America's Cup LVAC Playoffs: Emirates Team New Zealand Capsize

UPDATE June 8, 2017: Thursday Results below. Emirates Team New Zealand has won 5 points in its races against Land Rover BAR and advances to the Challenger finals which begin Saturday, June 10. Artemis Racing leads 4-3 over SoftBank Team Japan and will race again Friday to determine which will race against Emirates Team New Zealand in the Challenger Finals.

8th June: 35th America's Cup Race Round-Up

Published Thursday, June 8, 2017: Tough day for Ben Ainslie and Land Rover BAR, who, despite a remarkable win today, were knocked out of the Louis Vuitton America's Cup Challenger Playoffs Semi-finals by Emirates Team New Zealand. Meanwhile, the battle rages on between SoftBank Team Japan and Artemis Racing. Note June 7, 2017: Wednesday races were postponed to Thursday due to sea state and high winds.

Spectacular capsize by Emirates Team New Zealand at America's Cup, June 6 2017

Emirates Team New Zealand capsized during race 4 of the Louis Vuitton America's Cup Challenger Playoffs in Bermuda on Tuesday, June 6, 2017. The team confirmed that all sailors are safe and accounted for after capsizing.

“To be honest this is the first time we’ve sailed the boat in this much wind."--LandRoverBAR's Sir Ben Ainslie on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, in the America's Cup LVAC Playoffs.

America's Cup Challenger Playoffs Continue, June 6 2017:

Peter Burling’s Emirates Team New Zealand suffered a major capsize in their second Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Challenger Playoff Semi-Final race of the day against Sir Ben Ainslie’s Land Rover BAR.

Louis Vuitton America's Cup Playoffs Semi Finals:Race Day 2 (Tuesday) Press Conference
Part 2 - Emirates Team NZ"s Peter Burling reports on the capsize

Helmsmen Press Conference Part. 1

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

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America's Cup: ETNZ Capsize & LVACWS Portsmouth (videos)

Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) Capsize in Chicago:

Video above published Nov 2, 2016 

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Portsmouth 2016: Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series America's Cup
Portsmouth, UK – July 22-24, 2016 – 5 videos  by America's Cup:

• Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Portsmouth: Friday Highlights 1:07 
• Highlights Race Day One: LVACWS Portsmouth 1:07 
• What do America's Cup sailors wear when racing? 2:20 
• Sunny Saturday at LVACWS Portsmouth 1:13 
• A look back at LVACWS Portsmouth 1:04

More info: lvacwsportsmouth.com

Next Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series (LVACWS): Fukuoka Japan 18-20 Nov 2016

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Artemis Racing, Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Chicago Video

Victory on freshwater for Artemis Racing:

A look back at all the action from Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Chicago, two capsizes, incredible racing and huge crowds made the first America's Cup racing on freshwater a huge success. Artemis Racing previously struggled with inconsistency but came into their stride in Chicago, winning the event after a strong performance on Super Sunday. Video published June 22, 2016.

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RC44 Bermuda Cup, Fleet Racing, Oracle TEAM USA Capsize, Videos

Fleet Racing Day 1- Team Aqua prevails again in Bermuda - RC44ClassAssociation

With four races sailed on day one of fleet racing in Bermuda Team Aqua never dropped off the podium. Scoring 2-3-1-3 saw her return to the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club leading, two points clear of Vladimir Liubomirov's Bronenosec Sailing Team. Following yesterday's requirement for brute force and survival skills, today's lighter winds placed a premium on tactical calls and crew finesse, "Key was the guys doing a fantastic job," explained Team Aqua tactician, Cameron Appleton. "It was a very active day for the crew and the guys trimming the sails did a really good job. We sailed well." (Published March 4, 2016)

The RC44 Bermuda Cup is the first event of the 2016 Championship Tour, which pitts the world's top businessmen and the best sailors in the industry compete in high performance one-design 44-foot carbon racing yachts.

More information: JohnTheCrowd | Sailing News: RC44 Bermuda Cup, Match Racing, Sailing Videos



ORACLE TEAM USA capsize - the aftermath - Helmsman Tom Slingsby and grinder Cooper Dressler talk through the aftermath of the team's capsize during training in Bermuda in March. (Published on Mar 4, 2016)

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Sailing: Oracle broke the rules, book claims
New Zealand Herald
In his newly released book, The Comeback, Knecht alleges Oracle used a sailing technique that was prohibited under the rules - an assertion ...
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LIVE Video Replay: Extreme Sailing Series, Sydney, Days 2 & 3

3D Sydney: Day Three - Graphics Only - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2015
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Starts: December 11, 2015 - FRI 10:00 PM EST (US)


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Starts: December 11, 2015 - FRI 11:30 PM EST (US)

News | Extreme Sailing Series: "DAY TWO OF DRAMA ON SYDNEY HARBOUR AS LINO SONEGO TEAM ITALIA CAPSIZE Battling punishing gusts of 30-knots that belted through the skyscrapers lining Farm Cove, Lino Sonego Team Italia were caught off-guard by a big gust of wind coming off the Sydney Opera House, resulting in a dramatic capsize in front of the crowds for the Italian team...." Watch Day Two video below:


Results: http://www.extremesailingseries.com/results

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Race For Water Foundation, R4WO, Stopover in Rio de Janeiro video

Race For Water Foundation, R4WO, Stopover in Rio de Janeiro video - Published on Nov 18, 2015: Initiated by the Race for Water Foundation, the Race for Water Odyssey is an environmental expedition which aims to assess plastic pollution in the oceans. In the South Atlantic Ocean, the teams of the expedition stopped in Rio de Janeiro and interviewed local people to understand how pollution affects this part of the world, from an economical point of view among others


R4WO - AZORES TO BERMUDAS LEG - Published on Apr 6, 2015: The "Race for Water Odyssey" (R4WO) is an expedition that aims to reach the beaches of islands located in the ocean's 5 vortexes of trash, in order to conduct the first global assessment of plastic pollution in oceans, and highlight its consequences on the populations. All this, in a record time of under 300 days, thanks to a racing trimaran, the "MOD70 Race for Water". R4WO hopes to find answers to this question, which represents the worst ecological catastrophe in history.


R4WO - CAPSIZE OF THE MOD70 RACE FOR WATER (EN) Published on Sep 23, 2015: On her way from the Koror Islands to Chagos Islands, in the Indian Ocean, the MOD70 trimaran "Race for Water" capsized on Saturday 12th of September at 8:15PM (GMT +1), 90 miles South East from the Chagos Archipelago. As they were navigating by night with 18 to 20 knots of wind, a strong gust of wind turned the boat over.

News - Race for Water: "The Race for Water Odyssey (R4WO) is back in Bordeaux to conclude this unprecedented human and scientific adventure started in the same city on 15 March. In nine months, the R4WO has made 17 stops in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian to explore, analyze and raise awareness of water pollution by plastic. A first observation, dramatic: the plastic pollutes everywhere. After traveling more than 32,000 miles across three oceans, sampled many beaches, encountered a thousand personalities, and experienced the painful ordeal of a capsize, environmental expedition found today the city starting its journey . In Bordeaux, it makes an initial assessment of these 9 months of data collection on plastic pollution and personalities and the public awareness about the urgency of action. Using a standardized protocol, based on that of NOAA, the expedition teams have sampled over 30 beaches, located in five major waste accumulation areas. The various partner institutions such as the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland), the University of Bordeaux (France) and the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) are currently analyzing the collected samples. For their part, the Duke University and Oregon State (USA) study images taken by the drone of senseFly eBee company. Results are expected in 2016...."

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Capsizes Damage 5 Sailboats, Day 1 Transat Jacques Vabre (video)

Capsizes and Damage to 5 boats on Day 1 Transat Jacques Vabre in the Bay of Biscay. (Published on Oct 27, 2015): 40 knots of wind and 6-7 metre waves play havoc with the fleet in the 2015 Transat Jacques Vabre. Five of the "top contenders' had to retire from the race after either capsizing or experiencing damage in the wild conditions. They were Edmond de Rothschild, Safran, Maitre CoQ, Prince de Bretagne and Team Concise.

Transat Jacques Vabre 2015 : Le Havre - Itajai | October 2015 | Take to the seas and act for the planet: Transat Jacques Vabre 2015 : Le Havre, France to Itajai, Brazil - 5400 miles

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Different Strokes | Transat Jacques Vabre 2015 : Le Havre - Itajai | Octobre 27 2015: "While a high pressure ridge threatens to slow the Ultime’s positive progress south, the good news for the highly competitive IMOCA class is that the leaders have reached the awaited windshift which has allowed them to point their bows south west, out of the worst of a low pressure and at least in the direction of the finish line some 4800 miles away in Itajaí. But for the Class 40s and some of the later IMOCAs a new low pressure is the next big threat. 35 of the entry of 42 boats are still heading for Itajaí. Lemonchois and Bilou Rescued Lionel Lemonchois and Roland Jourdain whose Ultime multi Prince de Bretagne capsized just after 1900hrs UTC Monday night, 140 miles NW of La Coruna resisted the option of activating their distress beacon and seeking outside assistance for as long as possible. But with 30kts winds this afternoon and four metres waves and the prospect of 40kts tomorrow Wednesday they triggered their beacon this afternoon around 1520hrs UTC. They consulted with their partners and shore team, keeping up to date with Transat Jacques Vabre Race Direction, and in the end the skippers safety is the main priority. CROSS Gris Nez and MRCC Madrid successfully coordinated their evacuation and by 1700hrs UTC the duo were in a helicopter. Safran, Edmond de Rothschild IMOCA problems, Team Concise out in Class 40 ..." read more at link above

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Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Gothenburg, Sailing Videos

Fast and intense racing, lots of maneuvers and a physically demanding day on the race course. Land Rover BAR hold second overall after Day 1 (Aug29)


ACWS Gothenburg Race Day 1 - Published on Aug 29, 2015
Race day one of action at Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series in Gothenburg ended with Emirates Team New Zealand in 3rd spot over all.


Recap day 1 - Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Gothenburg - America’s Cup World Series, ACWS 2015, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 28-30, 2015
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Official Practice Day - Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Gothenburg - Published on Aug 28, 2015 - ORACLE TEAM USA and Land Rover BAR won the two races sailed on Friday while Artemis Racing missed out on the action following an early capsize.


Alec Wilkinson catches up with 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers

Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Gothenburg Race Track:
The race track in Gothenburg is tight, guaranteeing close action. Each race takes approximately 20 minutes.

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America's Cup War of Words, Volvo Ocean Race sailing videos

Things are looking up | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 -
Ian Walker and his Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing crew, getting nearer to Itajai, Brazil


Boat breaking conditions | Volvo Ocean Race 2014 -15 - see also: JohnTheCrowd | Sailing News: VOR Live Twitter Feed - Volvo Ocean Race and
Dashboard | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015

Volvo Ocean Race: A short lull in the breeze means repairs to boats and bodies and a bit of drying out before the wind builds again on the home stretch to Itajaí!

Meanwhile, the America's Cup "War of Words" continues--

(Video above published March 26) Emirates Team New ZealandEmirates Team New Zealand saddened by Luna Rossa's withdrawal April 3, 2015- "Emirates Team New Zealand are deeply saddened by the news of the withdrawal from the America’s Cup of Luna Rossa, one of the most established, respected and admired brands in the history of the event. Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa are close allies and share common values of fair play and integrity. Team CEO Grant Dalton today said, “We are quite frankly in disbelief that the continued actions of the America’s Cup Event Authority have lead to the withdrawal of our great friends Luna Rossa. It sends a clear and unmistakable message that the self-serving manoeuvring of rules within sports oldest trophy has consequences for not only the America’s Cup but also all of sailing. “ Emirates Team New Zealand have filed its case on the illegal withdrawal of Auckland as the qualifier regatta venue with the America’s Cup Arbitration Panel and will be making no further comment at this time."

Statement from Artemis Racing, BAR, ORACLE TEAM USA, Team France - 35th America's Cup: April 3, 2015: "We are disappointed to see how Team New Zealand are characterizing the rule changes that reflect the collective will of the America’s Cup teams. During discussions last month, ALL six teams, including Team new Zealand, agreed on the need to change to a smaller boat to reduce costs. While Luna Rossa supported a less dramatic change, a majority of teams agreed on what has become the America’s Cup Class, a new rule written in consultation with ALL teams, with drafts of the rule sent to ALL teams for comment and feedback. Each team that voted for this new America's Cup Class made compromises and sacrifices to get this done for the betterment of the America’s Cup. Taking these important decisions by a majority vote is something that was insisted upon by Luna Rossa and written into the rules of the event. Regrettably, abiding by the results of the majority vote appears to be something neither they, nor Team New Zealand, are willing to do... unless they are part of the majority. We hope that Team New Zealand can see a way forward, as we all have, and look forward to racing them in the Americas Cup World Series later this year. - On behalf of Ben Ainslie (BAR), Franck Cammas (Team France), Iain Percy (Artemis Racing), Jimmy Spithill (ORACLE TEAM USA)"

Man rescued from capsized sailboat two months after going missing at sea | US news | The Guardian: "An American missing at sea for 66 days was rescued from his capsized boat 200 miles off the North Carolina coast, telling coastguards he survived on drinking rainwater and catching fish. Louis Jordan, 37, who was reported missing by his family in January, was spotted sitting on the overturned hull of his 35ft boat by the crew of a German tanker.... “He might sail up and down the Intercoastal Waterway, but he didn’t have the experience he needed to go out into the ocean,”... Records show Jordan sailed out of the marina in Conway on 23 January on board the sailboat Angel. Coastguard spokeswoman Marilyn Fajardo said officials in Miami were notified by Jordan’s father, Frank, on 29 January that he had not been seen or heard from in a week. Alerts were issued from New Jersey to Miami to be on the lookout...As he had not filed a “float plan” - the nautical equivalent of a flight plan – giving details of his route and destination, there was not enough information to narrow down the search... "

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Man Missing, Sailboat Capsizes off Kona, Hawaii (video link)

Search continues for man missing after sailboat capsizes off Kona | West Hawaii Today: "County rescue crews and the U.S. Coast Guard continued to search Sunday for the Hawaii Aloha’s first mate, who was reported missing after the 75-foot sailboat capsized during a winter storm Saturday morning north of Kua Bay. The missing man has been identified as Aaron Bremner, according to a website set up by YWAM Ships Kona..."



Jan 5, 2015: A game of cat and mouse for the Volvo Ocean Race teams, now more than 48 hours into Leg 3. We hear today from Brunel, SCA, Alvimedica, and Iker Fernandez, replacement skipper on Mapfre.

Melbourne to Hobart yacht Seduction runs aground on return voyage, crew rescued off northern Tasmania - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): "Five crew members of a yacht that took out handicap honours in a Melbourne to Hobart yacht race are recovering in a tavern after they hit rocks near a Bass Strait island. The yacht, Seduction, was returning to Melbourne when it hit rocks and began taking on water near Gull Island shortly before 5:00am (AEDT) on Monday. Inspector Darren Hopkins said crew members abandoned the yacht and took a life raft to Gull Island, where they were rescued without injury or incident. "It appears that a navigation error's occured and they've run aground near Gull Island," he said. "They kept level heads and managed to self-rescue themselves to the island nearby and do the call for help."..."


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Taylor Canfield named 2014 Virgin Islands Sailor of the Year
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Spring 2015 Dinghy and Offshore Sailing Schedules Revealed ... That same weekend, the offshore sailing team will compete in its lone event of the ...

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Extreme Sailing Series News and Capsize Video

Extreme Sailing Series video from Saturday, November 16, 2013 - It was another action-packed, full pressure day at the penultimate day's racing for the Extreme 40 fleet at the Extreme Sailing Series™ 2013 finale in Florianópolis, presented by Land Rover. After yesterday's full on conditions, today fickle winds and big gusts swept across the stadium racecourse, and it was in the seventh race when the SAP Extreme Sailing Team Extreme 40 were hit by the biggest gust of the day, causing the boat to trip over its bows and capsize. Watch the capsize sequence as it happened, here.

Alinghi win in Brazil - The Wave, Muscat clinch 2013 Extreme Sailing Series™ crown in final race » Extreme Sailing Series: "Thousands of onlookers were on tender hooks as The Wave, Muscat clinched victory in the 2013 Extreme Sailing Series™ in Florianopolis, in one of the closest ever-final races in the seven-year history of the Series. - It doesn’t get closer than this! The Wave, Muscat win the Series in the final race with just four points making the difference after 190 races this year as McMillan becomes first skipper to win the Series twice. - Morgan Larson snatches Act victory from McMillan’s grasp making Alinghi the only team to have finished on the podium at every Act in 2013. - Red Bull Sailing Team take third in Brazil and in the Series. - Replay today’s final Act and Series deciding races here.  - Series organisers OC Sport confirm an eight Act, four continent tour of the globe in 2014 including and a full starting grid of top international teams. . . ."

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Extreme Sailing Series: Alinghi wins battle, The Wave, Muscat wins war
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
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Extreme Sailing Series - SAP Extreme Sailing Team recovers
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Extreme Sailing Series Wraps up for 2013
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The Wave Muscat (Oman) dominantly clinched victory in the penultimate act of the Extreme Sailing World Series 2013 off the coast of Nice with Red Bull Extreme Sailing grabbing two wins on Sunday but settling for third place due to last-gasp technical ...

ISAF announces events for 2020 Olympics and changes to World Cup
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Tom Burton out to emulate namesake at world Laser sailing championships
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Burton is considered Australia's best chance of winning the world Laser championships - a feat Slingsby, now focusing on America's Cup sailing, has achieved five times in the past. One sailor who could thwart his bid is Brazilian legend Robert Scheidt ...

Extreme Sailing Series : Oman Official Statement
BYM News (press release)
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There's Wind In Nur Amirah's Sails
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LASER-class sailor Nur Amirah Hamid ... at the ISAF Sailing World Cup in China in October, wants to win the SEA Games gold medal in Myanmar next month, having won the bronze on her debut at the 2011 Games. ...

ISAF Sailing World Cup And Rio 2016 The Hot Topics At ISAF Council
Future of the ISAF Sailing World Cup At the May 2013 ISAF Mid-Year in meeting Copenhagen, Denmark, ISAF President Carlo Croce announced that one of the ...
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Revamped America's Cup now a major spectator sport | UTSanDiego.com: "The venue for the next America’s Cup race is being negotiated, but the 2013 winning skipper told a San Diego gathering his money is on a repeat in San Francisco Bay. “It’s a natural amphitheater,” said Oracle Team USA’s Jimmy Spithill, 34, the youngest skipper ever to win the America’s Cup, which he’s now won twice. He praised the switch this year to 72-foot-long catamarans, yachting’s version of Formula One race cars. He said it turned the competition into a true spectator sport — one which TV viewers, sailors or not, will watch without turning the channel. “It’s put the sport in an amazing place,” Spithill added. For the crew, however, it’s brutal and it’s relentless.”"

Sailing: Maloney sits 10th at laser worlds
New Zealand Herald
New Zealand's sailing contingent are off to a mixed start at the 2013 Laser World Championships held in Muscat, Oman. Of the five kiwis competing, Andy Maloney has made the best start in the solid breeze on day one. The Murrays Bay Sailing Club sailor...

Sailing: 2013 CHOC Regatta Raises Record Donations
Newport Beach Independent Newspaper
H20 Start The Glass Slipper Guild and their many volunteers joined Balboa Yacht Club last weekend to raise funds for CHOC Children's. Racing and related festivities happened in conjunction with the Sunkist Races the weekend of November 2 and 3.

Disabled Sailing World Body To Merge With ISAF
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#IFDS - The International Association for Disabled Sailing (IFDS) has agreed to a merger with the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) that will secure the future of competitive sailing for athletes with disabilities. The ISAF's official website ...

Man Falls, Rescued From Sailboat on San Francisco Bay | NBC Bay Area: "Coast Guard officers received a mayday call from a man on board the sailboat before he fell into the water. While in the water, he held on to the boat. The ferry crew happened to be closer and helped him to safety."

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Trimaran Capsize on Video

Caught on Tape: Watch Boat Capsize: Video - Bloomberg: "Oct. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg Television's "Lunch Money" Host Adam Johnson reports on a boat capsizing. (Source: Bloomberg)"

News | ISAF Sailing World Cup | Official Site : Back In Business At ISAF Sailing World Cup Qingdao: "Exciting close knit racing was the dish of the day in Qingdao, China as racing ramped up on the third day of ISAF Sailing World Cup Qingdao...." (more info at link above)

Sailing in Marin: Leukemia Cup Regatta hits home for San Francisco Yacht Club commodore - Marin Independent Journal: " . . . A high point of SFYC's Leukemia Cup Regatta has been its ability to attract a stellar line-up of guest speakers for its Saturday night VIP dinner. This year, Sir Ben Ainslie, Olympic gold medalist and tactician for Oracle Team USA in the recent America's Cup will share with guests just how the U.S. team made its terrific comeback to win, with world-class sailor, television commentator and author Gary Jobson moderating the presentation. "It's truly a great social event and a big race with some 100 boats participating," Lacey said . . ."

Trauma, drowning killed America's Cup sailor -medical report | Reuters: "Simpson, 36, a two-time Olympic medalist and father of two young boys, suffered multiple blows to his head and body in the May 9 accident involving the 72-foot Artemis Racing catamaran, the San Francisco medical-examiner's report said. In the moments before it capsized, the yacht was turning downwind in a so-called bear-away maneuver in normal conditions . . . Simpson was wearing a helmet, wetsuit, flotation device and shoes when he was trapped for approximately 10 minutes beneath the high-tech yacht, the medical-examiner's report said. . . ."

Satellite images show possible ghost ship that may be missing American yacht - NY Daily News: "A search effort was underway after the Nina — carrying six Americans and one Briton — mysteriously vanished in early June off the coast of New Zealand. The families of the crew members remain hopeful that they’re alive and want the U.S. government to get involved."

SAILING: Larsen feeding his speed need
Dorset Echo
ASK anyone to name the world's fastest man on two feet and you would be hard pushed to find someone who didn't know it was Jamaican Usain Bolt. But ask them who holds the sailing world speed record and few would be familiar with Paul Larsen.

SA sailing duo eye Olympic qualification
Independent Online
Johannesburg – South African Olympic sailor Roger Hudson says he and his partner Asenathi Jim are taking their first steps toward qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Hudson and Jim are currently competing at the ISAF Sailing World ...

Sailing Takes First Place Finish for Protest Trophy
Bowdoin Athletics
Sailing for Bowdoin was Courtney Koos, Phil Koch, Hunter Moeller, Chester Jacobs, Christian Houston Floyd, and Matt Lyons. A big thanks to Dr. Carl Olsson for allowing the team to sail his boat at the event! The team also competed at Bates for the ...

Sailing vessel damaged in mysterious fire accident
Times of India
TUTICORIN: A sailing vessel, anchored at the Tuticorin old harbour sustained damages in a fire accident in the early hours of Tuesday. However, there was no report of any casualty while the cause of the fire was also not known. To add to this drama ...

Strong winds propel sailing team to top five finishes over weekend
The Dartmouth
The Dartmouth sailing team competed in four regattas over the weekend, finishing in the top five in three of them, including a second-place finish in the Nicholas Barnett Trophy hosted by Bowdoin College. The conference regatta featured 12 teams, and ...

Sailing: Saints, Nagel Finish 3rd In Weymouth
Bernews
One of their best-sailed races was against Mark Lees, currently ranked 26th in the world. Breaking out of a dial up, good tactical calls the team to gain control at the pre start and come out ahead as they started the first upwind leg. With betterboat ...

Sail Newport, Sail for Hope, and Focal Upright
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Sail Newport, founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization that is home to New England's largest public sailing center. Based in Newport, Rhode Island, this premier program is led by its Executive Director Brad Read. In this video, Brad profiles Sail ...

Fort Myers River Romp Sailing Regatta
Island Sun and River Weekly
More than 250 youth sailors will compete on the Caloosahatchee on October 19 and 20 in the annual River Romp Sailing Regatta. The multi-class regatta is a Junior Olympic competition sanctioned by United States Sailing. About 20 members of the Edison ...

Team Australia sailing for Sydney to Auckland record
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
With spray flying and one hull lifted skyward, Sean Langman's giant trimaran Team Australia sped through Sydney Heads at 12:09:58 this afternoon (on October 16, 2013) bound for Auckland, New Zealand, and the record books. The goal is to establish a ...

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Andrew “Bart” Simpson dies in AC72 capsize (video)

Artemis Racing News Story: "Simpson, a British double Olympic medalist, was one of the 11-man crew aboard Artemis Racing’s AC72 catamaran which capsized during training on San Francisco Bay ahead of this summer’s America’s Cup. All other crewmembers are accounted for. Simpson, however, was trapped underneath the boat and despite attempts to revive him, by doctors afloat and subsequently ashore, his life was lost." “The entire Artemis Racing team is devastated by what happened,” said CEO Paul Cayard. “Our heartfelt condolences are with Andrew’s wife and family.”

America's Cup: Sailing gold medalist from Britain dead after Swedish boat ... San Jose Mercury News SAN FRANCISCO -- A two-time sailing gold medalist from Britain has been identified as the crewman who died Thursday afternoon when Sweden's Artemis Racing catamaran capsized during an America's Cup practice run on San Francisco Bay. Andrew ...

Sailor dies when America's Cup boat capsizes - USA Today USA TODAY SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One sailor died and another was hurt when a Swedish catamaran training for the America's Cup capsized in San Francisco Bay on Thursday. UK double gold medalist Andrew Simpson was identified as the sailor killed.

Sailor dies in capsize of America's Cup boat Post-Bulletin One sailor died another was hurt after a boat carrying a Swedish flag capsized Thursday in San Francisco Bay while practicing for the upcoming America's Cup races . San Francisco Fire Department spokeswoman Mindy Talmadge said the two people were ...

Antigua Sailing Week - A truly international affair Sail World The 46th edition of Antigua Sailing Week was a truly international affair, with yacht crews representing 26 different nations. Few would doubt that the sailing waters around Antigua provide one of the best race tracks anywhere in the world and English ...

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Eurosaf Champions Sailing Cup – Tim Burton tops Laser leaderboard Sail World 'I had a good first race, sailing the basics well to come away with a handy lead at the top and extend it by the finish,' said Palk. 'In the second race I had a poor start and missed the first shift and it was really catch up from there. The last race ...

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Documentary on America's Cup is an Ellison Family Affair Wall Street Journal If you are Larry Ellison, you can buy the best talent, the best technology and the best boat to win the America's Cup. Your son also might make a movie about you. The results were on display Wednesday night at a gala premiere in San Francisco of “The ...

America's Cup Hall of Fame induction class announced San Francisco Chronicle (blog) The crew made history in the waning days of the summer of 1983 when it became the first challenger to win the America's Cup, thus ending the New York Yacht Club's 132-year winning streak. Simmer has made a career in the America's Cup, serving with ...

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America's Cup and the 'Larry Show' only just beginning MarketWatch (blog) Guests were invited to see the premiere of a documentary on the 2010 America's Cup, called “The Wind Gods.” The movie, narrated by British actor Jeremy Irons, was produced by Ellison's son David and his firm Skydance Productions. As expected, the movie ...

Extreme Sailing Series: FMJ fourth in Qingdao, China Sail World The third act of the Extreme Sailing Series was held in Qingdao, China. Being the 2008 Olympic sailing village it was well set up for stadium racing in the waters surrounding the city. It was the first time we were able to see the Land Rover boat being ...

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Audi Sailing Series heads to Porto Ercole, Italy Sail World Audi Sailing Series second event, hosted by Circolo Nautico e della Vela dell'Argentario, gets underway this weekend in Porto Ercol, Italy. Thanks to its great media success, the International Melges 32 Class Association (IM32CA) and the Audi Sailing ...

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Sailing - Shaw leads after first day of new Champions Cup Yahoo! Eurosport UK Both appearances came on the ISAF Sailing World Cup circuit with Shaw second in Palma and victorious in Hyeres for the overall title and the world No.1 spot in the women's RS:X. And the Olympic bronze medallist's fine start to the year, she was also ...

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Sailors recognised for charity work Dewsbury Reporter Otley Sailing Club is the only organisation this year to be given the Queen's Award for Voluntary Services, in recognition of the work it does with disabled people. One organisation the club works closely with is Hollybank Trust in Mirfield, which has ...

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Sailing: Local yacht club sets annual flagship regatta Denton Record Chronicle “We had a youth program once before, but it was really about pizza parties and not about sailing,” said Ditmer, a 17-year member of DCYC. “When we started the program again, we wanted to offer sailing lessons to the kids, and now it has developed into ...

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Clear sailing for '13 Mackinac race Port Huron Times Herald ... do not expect problems at Port Huron or Mackinac. Lake Huron is two feet below its average level. • Two sailors will be attempting to become Grand Rams by sailing in their 50th Mackinac Race: Dean Balcirak of Grosse Pointe Woods and John Tipp of Troy.

Kaenon Polarized announces 'Road to the Red Bull Youth America's Cup' Sail World Kaenon's 'Road to the Red Bull Youth America's Cup' will focus on the journey of Olympic Silver Medalist Pete Burling and World Match Racing Tour skipper Will Tiller – both from New Zealand – and US Sailing Team member Charlie Buckingham, as each ...

 

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RedBull America's Cup Capsize and Recovery video

"The Force"- Capsize and Recovery - YouTube: "May 4th 2013, the American Youth Sailing Force became the first RedBull Youth America's Cup team to capsize an AC45. Here is the team's account on the event."

America's Cup Youth Racing Boat Capsizes | NBC Bay Area: "The San Francisco-based team representing the U.S. in the upcoming Red Bull Youth America's Cup capsized their 45-foot boat during a practice run on the Bay on Saturday. The American Youth Sailing Force, a team of sailors ages 19 to 24, was the first team to capsize their boat while preparing for the youth race, which runs in September."

Denmark considering bid to stage 2018 ISAF Sailing World Championships
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The jewel in Denmark’s sailing calendar this year is the 49er, and first ever 49er FX, European Championships in Aarhus from June 29 to July 7. It is the latest in a long list of events that have seen Denmark become asailing destination. Aarhus ...

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Woman knocked unconscious in sailing accident
Isle of Wight County Press
A SAILING trip on the Solent almost ended in tragedy on Saturday, when a woman was knocked unconscious and two others fell overboard. A group of nine people from Southampton, Buckinghamshire and Shrewsbury were sailing on the Marta, a Sigma 38 ...

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Thailand: Armed robberies on sailing boats leave cruisers shaken
Sail World
Recent armed attacks against yachties by thieves in popular Chalong Bay in Phuket, Thailand, is the first violence that the local cruising community can remember here towards yachts in a very long time. A French yachtsman suffered severe knife wounds ...

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Zhik - Gear for the sharp end of winter keel boat racing
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Sailing journalist, Ben Gladwell (NZL), as well as being forward hand on an 18fter, is also regular foredeck crew aboard top TP52, V5, sailing out of Auckland, New Zealand. Their notable wins in 2012 included first monohull in the tempestuous Auckland ...

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5th 'Strait Cup' Sailing Race to be held on May 12-20

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Under the convoy of helicopters and escorting vessel, the sailing teams will set sail from Xiamen Wuyuan Bay at 9:00 am on 15th May, and are expected to arrive at Taiwan Pingtung county's Dapeng Bay the next day after finishing the 170 nautical mile ...

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American sailing adventure
Henley Standard
His talk, called Sailing New England, was about a period during the Seventies and Eighties when he and his family sailed in Long Island Sound as well as in the area round Cape Cod. He spoke light-heartedly of some frightening experiences, nearly ...

Island Sailing Club - exciting features during the race weekend.
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Whether you are new to racing or simply want to know more about what to expect, join Sailing Logic's pre-Race Masterclass on May 25th, led by Tim Thubron who won in Division last year. He will explain the key racing rules and how to apply them, talk ...

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Irish Sailing Squad Named for ISAF Youth Worlds in Cyprus - Afloat
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#youthsailing – Ireland's silver medallist from last year's ISAF Youth Worlds on Dublin Bay will not be sailing for Ireland at this year's championships in Cyprus after the team was announced this afternoon. An eight-sailor squad will represent Ireland ...

NZL Sailing Team: Team Jolly head for European racing circuits
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It's that time of year again, and we are about to head off to Europe again for our first few regattas of 2013. We will compete in two warm up regattas held in Italy and Holland, before we head to the 470 European Championships which will be sailed in ...

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Sailing academy offers students opportunity to learn new skill
Gulf Times
Regatta Sailing Academy (RSA), at its RYA Training Centre, North Beach, Intercontinental Hotel West Bay, is offering up to 50 Qatar Academy students between the ages of 11 and 15 years an opportunity to “learn a new skill” as it takes part in the “Week ...

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SAILING: Wessex Exempt take Wilson Trophy
Wirral Globe
WESSEX Exempt put their name on the Wilson Team Racing Trophy for the first time after three days of terrific competition in Firefly dinghies on West Kirby Marine Lake. The 64th running of the annual West Kirby Sailing Club event produced a memorable ...

Women Elliott 6 Regatta Mooloolaba - Two spaces left
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The MYC's Rear Commodore Sailing, Gary McCarthy, is a strong advocate of this event. 'The club has had women's series in past years, but always with the women steering different sized and aged boats. For the first time they get to compete on level ...

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Thailand Optimist National Championships - Pongsapat Pumyam victorious
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Thirty-eight years old, the Yacht Racing Association of Thailand (YRAT) started Junior Sailing, a programme to encourage and train young Thaisailors and send them to compete in international sailing events in 1976 and followed that in the same year ...

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COMMENTARY: Olympics, ISAF, Sailing World Cup, and Medal ...
By Paul Heineken: I believe that the fundamental assumptions behind the Olympic event format changes must be examined, rather than the “tweaks”. Regarding ...
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Sailing App Launches iPhone App on iTunes
Gadgets and Technology News
Just in time for the 2013 sailing season, the Sailing App is available now at the iTunes store for the iPhone. It will be followed by a version for the iPad which will then be followed by a version for Android operating systems. Sailing App launches in ...

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Vendee Globe capsize - Javier Sanso in liferaft awaiting rescue

ACCIONA 100% Eco Powered Capsizes, Javier Sanso in his liferaft awaiting rescue - Vendée Globe 2012-2013: "This Sunday morning 3rd Feburary around 1049hrs UTC two distress beacons of ACCIONA 100% EcoPowered, skippered by Spanish solo sailor Javier Sanso which is racing in the Vendée Globe non stop solo round the world race were triggered. . . . At 1110hrs UTC (1210hrs local time Les Sables d’Olonne, France) Vendée Globe Race Direction were alerted by Ricardo Maldonado, the manager of  ACCIONA sailing team, who informed Vendee Globe Race Direction that MRCC Madrid had received the warning that two EPIRB distress beacons (COSPAS/SARSAT) had been activated. . . .  A C295 plane was on zone by 1630hrs UTC. On arrival they found Javier Sanso in his liferaft. Sanso made hand signals and smoke signals (smoke hand flare)  next to his capsized boat. At 1650hrs UTC this information was confirmed to Race Direction by MRCC Ponta Delgada. At 1750hrs UTC an EH101 helicopter was dispatched from the Azores island of Terceira heading to the zone to effect the rescue of Javier Sanso and is expected to be in the area by 2300hrs UTC."

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No Penalty for Jean-Pierre Dick - Vendée Globe 2012-2013: "Decision - Under the Notice of Race 11.2.6 (a), the jury decided not to award a penalty to VP3. -  February 3, 2013 The International Jury - Bernard Bonneau (FRA), Ana Sanchez (ESP), Trevor Lewis (GBR), Jack Lloyd (NZL; Georges Priol (FRA)"

The Vendée Globe: around the world in eighty days
Telegraph.co.uk
Yet sailing's Vendée Globe may just be the toughest race in the world. The non-stop, three-month, 30,000-mile solo lap of the globe is as extreme as racing gets, closer in its hardships to polar exploration and high-altitude mountaineering than to any ...

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Mike Golding set for star's welcome after remarkable feat of seamanship and ...
The Independent
Spanish solo sailor Javier Sanso was in his liferaft and waiting to be rescued hundreds of miles south-east of the Azores after his yacht Acciona capsized in the in the Vendée Globe round the world race. He had taken to his liferaft mid-morning on Sunday.

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Vendee Globe - Spain's Sanso capsizes, distress beacons triggered
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In the Vendee Globe - this Sunday morning 3rd February, around 1049hrs UTC, two distress beacons of Acciona 100% EcoPowered, skippered by Spanish solo sailor Javier Sanso were triggered. The alarms were received at 1052hrs UTC. At 1049hrs UTC ...

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Vendee Globe - Golding extends lead over Le Cam
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Vendee Globe 2012-2013 In the fight for fifth place overall British sailor Mike Golding has doubled his lead on his French rival Jean Le Cam since the same time yesterday morning. Golding is now 80 miles ahead with 260 miles of separation NW-SE ...

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Team NZ launch second new catamaran
TVNZ
Team New Zealand launched their second America's Cup catamaran in Auckland today though high winds prevented it being put in the water. A private ceremony that included a blessing from the Auckland iwi Ngati Whatua was capped by Mandy Smith, wife ...

Sailing in the sun - good fun but deadly
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Usually marine activities require people to be outdoors for a prolonged period, resulting in a higher cumulative exposure to UV and therefore an increased risk of skin damage and skin cancer. While you are sailing you will be exposed to an additional ...

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ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami - Finn victory for Caleb Paine
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At the ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami, Caleb Paine (USA) rounded off an exceptional week's sailing by winning the enthralling Finn medal race to take the gold medal from London 2012 Olympians Greg Douglas (CAN) and Jorge Zarif (BRA). Paine had led ...

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Final day blown off at RC44 Oman Cup
BYM News (press release)
Not sailing today it helped us out, but we went out and had a little bit of fun, put the spinnaker up and ripped around which was great. These boats are just wonderful to sailin the breeze and in the light air.” Andy Horton, Tactician, Katusha. Chris ...

Australia. A strong bond of important fellowship exists with the Whitsunday ...
BYM News (press release)
This has been the primary reason behind the tropical sailing destination gaining national recognition as the friendly place to sail. Club flag officers and the management committee already have plans in place to aging roll out the welcome mat when they ...

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