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29 November 2015

RC44 Virgin Gorda Cup, RORC Transatlantic Updates, Sailing Videos


Day 2 Fleet Racing - RC44 Virgin Gorda Cup: Despite the wind gods repeatedly throwing curve balls at competitors, Torbjörn Törnqvist and his Artemis Racing crew firmly consolidated their lead in the RC44 Virgin Gorda Cup regatta today. The Swedish team led going into the day and promptly won the opening two races and followed this up with a 6-2, making them top scoring boat of the day, eight points clear of Vladimir Liubomirov's Bronenosec Sailing Team in second overall. Bronenosec Sailing Team survived best in race three when a small squall passed through North Sound. Now second, while Vladimir Prosikhin's Team Nika has dropped to fourth, Bronenosec is currently favourite to win the overall RC44 Fleet Racing championship. John Bassadone's Peninsula Petroleum finally came good in the last race, while a solid 2-2-1 in the final three races elevated the Gibraltar-based team to third overall. Published Nov 28, 2015. More info: RC44 Virgin Gorda Cup


MOD70 Delivery down to Lanzarote for the RORC Transatlantic Race - Sometimes the hardest part of a race is getting to the start line! Team Concise's MOD70 makes her way down through tough conditions to the start of the RORC Transatlantic race. Published on Nov 26, 2015.

The @RORCRacing Transatlantic Race #rorctr has started! Keep track in real time with the 2015 Fleet Tracker: RORCracing Transatlantic Tracking

See also: Race Updates and JohnTheCrowd | Sailing News: 2015 RORC Transatlantic Race, Nov 28 Start, Lanzarote to Grenada and

2015 Race Updates | News"The second edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race got away as scheduled from Marina Lanzarote with the fleet enjoying a reaching start in Atlantic swell and a solid 15 knots of breeze from the north east. Close battles are expected within the fleet for the next 3,000 miles before the yachts reach the finish at Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina in Grenada. "A fantastic start," enthused Eddie Warden Owen, Chief Executive of the Royal Ocean Racing Club. "Beautiful conditions for the fleet which all got away extremely well under full sail. Every single yacht competing in this race has been so well prepared and they are all expecting a very competitive race across the Atlantic...."

Graphic showing RORC Transatlantic Race Tracking - Route Destination: Grenada
RORC Transatlantic Race Tracking - Route Destination: Grenada
Northerly Route Likely for the Start | 2015 Race Updates | News"... Gerald Bibot's Belgian 42ft catamaran, Zed 6 is likely to be one of the first yachts to finish the 3,000 nautical mile race and will be hoping to win the Multihull Class after MOCRA time correction. Racing with Gerald will be Michel Kleinjans, who has set numerous world records, including the Round Britain and Ireland and Round Ireland races. Gerald Bibot is the founder of Great Circle which produces the revolutionary weather prediction and routing programme Squid. One of the features of Squid is Ensemble Modelling, running 20 related but different analytical models and then synthesizing these results into a single spread in order to improve the accuracy of predictive analytics...."

Other SAILING News:

Regatta cancelled after shipping blunder | The Royal Gazette:Bermuda Sailing: "The Flying Phantom Series finale has been cancelled. The regatta featuring 18-foot foiling catamarans, which was scheduled to take place on the Great Sound next week, was supposed to start on Sunday. However, the start was postponed after a container housing ten Phantom catamarans from Europe arrived on the Island on November 16 on the Oleander cargo ship, but was mistakenly then shipped to New York the following day. Despite efforts to salvage the event, including having the boats returned to the Island by Monday, the decision has been made to cancel the regatta."


Scuttlebutt Sailing News

Giles Scott secures third Finn Gold Cup
About Scott's performance he said, “Giles was just sailing in a different league to us this week. Not making any mistakes, he has no big scores so ...
Scott wraps up early victory at Finn Gold Cup - Eurosport.co.uk
Giles Scott: GB sailor wins third Finn World Championship title - BBC News
Finn Gold Cup: Scott sweeps to early World Championship victory - BYM News (press release)


Scuttlebutt Sailing News

Para World Sailing Championship Gets Underway
Melbourne, Australia (November 28, 2015) – In perfect conditions on Melbourne's Port Phillip, the first two races of the Para World Sailing ...
Para World Sailing Champs - Australian sailors ready for the challenge - Sail World (press release)
Para World Sailing Championships - Aussies and Brits shine in Melbourne's sun - BYM News (press release)
Ireland Lying Mid–Fleet at Paralympic Worlds – Day One - Afloat


3News NZ

Burling, Tuke win NZ sailing award
Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have won New Zealand's top sailing award for a third consecutive year. The world championship-winning 49er crew were ...
Burling and Tuke make history with NZ Sailing's Top Honour - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Sailing: Burling and Tuke scoop top yachting prize - New Zealand Herald

Prestigious sailing prize for the fabulous Baker boy
Belfast Telegraph
Northern Ireland's most talented sailors and dedicated volunteers have been honoured in celebration of their huge contribution to sailing and boating ...

Club reminisces about sailing days
Chronicle
DARLING Downs Sailing Club commodore Peter Mullins said it was outstanding to see so many boats on the water and to see so many past members ...

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21 July 2015

Lending Club 2 Sets New Record, Transpac 2015 Updates, Videos


Above video: Ryan chats quickly about how things are going onboard Lending Club 2 as they enter the third day of the Transpacific Record attempt.

Lending Club 2 breaks world record - Hawaii News - Honolulu Star-Advertiser"The 105-foot Lending Club 2 trimaran set a world record of three days and 18 hours from Los Angeles to Honolulu on Sunday. Co-skippers Renaud Laplanche and Ryan Breymaier sailed across the Diamond Head finish line at 6:44 a.m., and beat the 2005 record time by more than 24 hours..."

Lending Club 2 sets world record after sailing 2000 miles in three days | VIDEO - KITV: "The "Lending Club 2" set a world record today after its journey from California to Hawaii in just three days."


Daily analysis for July 20 of the 48th Transpac race, with Dobbs Davis of Seahorse Magazine - Published on Jul 20, 2015
Transpac 2015 updates:
Race News: "... As the lead group that started nearly a week ago continue their speedy progress towards Hawaii, the influence of the tropical depression Delores is being felt by the trailing two groups that started on Thursday and Saturday in the 48th edition of the LA-Honolulu Transpac. This has resulted in very distinct weather conditions for each of the groups on the course ..."

Other Sailing NEWS:

US SAILING (press release)

Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games (Sailing): USA Takes Home Six Sailing Medals, Tied For Top Nation
Toronto, Canada – The sailing events of the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games came to a close on Sunday, with the final medal races and awards ...

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19 January 2015

Volvo Ocean Race Videos | Key West Race Week Jan 18-23


Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - Jan 18, 2015 - There’s no rest for the fleet as they approach the entrance of the Malacca Strait. With four of the six teams - MAPFRE, Team Brunel, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing and Alvimedica - all within 10nm of each other, the sailors know that the smallest mistake could become a disaster...

Dashboard | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015 | JohnTheCrowd: VOR updates

Inside Track - Leg 3 #10 | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 -
On The Inside Track today as we dig deep into the race with veteran sailor and pundit Jerry Kirby along with renowned Yachting journalist and commentator James Boyd.

Quantum Key West Sailing Regatta
Premiere Racing, Inc. | Quantum Key West Race Week 2015: January 18 – 23, 2015
Results: http://www.yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=1099

Key West Sailing Regatta Begins Monday
CBS Local
Two-time Rolex Yachtsman of the Year Terry Hutchinson will call tactics for Bella Mente during the five-day Quantum Key West sailing regatta that ...
Quantum Key West sailing regatta begins Monday in Keys - Fresno Bee

Other Sailing NEWS:

Scuttlebutt Sailing News

Countdown to ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
US Sailing's premier event – the ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami – is set to return to Miami, FL for top-level Olympic and Paralympic class racing on ...

Sail-World.com : Mount Gay Round Barbados Race - Racing underway in classic conditions"Competitors were treated stunning conditions on the opening day of the Mount Gay Round Barbados Race Series 2015 with winds up to 20kts generally from the east-north east, and big rolling waves. This regatta, which runs until 24 January is organised by Barbados Cruising Club in association with Barbados Tourism Marketing Incorporated, and Mount Gay. It is the first regatta of the Caribbean race season and is fast becoming a favourite with both cruising and racing sailors looking for good, competitive, fun racing in consistent breezes.... "

Sail Canada awards recognize event organizers
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Sail Canada has named the recipients for their annual awards recognizing event organizers. The Chisholm Trophy for Excellence in Race ...

The game must survive its players
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
In his monthly column for Sailing World magazine, Scuttlebutt editor Craig Leweck discusses professionalism in the sport. Here's an excerpt…

Charleston Race Week turns 20 years
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Collectively, their outstanding management in past years has earned the event US Sailing'sOne-Design Award for Regatta Excellence (2013)...

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14 January 2015

Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 Video Update


Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 | Inside Track - Leg 3 #8 | Jan 13, 2015--Breeze on for the race teams as the fleet compresses south of Sri Lanka. Four teams now within sight of each other, so take a look at the dramatic footage. Also, 2nd place Navigator Andrew Cape.

Dashboard | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015
JohnTheCrowd: VOR updates

Former sailing boss files complaint vs America's Cup jurors
Eureka Times Standard
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The former head of sailing's governing body has filed complaints of gross misconduct against the five members of an international ...

Extreme Sailing Series 2015: Reigning champions Alinghi will not defend title
The Independent
Swiss champions of the 2014 Extreme Sailing Series, Ernesto Bertarelli's Alinghi team skippered by Morgan Larson, has announced that it will not ...

Knox-Johnston wins sailing honour
BBC News
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston has been named as the Yachtsman of the Year by the Yachting Journalists' Association. The 75-year-old sailing legend ...

Clubs prepare for Volvo National Sailing and Boating Day
LiveSailDie.com
Three weeks from now many of New Zealand's yachting and boating clubs will be buzzing with activity as part of the 2015 Volvo National Sailing and ...

Sail Canada honors Clipper Round the World Race crew
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
The amateur sailors, most among them without any sailing experience at all, were assigned randomly to the Henri Lloyd boat, skippered by fellow ...

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04 November 2014

Volvo Ocean Race, Videos, Updates, Cape Town Finish ETA Nov 5

Inside Track - Episode 17 | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 -
Volvo Ocean Race, Videos, Updates, Cape Town Finish ETA Nov 5--Published on Nov 3, 2014--Dongfeng Race Team are pushing hard
Volvo Ocean Race updates: 
JohnTheCrowd.com: VOR 


The full interview with Volvo Ocean Race legend Ken Read. As the fleet approaches Cape Town, Genny gets the Inside Track and Ken talks to his old mate and rival Ian Walker. Published on Nov 3, 2014.

Volvo Ocean Race: Weather update for final approach to Cape Town - Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Volvo Ocean Race: Roaring Forties prove short lived on Day 21 - Sail World
Volvo Ocean Race: Onboard - latest video, images and reports - Day 21 - Sail World


Stuff.co.nz

Abu Dhabi team clings on to Volvo Ocean Race lead
Khaleej Times
Alicante: Boats in the seven-strong Volvo Ocean Race fleet were skirting a group of South Atlantic icebergs on Sunday with at least one crew feeling ...


Scuttlebutt Sailing News

Volvo Ocean Race: Damage in the Southern Ocean
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Onboard Dongfeng just after 1800 UTC, part of the sheeting system (control lines) for the masthead gennaker (big sail at the front) broke and the high ...

Other SAILING NEWS:
Route du Rhum 
Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe"Ill fortune was in no way selective as it struck a wide cross section of the La Route du Rhum-Destination fleet over the first 24 hours of the 3542 miles Transatlantic race which started from Saint-Malo, France on Sunday afternoon, bound for Guadeloupe." more coverage: johnthecrowd.com: RDR2014  and #LaRouteDuRhum 


Chattanooga Times Free Press

Sailing with Matilda: Hixson man's rare sailboat featured in national magazine
Chattanooga Times Free Press
The four-page article about his boat, “Wing Ding II,” appears in the November/December issue of “Good Old Boat,” which is dedicated to sailing ...


Bowdoin Athletics
 (college sailing)
Sailing Qualifies for Atlantic Coast Tournaments After A Blustery Weekend
Bowdoin Athletics
Jack McGuire, Charlotte Williamson, and Harrison Hawk sailed A division wtih Michael Croteau, Paige Speight, Chester Jacobs, and Harrison Hawk ...


thebahamasweekly.com

Cat Island Sailing Association invests in youth with technical scholarships
Bahama Islands Info (blog)
SCHOLARSHIP – Four Cat Islanders are on their way to higher education after being awarded scholarships CAT ISLAND, The Bahamas -- Cat ...


Berwick Today

Sailing club boat retrieved by RNLI
Berwick Today
Berwick Sailing Club's small inflatable rescue boat came into difficulties due to engine problems on Wednesday at 1.30pm. It was spotted drifting 500 ...


Scuttlebutt Sailing News

New speed records set at Luderitz Speed Challenge
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
The Lüderitz Speed Challenge, an annual speed sailing event which began 2007, held its 2014 edition on October 6 – November 2 in Lüderitz, ...


Nottingham Post

Brave Nottingham couple get ready to set sail through the Arctic
Nottingham Post
Married couple Dave and Marie Ungless are preparing to brave freezing conditions as they take on an Arctic sailing challenge. The fearless duo ...

Women's Sailing Places 14th At War Memorial
Cornell University
THROGGS NECK, N.Y. – The Cornell women's sailing team placed 14th of 18 teams at the prestigious War Memorial Co-ed Conference ...

Sailing Finishes Fourth at War Memorial Regatta
Old Dominion University
The Old Dominion sailing team finished fourth of 18 teams in the War Memorial regatta held at the State University of New York – Maritime in ...

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