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Icebergs force Ocean Race course change
Stuff.co.nz
NEW PROBLEM: Crews in the Volvo Ocean Race have icebergs to contend with, as well as freezing, treacherous weather. The round the world yacht fleet has been issued with a new iceberg warning for the Southern Ocean on top of the pounding they are ...

Stuff.co.nz

Yachting: Storm 'kick in guts' for Abu Dhabi
New Zealand Herald
By Dana Johannsen Abu Dhabi skipper Ian Walker says his team have been dealt a "meteorological kick in the guts" after potentially boat-breaking conditions in the Colville Channel forced them to delay their bid to rejoin the Volvo Ocean Race.

Volvo Ocean Race : Telefonica takes control on course for Cape Horn
BYM News (press release)
24 hours after the start of the fifth leg in the Volvo Ocean Race and with the fleet now well into the Pacific Ocean, Iker Martínez and his “Telefónica” crew have taken control at the front as the most southerly and easterly boat also notching up ...

Volvo Ocean Race: 'The hardest opening night I have ever done' + Video
Sail World
But seriously sailing and controlling the boat in these sorts of conditions shows true seamanship. It is mighty impressive, man against the elements. This morning Stu Bannatyne came below deck for the first time since we left Auckland, blood shot eyes, ...

Sail World

Volvo Ocean Race Leg 5 - Puma prepares for dangers ahead + Video
Sail World
I had heard so much about 'En-Zed,' so many good things about the people, the islands, and their passion for sailing, and it was all correct. The only problem I have is that we didn't get to stay longer! So thank you Auckland, I look forward to ...

Sail World

Volvo Ocean Race fleet blasting towards the Roaring Forties
BYM News (press release)
With sheets cracked, the six-boat Volvo fleet led by Telefónica (Iker Martínez/ESP) is blast-reaching towards 40 degrees south at speeds of 17 to 18 knots. But, before the sleigh ride of the Roaring Forties towards Cape Horn can begin in earnest, ...

Yachting: Telefonica maintains lead in Volvo Ocean Race
Channel News Asia
WELLINGTON: Spain's Telefonica battled heavy seas to maintain a narrow lead in the Volvo Ocean Race Monday, as the crew of Abu Dhabi scrambled to repair their vessel after being forced back to harbour. With the fleet reduced to five yachts after Abu ...

Will Auckland remain a Volvo stopover?
Stuff.co.nz
It may be dubbed "the spiritual home" of the round-the-world race, but New Zealand may need to have a boat in the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race to see Auckland reincluded on the route. As six-strong fleet left Auckland after a week-long stopover - arguably ...

Stuff.co.nz

Volvo Ocean Race: Camper leads on brutal opening night
YACHTe.com.au
Camper with Emirates Team New Zealand is leading the Volvo Ocean Race fleet in a battle against more than 37-knot winds and 6 metre seas on the brutal opening night of Leg 5 that has already forced Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing back to port with damage.

YACHTe.com.au

Volvo Ocean Race: Abu Dhabi's repairs complete and restarts Leg 5
Sail World
Volvo Ocean Race reports that Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing have left Auckland to rejoin the Volvo Ocean Race fleet after completing repairs to their yacht Azzam around 12 hours earlier than expected. The Abu Dhabi shore team worked through the night to fix ...

Sail World

Azzam rejoins action in Leg 5 of Volvo Ocean Race
The National
Jules Salter, the Abu Dhabi navigator, notified race control that the Abu Dhabi team had rejoined the leg at 11.30am (UAE time) close to the spot where they were forced to turn back just hours after the start on Sunday. Abu Dhabi Ocean Racingreturned ...

The National

Abu Dhabi to resume racing
Stuff.co.nz
Just 12 hours after they slunk back to the dock in Auckland last night, Abu Dhabi Racing were ready to race back to sea to join the battered Volvo Ocean Race fleet trying to make headway in their dive into the Southern Ocean.

Stuff.co.nz

Volvo Ocean Race: Abu Dhabi leaves New Zealand coast in 55kt winds
Sail World
Abu Dhabi, the Farr designed Volvo 70 appears to have cleared the Hauraki Gulf and resumed racing on the fifth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race. Strong winds are still blowing in the area with gusts of over 55kts being recorded at Channel Island in the...

Sail World

Volvo Ocean Race: Telefonica moves to the front
YACHTe.com.au
At 1900 UTC tonight, Team Telefónica (Iker Martínez/ESP) took a slim 4 nautical mile lead from Camper, as Leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Auckland to Brazil receives the predicted battering less than 24 hours into the leg.

YACHTe.com.au

Volvo fleet battle 50 knot winds
Newstalk ZB
The Volvo Ocean Race fleet are battling 50 knot winds east of New Zealand two days into leg five of the race to Brazil. Overall race leader Telefonica has opening up a 15 nautical mile lead on Team New Zealand's Camper with Groupama in third place.

London 2012: Dorset torch relay to visit Hovis ad street
BBC News
The Olympic flame will visit the street used in a famous 1970s Hovis advert and the Games' sailing venue when it passes through Dorset. The exact route of theOlympic torch relay around the UK has been announced by the Games organisers, Locog.

BBC News

SAILING: Pletsch, Millbourn win Flying Scott
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Sailboats compete in the Sarasota One Design Midwinters Regatta at the Sailing Squadron in Sarasota on Saturday, March 18, 2012. By Jim Brockman, Correspondent CITY ISLAND — Skipper Ron Pletsch and crew member Barry Millbourn aboard Sidewalk Express ...

LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS: Best friends Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson go in search ...
Daily Mail
But what about when the end game is Olympic gold, what then? Happily, as Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson will testify, the two can go hand in hand with spectacular results. The pair swept to victory in Beijing four years ago in the oldest of the sailing ...

Daily Mail

Sailors land government support
Caymanian Compass
Four young sailors from the Cayman Sailing Programme took part in the Race Cayman 2012 competition, proving the success of the Ministry of Sports and the Cayman Islands SailingCentre's joint sailing development initiative.

Australian Sailing Team 2012 - London and beyond
Sail World
Defending World Champions, returning Olympic Gold medalists and stars for the future have all been named in the 2012 Australian Sailing Team, racing against the best sailors in the world in the coming year. Australian Sailing Team athletes will compete ...

Sail World

Volvo Ocean Race – Groupama 4 bound for roaring forties
Sail World
However, the transition wasn't very smooth as it took a further six hours of close-hauled sailing before the sheets could finally be eased. Gradually distancing themselves from the influence of the tropical depression, Groupama 4 was able to accelerate ...

Sail World

Sailing Weekend Recap – March 17-18: Privateers Place Second To Hosts USF At ...
Maritime College Athletics
THROGGS NECK, NY (March 19, 2012) – The Maritime sailing team competed in the Mendelblatt Team Race hosted by the University of South Florida this past weekend in Tampa Bay. Below is a recap of the weekend's event. Maritime traveled south to St.

Abu Dhabi repaired and ready to race
TVNZ
The Abu Dhabi shore team worked through the night to fix structural damage in the bow of Azzam - and just 12 hours after arriving back in Auckland the sailors were headed back out to sea. Ian Walker's crew must now play catch-up to rejoin their five ...

Ficker Cup sailors hope to follow Brady's course
BYM News (press release)
The right way to a successful sailing career. "The Congressional Cup gave us the credibility to get invites to other events around the world," Brady said. This year's Ficker Cup competitors can draw high hope from Brady's past.

Volvo Ocean Race: Abu Dhabi shelters in Hauraki Gulf
Sail World
Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing has issued a statement saying that they will delay their restart of Leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race to avoid potentially boat-breaking conditions in the South Pacific. The statement says that Ian Walker's team set sail again from ...

Sail World

Sailing Week Seeking Volunteers
Caribarena Antigua
Antigua St John's - Antigua Sailing Week is looking for volunteers to assist with every aspect of the event, not only during the event, but also in the lead-up to the event. To that end, a volunteer recruitment afternoon will be held upstairs the ...

Caribarena Antigua

Regatta lives to see another day
The Ashburton Guardian
By Jonathan Leask March 20, 2012 The sunshine and a big turnout helped save the Ashburton Sailing Clubs Classic Boat Regatta. The annual classic boat regatta was in danger of having its last hurrah on Lake Hood on Sunday but a big turnout convinced ...

GJW Direct Partner the South Caernarvonshire Yacht Club
PR Web (press release)
The Club, located in Abersoch in North Wales, is situated and designed to host the whole range of Sailing Events, with accommodation to suit everyone from luxury hotels, self catering houses, bed and breakfast and camp sites.

PR Web (press release)

Extreme Sailing Series host venue bidding process commences
Sail World
The tender and selection process for venues with interest in hosting an ExtremeSailing Series event between 2013-2016 has begun, with three new slots opening up in 2013. The bid process closes 18th May 2012, with Host Venue decisions made by 29th June ...

Sail World

Global Ocean Race - Cessna Citation make co-skipper change
Sail World
Cavanough has an immensely diverse sailing background from racing in the Sabot Nationals in his native Australia in the early 1990's, to the rarefied air of the international superyacht circuit and the polar opposite of Mini 6.50 racing.

Sail World

Nicole Breault Wins Butler Cup, Next Stop, Ficker Cup
International Sailing Federation
In sailboat racing good breeze is a good thing. But too much is not so good. Such was the case this Sunday in the California Dreamin' Series Butler Cup, an ISAF Grade 3 match race hosted by Long Beach Yacht Club. With a severe storm watch in effect and ...

International Sailing Federation

Weymouth caravan site set to celebrate 25th anniversary with upgrades
Caravan Times
Already looking forward to the Olympic sailing events that will take place in Weymouth, 2012 is proving an eventful year for East Fleet Farm Touring Park. Ahead of the sporting events, the site owners are planning a raft of new investment too.

Caravan Times

12th Philippine Hobie Challenge sails to finish in El Nido
GMA News
After six days of sailing, the shores of Palawan celebrated the end of the Blackberry 12th Philippine Hobie Challenge. The five-leg challenge that took place near various islands of Palawan saw the Hobie Cat Australasia team of Mick Butler and Bradley ...

Weymouth & Portland Olympic Live Site
Dorset Newsroom
Weymouth & Portland Live, which will be free to enter, will be based centrally on Weymouth's golden beach overlooking the spectacular bay where the Great Britain Sailing Team will compete against the world's top sailors for Olympic honors.

Queer New York: Queer Sailing in NYC - First time on the water in ...
By riot
Naturally, I knew almost nothing about boats and had hardly been on them, until sailing with Static last Summer caused a whole new area of geeky enthusiasm to bloom in my heart! I've already learned a ton, including that sailing is mostly the ...
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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 ...
sailingshack.com.au/tag/us-sailing/

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