Note to readers: this page will be updated regularly through the New Year's Holiday (from December 30 through January 2) with videos and LIVE twitter feed (below) as Alex Thomson on HUGO BOSS (without starboard foil) and Armel Le Cleac'h on BANQUE POPULAIRE VIII engage in an epic struggle for first place at the front of the Vendée Globe fleet, moving north in the Atlantic Ocean.
Vendee Globe day 56 update onboard HUGO BOSS:
Video above published Dec 31, 2016: After a successful repair job onboard HUGO BOSS, Alex Thompson can now get some sleep, he'll need the rest for the upcoming passage through the doldrums and to keep making gains on Armel Le Cleac'h on BANQUE POPULAIRE VIII.
UPDATE January 01, 2017, 9pm UTC: relative positions of Alex Thomson on HUGO BOSS (2nd) and Armel Le Cleac'h on BANQUE POPULAIRE VIII (1st) off the coast of Brazil in the south Atlantic Ocean per VendeeGlobe.org:
Video above published Dec 30, 2016: Alex Thomson on HUGO BOSS has gained hundreds of miles on the Vendee Globe leader Armel Le Cleac'h on BANQUE POPULAIRE VIII, since rounding Cape Horn--what a comeback!
Vendée Globe Weekly highlights:
Vendée Globe Weekly highlights published December 30, 2016.
Vendée Globe Day 53 daily highlights:
Vendée Globe Day 53 daily highlights video above published Dec 29, 2016.
Vendee Globe Update Dec 29, 2016: In the Vendee Globe 2016-17 solo non-stop round-the-world sailing race, Alex Thomson on HUGO BOSS (2nd) made an unbelievable comeback to close within miles of Armel Le Cleac'h on BANQUE POPULAIRE VIII in first--less than 75 nautical miles separated the two as of Dec. 29 at 18h in the South Atlantic (see graphic above) and less than 35 nautical miles later at 22h.
The Vendée Globe race record is held by François Gabart, who finished after 78 days. The eighth Vendée Globe began from Les Sables d'Olonne, France, on Sunday, 6th November 2016.
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British star Ainslie retires from Olympic sailing to focus on the America's Cup
Washington Post The four-time gold medalist announced his retirement from Olympic sailing early Tuesday, saying it was time to move on to the challenge of trying to end Britain's long drought in the competition for the oldest trophy in international sports, the ...
Fancy sailing the Irish Coast? Join the Gathering Cruise, July 2013 Sail World The Irish Sailing Association and the Gathering Ireland 2013 have announced details of the Gathering Cruise 2013 and of their partnership for 2013. This completely unique event in both the Irish sailing and Gathering Ireland calendars will bring ... Sail World
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Musto International Youth Match Racing Championship - Tied at the top Sail World At the Musto International Youth Match Racing Championship, Ashlen Rooklyn and Chris Steele, representing the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia and Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, are tied at the top of the leaderboard. 'It was a glamour ... Race ... Sail World
Sail Melbourne - 49erFX to debut at ISAF Sailing World Cup Sail World In only five days' time, Melbourne will welcome the Olympic sailing world for the first ISAF Sailing World Cup regatta of the 2012-2013 series. The 49erFX will be seen on the world stage for the first time at a major international regatta and with ... Sail World
Rolex renews US Sailing sponsorship Trade Only Today The Medalist program supports the Olympic Sailing program, whose mission is providing a path to Olympic and Paralympic pre-eminence for U.S. sailors. Rolex has long viewed US Sailing's role as critical to the development of the sport in the United ...
Ainslie Retires From Olympic Sailing to Focus On America's Cup Bloomberg The ten-time world champion, the first person to win medals in five different Olympic sailing events, said in a column published in the U.K. Daily Telegraph today that he wants to focus on trying to win the America's Cup for Britain. To contact the ...
Refugees sailing for unity in Hobart ABC Online FELICITY OGILVIE: The Lady Nelson is an old style sailing ship, a replica of a British boat built 200 years ago that usually sails slowly around Hobart's Derwent River. Today it was full of excited children from all around the world. Abdul from Burma ...
YACHTING: Koo on a double mission New Straits Times MORE than just a place in the Monsoon Cup is at stake when the final leg of the Malaysian Match Racing Circuit (MMRC) starts in Pulau Duyong today. For KFC Malaysia-Koo Racing Team skipper Jeremy Koo, his reputation as the ... "Call it an ace in the ...
Ainslie Retires From Olympic Competition Sky News The 35-year old, who won his fourth Olympic title at London 2012, will now focus on the America's Cup, sailing's oldest trophy. Ainslie confirmed in a statement that leaving the Olympic team was a difficult choice. “When I look back there are so many ...
Ainslie retires from Olympic sailing ITV News Four-time Olympic sailing gold medallist Ben Ainslie has announced he will not compete at Rio 2016. The 35-year-old, who grew up in Falmouth, has decided to call time on his glittering Olympic career to focus on his America's Cup campaign. Ainslie won ... ITV News
Volvo Ocean Race plans hit the rocks over lack of state help Irish Independent HOPES that Ireland will host the finale of the 2015 Volvo Ocean Race have been dashed after the cash-strapped organisers ruled out making a bid for the event. The 2012 event was worth €60.5m to the local economy, but the voluntary group which organised ...
Ben Ainslie on the silver that inspired sailing success BBC News Following his decision to retire from Olympic sailing, BBC Sport looks back at Ainslie's career. AINSLIE - THE SUCCESSES: " I am proud of what I achieved and ultimately to have won four gold medals and a silver was quite good going. " Sydney 2000 - In ... BBC News
Ben Ainslie: It's painful to say, but my Olympic odyssey is over - I won't be ... Telegraph.co.uk Because of the wear and tear of a lifetime spent sailing, particularly on my back, which was a real issue this summer, it was always going to be an uphill struggle to do the Finn again in Brazil. However, if the Star two-handed dinghy had ... After a ... Telegraph.co.uk
Jane Moon honoured by sailing federation Cayman News Service moon (234x300).jpg (CISC): Well known on the local sailing scene, Jane Moon was recently honoured by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), receiving an ISAF Silver Medal for her Outstanding Contribution to the Sport of Sailing Worldwide. The ...
Australian Paul Larsen sets sailing speed record in Namibia... again NEWS.com.au AUSTRALIAN Paul Larsen has broken his own sailing speed world record again, skimming a custom-built craft through African waters. Over 500m in Namibia, Larsen cruised at about 65 knots, breaking the record for the third time in just over a week. NEWS.com.au
Five-day Admiral's Cup Sailing Regatta 2012 from tomorrow Business Standard The third edition of Admiral's Cup Sailing Regatta 2012 will be conducted at the picturesque Ettikulam bay in the Indian Naval Academy here from tomorrow. The five-day event would see participation of teams from the UK, Australia, Germany, Brazil ...
Ben Ainslie - 'Olympics has been my life for 20 years' BBC Sport Ainslie says he will not bid for a fifth Olympic gold medal at the 2016 Rio Games and will instead focus on his America's Cup campaign, citing the physical pressures of sailing the Finn class boats and the desire to return the famous trophy 'back to ...
Dates announced for 2013 Airlie Beach Race Week My Sailing The Whitsunday Sailing Club is pleased to confirm the dates for 2013 Airlie Beach Race Week are Thursday 8 to Thursday 15 August. This includes six days of racing, the Opening and Closing parties and a lay day on Monday 12 August. Continuing on from ...
Howth YC Secures J80s for 2013 Sailing Season Afloat All courses are of 10 days' duration and run Monday to Friday 9.30am–5pm (with the exception of Taste of Sailing, Teen Dinghy, Kites & Wires 2 and Keelboat Sailing, which are all one week only). The dates are as follows: Taste of Sailing Course: 1/8/15 ...
Competitors already pumped up for 2012 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Sail World The 2012 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is expected to provide the action and drama every sailing enthusiast craves for as Australia's living legend Syd Fischer banners a field of world class competitors slugging it out for glory in one of the most ... Sail World
Ainslie confirms Rio 2016 absence Sportinglife.com Few had expected Ainslie to add to that haul in Rio de Janeiro due to America's Cup commitments and the toll dinghy sailing was having on his body. It was a move that was confirmed on Tuesday morning and one that leaves him excited for the future.
Burton SC duo receive royal seal of approval Derby Telegraph During his 35 years at Burton SC, Francis, who first discovered sailing as a teenager on holiday in 1957, almost single-handedly created the club's training section – organising all the courses, advertising, instructor training and the purchasing and ... Derby Telegraph
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Vesta Sailrocket 2 Crushes World Record allvoices Larsen's world record run is a delicious cherry on the top of a record crushing week for sailing. Over twelve records were broken in two different venues in Namibia last week. At Walvis Bay, Larsen also broke records for sailing the 500 meter and ...
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GBR star Ainslie retires from Olympic sailing By cmiller His spot in Olympic sailing history secure, Ben Ainslie will now try to become the first Englishman to hoist the America's Cup in victory. That would be one silver trophy he'd be eager to accept. The four-time gold medalist announced his ... Standard-Examiner Latest Headlines
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Ted Pike on Wood, Boats, and Sailing 11/27 by ProBoat Radio ... With more than a decade of service to the WoodenBoat Foundation and the North West Maritime Center, Ted says his top priority is to keep youth sailing on Port Townsend Bay. Ted and wife, Kate has been working with youth and boats for ... ProBoat Radio | Blog Talk Radio Feed
MMRC Stage 4 – AY Pre-Regatta Report | Broadly Boats News By News Editor At stake is the elusive spot to represent Malaysia at the season ending Alpari World Match RacingTour (AWMRT) – Monsoon Cup, starting in 7 days time. The fourth and final stage of the MalaysianMatch Racing ... Harisfabillah Muhammad (( RMNMRT 2) and Nurul Ain Md. Isa (Ri-Yaz HeritageSailing Team) have been in the mix with commendable performances throughout the season and quite capable of upsetting the present status quo. Joining for the first time Mohd Saifullah's ... Broadly Boats News
Extreme Sailing Series - Rio showdown on the horizon - Sail World Sail-World.com : Extreme Sailing Series - Rio showdown on the horizon ... 'It feels like my sailingshoes have just dried from the wild sailing in Nice a few weeks ...Act 8 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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SAILING | Bulldogs finish in second | Yale Daily News: "While most Yale students were at the Game in Cambridge, the Yale sailing team was yet again contending for national recognition. From Nov. 16 through Nov. 18, the Yale coed sailing team competed at Eagle Mountain Lake in Fort Worth, Texas for the ICSA Match Racing National Championships and Cornelius Shields Sr. Trophy. The Bulldogs raced in J/22 boats, a 22-foot-long racer, and came out with a 4–5 record. Yale persevered and focused for the bracket sailing, winning a second-place finish. “We were able to keep our composure and recognized we were getting better as the event went on,” skipper Graham Landy ’15 said. The Elis struggled to produce the form that has earned them a No. 3 national ranking this year, but after tuning up during the round robin, the Bulldogs advanced along with five other schools — down from the original 10 — to the knockout rounds. In the quarterfinals, the Bulldogs were ranked as the fourth seed and took down the third seed University of South Florida in a best-of-three series. The semifinals put the Elis in a familiar situation, but with a twist. The Bulldogs now were facing Saint Mary’s College of Maryland, the number one seed, in a head-to-head showdown. At the ICSA National Championships, the Bulldogs were no longer racing in the familiar fleet style they have sailed so many times — they were racing one-on-one. . . "
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Deniss Karpak wins 2025 Finn Gold Cup
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Deniss Karpak became the first ever Estonian winner of the Finn Gold Cup,
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Angel Island Barbecue – Saturday, August 16th
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On Saturday, August 16th, we will gather on Angel Island for our
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The Year 2019 in Sailing (video)
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2020 Coronavirus Updates:
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GC32 Racing Tour @Villasimius Cup 2019: Day 3
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