Volvo Ocean Race: Groupama wins Leg 4 [video]

Volvo Ocean Race: Groupama wins Leg 4 [video]

Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12: French boat Groupama claims historic fourth-leg win ...
Telegraph.co.uk
Telefonica loosened their grip on the 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race when Groupama's 14 day lead in the fourth leg became their first outright victory to crank up the pressure. By Kate Laven Franck Cammas' crew crossed the Auckland finish line late on ...

Telegraph.co.uk

Volvo Ocean Race: Images from Leg 4 finish
Sail World
Sail-World was on the water and ashore at the Viaduct Harbour for the arrival of Groupama (Franck Cammas), the first to finish Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race, in Auckland and marking the return of the round the work classic to the City of Sails. by...

Sail World

Volvo Ocean Race: Groupama's dramatic leg win
YACHTe.com.au
Frank Cammas and his Groupama 4 crew survived a late scare to secure a dramatic victory in Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race on Saturday, crossing the finish line shortly before midnight in Auckland to end Team Telefónica's winning streak and give New ...

YACHTe.com.au

Volvo Ocean Race: Groupama 4 victorious in Auckland
BYM News (press release)
On crossing the finish line this Saturday at 1033 UTC, Groupama 4 secures victory in this fourth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race. A very important result for Franck Cammas and his men after sailing over 6500 miles between Sanya (China) and Auckland (New ...

Groupama overcomes leak, wins leg 4 of Volvo Ocean Race for provisional lead
Washington Post
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Groupama has overcome a massive leak to win leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race on Saturday, taking the provisional overall lead. The French boat had dominated the 5220-nautical mile stage from Sanya, China, to Auckland, New Zealand.

Volvo Ocean Race : Telefonica faces last few miles to Auckland
BYM News (press release)
It's now a question of hours before "Telefónica" reaches Auckland (New Zealand), the final destination port on this fourth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race. Only 110 miles are separating the Spanish team from dry land, but there's a lot still to be decided ...

Volvo Ocean Race: King Cammas
NauticNews
Skipper Franck Cammas was thrilled with the win and becoming the first French team to take line honours in a Whitbread/Volvo Ocean Race finish into Auckland, although 33 Export did win on handicap back in 1977-78. “It's a great day for Groupama 4 and ...

Groupama leads Volvo Ocean Race
Times of Malta
France's Groupama retained a commanding lead in the fourth leg of the Volvo Ocean Raceyesterday but was bracing for huge seas on the home run to Auckland. Race organisers issued a severe weather warning yesterday and said Groupama, 96 nautical miles ...

Camper in fourth as race for second heats up
TVNZ
Team New Zealand's Camper is locked in a tense battle for second place on the fourth leg of theVolvo Ocean Race today. With French team Groupama having snared number one place after crossing the finish line in Auckland just after 11.30pm last night, ...

Yachting: Kiwi sailor first home
New Zealand Herald
Photo / Michael Craig A Kiwi flag flew on the first boat to reach Auckland last night in the Volvo Ocean race, but it didn't belong to Team New Zealand. French team Groupama, with Kiwi bowman Brad Marsh on board, survived a late scare of a hole in the ...

Groupama wins Leg 4 of Volvo Ocean Race
Sun-Sentinel (blog)
Groupama survived a late scare to secure a dramatic victory Saturday in Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race, sailing across the finish line shortly before midnight in Auckland, New Zealand to end Team Telefónica's winning streak.

French campaigners claim Volvo win
Yahoo! Eurosport UK
French boat Groupama overcame an 11th hour scare when a huge hole opened up in the hull filling the bow with water before claiming a first leg win of the Volvo Ocean Race on Saturday. Franck Cammas' crew were forced to bale out with victory almost in...

Yahoo! Eurosport UK

Volvo Ocean Race - Puma's Mar Mostro dash to the finish
Sail World
Volvo Ocean Race, Day 20 of the second stage of Leg 4. Ken Read, Skipper of Puma Ocean Racing powered by Berg reports on the crew's progress: Just rounded North Cape. After about a million miles and I think about three weeks of sailing we saw land for ...

Sail World

Groupama first into Auckland
SPORT24
Auckland - Groupama overcame a massive leak to win leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race on Saturday and take the provisional overall lead. The French boat had dominated the 5 220-nautical mile stage from Sanya, China to Auckland, New Zealand but their ...

Volvo Ocean Race arrives in Auckland
BYM News (press release)
The first of the Volvo Ocean Race yachts is due to arrive into Auckland late this evening. Race fans can follow the boats in real time as Leg 4 of the race comes to an end. View the Race Tracker here, and be sure to click the LIVE button (top left) ...

Groupama wins ocean race leg to Auckland
Radio New Zealand
Thousands turned out in Auckland on Saturday as French yacht Groupama won the fourth leg of theVolvo Ocean Race. The yacht reached Auckland just before midnight and it is the first time sailing's biggest round-the-world race has stopped over in the ...

Groupama first in port
NZ City
French syndicate Groupama's taken line honours on leg four of the Volvo Ocean Race from China to Auckland. Groupama, with Kiwi Brad Marsh aboard, has taken out the leg in 19 days and 15 hours, arriving into Auckland at 11:33pm on last night.

Volvo Ocean Race - Nearing the end of an epic leg
Sail World
Groupama 4 led the Volvo Ocean Race fleet around Cape Reinga at 1754 UTC today and is now on the home strait with just 176 nautical miles remaining. The final stretch includes a beat down to Cape Brett, where the French team will crack sheets and power ...

Sail World

Fans flock to viaduct to welcome winning yacht
3News NZ
Fans numbering in their tens-of-thousands flocked to Auckland's viaduct harbour overnight to welcome the first Volvo Ocean Race yacht into port. French team Groupama, whose crew includes Aucklander Brad Marsh, has claimed victory in the fourth leg of ...

3News NZ

Yachting: Family eagerly await Groupama arrival
New Zealand Herald
Photo / Yann Riou, Groupama Sailing Team, Volvo Ocean Race The family of the only New Zealander on board the boat leading the race for shore in the Volvo Ocean race is eagerly awaiting its arrival. Brad Marsh is part of the French syndicate Groupama, ...

Sailing-French campaigners claim Volvo win after leak scare
Yahoo! Eurosport UK
Franck Cammas' crew were forced to bale out with victory almost in sight as they passed the New Zealand coast after their 5220-nautical mile journey from Sanya, China, in the fourth leg of offshoresailing's premier race. After several frantic minutes, ...

SAILING | BACARDI CUP
MiamiHerald.com
The Bacardi Cup is the anchor event of Bacardi Miami Sailing Week presented by EFG Bank, which got under way Monday and was interrupted by two days of blustery winds. Four other racing classes began competing Thursday and will wrap up on Saturday.

China commits to Extreme Sailing Series in new deal
YACHTe.com.au
Act 5 of the 2012 Extreme Sailing Series has been moved to 30 August to 2 September, a week later than previously announced, while Qingdao, which hosted thesailing component of the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has signed a new three-year deal to ...

YACHTe.com.au

Vendée Globe - Safran Sailing Team prepare food supplies
Sail World
Vendée Globe 2012-2013, an around the world race for single handed sailors, will start from Les Sables d'Olonne on Saturday 10th November 2012. Eighty days of sailingaround the world, or in other words about twelve weeks where the skipper has to be ...

Sail World

Miami Sailing Week - Tight at the top
Sail World
On the penultimate day of racing at Bacardi Miami Sailing Week (BMSW) presented by EFG Bank, the temperature hovered around 80 and an east-southeast breeze of 12 knots blew. Competitors quickly got down to business. Two races were sailed by the Star ...

Sail World

Olympics 2012: Weymouth pupils at Royal Manor Arts College gear up for the Games
Dorset Echo
Each pupil at Royal Manor Arts College has the chance to get involved in a host of Olympic inspired activities. Year 10 and 11 students will kick start the sailing events when they take part in seafaring voyages during the Easter holidays.

Sailing the high seas, Dubai-style
The Malaysian Insider
DUBAI, March 10 — Sun, sea, stupendous amounts of money — when it comes tosailing, Dubai's got it all. Next week, the emirate's International Boat Show gets under way, allowing the rest of us to get a glimpse at how the super-wealthy live on the ...

The Malaysian Insider

Hilton Head rec board gives nod to rowing, sailing center plans
Hilton Head Island Packet
A scaled-back rowing and sailing center on Town of Hilton Head Island land received some tailwind this week when a panel approved conceptual plans. Town staff will seek bids for design and engineering services after the Parks and Recreation Commission ...

Hilton Head Island Packet

Sailing Weekend Preview – March 10-11: John Jackson Team Race At Georgetown
Maritime College Athletics
THROGGS NECK, NY (March 10, 2012) – The Maritime dinghy sailing team will be competing in an event in the nation's capital this coming weekend. Below is a preview to the event. This weekend, Maritime travels to Washington, DC, to compete in the John ...

Bacardi Miami Sailing Week : Favini still in charge after 7 races
BYM News (press release)
It was yet another grand day on the water for the Melges 24 fleet at Bacardi Miami Sailing Week (BMSW). Four more races were added to the scoreboard with Flavio Favini at the helm of Franco Rossini's Blu Moon hanging on for first overall.

Cal State Channel Islands shows its sailing skills
Long Beach Press-Telegram
The teams are sailing rugged Catalina 37s out of Los Angeles Yacht Club on an ocean course between the harbor entrance and Point Fermin. The Port of Los Angeles is the regatta sponsor, Los Angeles YC is the organizing authority and Cal Maritime is the ...

Wimco Villas Gears Up for Les Voiles de St Barts Regatta
MarketWatch (press release)
NEWPORT, RI, Mar 09, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Sailing enthusiasts know St Barts for its famous though largely unpublicized Bucket Regatta, held annually in late March. That event draws both classic and modern yachts of over 100' in length to the ...

O'Leary shows old-salt sibling his star potential
Irish Independent
However, strong onshore winds saw the sailing postponed two days running. When racing did resume on a revised two-races-a-day format, conditions were, as Peter O'Leary put it, "interesting -- a bit tricky with big waves". Maybe so, but they revelled in ...

Tourism website relaunched in time for summer
Dorset Echo
The visit-dorset.com website has been redesigned to make it easier for local businesses to promote their services as the county gets ready to host the Olympic sailing events. The site was launched three years ago and has already had 500000 visitors and ...

Outdoor centre to offer adult sailing courses
Bromsgrove Advertiser
Head of Centre, Phil Ascough, said: "Our 2012 skills courses programme has been designed to cater for a wide range of people, from ladies interested in learning some sailing basics and 'Silver Sailing', our introductory course specifically designed for ...

Miami Sailing Week day 2 Melges 20 - Kiss maintains lead
Sail World
Bacardi Miami Sailing Week (BMSW) day 2 was as incredible as the first for the 40-strong Audi Melges 20 fleet. PRO Bruce Golison fired off four heats enabling Michael Kiss on Bacio to hang on to his overnight lead. Paul Reilly's Red Sky Sailing Team ...

Sail World

Out at Sea, Relaxing in the Philippines
New York Times
Some members of our 19-member sailing expedition were already there, peering into an orange coral bigger than an armchair. That meant the creature was not lethal. But it did look hungry. Half hidden in a crevice loomed a long speckled predator, ...

New York Times

All-star 9-nation lineup for Extreme Sailing ... - Sailing Times India
By Sailing Times India
Once again, the team rosters include world-renowned sailors from a multitude of backgrounds representing 9 different nationalities. French sailing superstar Loick Peyron, Britain's three-times ISAF World Match Racing Champion Ian Williams, ...
Sailing Times India » Sailing...

Extreme Sailing Series update | The Daily Sail
The Cardiff round of the 2012 Extreme Sailing Series has been moved to 30 August to 2 September, a week later than previously announced. As a result it will ...
www.thedailysail.com/inshore/.../extreme-sailing-series-update

China commits to Extreme Sailing Series in new 3 year deal, and ...
Act 5 of the 2012 Extreme Sailing Series has been moved to the 30th August to 2nd September, a week later than previously announced. The UK round of the ...
www.extremesailingseries.com/.../china-commits-to-extreme-s...

Sydney Harbour Regatta - Sailing Instructions
The 2012 Sydney Harbour Regatta sailing instructions are available to download here. All classes sailing instructions are contained within the one document.
www.shr.mhyc.com.au/index.php?option=com...id...

Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Sailing Academy launched - Yachts and ...
Sailing news as it happens. The first place to stop for reports, results, fixtures & photographs from racing sailing.
www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/?article=161936

Sir Robin Knox Johnston made honorary ambassador of Olympic ...
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston was this week made an honorary ambassador for Qingdao Sailing Sport by the Chinese Olympic sailing venue following the departure ...
www.yachte.com.au/news/story.asp?story=36084

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Volvo Ocean Race - Catch Me If You Can [video]

Volvo Ocean Race - Catch Me If You Can [video]
Groupama have a commanding lead but there are three other boats that want to relieve them of it.

Volvo Ocean Race Tracker 

Volvo Ocean Race - Squalls and a shakeup
Sail World
In the Volvo Ocean Race this afternoonTelefónica (Iker Martínez/ESP) moved up to second place on the Leg 4 leader board as Groupama 4 continued to dominate. The fleet is racing towards Cape Reinga, the turning point at the northern tip of New Zealand's ...

Sail World

Volvo Ocean Race : PUMA drops to third as Groupama weighs up New Zealand approach
BYM News (press release)
While PUMA struggled Franck Cammas' Groupama sailing team appeared unable to put a foot wrong and at 1300 UTC they had extended their lead to 150 nm. Having been stymied twice yesterday by massive rain clouds that reduced the wind and PUMA's boat speed ...

Volvo Ocean Race team Groupama 4 hold onto lead
Sail World
Volvo Ocean Race team Groupama 4 hold a 149.50 mile lead on the seventeenth day of racing in the second stage of leg four from Sanya to Auckland at the 1300 UTC report. The depression, which has settled into position across the direct route to Auckland ...

Sail World

Volvo Ocean Race team Puma Ocean Racing drop into third
Sail World
Volvo Ocean Race, Day 17 of the second stage of Leg 4. Amory Ross, MCM for Puma Ocean Racing powered by Berg, reports on the crew's progress: 'It's less a reflection on them than it is on us. It wasn't that they [Telefónica and Camper] had a great ...

Sail World

Volvo Ocean Race : Groupama 4 team piles on the miles
BYM News (press release)
At 0700 UTC this morning, the Groupama were reaching in east north-easterly breeze at 17.7 knots, while the rest of the six-boat fleet racing in Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race from China to New Zealand suffered heavy losses as their wind became fickle ...

Volvo Ocean Race - Big gains for Puma Ocean Racing
Sail World
Volvo Ocean Race, Day 17 of the second stage of Leg 4. Ken Read, Skipper of PumaOcean Racing powered by Berg reports on the crew's progress: The cruelty in this game has got to be the three-hour 'scheds.' The three-hour progress reports we get from ...

Sail World

Volvo Ocean Race: Telefonica picks up the pace
YACHTe.com.au
The final 1000 nautical mile stretch of Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race to Auckland is proving to be a see-saw ride with small gains and miserable losses spreading across the five boats chasing clear leaders Groupama, and the standout is Telefonica, ...

YACHTe.com.au

Volvo Ocean Race: Big ecomomic benefit and visitors confirmed for NZ
Sail World
'The benefits of the Volvo Ocean Race stopover to Auckland were spelled out by Rachael Dacy of Auckland Tourism and Economic Events. 'This event does means a lot to Auckland, injecting $30.3million into the Auckland economy'.

Sail World


Volvo Ocean Race 2011/12: Telefonica brace themselves for first defeat as ...
Telegraph.co.uk
Once we headed south, it's been pretty good sailing so we can't complain. “It's a long leg and not a very inspiring course especially having to sail the greatest distances. We weren't ready for that so it's been a long leg but we have 1200 miles to the ...

Telegraph.co.uk


Tight duel to Auckland looms - without Camper
Stuff.co.nz
Groupama remains on track to lead the Volvo Ocean Race fleet into Auckland but it might have a fight on its hands as Telefonica looks to make a late charge. The leading boat is expected into Auckland on Saturday and, at this stage, Groupama looks set ...

Volvo Ocean Race update 7 Mar | The Daily Sail
By James Boyd
The table, above showing Groupama sailing at 17.7 knots while the boats behind are making no more than 14, is an ominous indication of what may be in the store for the Volvo Ocean Race fleet in the final days of leg 4. In fact this is only a ...
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Retracing Roots - Amsterdam 1928 Olympic Sailing Competition
International Sailing Federation
Amsterdam finally got its chance to host the Olympic Games in 1928 after years of waiting with the sailing taking place from 2-9 August. "It would have been regrettable indeed to see Amsterdam, which with real sporting spirit and international ...

International Sailing Federation

America's Cup sailing may be headed to New York City
San Francisco Business Times (blog)
If they don't sail in New York, then the races will be held on San Francisco Bay, as originally planned. Of course I think San Francisco is superior to New York for many reasons, but from a publicity standpoint, sailing in New York would be a great ...

Dutch sailing star praises British work ethic at London 2012 Games
Dorset Echo
A DUTCH Sailing star who is expected to make a big name for herself at the London 2012 Games has praised her British rivals' work ethic. Marit Bouwmeester has been training in the borough with Portland's Ali Young, one of the two British contenders ...

Sailing:Naples preparing for world showcase in America's Cup
ANSAmed
In exactly a month from now, on April 7, the Gulf of Naples will be shaken by the energy of catamarans in the America's Cup World Series, the circuit of regattas held ahead of the America's Cup itself. The marriage between Naples and the America's Cup ...

Sailing the Northwest Passage — and then some
Summit Daily News
By Kathryn Corazzelli Expedition photographer David Thoreson aboard the Ocean Watch, a 57-foot sailboat he spent 13 months on traveling around the Americas. Experience a 28000 mile sailing journey around the Americas — in only an hour — with ...

The Official International Sailing Federation Olympic Games Website
International Sailing Federation
The Brazilian Sailing Federation has selected crews for the six Olympic events they qualified sailors for at the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships. After February's Brazilian sailing week, the Brazilian sailing team is almost set with Jorge...

International Sailing Federation

BYM Sailing & Sports News
BYM News (press release)
People ask me if it is boring sailing around the world, but the 3-hour scheds don't allow for that. I have said a million times that this race isn'ta distance race but it is a series of 3-hour day races. A really long series! So, the scheds keep you on ...

IOC Funding Success For Polish Yachting Association
International Sailing Federation
The International Sailing Federation is pleased to announce that after working through a detailed application for funding the Development of a National Sports Structure (DNSS) the Polish Yachting Association www.pya.org.pl has been awarded the maximum ...

International Sailing Federation

Sailing duo finishes second
Whitsunday Times
YOU couldn't wipe the smiles off the faces of Whitsunday Sailing Club 420 sailors Klaus Lorenz and Ollie Annear who finished second at the NSW State Championships at George's River last week. The sailing duo were hoping to place in the top three and ...

Getting started with sailing
Hartlepool Today
A SAILING project is on the crest of a wave after securing top-level backing. The UK's leading youth development charity, the Prince's Trust, has appointed the North-Eastsail training charity Ocean Youth Trust North (OYT North) as its first-ever ...

Hartlepool Today

Navy IC Sailing Wins Old Dominion Spring Open
NavySports.com
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Navy's rising sailing stars continued their winning ways this weekend with a win at the Old Dominion Spring Open. Navy fielded a team of four plebes that dominated the 18-boat fleet. Markus Edegran and Julie Miller finished first in A ...

NavySports.com

Qatar Leadership Academy take to the seas
Gulf Times
Qatar Leadership Academy's offshore sailing programme reached an exciting conclusion for the 2011/12 academic year after 24 students trained in the Regatta Sailing Academy's two racing yachts in Doha Bay for eight weeks culminating in a 75 nautical ...

Yacht Club lands official training centre status
Royal Gazette
On hand for the announcement at the yacht club were Minister of Education Dame Jennifer Smith,sailing director Tom Herbert-Evans and Commodore Jonathon Brewin. For Herbert-Evans, who joined the RBYC in April of last year, it was a satisfying reward ...

Northamptonshire sailing club wins top award
Northampton Chronicle & Echo
MEMBERS of Hollowell Sailing Club said they were delighted after being crowned RYA Club of the Year. The club received a trophy at the Royal Yachting Association Volvo Dinghy Award Show at the weekend. Club secretary, Nicola Wilkinson, said: “Our youth ...

Northampton Chronicle & Echo

Founder of Clipper honored as sailing image ambassador of Qingdao
People's Daily Online
QINGDAO, China, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Robin Knox-Johnston, founder of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, was honored as the sailing image ambassador of Qingdao, east China, official of local sports bureau said Wednesday.

Brothers from south Essex set off to sail around Britain
Southend Standard
TWO brothers are embarking on a gruelling 2000-mile voyage, sailing around the coast of the British Isles to raise cash for a south Essex charity. Dea Osler, from Eastwood and brother Craig, from Hullbridge, are planning on circumnavigating the UK ...

Miami Sailing Week Melges 24 - Strong fleet set for the competition
Sail World
The US Melges 24 Class is proud to welcome some of the world's greatest teams packed full with sailing superstars to warm and sunny Coconut Grove, Fla. for Bacardi Miami Sailing Week (BMSW). Teams have traveled from as far away as Italy, and as near as ...

Sail World

Video: RBYC Recognised As RYA Centre
Bernews
This is the result of a year-long goal of Sailing Director, Tom Herbert-Evans and his team. Mr. Herbert-Evans joined the RBYC in April 2011 and has worked passionately with the Club's Sailing Committee to develop a high standard of teaching, ...

Bernews

British Boat Users Sailing Abroad Risk Fines Over Red Diesel
Afloat
#NEWS UPDATE - British boat users are risking big fines if they sail their craft outside UK waters due to new laws on the use of red diesel, the Daily Telegraph reports. New laws coming into force on 1 April "will require anyone moving into ...

Florida Sailing & Cruising School Named to ASA's Top 20 List ...
By sarah
FS&CS conducts live-aboard sailing courses for up to four students at a time, and has been ASA-accredited since shortly after it was founded in 1984. Florida Sailing & Cruising School offers two and three-day live-aboard sailing courses ...
Cruising Compass • The Free...

Pacific Northwest Boating News: High school sailing rides a wave of ...
By Deborah Bach
Looking around at the teens on the docks and out racing in the waters off the Seattle Yacht Club on Saturday, Brendan Fahey smiled. It was a sight to.
Three Sheets Northwest

Riviera Nayarit kicks off Mexico's largest sailing competition this ...
By Jessica Festa
Every other year, Mexico hosts their Nautical Extravaganza, a month filled with classic sailing and water sport competitions that take you to differen.
Gadling
The Peconic Puffin Windsurfing Blog: No Ice Sailing for Long Island ...

Gusty weather creating a problem for Sailing Week
By Grapevine
Gusty weather creating a problem for Sailing Week. bacardi. Organizers of the 85th Bacardi Cup canceled the day's scheduled race for the 67 registered Star teams yesterday, due to the high winds. The winds are supposed to continue today ...
Coconut Grove Grapevine

Intercollegiate Sailing. Navy IC Sailing Wins Old Dominion Spring ...
By clevine
Navy's rising sailing stars continued their winning ways this weekend with a win at the Old Dominion Spring Open. Navy fielded a team of four plebes that dominated the 18-boat fleet. Markus Edegran and Julie Miller finished first in A division ...
ArmedForces.com

Olympic sailing heritage exhibition inspiring people to get out on the ...
Olympic sailing heritage exhibition inspiring people to get out on the water. Exhibition comes to Crosby Lakeside for third stop on its UK tour. In the lead up to the ...
www.rya.org.uk/.../Olympicsailingheritageexhibitioninspiring...

Olympic Sailing Village by HTA Architects | Technical | Building Design
HTA Architects' athletes' village in Dorset mixes traditional materials with an up-to -date approach to energy generation.
www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/olympic.../5033022.article

Tag Archive for "US Sailing" - Sailing Shack Racing
Harken the makers of quality yachting equipment have launched a great new Yachting Channel on YouTube. Features interviews with sailors, product ...
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Volvo Ocean Race - Fleet of two halves [video)

Volvo Ocean Race - Fleet of two halves [video)
Volvo Ocean Race Tracker 

Volvo Ocean Race: Solomon Islands open up big possibilities
YACHTe.com.au
An unexpected wind shift has split the Volvo Ocean Race fleet in two and opened up opportunities for the boats on the fleet's western flank as they take on a tricky passage through the sparsely charted waters of the Solomon Islands.

YACHTe.com.au

Volvo Ocean Race - Groupama 4 extend
Sail World
Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 team Groupama 4 have extended their lead on the thirteenth day of the second stage of leg four at the 1300 UTC report. Whilst the tradewinds are becoming increasingly sluggish in this descent towards Auckland, the fleet are ...

Sail World

Volvo Ocean Race: Looking to make the most of squalls and thunderstorm
Sail World
With Camper on the verge of crossing the Equator temperatures have been slowly increasing aboard with the hot and stick conditions making for uncomfortable sailingfor the crew. Camper co-skipper Stu Bannatyne says that Camper are looking to make the ...

Sail World

Yachting: City of Sails prepares its welcome
New Zealand Herald
By John Weekes A computer graphic shows the Volvo Ocean Race yachts moored as they will be at the Viaduct Events Centre. Photo / Supplied A new village on Auckland's waterfront is taking shape days out from the Volvo Ocean Race stopover.

Volvo Ocean Race : Telefonica faces 24 crucial hours on alternative route to ...
BYM News (press release)
There's no doubt that this archipelago positioned in the middle of the Pacific will make an impact on these final miles of this fourth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race. On the approach to the archipelago “Telefónica” has logged some good data, sailing at ...

Groupama retain Volvo lead
SPORT24
Sanya - French team Groupama were leading rivals Puma and Telefonica by just over 80 nautical miles on Saturday with some 2 000 miles left to sail to New Zealand in the Volvo Ocean Race. The six skippers were split evenly down the middle over the key ..

Volvo Ocean Race update 3 Mar | The Daily Sail
By James Boyd
Telefonica, Camper and, astern, Sanya look set to negotiate the passage between the islands of Choiseul and Santa Isabel (just over 100 miles ahead of Telefonica at the 0700 sched) before sailingup New Georgia Sound and then exiting the ...
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Volvo Ocean Race: Thunder clouds gather over VOR fleet headed ...
French boat Groupama's breakneck pursuit of a Volvo Ocean Race Leg four triumph into New Zealand was being powered by “thunder-cloud power” after ...
www.sport360.com/.../volvo-ocean-race-thunder-clouds-gathe...

Yachting: City waits as sailors strive to be first in
New Zealand Herald
Telefonica's captain Iker Martinez describes Auckland as a special place "for all the people who likesailing". He believes Auckland will be one of the best stopovers of the race and thinks it will be "very significant" to arrive first. 

Volvo Ocean Race : Solomon Islands separation
BYM News (press release)
An exciting day lies ahead for the six boats racing to Auckland in Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race. Although Groupama sailing team (Franck Cammas/FRA) retain a solid lead over PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG (Ken Read/USA) who are well positioned in ... 

Volvo Ocean Race : Unexpected wind shift sets up Solomon Islands split
BYM News (press release)
Today, a split strategy is looking increasingly likely as an unexpected wind shift and strong currents force the three westerly boats to consider sailing through rather than round the Solomon Islands chain. This morning, the western pack -- Iker ...

Volvo Ocean Race : Solomon Island crossing opens up opportunities in the west
BYM News (press release)
“It's a bit more complex than open water sailing obviously,” he said. “It's a very sparsely inhabited part of the world and the charts aren't very good. “They are going to be going through it at night -- certainly Telefónica and CAMPER -- and it's not ... 

UK. Olympic sailors past & presnt open RYA Volvo Dinghy Show 2012

BYM News (press release)
There are loads of fun activities for younger visitors including the always popular Treasure Hunt andsailing simulator, as well as a whole host of competitions to take part in with great prizes to be won. So if you have a passion for dinghy sailing or ...

Omani teams create ripples with Extreme Sailing start
gulfnews.com
Omani crews celebrate on the podium after the first stage of the 2012 Extreme SailingSeries in Muscat yesterday. Muscat: A pair of Omani crews thrilled their home crowd with a brilliant one-two in the opening round of the 2012 Extreme Sailing Series ...

gulfnews.com

America's Cup downsized pier pact gives S.F. a better deal
San Francisco Examiner
In just a few months, the America's Cup will grace San Francisco Bay with its world-class sailing regatta. And as spectators line the waterfront to witness the boats race by, the piers around them won't all be spiffed up with fancy new accommodations ...

Controversy of sailing around the world
Fremont News Messenger
Most of you probably read about the teenager who completed a year-long solo sailing journey around... As the newly elected Fremont law director, I ask for your help in strengthening the families of... I am writing this letter to ask voters to vote yes ...

High school sailing teams compete in Bay Area
Daily Pilot
Teams from Newport Harbor High, CdM, Sage and Mater Dei sail in Golden Bear Regatta in San Francisco Bay. By Mary Cappellini, Special to the Daily Pilot The sailing teams from Newport Harbor High School and Corona del Mar High School traveled to San ...

Oman Air sail to victory in opening round
Oman Daily Observer
By A Staff Reporter - MUSCAT — In a thrilling close to the Extreme Sailing Series, Muscat yesterday, all eyes were on the two Omani boats, Oman Air and The Wave, Muscat who stormed to first and second place in the final race of the day.

Oman Daily Observer

Sailing Weekend Preview: Privateers To Take Part In Two Events This Weekend
Maritime College Athletics
THROGGS NECK, NY (March 2, 2012) – The Maritime sailing team will be taking part in two events along the East Coast this weekend. The Privateers were recently ranked 15th in the nation on the Sail1Design Team Race National Rankings ...

Sailing and walkabout weather
Caribbean Hurricane Network
Should be nice for sailing about and other outside activity just keep an eye on the clouds cold for me. Think I'll check out one of those newish Dive Skins while I'm on a walk about. Have not had a full wet suite for more than a ,,,,MMMMmmmm let us say...

Caribbean Hurricane Network

Sailing enthusiast scheduled to give presentation
Seacoastonline.com
NEW CASTLE — Maritime expert Nate Hazen will regale participants at a March 7 community pot luck supper with a "historical armchair cruise and tour of Piscataqua River and Portsmouth Harbor." Hazen, a retired engineer and recreational sailor, ...

Oman LNG and Oman Sail to establish sailing school in Sur
Oman Daily Observer
By A Staff Reporter - MUSCAT — In a landmark agreement, Oman LNG and OmanSail have committed to establish the first sailing school in Sharqiyah at Sur, the historic hub of Oman's illustrious seafaring past. The building of the sailing school will...

Oman Daily Observer

Optimists Tasmanian Championship at Sandy Bay SC
Sail World
Optimists Tasmanian Championship is being held this weekend off Sandy Bay SailingClub on Nutgrove Beach. The biggest fleet of Optimist dinghies seen on Hobart's River Derwent, 58 in total, are contesting the event. In 10 months time Hobart will see ...

Sail World

Topper show in dinghy regatta
Dorset Echo
A FLEET of 181 dinghies descended on the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy for a weekend of winter racing. The sun shone for the Topper Winter Regatta but sadly, the wind was not so obliging, averaging just five knots, and two of the planned ...

Sailing into the 21st century
Fiji Times
This week we profile Joji Marau Misaele, an engineer who builds the camakau, or traditional Fijian sailing vessels. Having lost his eldest brother to the sea after their camakau sank in the Lau Group, he knows all about the limitations of the ...

J/125 TIMESHAVER Sailing Puerto Vallarta Race
J/Sailnig News (blog)
In this class is the J/125 TIMESHAVER sailed by Viggo Torbensen from Dana Point Yacht Club. Viggo and crew are hoping the predominant NNW to NNE winds prevail in the 15-25 knots range, prime surfing/planing weather for the J/125 offshore speedsters.

French Bay Regatta succeeds on all levels
Sail World
Titirangi's French Bay Yacht Club hosted 57 centreboarders at its annual regatta on Sunday 25 February, and in the process proved there is little doubt that, in a South-Westerly, the bay is one of the very best places to sail in the City of Sails.

Sail World

IOC Announces Olympic Highlights of the Week
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has issued an open invitation for manufacturers to put forward bids for the supply of one-person dinghies at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games. One hundred young sailors, aged 15-16, will compete across four ...

Got the need for speed? Then the Stuart Sailfish Regatta needs you
TCPalm
Join us for the Volunteer Orientation Kick-Off Party on Thursday, March 15, at 5:30 pm at the USSailing Center, 1955 NE Indian River Drive, Jensen Beach. Snacks and beverages will be provided. If you are interested in volunteering for this thrilling ...

New Laser League for Dublin Bay
Afloat
#LASER – The single handed Laser dinghy made a welcome return to Dublin Bay racing last year with up to 20 boats racing on a Tuesday evening as part of the regular Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) season. And for 2012 it looks like the renewed interest ...

Club Marine Series Round 6 - Oliver Twist
Sail World
Lots of souls just love sailing in the rain - not. As we got wet from head to toe, you thought to yourself, gee I wish I could have a lot of this - cold and wet, which is simply yummy. Anyway, at least Hughie the God of Wind came to the party…

Sail World

Quinlans land award for intrepid Pacific voyages
Irish Independent
Four of the boats managed better than 500 miles in 24-hour runs this week -- after the many frustrations, this is the sort of sailing they signed up for. Trouble is, furthest in front is first to the Doldrums. Leading is France's Groupama with our own ...

Boracay Cup : And the winners are Hi Fi, Selma Star & Freewheeler
BYM News (press release)
Any sailing teams that like racing in strong winds and surfing conditions, should mark the dates firmly in their diary as a "Must Do Asian Regatta". As the news slowly filters out to the Internationalsailing community, in future this event will be ...

Shamal winds sweep country
Khaleej Times
The National Centre for Metereology and Seismology (NCMS) and the Abu Dhabi Department of Traffic and Patrols on Saturday warned both motorists and sailors against reckless driving and sailing out into the sea as strong winds and poor visibility caused ...

“Sail Away to Romance'' in St. Augustine
Staugnews
(Schooner Sail for Two & Champagne = $100 value). The TALL SHIP 72' Topsail Schooner is a US Coast Guard certified sailing vessel, a replica of the blockade runners that once cruised the famous waters in the 19th century. She was built in Norfolk VA in ...

Omani celebrations as locals clean up in Extreme Act 1
YACHTe.com.au
Going into the first Act of the Extreme Sailing Series 2012, the all-French crew on Groupe Edmond de Rothschild, led by Pierre Pennec, were favourites on paper, and few would have predicted the final outcome of newcomer Morgan Larson and his Oman Air ...

YACHTe.com.au

My fun day on the sea as human ballast
China Daily
The Extreme Sailing Series organizers invited the media to go onboard as the fifth crew member for races this week during the first act of the circuit's 2012 season. Not a practice session - a race, for points. Find an online video from last year's ...

China Daily

Host of Olympic sailors open RYA Volvo Dinghy Show 2012 - Yachts ...
Team GB 470 sailors Saskia Clark and Hannah Mills were joined by 1996 Paralympic Gold medallist Andy Cassell and 1988 gold medallist Mike McIntryre to officially open the RYA Volvo Dinghy Show 2012. In front of a packed house Mike ...
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29.02.2012. The tradition of the host nation: Brazil, the country of Sailing at the Olympic Games. Brazilians know how to enjoy nature's gift to Brazil – a coast of ...
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