Extreme Sailing Series™ 2014, Programme Two, Muscat, Oman (video above)
Programme two of the official 2014 TV series comes to you from the stunning Muscat, Oman, where the 11-strong Extreme 40 fleet raced from the 19-22 March. The Arabian waters threw very different challenges at the teams over four days, testing their skills and tactical ability, and after 29 races, it came down to a big breeze, final race shoot out for the winner to be decided. Watch the highlights from a spectacular Act. Next up: Land Rover Extreme Sailing Series™ Act 3 Qingdao, for the 'Double Star Mingren' Cup, 1-4 May
Extreme Sailing Series returns to 2008 Olympic venueScuttlebutt Sailing News
China's host city for the 2008 Olympic sailing regatta holds plenty of proud memories for the fleet, with Brits Paul Goodison, Pippa Wilson, Sarah Ayton ...
Washington College Sailing Qualifies for ICSA/Gill Co-Ed National ChampionshipWashingtonCollegeSports.com
KINGS POINT, N.Y. -- The Washington College sailing team has qualified for the first round of the ICSA/Gill Co-Ed National Championship for the sixth ...
Go sailing at the RI Boat ShowProvidence Eyewitness News
The Rhode Island Boat Show returns to Providence in May. And whether you're a boating expert or just want to learn more about how to stretch your ...
NOAA ships set sail for 2014 hydrographic survey seasonBoating Industry
OAA ships, small boats, and hydrographic services contractors have their sailing orders to survey more than 2,000 square nautical miles in U.S. ...
Peninsula Petroleum rallies to win RC44 Cascais CupScuttlebutt Sailing News
“I feel sorry for the Nika team – they sailed great all week. I know how it feels to be one race away, but I am really proud of my guys and the way they ...
Hungary, Denmark win 2014 World Byte CII ChampionshipsScuttlebutt Sailing News
Riva del Garda Trento, Italy (April 27, 2014) – Jonatan Vadnai of Hungary won the 2014 World Byte CII Championships, the boat selected for sailing in ...
Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club wins the Jackson Cup Team RaceScuttlebutt Sailing News
“We are very fortunate to sail in such a great event and it came down to the last race so we have to thank the New York Yacht Club team for giving us ...
Sailors in Camellia Cup regatta race for time on Folsom LakeSacramento Bee
Sailboats on Folsom Lake on Sunday were not only competing for the coveted Camellia Cup but also racing for time on the water this summer.
Clipper Race: Light and variable winds hamper progress to PanamaScuttlebutt Sailing News
(April 28, 2014) – With less than a hundred miles now separating the entire Clipper Race fleet, Jamaica Get All Right's gamble to head further east is ...
Why we need to keep Rule 16.2 in the Racing Rules of SailingScuttlebutt Sailing News
16.2 In addition, when after the starting signal a port-tack boat is keeping clear by sailingto pass astern of a starboard-tack boat, the starboard-tack ...
Missing yacht's skipper 'not a communicator' | Stuff.co.nz:
"The skipper of the a missing yacht has been described as headstrong and did his own thing. Bluff Marine Radio operator Meri Leask, who may have been the last person to have contact with the skipper of the 7.5-metre Munetra on April 16, said he ''was not a communicator''. The skipper sailing with two females, believed to be foreign tourists, also only had a hand held radio when he left Bluff in rough conditions, she said. The Munetra left Bluff headed for Preservation Inlet at the southwest of the South Island and has not been spotted or heard from since its departure...."
Sailboat runs aground at Catalina Island, 2 injured: "Two people on a sailboat suffered minor injuries, and a third escaped injury, as their vessel ran aground today at Catalina Island. The sailboat ran into rocks off Isthmus Cove, near the settlement of Two Harbors, about 12 miles northwest of Avalon and 27 miles south of Long Beach."
more sailing news below (@ web version link below for mobile)
