 (videos)

Other Sailing NEWS:
Oman withdraws from hosting youth sailing Worlds due to Israeli participation - Israel News - Jerusalem Post: "Oman has withdrawn from hosting the 2016 Youth Sailing World Championships which were due to take place in December after refusing to submit written confirmation that it is able to guarantee full and equal participation by all, in accordance with World Sailing's Regulations...."

Man dies, another injured in Pittwater yacht crash | DailyTelegraph: "A SAILING veteran was killed today after being struck by a timber beam and thrown into the water in a racing yacht crash which left another competitor pinned under water. Police and paramedics were called to the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club in Newport [Australia] about 2.30pm after the vessels crashed in Pittwater, knocking a 72-year-old racer into the water. Friends tonight flooded the club’s Facebook page with tributes to the dead sailor who was racing on his couta yacht. “A great loss of a nice bloke. Unfortunately died doing what he loves doing. RIP mate,” Bob Rayner wrote...."

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RORC Caribbean 600 starts Monday, Feb 22, Antigua, Sailing Videos

The RORC Caribbean 600 starts from Antigua on Monday 22nd February 2016. The RORC Caribbean 600 is an exciting 600-mile offshore race that takes competitors around some of the most beautiful islands of the Caribbean--


2015 RORC Caribbean 600 - Highlights of the first leg - Video highlights from Day One of the 2015 RORC Caribbean 600, with incredible arial footage of the high performance yachts in spectacular ocean racing conditions. (Published Feb 24, 2015)


Above is a short sailing video showing Phaedo³ at the start of the 2015 RORC Caribbean 600, from Ocean Images on Vimeo

Preview Video of the 2015 RORC Caribbean 600: The RORC Caribbean 600 has one of the most spectacular line ups of high performance boats racing anywhere in the world. Interviews with participating crews and practice action prior to the race start last year. (Published Feb 23, 2015)

Thousands of spectators will gather at Shirley Heights to watch the impressive 66-boat fleet begin the 8th RORC Caribbean 600. Hundreds of thousands more will watch the race unfold via video, photographs, race reports and blogs from the boats. All of the competing yachts will be fitted with YB Trackers.

THE RORC CARIBBEAN 600
RORC Caribbean 600 minisite: http://caribbean600.rorc.org
The RORC Caribbean 600 starts from Antigua on Monday 22nd February 2016
The 600nm course circumnavigates 11 Caribbean Islands starting from Fort Charlotte, English Harbour, Antigua and heads north as far as St Martin and south to Guadeloupe taking in Barbuda, Nevis, St Kitts, Saba and St Barth's  

Past Results:
RORC CARIBBEAN 600 TROPHY - IRC OVERALL (Best best corrected time under IRC)
2015 - Hap Fauth, JV72, Bella Mente (USA)
2014 - George Sakellaris, RP72, Shockwave (USA)
2013 - Ron O'Hanley, Privateer, Cookson 50 (USA)
2012 - Niklas Zennström's JV72, Rán (GBR)
2011 - George David, Rambler 100, JK 100 (USA)
2010 - Karl C L Kwok, Beau Geste, Farr 80 (HKG)
2009 - Adrian Lee, Lee Overlay Partners, Cookson 50 (IRL)

2016 RORC Caribbean 600 news:
Long Haul Arrivals and Weather Jabber | News 2016 | News: "Jim Clark & Kristy Hinze Clark's American Maxi Comanche arrived in Falmouth Harbour, Antigua on Saturday afternoon, 20th February. Having taken line honours in the Rolex Sydney Hobart, the 100ft Canting keel Maxi left Sydney by ship on 6th January bound for Charleston, USA, 9,272 nautical miles via The Panama Canal. Comanche then sailed 1,500 nautical miles in less than four days from Charleston to Antigua. Eric De Turckheim's French A13, Teasing Machine won its class in the Rolex Sydney Hobart but miraculously arrived in Antigua 24 hours before Comanche ..."

Featuring the most magnificent collection of racing yachts ever seen in the Caribbean, an incredibly varied fleet will be racing under the IRC, CSA and MOCRA rating systems, as well as Class40s racing under class rules. Comanche, Phaedo3 and Concise 10 will be gunning for course records but the RORC Caribbean 600 Trophy will be won by the yacht with the best corrected time under IRC.
Monohull Record: 2011 George David, Rambler 100 - 40 hours 20 mins 02 secs.
Multihull Record: 2015 Lloyd Thornburg & Brian Thompson, MOD70 Phaedo3 - 33 hours, 35 mins 30 secs.

Official website: caribbean600.rorc.org/

2016 Fleet Tracking | Tracking - Players | Race Information

Twitter feed: #rorcrc600 OR @RORCRacing
Tweets about #rorcrc600 OR @RORCRacing

THE RORC:
Established in 1925, The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) became famous for the biennial Fastnet Race and the international team event, the Admiral's Cup. It organises an annual series of domestic offshore races from its base in Cowes as well as inshore regattas such as the RORC Easter Challenge and IRC National Championships in the Solent

The RORC works with other yacht clubs to promote their offshore races and provides marketing and organisational support. The RORC Caribbean 600 based in Antigua and the first offshore race in the Caribbean, has been an instant success and last year the RORC extended its organisational expertise by creating the new RORC Transatlantic Race from Lanzarote to Grenada in November 2014
The RORC is based in St James' Place, London and Cowes, Isle of Wight
In co-operation with the French offshore racing club, UNCL, RORC is responsible for IRC, the principal international handicap system for yacht racing worldwide.The Spinlock IRC rating rule is administered jointly by the RORC Rating Office in Lymington, UK and UNCL Centre de Calcul in Paris, France

The RORC Rating Office is the technical hub of the Royal Ocean Racing Club and recognised globally as a centre of excellence for measurement. For Spinlock IRC rating information in the UK please see: www.rorcrating.com and www.rorc.org

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Volvo Ocean Race video updates

Things are slow for the fleet while they are stuck in an area of no wind & high temperatures... perfect scenario for 'the hunger games' onboard MAPFRE.

A quick Team Vestas Wind update, then we catch up with Ian Walker and have some dental work on Abu Dhabi, plus a hygiene refresh onboard Dongfeng, as it gets lighter and lighter in the Indian Ocean.

Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15, Leg 2, Cape Town to Abu Dhabi updates: 
JohnTheCrowd.com: VOR; 
Volvo Ocean Race official website; 
Volvo Ocean Race dashboard

Nicholson and crew safe after sailing into reef in round the world race
The Australian
None of the sailors was injured and the team plans to transport them to Mauritius over the next 24 hours via a ferry which services St Brandon.

The National
Pair of golds for France and Australia as ISAF Sailing World Cup Finals conclude
The National
ABU DHABI // It was a good day for sailors from France and Australia on Sunday as two gold medals each went their way from the 10 that were up for ...
Shaw takes Sailing World Cup gold in Abu Dhabi - Eurosport
Two gold medals for Australia at ISAF Sailing World Cup Final - My Sailing

Sailing Journal: St Kitts and Nevis Launches National Yachting Policy
Caribbean Journal
The new policy, which was unveiled this week, aims to develop a “sustainable yachting sector,” according to McClean Hobson, director of Maritime ...

Times of Oman
Sailing: Oman Air switch gears for Sydney Act
Times of Oman
Muscat: Oman Sail's Oman Air Extreme Sailing boat will have a shuffle-up in its crew line-up as it gears up for the final act of the 2014 Extreme Sailing ...

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Caribbean Sailing Tour, Part 2 of 4, Bahamas, St Kitt's, Nevis, Dolphins and more!

Caribbean Sailing Tour - Part 2 of 4 - Bahamas, St Kitt's, Nevis, Dolphins and more!
Originally produced in 2009, we have re-mastered this series in HD and with new music for your further enjoyment!...Part 2 we enjoy some spectacular scenes on and around the French island of St Barth's including the famous Coral Beach!
Video Produced by www.LandAndSeaVideo.com
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(Originally published on Nov 27, 2013)

EFG Sailing Arabia contest from Feb 9
Oman Daily Observer
MUSCAT — The fourth edition of the prestigious EFG Sailing Arabia — The Tour, the Gulf region's only annual long distance offshore sailing event has been announced today by organisers Oman Sail with the elite teams scheduled to make three stops in ...

OCC is losing its sailing symbol
Daily Pilot
The School of Sailing & Seamanship is moving away from an emphasis on sailing, instead placing a higher importance on training students in its professional mariner program, said director Brad Avery. The funds from the boat's sale will go back into the ...

Sailing Catamarans and Trimarans – History of Multihulls Part 1
YachtPals.com News
As we saw in Sailing Boats Through the Ages, the big problem with sailing boats is that they operate on the boundary between air and water, using the water to support the weight and the wind (movement of the air relative to the water) to provide the ...

Seve Jarvin to helm Australian entry in Extreme Series 2014
My Sailing
Extreme Sailing Series organisers OC Sport have today confirmed details of their most ambitious Series to date at the London Boat Show. The award-winning and 'ISAF Special Event' world tour will celebrate its eighth year on the international sailing ...

CofC Sailing Takes Fifth Place At Rose Bowl Regatta
Beach Carolina Magazine
The sailors had to contend with light wind conditions which limited the sailing to just one day instead of the scheduled two. No. 1-ranked Georgetown University finished a very strong fall season with another win, fifteen points clear of second-place ...

Three-way battle at the front as Clipper boats finally get wind astern
My Sailing
With GREAT Britain embracing the 'changeable' conditions of Race 7, skipper Simon Talbot and his team have reported completing more sail changes then they did in the Southern Ocean. While in contrast Invest Africa is enjoying the favourable tail winds ...

'Sailing Arabia – The Tour' begins this February
Sail World
The fourth edition of the prestigious EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour, the Gulf region's only annual long distance offshore sailing event, has been announced today by organizers Oman Sail with the elite teams scheduled to make three stops in UAE waters.

Race for 'Bart' attracts sailing clubs from around the globe
Dorset Echo
A SAILING event aiming to break a world record in memory of Olympian Andrew 'Bart' Simpson has gained the backing of almost 150 clubs worldwide. Bart's Bash aims to unite sailors and clubs around the country to take part in a simultaneous dinghy race.

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Caribbean Sailing Tour, Bahamas, St Kitt's, Nevis, Dolphins (video)

Caribbean Sailing Tour - Part 1 of 4 - Bahamas, St Kitt's, Nevis, Dolphins and more!
Join us for a sailing odyssey around the islands of the Eastern Caribbean! Originally produced in 2009, we have re-mastered this series in HD and with new music for your further enjoyment! Part 1 takes us from Pearson International Airport in Toronto over the Bahamas and to our sailboat 'Sophisticated Lady' in the Caribbean. From there we set sail on the open sea and take in the beautiful sights of Eustatia, St Kitts, Nevis, and more! Part 2 we enjoy some spectacular scenes on and around the French island of St Barth's including the famous Coral Beach!  Part 3 starts out with arriving at Guadeloupe under a beautiful rainbow, a night in Deshais harbor and then off to the Saintes. From there we sail with Dolphins on approach to the magnificent mountainous shores of Dominica, forever to be known as the Island of Discovery! Part 4 we sail past the live volcano of Montserrat, and timing couldn't have been better as it erupted right in front of us after having been dormant for several years!! Video Produced by www.LandAndSeaVideo.com Published on Nov 16, 2013

Asian Games: Early Exposure For National Sailing Team At Oceanbridge Sail ...
Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 (Bernama) -- The national sailing squad will be competing in the Oceanbridge Sail Auckland championship in New Zealand as part of their early preparation for the Asian Games which will be held in Incheon, South Korea in October.

Festival of Sails 2014 - Women on water
Sail World
Geelong's iconic Festival of Sails, to be held Thursday 23rd until Monday 27th January 2014, offers people of all ages, experience, and backgrounds the chance to enter an eligible boat, crew on someone else's, or watch the action play out from the ...

Garbage boats to patrol Olympic sailing venue
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
With limited trash and sewage services in this sprawling metropolis of 6 million people, tons of garbage and raw waste flow daily from sludge-filled rivers into the bay, where Olympic and Paralympic sailing events will be held. At low tide, mountains ...

World comes to sail in Oman
Muscat Daily
Until 2013, Oman had never hosted a sailing world championship of any sort, but on November 24, after two years of preparation and planning by Oman Sail and the Ministry of Sports Affairs, the world's best Laser sailors lined up at the start of the ...

Sailing available to all
Busselton Dunsborough Mail
... sailing the chance to sail safely around Port Geographe. People of all ages and abilities will be given the chance to try sailing. Sail into life gives anyone who has never been able to enjoy the thrill of sailing the chance to sail safely around ...

Early exposure for national sailing team at Oceanbridge Sail Auckland
The Malay Mail Online
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 — The national sailing squad will be competing in the Oceanbridge Sail Auckland championship in New Zealand as part of their early preparation for the Asian Games which will be held in Incheon, South Korea in October. Malaysian ...

SpeedDream: In pursuit of the world's fastest offshore monohull
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Mike Golding is a former career fire-fighter who turned to professional sailing after winning the 1992/93 BT Challenge Round the World Yacht Race. Mike has subsequently achieved numerous podium positions in premier sailing events including the Vendée ...

RS CAT16 Wins Awards
Afloat
#rssailing – The RS CAT16 was launched in September and is already the winner of two prestigious sailing industry awards in the USA. Sailing World magazine has voted the RS CAT16 it's "Dinghy of the Year" and Sail magazine announced the boat as ...

Co-op team sets sails toward fun
The Beverly Review
“Not many schools offer sailing, and I like the fact that it's co-ed with McAuley. I also enjoy the fact that the kids are participating in something downtown. The kids are taking the train and learning how to navigate the city. It gets them involved ...

Snipe: Attracting the Millennial sailors
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
The event for those under 30 years – which includes two days of clinic, housing, and a charter boat – is hosted by the Miami Snipe fleet to showcase the Snipe and attract newsailors to the Class. This event is where Millennial sailors, having grown up ...

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