Extreme Sailing Series Act 2, Qingdao, China, Apr 28 - May 1 (video)

Qingdao LIVE Day Four Extreme Sailing Series™ 2017

LIVE Qingdao: Day Four - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2017
Starts: May 1, 2017 - MON 2:00 AM EDT (US)

LIVE Qingdao: Day Three - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2017

Starts: April 30, 2017 - SUN 2:00 AM EDT (US)

3D Qingdao: Day One Extreme Sailing Series™ 2017

3D Qingdao: Day One - Graphics Only - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2017 Starts: April 28, 2017, FRI 5:00 AM EDT (US)

Extreme Sailing Series Act 2:  28 April - 1 May, Qingdao, China

Extreme Sailing Series, Act 2, Qingdao, China

Extreme Sailing Series™ returns to China for Act 2

The ultimate Stadium Racing championship heads to China's Olympic Sailing City of Qingdao for the second Act of the 2017 season. Racing streamed LIVE on 30 April & 1 May.

Extreme Sailing Series at Qingdao, China

Qingdao always delivers extreme sailing

Apr 18, 2017: The countdown has begun as China’s Olympic Sailing City prepares to welcome back the Extreme Sailing Series™ for the seventh time, from 28 April - 1 May. Take a look at some of the best moments from Qingdao. Much has changed since the first visit in 2011, but the excitement still remains.

Extreme Sailing Series 2017 standings after Act 1:
1) SAP Extreme Sailing Team
2) Alinghi
3) Oman Air
4) Red Bull Sailing Team
5) NZ Extreme Sailing Team
6) Land Rover BAR Academy

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2017 Extreme Sailing Series™ calendar, Acts 1-8
ACT 1: 08 - 11 March - Muscat, Oman
ACT 2: 28 April - 1 May - Qingdao, China
ACT 3: 29 June – 2 July - Madeira Islands, Portugal
ACT 4: 20 - 23 July - Europe
ACT 5: 10 – 13 August - Hamburg, Germany
ACT 6: 25 – 28 August - Cardiff, UK

ACT 7: 19 - 22 October - San Diego, USA
ACT 8: 30 Nov– 3 Dec - Los Cabos, Mexico

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2017 Extreme Sailing Series Act 1, Muscat, Recap Video

Extreme Sailing Series™ Act 1, Muscat recap

Video above published Mar 29, 2017: Recap the four days of action from the epic 2017 season opener that took place in Muscat, Oman, earlier this month, before we head to Qingdao, China, for Act 2, starting April 28, 2017.

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2017 Extreme Sailing Series™ calendar, Acts 1-8
ACT 1:  08 - 11 March - Muscat, Oman
ACT 2:  28 April - 1 May - Qingdao, China
ACT 3:  29 June – 2 July - Madeira Islands, Portugal
ACT 4:  20 - 23 July - Europe
ACT 5:  10 – 13 August - Hamburg, Germany
ACT 6:  25 – 28 August - Cardiff, UKACT 7:  19 - 22 October - San Diego, USA
ACT 8:  30 Nov– 3 Dec - Los Cabos, Mexico

Results after Act 1: (courtesy extremesailingseries.com):

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2017 Extreme Sailing Series TV Series Video, Episode 1, Muscat, Oman

2017 Extreme Sailing Series™ TV Series, Episode 1, Muscat, Oman:

Video above published Mar 22, 2017: The season opener of the 2017 Extreme Sailing Series™ saw four days of heated battle in Muscat, Oman, with multiple lead changes and plenty of drama, before SAP Extreme Sailing Team emerged champions of Act 1. Watch episode one of the official 2017 TV Series here to re-live the action before we head to Qingdao next month.

Extreme Sailing Series | 2017 Extreme Sailing Series™ calendar, Acts 1-8

ACT 1:  08 - 11 March - Muscat, Oman
ACT 2:  28 April - 1 May - Qingdao, China
ACT 3:  29 June – 2 July - Madeira Islands, Portugal
ACT 4:  20 - 23 July - Europe
ACT 5:  10 – 13 August - Hamburg, Germany
ACT 6:  25 – 28 August - Cardiff, UKACT 7:  19 - 22 October - San Diego, USA
ACT 8:  30 Nov– 3 Dec - Los Cabos, Mexico

*source: http://www.extremesailingseries.com


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2017 Extreme Sailing Series Venues and Schedule (video)

2017 Extreme Sailing Series™ - the venues:

Published Oct 10, 2016 by ExtremeSailingSeries.com: "We are thrilled to announce a return to the Americas for the first time in six years in 2017 in what promises to be another action-packed year with two new venues."

2017 Extreme Sailing Series™ calendar, Acts 1-8:

1. 08 - 11 March - Muscat, Oman
2. 28 April - 1 May - Qingdao, China
3. 29 June – 2 July - Madeira Islands, Portugal
4. 20 - 23 July - Europe
5. 10 – 13 August - Hamburg, Germany
6. 25 – 28 August - Cardiff, UK
7. 19 - 22 October - San Diego, USA
8. 30 Nov– 3 Dec - Los Cabos, Mexico

The Extreme Sailing Series™ heads to the Americas as the 2017 calendar is revealed: "The Extreme Sailing Series™, the world’s leading Stadium Racing series, will return to the Americas for the first time in six years in 2017 in what promises to be another action-packed season. After a hugely successful transition to foiling catamarans in 2016 - with the introduction of the super-fast and super-exciting GC32s – the Extreme Sailing Series is now adding two new venues to its roster for its 11th season. 

"Alongside existing host venues of Muscat, Qingdao, Madeira, Hamburg and Cardiff, the Series is now set to visit San Diego in California and Los Cabos in Mexico. Andy Tourell, Event Director of the Extreme Sailing Series, confirmed the new venues at a press conference hosted by the Pestana Hotel Group in Lisbon October 10, 2016. 

"“We are thrilled to be heading back to the United States and to Mexico for the first time after a long absence from the Americas,” said Tourell. “I have no doubt that both San Diego, which has a long sailing tradition, and Los Cabos – which is a great sailing destination in its own right - will quickly establish themselves as among the classic venues on our circuit. I am sure the locals in both venues will love the action-packed racing that makes the Extreme Sailing Series unique,” he added. In San Diego the Race Village and all the other elements of the Extreme Sailing Series set-up – including the VIP area and the pontoons - will be based at Harbor Island, and the racing action will take place just five metres from the shore. Joseph Terzi, President & CEO San Diego Tourism Authority commented: “On behalf of San Diego, and our thriving, distinguished sailing community, we welcome with open arms the 2017 Extreme Sailing Series to America’s Finest City ..."--ExtremeSailingSeries.com

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Extreme Sailing Series 2016, Muscat, Qingdao, Highlights Video

Extreme Sailing Series™ 2016, Programme One, Muscat & Qingdao:

Highlights from  Extreme Sailing Series, Acts 1 and 2. The curtain was officially raised for the 2016 Extreme Sailing Series™ in March, kicking off the season in style in the Sultanate of Oman. The season started with a stunning coastal race down to the historic old town of Muscat, which saw the new hydro-foiling GC32s race against the backdrop of the Al Alam Royal Castle in the Muttrah Port on the opening day. The fleet then took to the Omani Stadium for three action-packed days of racing, which saw the eight teams really get to grips with flying. Muscat proved the perfect debut for the Extreme Sailing Series to ‘fly’ into its 10th season.

Next stop for the eight-strong fleet was the Olympic Sailing City of Qingdao, China - a regular on the global Stadium Racing circuit. From the 29 April - 2 May Act 2 saw the fleet face the challenging, fickle conditions Qingdao threw at them, with the smallest of mistakes punished on this racecourse. The experienced rose to the top, and a final day showdown saw the eight GC32 hydro-foiling catamarans ‘fly’ on Fushan Bay. (Published May 20, 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 Istanbul Sep 22-25
Act 7 Lisbon Oct 6-9
Act 8 Australia Dec 8-11

More information: http://extremesailingseries.com

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Extreme Sailing Series™ Act 2, Highlights Video, Sailing News

Extreme Sailing Series™ Act 2 - Highlights:

From 29 April - 2 May the Extreme Sailing Series™ saw the fleet face the challenging, fickle conditions China threw at them for the second Act of the 2016 circuit in Qingdao. Take a look back at the Act highlights here. Published May 24, 2016.

More information: extremesailingseries.com

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Extreme Sailing Series, Qingdao, China, Sailing Videos, Twitter Feed

Extreme Sailing Series™ 2016, Act 2, Qingdao, China:
UPDATE: Extreme Sailing Series: "Swiss team Alinghi notched up their first win of the 2016 Extreme Sailing Series™ in a breathtaking final day of racing in Qingdao. Alinghi went into the finale of Act 2 with the narrowest of leads over rivals and Act 1 winners Oman Air, and all to play for as the fleet took to the stadium race course in 8-10 knots of wind, enough for the GC32 catamarans to ‘fly’ on their hydrofoils." Final Results: extremesailingseries.com/results

LIVE Qingdao: Day Four - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2016 Starts: May 2, 2016 MON 3:15 AM EDT (US)

3D Qingdao: Day Four - Graphics Only - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2016 Starts: May 2, 2016 MON 2 AM EDT (US)

Above: LIVE Qingdao Day Three Video - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2016
May 1, 2016 SUN 3:30 AM ET (US)

Above: 3D Qingdao: Day Two - Graphics Only - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2016
Starts: April 30, 2016 SAT 2:00 AM ET (US)

A lesson in foiling:

As the 2016 Extreme Sailing Series™ goes foiling, watch the experts talk about this new dimension as the sailors explain how the brand new hydro-foiling GC32 catamarans fly. Published March 24, 2016

Above: 3D Qingdao: Day One - Graphics Only - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2016
Starts: April 29, 2016, FRIDAY 2:00 AM ET (US)

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China here we come: The Extreme Sailing Series™ gets ready for Act 2, Qingdao | News: "The fleet of eight, super-fast hydrofoiling GC32 catamarans will take their place on the water in Fushan Bay to commence battle from 29 April – 2 May. With only one Act under their belts on the new GC32s, many of the crews are still learning the ropes on the foiling flying machines. The crews, from 16 nations, are likely to face tricky wind conditions in Qingdao, making the already steep learning curve even steeper."

The action begins on Friday 29 April with a day of open water racing before the teams take to the Stadium on Saturday 30 April. Fans around the globe can watch the racing live online on the official event website at the following times: Sunday 1 May: 1530-1700 GMT+8 Monday 2 May: 1515-1645 GMT+8

The Line-Up – Extreme Sailing Series™ Act 2, Qingdao:

Alinghi (SUI)
Skipper/Helm: Arnaud Psarofaghis (SUI)
Tactician: Nicolas Charbonnier (FRA)
Headsail Trimmer: Nils Frei (SUI)
Bowman: Yves Detrey (SUI)
Floater: Timothé Lapauw (FRA)

Chinese flagged team – name to be announced (CHN)
Skipper/Helm: Taylor Canfield (ISV)
Tactician/Bowman: Chris Steele (NZL)
Mainsail Trimmer: Hayden Goodrick (NZL)
Headsail Trimmer: Shane Diviney (IRL)
Floater: Luke Payne (AUS)/Liu Xue (Black) (CHN)

Land Rover BAR Academy (GBR)
Skipper/Tactician: Bleddyn Môn (GBR)
Helm: Leigh McMillan (GBR)
Headsail Trimmer: Ed Powys (GBR)
Bowman: Neil Hunter (GBR)
Floater: Adam Kay (GBR)

Oman Air (OMA)
Skipper/Helm: Morgan Larson (USA)
Mainsail Trimmer: Pete Greenhalgh (GBR)
Headsail Trimmer: Ed Smyth (NZL/AUS)
Bowmen: Nasser Al Mashari (OMA) & James Wierzbowski (AUS)

Red Bull Sailing Team (AUT)
Skipper/Helm: Roman Hagara (AUT)
Tactician: Hans Peter Steinacher (AUT)
Mainsail Trimmer: Stewart Dodson (NZL)
Headsail Trimmer: Adam Piggott (GBR)
Bowman: Brad Farrand (NZL)

Sail Portugal (POR)
Skipper/Helm: Diogo Cayolla (POR)
Mainsail Trimmer: Bernardo Freitas (POR)
Headsail Trimmer: Javier de la Plaza (ESP)
Bowman: João Matos Rosa (POR)
Floater: Luís Brito (POR)

SAP Extreme Sailing Team (DEN)
Co-Skipper/Helm: Jes Gram-Hansen (DEN)
Co-Skipper/Tactician: Rasmus Køstner (DEN)
Mainsail Trimmer: Mads Emil Stephensen (DEN)
Headsail Trimmer: Pierluigi De Felice (ITA)
Bowman: Renato Conde (POR)

Team Turx (TUR)
Co-skipper/Helm: Stevie Morrison (GBR)
Co-skipper/Floater: Edhem Dirvana (TUR)
Mainsail Trimmer: Cem Gözen (TUR)
Headsail Trimmer: Tom Dawson (GBR)
Bowman: Tom Buggy (GBR)

More information: http://www.extremesailingseries.com

 
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Extreme Sailing Series Act 2, Qingdao, China, Act 1 Highlights Videos

Extreme Sailing Series Act 1 Highlights:

Extreme Sailing Series Act 1 Highlights - Over 4 days, Muscat delivered a sensational start to the 2016 Extreme Sailing Series, as the fleet got to grips with flying, and the Series officially completed the biggest transition of the last ten years. The flying GC32s have well and truly arrived. Watch the highlights here. Published on Mar 21, 2016

Above: Check out some of the best video moments from a spectacular Extreme Sailing Series 2016 season opener in Muscat.

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 Istanbul Sep 22-25
Act 7 Lisbon Oct 6-9
Act 8 Australia Dec 8-11

2016 OVERALL LEADERBOARD
RANK-TEAM-MUSCAT pts- TOTAL pts
1 Oman Air 12 12
2 Red Bull Sailing Team 11 11
3 Land Rover BAR Academy 10 10
4 Alinghi 9 9
5 SAP Extreme Sailing Team 8 8
6 CHINA One 7 7
7 Team Turx 6 6
8 Sail Portugal 5 5

More info: extremesailingseries.com

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Clipper Race Reaches Seattle, Artemis Racing, Sailing Videos

Cipper Race reaches Seattle:

After racing for almost a month over 6000 miles across the Pacific Ocean, the fleet is arriving in Seattle from Qingdao in China. Derry~Londonderry~Doire was the first team to cross the finish line in the latest leg of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.The Seattle Pacific Challenge gave the boats a pounding with crew enduring the harshest conditions many of the professional skippers had ever seen, with mountainous seas and winds gusting over 70 knots. Published April 16, 2016 More info: http://clipperroundtheworld.com/

Artemis Racing - Road to Bermuda, 35th America's Cup: 

An exclusive behind the scenes insight into what it takes to mount a challenge and compete in the 35th America's Cup. Follow Artemis Racing in 2016 as the team prepares to win the oldest and most prestigious trophy in international sport. Published March 16, 2016

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Seattle Pacific Challenge, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Clipper Race Videos

Elliot Brown Watches - Sir Robin Knox-Johnston Seattle Pacific Challenge preview:

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston previews the Seattle Pacific Challenge: Qingdao, China to Seattle, USA (published March 29, 2016). More at www.clipperroundtheworld.com

Close tough racing in first full week of Seattle Pacific Challenge:

The first full week of the Seattle Pacific Challenge has seen a huge range of difficult conditions in the latest stage of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. Right from the start just over a week ago the fleet has engaged in close match racing in a hard fought battle from China, past South Korea and Japan, before heading out into the remote North Pacific. A combination of strong currents, pushing the amateur crew against storm force winds towards Seattle, on the US West Coast, churned up steep waves which battered the sturdy 70-foot ocean racing yachts. Published March 30, 2016

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52SuperSeries, Sea Trials Valencia, Clipper Race, Sailing Videos

52SuperSeries - Sea Trials - Valencia:

52SuperSeries - Sea Trials - Valencia - Getting ready for the season 2016!
Published March 24, 2016

52SuperSeries - Best of 5 events trophy:

• Scarlino Cup - May 25th - 29th, Tuscany
• Settimana delle Bocche - June 28th - July 2nd, Sardinia
• Portals Sailing Week - July 25th - 29th, Mallorca
• TP52 World Championships - September 14th - 18th, Menorca
• Cascais Cup - October 11th - 15th, Cascais

More info: 52superseries.com and @52SuperSeries (Twitter)

Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - Big Send Off for Mighty Pacific Leg:

The Clipper Race teams have bid farewell to their last port in Asia in an elaborate ceremony in the Olympic sailing city of Qingdao, China. And for one crew member aboard 'home' team Visit Seattle it will mark the completion of a personal challenge to climb seven summits and sail seven seas. Published March 23, 2016 -  more info: Clipper Round The World Race

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ISAF Sailing World Cup Qingdao, Miami Sailing Videos

Above video: ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami, Presented by Sunbrella - Final Day Highlights - Part 1 - Published on Jan 31, 2015 - ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami, Presented by Sunbrella - Final Day Highlights - Part 2 below:


Current and breeze put Qingdao Sailors to the test : News | ISAF Sailing World Cup | Official Site: "Qingdao's testing current and variable breeze put the 320 sailors from 32 nations racing across nine classes to the test on the second day of competition...."
More info: ISAF Sailing World Cup | Qingdao 2015: Sept 14-20 Regattas | ISAF Sailing World Cup and

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ISAF Sailing World Cup Qingdao, 14-20 September 2015 (video)

ISAF SWC 2015: Big breeze and Weymouth fun! Weymouth & Portland (Published 12 Jun 2015)



A look back at 2014 ISAF Sailing World Cup Qingdao - Day 2 Highlights - Published on Oct 15, 2014: On water action from the second day of racing at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Cup Qingdao

ISAF Sailing World Cup Qingdao "More than 240 sailors from 37 nations will be in Qingdao, China from 14 – 20 September 2015 for the next ISAF Sailing World Cup installment."

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ISAF Sailing World Cup
The ISAF Sailing World Cup is a world-class annual series for Olympic sailing. It is open to the sailing events chosen for the 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition. Its centre piece is the ISAF Sailing World Cup Final in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

The 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup will consist of five regattas for all ten Olympic events and where possible, Formula Kite Racing. Qualification places for the ISAF Sailing World Cup final are up for grabs at each event. The final will bring together the top 20 boats in each Olympic event and an Open Kiteboarding event where the World Cup Champions will be crowned

2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup

• Melbourne – 7-14 December 2014
• Miami – 25-31 January 2015
• Hyères – 20-26 April 2015
• Weymouth and Portland – 8-14 June 2015
• Qingdao – 14-20 September 2015
• 2015 Final Abu Dhabi – 27 October to 1 November 2015

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Extreme Sailing Series Day 3, Volvo Ocean Race, Sailing Videos

3D Qingdao: Day Three - Graphics only above--Live Video below - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2015 - Starts: May 2, 2015 - SAT 2:00 AM EDT (US)

LIVE Qingdao: Day Three - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2015 - Starts: May 2, 2015
SAT 3:30 AM EDT (US)

SAP Extreme Sailing Team on form in the fog | News: "After mother nature forced the cancellation of racing on day one of the Land Rover Extreme Sailing Series™ Act 3, Qingdao, today the dense fog lifted just enough for Race Director Phil Lawrence to squeeze in nine tight races, in front of the crowds that lined the shores of Fushan Bay... SAP Extreme Sailing Team, co-skippered by Jes Gram Hansen and Rasmus Kostner, took control. Executing on-point starts through the reaching line and leading in the deciding first five minutes of each race, the Danish team finish the day with two race wins and seven podium finishes in total, topping the overnight leaderboard with 78 points..."


Inside Track: Dawn Riley & Craig Leweck | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - May 1, 2015: Special guests Dawn Riley and Craig Leweck offer some excellent insight on the fleet at this point in the race!

One direction | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015: "Head offshore, or opt for the western option closer to the islands? That’s a big question, a key call on the road from Brazil to the USA. One that has made the sailors nervous these past couple of days... ‘Yes, I think it’s going to be this one.’ “He points to a moderate track too far east to visit any of the Caribbean islands and too far west to hit Bermuda..."


Antigua Sailing Week Up On Foils | Racing Update (Apr 30, 2015) - Third episode of Antigua Sailing Week--take a ride on the boat bringing foiling technology from the Americas Cup to the masses.

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Videos: Extreme Sailing Day 2 Qingdao, Mobile Bay Disaster, VOR

3D Qingdao: Day Two (May 1st) - Graphics - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2015 - 2:00 AM (EDT) US


LIVE Video: Qingdao: Day Two (May 1st) - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2015 - 3:30 am EDT (US)

Fog forces cancellation of Day One racing in Qingdao | News: "Persistent heavy fog forced the cancellation of racing on day one at the Land Rover Extreme Sailing Series™ Act 3, Qingdao. It is only fourth time in the nine-year history of the Series that mother nature has forced the organisers to cancel racing, but the first time it has happened due to fog." extremesailingseries.com


Inside Track: Leg 6 Episode 9 | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - Apr 30, 2015 - Trade wind sailing is still providing for great rides, as Phil Harmer reveals Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing's secrets. #VOR


Mobile Bay - Dauphin Island Race Disaster - Published on Apr 26, 2015: This was the deadly storm the struck the race fleet during the 2015 Dauphin Island Race

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Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15, Inside Track Video

Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15, Inside Track Video above--Day 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race above--published on Oct 17, 2014.

Watch log | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015: "OCTOBER 17, 2014, 1800 UTC Latest position report 1730 UTC Leader: Dongfeng Race Team
 Spread of fleet: 36 nautical miles
 Wind speed: 13-21 knots
 Wind direction: north-northeast
 Boat speed: 12-19 knots At 0700 UTC, Team SCA gybed towards the coast of the Western Sahara. The rest of the fleet followed – but a couple of hours later. And that little, subtle time difference explains tonight’s split. Led by Dongfeng, the first six boats are within 11 miles of each other while Team SCA are now 36 miles at the back of the fleet. So - what’s next for them? Yesterday, Dongfeng held their lead overnight after heading offshore. But the boats closer to the African coast are now in 20 knots of northerly wind – that’s a good acceleration compared to the lighter sea breeze of the past days. In these changing wind conditions, will the teams stay close to the shore tonight, or sail away from it? 

 OCTOBER 17 2014, 0500 UTC Latest position report 0500 UTC Leader: Dongfeng Race Team Spread of fleet: 25.8 nautical miles Wind speed: 11 knots Wind direction: northeast Boat speed: 14 knots The fleet continues to be closely bunched, sailing as close to the West African coast as possible with Dongfeng Race Team still retaining the overnight lead. All seven boats were afraid to push out west into the open Atlantic until a more solid wind materializes. The fleet has been gybing a lot with more place changes then ever before at this stage of the Volvo Ocean Race. This is intense inshore racing, gybe for gybe with your opposition breathing down your neck 24/7...."

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Team Alvimedica, Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015 videos

Host Genny Tulloch dives into the camaraderie and banter on Team Vestas Wind, and Dongfeng Race Team gets a taste of life at the extreme!
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Out of the Med and into the Atlantic--1st Day at Sea, Team Alvimedica
Team Alvimedica | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015

Reality hits | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015: "If the boats had been tempted to say a little prayer to the weather gods as they stumbled and slowed in the light winds of the Gibraltar Strait, then they might want to be careful what they wish for in future. Storms and rain battered and bruised the hulls of the boats, soaking skin and stinging eyes – and the sailors were left breathless and weary after a long night of wrestling the waves. “You know you’re in trouble when you see all red on the charts,” says Team Vestas Wind tired navigator Wouter nervously, bleary eyes blinking and squinting in the warm, emergency glow of his computer screen. And it was all red. Red enough to highlight his faded, fatigued face and his lips, giving extra weight and emphasis to his words. Alongside his skipper Chris Nicholson, he has hardly slept a wink. Well, there’s no time to rest." (read more at the link above)

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Press Herald
Woolwich teen continues sailing journey without her prized pet
Press Herald
A teenage sailor from Woolwich who left Portland two weeks ago on a solo, yearlong sailing adventure vows to continue her journey despite an ...


Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Rolex Farr 40 sailing championship to begin on San Francisco Bay
SFGate
An architect, a financier, a shipping magnate and a neurosurgeon are among the skippers in the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship, one of the top ...

Island Exploration: Sailing Around Indonesia
Huffington Post
"The most memorable times sailing around the islands come from bonding with family and friends though," he insists, "Being in these remote areas ...


SurferToday
Fond du Lac will hold the 2015 World Ice and Snow Sailing Championship
SurferToday
The World Ice and Snow Sailing Association (WISSA) is taking the competition to North America. Fond du Lac is located on the shores of Lake ...

College Roundup: Navy intercollegiate sailing team competes in regattas
CapitalGazette.com
NAVY INTERCOLLEGIATE SAILING: The Navy intercollegiate sailing team competed in two home regattas and two away regattas this past weekend.


Sail World
ISAF Sailing World Cup kicks off in Qingdao
Xinhua
QINGDAO, China, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- The 2014 ISAF Sailing World Cup kicked off on Tuesday in east China's coastal city of Qingdao, with the ...
ISAF Sailing World Cup 2014 - Racers ready for Qingdao challenge - Sail World

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Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15, First Leg Start, October 11 (video)

The greatest adventure on earth is about to begin! Saturday October 11 is when the teams of the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 head out on the first leg, from Alicante to Cape Town. (Published on Oct 8, 2014) #VOR

Leg 1 in numbers | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015: "A (non-exhaustive) list of the essentials onboard from Alicante to Cape Town... 6,487 nautical miles That’s the distance from Alicante to Cape Town, starting Saturday, October 11; 23 to 27 days of food That’s over 550 hours of sailing 6,000 calories per sailor That’s what the guys and girls burn every day, and the amount of food they need to keep going; 0 showers Unless they run into a patch of rain; 550 kilos of max movable weight onboard every boat That includes food, clothes, hygiene products and spare equipment. Also known as max stacking weight."


Sail World
ISAF Sailing World Cup Qingdao - Sailors ready for eastern adventure
Sail World
As the dust settles on the ISAF Sailing World Championships, many of the racers are heading east to compete at the second edition of the ISAF Sailing ...


Cornishman
Olympic sailing legend Sir Ben Ainslie engaged to TV presenter Georgie Thompson
Cornishman
The gold medal winner, who learnt to sail at Restronguet, also wrote about the happy news on his own Twitter account, posting a picture of himself, his ...


Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Nominations now accepted for Rolex Yachtsman, Yachtswoman of the Year
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
US Sailing is now accepting nominations for its 2014 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year Awards, widely acknowledged as the foremost ...

Sailing Singles Club to kick off 25th season
Cape Coral Daily Breeze
Sailing Singles Club is kicking off the 25th fall sailing season with its annual picnic on the Sanibel Causeway starting at noon on Saturday. The picnic ...


Scuttlebutt Sailing News
USWatercraft kick starts the C&C Yachts brand
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
How did the C&C brand become part of the USWatercraft family? C&C Yachts has always been near and dear to me. I grew up sailing on and against ...


Cincinnati.com
Indian Hill Middle student worthy opponent on the water
Cincinnati.com
She is now a qualifier in several recent national sailing competitions. ... “I just thought I had to know how to sail and not be scared,” Schumann said ...


Halifax Evening Courier
Thieves carry out raid at Halifax Sailing Club
Halifax Evening Courier
Police are appealing for witnesses after thieves raided Halifax Sailing Club and stole a number of outboards. They also caused extensive damage to ...

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Extreme Sailing Series Act 3 Day 3 video

Extreme Sailing Series Act 3 Day 3 video above: The penultimate day of the Land Rover Extreme Sailing Series Act 3 Qingdao, China, for the 'Double Star Mingren' Cup, challenged the fleet today as the teams moved up - and down - the leaderboard. It was Realteam's time to shine, and a string of consistent results upgraded their overnight position from fourth to second place, knocking The Wave, Muscat and Emirates Team New Zealand down the leaderboard. Heading into tomorrow's final day, Alinghi remain in pole position, but with the rest of the fleet chasing hard - and up to 90 points on the table for the taking - it is still all to play for, with the double points finale rounding off racing tomorrow.

Swiss dominate as Alinghi and Realteam lead the charge ahead of the final Qingdao showdown » Extreme Sailing Series: " Alinghi hold onto pole position, with Realteam hot on their heels after an outstanding day by Jérôme Clerc and his team. - The Wave, Muscat set out to defend their reign at the top of the Series leaderboard, heading into the final showdown in third place. - Emirates Team New Zealand finish the day strongly with two back to back race wins. - Tense mid-leaderboard battle, with only 25 points separating fifth to eleventh places at close of play – little more than the difference of tomorrow’s final double points race. - GAC Pindar settle in for a night in the pitlane after a collision with Team Extreme Qingdao. On a packed-eight race day at Act 3 of the Extreme Sailing Series™ in Qingdao, the battle lines were drawn between the 12 competing international Extreme 40 teams ahead of tomorrow’s final showdown... "

Extreme Sailing Series racing results here
More info on the Extreme Sailing Series here

Extreme Sailing Series 2014: Boisterous conditions prove unrewarding for Great Britain's Sir Ben ...
The Independent
Boisterous conditions proved unrewarding for Britain's Sir Ben Ainslie on the Olympic sailing waters of Qingdao, where the quadruple gold medallist is ...

Shifty winds, a storm and a rain shower test competitors at the TOG
My Sailing
The all-Thai crew on Amanda, led by Swedish skipper Lennart Fahlgren, added another win to their tally out sailing the all-Japanese crew on Tai II ...

Sailing season underway
Lynn News
Many of the juniors started sailing by coming to an open day during national water sports week in the RYA's “push the boat out” promotion. This is a ...

Phoenix rises and Bigamist takes two at Gaastra PalmVela
My Sailing
The coastal race that sailed the IRC fleet today had a lot to talk about and Eduardo de Souza's "Phoenix" took the opportunity to take the lead in this ...

Try sailing for free near Buxton
Derbyshire Times
Budding sailors can try the water sport for free at Errwood Sailing Club, near Buxton, between 12pm and 4.30pm on May 18 to celebrate a landmark ...

Antigua Sailing Week - 47th edition comes to a fitting close
Sail World
The 47th edition of Antigua Sailing Week featured five days of racing with an amazing party atmosphere ashore. Yachts flying the flags of 23 different ...

America’s Cup: Sir Ben in the slow lane to progress as teams sent designs for shorter 62-foot catamarans - Sailing - More Sports - The Independent: "The agonisingly slow process of organising and presenting the next America’s Cup takes a few steps forward this week as potential challengers are sent the design outlines for the boats to be used, 62-foot catamarans using wing sails and foils to skim across the top of the water. They are being asked for comments...."

Tech students construct classically built sailboat: "Raylynn Driskell wanted to build an airplane, but lacking vast resources, he settled on building boats instead. His latest creation, created in partnership with his girlfriend and fellow Montana Tech mechanical engineering student Krystal Klietz, is an 11.5-foot gaff-rigged cutter, a classically built sailboat. They showed off their creation Thursday at Montana Tech’s third annual Techxpo Design Showcase. Modern sailboats, while having good performance and safety, lack the elegance and style of their vintage counterparts. Driskell and Klietz’s sailboat has all the flair of an 18th century ship, but it’s a whole lot safer...."

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Antigua Sailing Week 2014 video, America's Cup Trophy, Local Youth Sailing

Antigua Sailing week 2014 - The America's Cup Trophy & Local Youth Sailing
Antigua Sailing Week 2014, America's Cup Trophy, Local Youth Sailing video above
In today's episode we talk with Antigua's Shannon Falcone to find out how his America's Cup experience inspired him to help the islands younger generation and see in return how he inspired them. (Published on May 1, 2014)

Antigua Sailing Week Results here
"The breeze went up a notch or two for the penultimate day of Antigua Sailing Week, powering up the Caribbean swell to deliver yet more idyllic racing conditions....Piet Vroon’s team are assured of the class win and the 84 year-old Dutchman was a happy man dockside: “Of course we will still race tomorrow (Friday), we have come here to race and why wouldn’t you want to with such beautiful conditions. We have been racing at a number of regattas and offshore races in the Caribbean and our worst result in any race has been second, so it has been a very worthwhile exercise.” Joining Tonnerre de Breskens 3 with a perfect scoreline are two other yachts, Irishman David Cullen’s J/109, Pocket Rocket and Max Katinov’s Russian Dufour 44, Cayenne. Whilst these yachts are assured of their respective class titles, several are undecided and will go to the wire Friday..." (source and more info on Antigua Sailing Week, April 26-May 2, here )

Full pressure day as the Extreme 40 fleet battle huge gusts on the Qingdao stadium racecourse » Extreme Sailing Series: " It was a full pressure day as the fleet moved into the stadium racing mode at the Land Rover Extreme Sailing Series™ in Qingdao, described by the skippers as ‘radical’, ‘full-on’, ‘unpredictable’ and gnarly’, with gusts up to 32 knots weaving their way through the surrounding skyscrapers like bullets screaming across the stadium racecourse. The racing was right on the edge, and the teams used all their strength to muscle their speed machines expertly around the track, tackling a huge wind range of over 20 knots. The experience of both Alinghi and The Wave, Muscat was evident, and the teams relished today’s big breeze as much as yesterday’s light winds, remaining first and second respectively, while one first and two second places for the Kiwis on Emirates Team New Zealand upgraded their overall position to third, ahead of tomorrow’s penultimate day’s racing..."

Extreme Sailing Series Act 3, Qingdao, China results here

Sailing teams back bid to get Sir Ben to city
Portsmouth News
SAILING organisations have backed a proposal to build Sir Ben Ainslie's America's Cup headquarters in Old Portsmouth. As revealed in The News, ...

Bolton Sailing Club gets £50000 to improve facilities for women and disabled people
The Bolton News
MORE women will be encouraged to take up sailing according to a Bolton group celebrating receiving a £50,000 grant from Sport England.

Irish Sailing Association does need a shake-up but it won't solve everything
Irish Times
Racing on Dublin Bay in sight of the ISA head-quarters, where a root and branch review is likely to lead to major changes in Irish sailing's governing ...

West Wiltshire sailing club's fury over arson attack
This Is Wiltshire
Members of West Wilts Youth Sailing Association were left stunned after thieves torched a storage outbuilding causing more than £100,000 damage.

Top sailors competing in Top of the Gulf Regatta
Bangkok Post
Australian sailors dominate the international ranks with Oi!, skippered by Peter Ahern, the largest in the fleet, Peter Sorensen's Fujin and many others ...

Sailing claims spot at ICSA nationals
The Dartmouth
The beginning of May presents two milestones for the Dartmouth sailing team: one month until the ICSA championship and the thawing of Lake ...

Our experience sailing the Whitsunday Islands of Great Barrier Reef - Nomadic Samuel
By Samuel Jeffery
Are you afraid of a coke machine?” our affable guide asked as he began a discussion about the threat of shark attacks. Barefoot with his dreads ...
Nomadic Samuel | Travel Blog

Latest Twilight Series race committee and fleet assignments. | Hunterdon Sailing Club
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Sailing, sailboat racing and sailing lessons in northern New Jersey. ...
Hunterdon Sailing Club

Coed Sailing Takes 2nd at New Englands, Heading to National Semis - Dartmouth College Athletics
dartmouthsports.com
This past weekend, the Dartmouth coed sailing team finished second at the Coast Guard Bowl/New England Dinghy Championship and earned a ...
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Gulf Islands Sailing on Vimeo
vimeo.com
This is "Gulf Islands Sailing" by Matt Gunn on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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Riocard O' Tiarnaigh Challenge

Irish Sailing Association Website
sailing.ie
The first Irish GP14 event of the 2014 season was the Riocard O' Tiarnaigh Challenge held at Swords Sailing Club on the 26th and 27th April.
www.sailing.ie/.../en.../Riocard-O-Tiarnaigh-Challenge.aspx

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