The round-world Volvo 70 race, held every three years, to start October 29

Aussie yachtsman has sights on world race Sydney Morning Herald Morgan's wide experience should be invaluable in the world race and especially in a future tilt at the Sydney-Hobart. Born in Belmont NSW, he has been sailing since the age of six on nearby Lake Macquarie, first on his family's trailer yacht then with ... Sydney Morning Herald

America's Cup : Corum partner of the ENERGY TEAM Challenge BYM News (press release) They were all recruited based on their multihull sailing experience, their physical condition, their weight and experience of Match racing. Loïck Peyron: “With our crew in place, the main goal now is to discover this new boat, the AC45 and to get to ... Sausalito chamber waves: Summer for the kids Marinscope Community Newspapers By Cheryl Popp The Sausalito Yacht Club Youth Sailing Program is still accepting students for its one- and two-week summer sessions, which run through Aug. 19. If you can sail on the San Francisco Bay, you can sail anywhere. America's Cup, here they ... Diverse Field of Talented Sailors to Compete at 2011 US Singlehanded Championships US SAILING (press release) Since Rolex Watch USA first presented timepieces to America's Cup defenders in 1958, the company has consistently recognized and encouraged excellence in every important arena of competitive sailing, including US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics preparation, ... CAMPER sails for Europe on a Maersk Line ship Voxy Maersk Line is an exclusive supplier to Emirates Team New Zealand, supporting the team's needs for both the Volvo Ocean Race and the America's Cup. The team's twin shore bases, which consists of four 40ft foot shipping containers and a large sail loft ... Volvo entry on its way sportal.co.nz "We now have a fleet of yachts involved in regattas around the world, from the America's Cup, to the Extreme 40s and now the Volvo Ocean Race. "Alongside the boats, we need to ship various support assets such as ribs, and workshops, that will manage ... Fraser Yachts operational partner of America's Cup superyacht program Superyacht Times Niccolò Porzio di Camporotondo, the America's Cup Event Authority Superyacht Director, said: “The 34th America's Cup offers boat owners and charterers unprecedented on-and-off the water access to the America's Cup. We are honoring the historical ties ... Young crews take to the seas for Governor's Cup Daily Pilot "Many of our racers over the year have gone on to the America's Cup and international racing." In addition to the competition, the regatta gives young sailors from abroad a chance to travel and meet new people. Balboa Yacht Club members help sponsor ... US company P1 Boats signs an agreement with the nautical division of ... Balkans.com Business News ... Elan – Nautical division, Sailboats. With the America's Cup Race scheduled for the first time in San Francisco Bay for 2013, the focus on Sailing has dramatically increased not only in California but throughout the United States. Source: P1 Boats. Sailors for the Sea Selected for America's Cup Role | Newport Now.com By Newport Now Staff Sailors for the Sea Clean Regattas certification provides independent, third-party verification that ayacht club, sailing program, or regatta is environmentally responsible, and is doing its utmost to protect the waters upon which ... Newport Now.com Crest the Wave of America's Cup Yacht Racing by Touring RI's ... Shouting an ahoy to native Rhode Islanders and visitors to set sail ... On August 22, 1851, the schooner America won a race against 15 English yachts around the Isle of Wight. ... The trophy was renamed the America's Cup after the boat. ... www.scribd.com/.../Crest-the-Wave-of-America-s-Cup-Yacht-...

AC45 ENERGY TEAM begin first sea trials July 21

America's Cup : Cascais, D-3 weeks for AC World Series first stage
BYM News (press release)
Bruno Peyron: The AC45 ENERGY TEAM has been in Lisbon since 15 July, the shore team is on site, Loïck and the sailing team will be arriving on Wednesday for the first sea trials from 21 July and the training sessions will be run in Lisbon until 30 July ...

Countdown to America's Cup World Series - Plymouth - Yachts and ...
In just two months' time, the America's Cup World Series (AC World Series) will land in Plymouth, England, a location known for its rich maritime history. ... Sailing on the new AC45 wing-sailed catamaran, the athletes will tested through both fleet and match races that put a premium on physical and mental strength. The highlight of the event is winner-takes-all, fleet race on Sunday September 18, where the teams will compete for the title of AC World Series Plymouth ...Latest news from Yachts and Yachting...

Percy and Wright change tack Telegraph.co.uk Two of Britain's leading Olympic contenders Iain Percy and Ed Wright will change tack next week to sample America's Cup sailing in the new AC45 wing sailed catamarans. The new America's CupWorld Series gets underway in Portugal in August but in ...

2 found dead after boat capsizes during Race to Mackinac Chicago Sun-Times *Multi-millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett — who died in a plane crash in 2007 — completed the race in a record 18 hours, 50 minutes in 1998 in the America's Cup catamaran “Stars and Stripes.” *Walt Disney's nephew Roy E. Disney set a single hull ...

P1 Boats Appointed California Distributor for Elan – Nautical Division Sailboats SunHerald.com With the America's Cup Race scheduled for the first time in San Francisco Bay for 2013, the focus on Sailing has dramatically increased not only in California but throughout the United States." Peter further stated, "...that the Elan Sailboats will be ...

Volvo Ocean Race : Joca Signorini & Pablo Arrarte join the ranks of Telefonica BYM News (press release) “Joca” joins Neal McDonald as Watch Captain on “Telefónica”, a different role for him in this regatta, which has allowed him to gain experience “in taking part in the big decisions in terms of boat design and sails, so I'm learning a lot. ...

America's Cup : Cascais, D-3 weeks for AC World Series first stage BYM News (press release) Bruno Peyron: The AC45 ENERGY TEAM has been in Lisbon since 15 July, the shore team is on site, Loïck and the sailing team will be arriving on Wednesday for the first sea trials from 21 July and the training sessions will be run in Lisbon until 30 July ...

Countdown to America's Cup World Series Plymouth BYM News (press release) The nine-day event will mark the second stop in the 2011-2012 America's Cup World Series, a new professional circuit that is bringing America's Cup level sailing to port cities around the globe. With its world-famous Plymouth Hoe, the city is an ideal ...

Audi MedCup Region of Sardinia Trophy 52 Series official practice race Sail World Today Quantum Racing's America's Cup winning skipper-helm Ed Baird has Shirley and the CNN crew as his constant shadow throughout the day, from the moment he got out of bed to the time he slips back beneath the sheets tonight. ...

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Mackinac race capsize takes lives of 2 sailors

2 die in Mackinac race Chicago Sun-Times. . . a 65 mile-an-hour gust of wind capsized their 35-foot yacht, the WingNuts, in six-foot waves shortly after midnight Monday during the Chicago to Mackinac race, there was nothing they could do to save their skipper and his girlfriend

Yacht Club Hosts Sunfish Regatta Patch.com Seven youth races will run two days, Wednesday and Thursday, with a dinner and awards ceremony after the races at the yacht club under a tent. Guest speaker is Dyer Jones, executive director of the Herreshoff Marine Museum/America's Cup Hall of Fame in ...

Yacht Club News August 2011 All At Sea Recently, St. Maarten 12-metre Challenge invited the children in the St. Maarten Yacht Club (SMYC) Youth Sailing Programme to sail on the magnificent America's Cup 12-metre sailboats in Great Bay, Philipsburg. The event was organized by the SMYC Youth ...

America's Cup: Team NZ protested for non-compliance by Cup organisers Sail World He said: 'For example we are an established team which has been in continuous operation since the 1987 America's Cup challenge at Perth. We have a campaign for the Volvo Ocean Race and we are competing in the Extreme Sailing Series. ... Sail World

The Myth of Going to Windward All At Sea It is not just your boat that doesn't sail to windward - none do. Zero. Not even racing yachts. Have you ever wondered why America's Cup boats have their underbody shrouded by fabric? That's to conceal their painted-to-blend-in propellers and their ...

Sailors Compete in USA & Europe Bernews Previous winners in the Laser Class in this event include America's Cup winners Dean Barker and Russell Coutts of New Zealand. Four other local Laser Radial sailors travelled to Brant Beach New Jersey to compete in the 2011 Laser Radial North American ... Bernews

America's Cup World Series : Countdown to Plymouth England BYM News (press release) The nine-day event will mark the second stop in the 2011-2012 America's Cup World Series, a new professional circuit that is bringing America's Cup level sailing to port cities around the globe. With its world-famous Plymouth Hoe, the city is an ideal ...