Why would a moustache make you go faster offshore? Find out why some of the world’s top solo racing teams are sprouting weird shaped foils out either side of the 60ft racing machines and why they have got this nickname. Then head to the Big Apple, New York, to see America’s Cup racing on the Hudson River against the spectacular Manhattan backdrop. This was the first time that Cup boats had raced here for 120 years.
Women sailors were queuing around the block when a new Olympic class was announced for the 2016 Games. Three years later and the learning curve has been steep, but the results impressive. So who’s in the frame for a medal in Rio? Olympic expert Andy Rice lifts the lid on the women’s skiff and gives his predictions for Rio. On the subject of the Olympic Games, there’s one nation that has been in the top three medal winners for years, but now they want more, Gold. Find out how they are planning for success out as we head to the Sailing World Cup in Hyères. Plus, sailing news from around the world.
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“It’s way worse than any of these people imagine,” said Ian Walker, the British skipper and former Olympic silver medalist who won the Volvo Ocean Race in June on Abu Dhabi. “People think the pollution in Rio’s in the harbor, and it’s fine out at Copacabana and on the open sea. But I remember sailing in from the ocean, and when you are about 50 miles out, you hit the stench and the changing color in the water. So even the people who go in the water swimming off Copacabana beach every day are basically swimming in filth, but they don’t realize it.” (source: NYTimes, infra)
Environmental groups linked closely with the sport of sailing are already focused on ocean health. Those include two based in Newport: Sailors for the Sea, founded by David Rockefeller Jr., and 11th Hour Racing, co-founded by the philanthropist Wendy Schmidt and her husband, Eric Schmidt, Google’s executive chairman, via the Schmidt Family Foundation.
Extreme Sailing Series™ 2015, Act 7: 3D Istanbul: Day One Graphics above
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Hoping for a miracle | News: "Unable to have their usual practice day shakedown due to conditions today which looked set to build to over 30 knot gusts, the Extreme 40 sailors are eager to put their machines to the test, and none more so than Red Bull Sailing Team. The Austrian team have been quietly and steadily racking up the points throughout the year, a win at the opening Act in Singapore their best result of the season. They arguably benefitted most from SAP Extreme Sailing Team’s poor result in Saint Petersburg six weeks ago, which paved the way for Roman Hagara and his team to climb up to second place on the Series standings. But with two Acts left, are the team going for the Series title, or defending second place?..."
Extreme Sailing Series (EXSS) Act 7, Istanbul, Turkey October 1-4, 2015 Thursday 1 October
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Uncharted Waters: Tears and Goosebumps In Rio - "We got goosebumps, and just started flooring the throttle again..." In the shadow of Sugarloaf Mountain, Rio 2016 hopefuls Team Haeger/Provancha dream of what might await them next Summer. Published on Sep 28, 2015
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Countdown to Rio - Week 4 of the Clipper Race and leaders LMAX Exchange are heading for Rio's iconic skyline ahead of Qingdao and other front runners GREAT Britain, Derry~Londonderry~Doire and Garmin. Published on Sep 24, 2015
More info: Clipper Round The World Race - ... a record breaking 40,000 nautical mile race around the world on a 70-foot ocean racing yacht. All that is asked of participants is a good level of fitness, an age over 18 - and a thirst for adventure into the unknown. Divided into eight legs and 14 to 16 individual races, you can choose to complete the full circumnavigation or select individual legs. It is the only race in the world where the organisers supply a fleet of twelve identical racing yachts, each with a fully qualified skipper to safely guide the crew....
Spinnaker Sheet Climb captured with Garmin VIRB - Visit Seattle crew member climbs the spinnaker sheet during Race 1 of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, London, UK to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Published on Sep 18, 2015
TRADE WINDS, DOLDRUMS AND TROPICAL SQUALLS TEST CLIPPER RACE FLEET - It's week three in the 5000+ nautical mile Atlantic Trade Winds Leg from London to Rio de Janeiro in the opening round of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. In this week's review LMAX Exchange clinches full points from the Scoring Gate and the front runners enter the new 'Doldrums Corridor' after racing off the African coast before heading out towards South America. Published on Sep 16, 2015
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Olympic Test Event 2015: Haeger and Provancha Claim Gold in Rio (video above)
United States Sailing Association | Rio Olympic Test Event (Sailing): Haeger & Provancha (USA) Come From Behind to Take 470 Gold: "US Sailing Team Sperry Women’s 470 athletes Annie Haeger (East Troy, Wisc.) and Briana Provancha (San Diego, Calif.) claimed gold at the Aquece Rio International Sailing Regatta (the second and final Olympic Test Event), coming from behind and winning the top spot during Saturday’s double-points medal race. The result stands as a significant career achievement for the American pair, and a clear indicator that should they win the US Olympic Trials, they will be firm medal contenders at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. In the Men’s 470 class, Stuart McNay (Providence, R.I.) and David Hughes (Miami, Fla.) finished 6th in the medal race and 7th overall after battling at the top of the fleet for much of the week."
Rio Olympic Test Event: Charlie Buckingham Takes On The Medal Race - sailing video above
Olympic Test Event: Paige Railey (USA) Fighting At The Top, Day 4 - published on Aug 18, 2015
Olympic Test Event: Josh Adams, Boat Park Preview, Day 3 - Published on Aug 17, 2015.
United States Sailing Association | Rio Olympic Test Event (Sailing): Heartbreak for Railey In Radial, Buckingham Ends Laser Charge In 7th: "..When you to commit to sailing at the Olympic level, adversity is unavoidable as you compete against the world’s best. On Day Seven of the 2015 Rio Olympic Test Event, the US Sailing Team Sperry experienced its fair share of challenges. Americans Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.) and Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.) both entered the Women’s Laser Radial and Men’s Laser medal races with a chance to get on the podium, but finished the regatta in 4th and 7th places overall, respectively. The US national team will have further chances to medal in the Men’s and Women’s 470 classes during the final races of the event on Saturday, August 22..." Sailing Through the Trash and Sewage of Guanabara Bay - The New Yorker: "... Danish sailor Allan Nørregaard had just edged into first place when his boat came to a dead stop; after the entire fleet passed by, Nørregaard peered over the side to discover a large plastic bag wrapped around his centerboard. “I have sailed around the world for twenty years and this is the most polluted place I’ve ever been,” Nørregaard told the AP, adding that some people went into the water and came up with red dots on their bodies. “I don’t know what’s in the water,” he said, “but it’s definitely not healthy.”..."
The US Sailing Team Sperry is managed by the United States Sailing Association (US Sailing), the national governing body for the sport of sailing and sailboat racing. The top boats in each Olympic and Paralympic class are selected annually to be members of the US Sailing Team Sperry. US Sailing helps these elite athletes with with financial, logistical, coaching, technical, fitness, marketing and communications support. The title sponsor of the team is Sperry; other sponsors include Gold-Level partner Sunbrella and Silver-Level partners Harken, Team McLube and Groupe Beneteau. Yale Cordage is a team supplier. The US Sailing Center Miami is an Olympic training site. Oakcliff Sailing and Clearwater Community Sailing Center are US Sailing Team Sperry Training Centers. Chubb Personal Insurance and the Gowrie Group sponsor US Sailing’s National Team Tour, a nationwide presentation program for US Sailing Team Sperry athletes. For more information, please visit www.ussailing.org/olympics
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Back in the same patch | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - published on May 21, 2015 After a crazy day yesterday the fleet is now back in the same patch of water, skirting along the ice limits...
Inside Track: Leg 7 #4: Atlantic chaos | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - published on May 21, 2015 As the fleet settles out under the ice limits, teams reflect back on the chaotic conditions of yesterday, Abu Dhabi hits an underwater stopper, and Sam Davies updates us aboard Team SCA.
Volvo Ocean Race, Leg 7 - Newport to Lisbon - Positions at: 21 May 18:43 UTC above
A Skippers duel | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - published on May 20, 2015
It’s Leg 7 of a nine-month marathon. Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing is the overall leader, currently six points ahead of Dongfeng Race Team. But Charles Caudrelier won’t give up and let Ian Walker win that easily - his men are still in the hunt for the first place.
From heroes to zeroes | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015: "... caught for a day in a transition zone near the ice exclusion zone and in sub ten winds, the fleet has slowed down – but it’s cold, and it’s stressful. Seriously stressful. There are 0.6 nautical mile between Jens’ boat, currently first, and MAPFRE, second. Less than 3nm between the first five boats. And 8nm of total spread for the fleet...."
Can Sailing In The 2016 Olympics Kill You?: "... The International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Sailing Federation (ISAF), Rio Organizing Committee and at least one of the 140 Member National Authorities are remaining silent on water quality tests...The secrecy in all of this is appalling... Is Olympic Sailing in Guanabara Bay in 2016 going to provide that same attraction, waiting to see if someone might die?" (read more at the link above) more sailing news below (@ web version link below for mobile)
Volvo Ocean Race - Leg 7 - Newport to Lisbon (source: volvooceanrace.com)
Volvo Ocean Race - Leg 7 - Newport to Lisbon: 2,800 nautical miles
In-Port Race Newport May 16, 2015, 2 pm ET (US)
Leg 7 Start - Newport-Lisbon - May 17, 2015, 14.00 EDT / 18.00 UTC.
The Volvo Ocean Race fleet is ready to head back to Europe for Leg 7 of the Volvo Ocean Race - The translatlantic challenge begins this Sunday May 17, 14.00 EDT / 18.00 UTC. Watch live on volvooceanrace.com/live
Team Vestas Wind In-Port Race Newport | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - Saturday May 16th
The battle for the In-Port Series trophy continues in Newport - Watch the Team Vestas Wind In-Port Race @14.00 ET (US) on volvooceanrace.com/live
2016 Olympic Games Sailing out of Rio? 2nd Message to Sailing Leadership Worldwide | Live Your Dream: Sail Lake Michigan: By Glenn McCarthy - "Just to make sure that the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) cannot hide and pretend that they are not aware of these articles, I sent a 2nd email to the leadership of the country members of ISAF... Dear Fellow Sailors: As the 500 Day mark just passed for the Opening Ceremonies of the 2016 Olympic Games, we still know that Sailing is unprepared to provide a fair competition. Pressing to give Guanabara Bay "another chance" in August 2015 is just wasting everyone's time. A "chance" is gambling and there is no more time for gambling. Move Sailing out of Rio and to a new venue like Buzios, Brazil, it is not too late for you to speak up...."
Miami International Boat Show plans challenged by Environmental groups: South Florida Business Journal--... On May 8, nine environmental organizations submitted a joint letter saying the permit needs to be amended. Groups in the letter include the Tropical Audubon Society, Environmental Coalition of Miami Beach, Friends of Biscayne Bay, Friends of Virginia Key, the Florida Keys Chapter of Izaak Walton League of America, the Cypress Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America, Sierra Club Miami, Urban Environment League of Greater Miami and Urban Paradise Guild. The letter lists many concerns but mainly argues that Virginia Key and the basin should not be used for a major development like the boat show. They also say the temporary docks will natively impact endangered wildlife such as manatees. They have requested a public hearing before the application can be approved or denied...
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Leigh McMillan does the double -- Act 8 Rio winner and 2012 Extreme Sailing Series Champion - The most closely contested finish ever in the six-year history of the Extreme Sailing Series, today saw The Wave, Muscat clinch the final Act victory in Rio de Janeiro by the smallest of margins - just 0.2 points ahead of the French Groupe Edmond de Rothschild, and with it overall victory in the 2012 Extreme Sailing Series. Rio de Janeiro joins a list of spectacular and iconic locations as an Extreme Sailing Series host venue, and the Series is set to return to the Brazilian city for the next 3 years as the world's eyes continue to watch the build up to the 2014 FIFA World Cup final and the 2016 Olympic Games.
Extreme Sailing Series - Exhilarating double win for The Wave, Muscat
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At the Extreme Sailing Series Act 8 in Rio de Janeiro, it has been the most closely contested finish ever in the six-year history of the Series, today saw The Wave, Muscat clinch the final Act victory by the smallest of margins – just 0.2 points ahead ...
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Video highlights of the 30th day of the 2012-2013 Vendée Globe - Sunday, December 9, 2012, with Bernard Stamm's repairs.
Vendee Globe - Steady gains as leaders head for Amsterdam gate Sail World In the Vendee Globe, making their course for the Amsterdam gate - some 800 miles ahead, the leaders are still experiencing small differences in the wind relative to their proximity to the high pressure system to their north which is still influencing them. Sail World
Vendee Globe - Thomson rises in drag race to Amsterdam gate Sail World In the Vendee Globe, British skipper Alex Thomson continues to mount a serious challenge for third place among the fleet leaders as the straight line speed race continues east towards the Amsterdam ice security gate. In a building breeze today, Thomson ... Sail World
Le Cleac'h regains lead in Vendee Globe AFP PARIS — Frenchman Armel Le Cleac'h was back in command of the the round-the-worldVendee Globe race on Sunday, taking advantage of stiffer winds on the more southerly course he charted. Le Cleac'h had led the ocean-going epic for over two weeks ...
Panerai Transat Classique : In the classroom BYM News (press release) What enthusiasm! The operation to involve school kids from Cascais and Barbados in the race has been a resounding success. In Portugal about 80 children came down to the marina to meet thesailors in the Panerai Transat Classique 2012 and were given ...
Audi Melges 20 Miami Winter Series: Lucas' Shimmer triumphs to take overnight ... BYM News (press release) Day two of the 2013 Audi Melges 20 Miami Winter Series, hosted by the Coconut Grove Sailing Club (GCSC) was a true test of Audi Melges 20 sailor skills in extremely light air. Although the breeze stayed constant between 6-8 knots throughout the day ...
Atlas beats Burraq in dhow sailing gulfnews.com Dubai: Ahmad Rashid Al Suwaidi skippered Atlas to a fine win in the second round of the Dubai Traditional 43-foot (13 metres) Dhow Sailing Race off the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC) on Saturday evening. Owned by Faraj Bin Butti Al Muhairbi, ...
Match Race Sailing event set for flag-off Gulf Daily News ORGANISERS of next week's 2012 Kingdom Match Race Sailing Event, to be held at Bahrain Sailing Club in Zallaq, have stepped up preparations ahead of the flag-off. The week-long event, organised by Bahrain Maritime Sports Association (BMSA) for the ...
Sail Melbourne : A big day for Invited classes BYM News (press release) There was lots of racing for the invited classes and big winds to match the big day on Saturday for the final session of Sail Melbourne. The Men's Gold fleet of top ten Kiteboarders had a repecharge system to work through in the morning. Ultimately ...
NZ women's 49ers start well in Melbourne Stuff.co.nz Young Kiwis Alexandra Maloney and Molly Meech made an excellent start in the new 49er FX Olympic sailing class at the first World Cup regatta of the season. Maloney and Meech have been eyeing the women's skiff since it was announced mid-year as a ...
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