Showing posts with label optimist sailing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label optimist sailing. Show all posts

30 June 2014

Day 3 Fleet Racing Video Highlights, RC44 Puerto Sotogrande Cup



Day 3 Fleet Racing Video Highlights above, RC44 Puerto Sotogrande Cup - highlights from day three of fleet racing at the RC44 Sotogrande Cup. Including interviews with Michele Ivaldi (ITA), Igor Lah (SLO) and John Bassadone (GBR)

Close conclusion to Sotogrande » News » RC Forty Four"Racing at the RC44 Puerto Sotogrande Cup finished today with the tensest of conclusions, two boats tied going into the final race and the ultimate result of the regatta going right to the wire. Three races were held, once again in brilliant sunshine and a slowly building, but very very shifty westerly breeze blowing off the Andalucian coast." -- full results: http://www.rc44.com/results/fleet-racing/2014

Five-team final race shoot-out sees Alinghi clinch victory in a game of Russian roulette » Extreme Sailing Series: "Alinghi clinch a final race Act victory – their third of the season to extend their advantage on the overall 2014 leaderboard. - Final roll of the dice by The Wave, Muscat snatches second place from Emirates Team New Zealand. - Saint Petersburg debut Act impresses and amazes, saving the best for last with 10 knots of breeze and 15 knot gusts set against one of the most picturesque backdrops the fleet have ever raced in."  Replay the final Act deciding races with Hannah White and David Carr here." Full Results and Standings here. Twitter: #EXSS

Extreme Sailing Series: The Wave win second spot in St Petersburg
Times of Oman
St Petersburg: In a thrilling climax to the St Petersburg Act, Extreme Sailing Series defending champions The Wave, Muscat fought valiantly for the ...

Wakefield native is sailing on history with July 4 cruise on USS Constitution
The Union Leader
Why would modern sailors learn how to sail a 217-year-old ship? "To keep the heritage," he said. "We're keeping Constitution alive by sharing her ...

Lambourdini wins Queensland IRC title on perfect day in Mooloolaba
My Sailing
They needed to sail smart and fast to keep Black Jack Too in check. On board Lambourdini was local sailor Graham Eaton who took a lead role in the ...

Freedom: Sailing across the dirt
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Three wheels, a vibrant multi colored sail, and with my two feet poised, I aim for the setting sun. The brilliant blue Nevada sky has a wispy cloud cover ...

Another strong Kiwi crew leads 49er Junior World Championships
My Sailing
A rainy calm greeted the sailors this morning as they arrived for Day 1 of the 2014 Seiko 49er & 49erFX Junior World Championships in Aarhus.

Leaders under pressure as final leg of La Solitaire du Figaro approaches
My Sailing
And from there it is a moderately straightforward two/three sail reach across the channel in a moderate E'ly breeze. After turning the Manacles buoy by ...

Skolkovo announce their presence on the MBA sailing circuit with a big win in Greece! | MBA ...
By robc
This compounded their misfortune in race 3, when they headed back for a third circuit of the race course, leaving LBS and Bocconi 2 to sail past them ...
MBA Sailing League

Optimist Sailing in Argentina | Live Sail Die
By Buoy
Buoy sure wishes he had a GoPro when he was sailing opti's! Submarine has my top mark! Photo: ©Quique Helman ...
Live Sail Die

Hansen Sailing Team are back for more - Stena Match Cup Sweden
stenamatchcupsweden.com
Björn Hansen is already a part of Stena Match Cup Sweden's history. He sailed with Henrik Lundberg's team the inaugural event in 1994, became the ...
www.stenamatchcupsweden.com/.../hansen-sailing-team-are-b...

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22 June 2014

Newport Bermuda Race 2014, Saturday Analysis video


2014 Newport Bermuda Race, Saturday analysis by Dobbs Davis (video above)

Yellowbrick Race Viewer - Newport Bermuda 2014

Mini-Maxis swap lead, Sinn Fein pushing hard - Newport Bermuda Race: "The predicted battle for the elapsed time victory in the Newport Bermuda Race between the three Mini-Maxis in the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Division is coming to fruition. Based on the tracker report as of 5 AM on Saturday with 485 nautical miles to the finish, Bella Mente, Shockwave, and Caol Ila Rare racing head to head, though at slower speeds (3 knots) than they were making before midnight. Some 20 miles astern are the 70 footers Kodiak, Rima 2, Irie 2, and Terrapin...."

Two spinnaker starts in a row for Newport - Bermuda Race
My Sailing
If it was more fun for the spectators than the sailors, the reason was the sea breeze that inched toward the starting line until it finally dominated the ...

Sailing in Turkey: Learning the ropes on the Turquoise Coast
Telegraph.co.uk
Yet the wind pleased Cap'n, who made it clear that over the next few days he was keen to hoist the sails for some real sailing. This, we were told, ...

Sailing into hell: two men, a dinghy and one of the luckiest escapes ever
The Guardian
In July 1964, two men set off in a dinghy to sail from Scotland to Norway. Fifty years on, Bill Brockbank tells Charlie English how he and Frank Dye, 'the ...

International sailing federation boss visits Tanzania
Daily News
INTERNATIONAL Sailing Federation (ISAF) official is in Tanzania to plan what is said to be exciting future development of the sport Rob Holden, ...

83 Optimist Sailing Kids from 10 Nations at IOR
All At Sea
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Eighty-three 7- to 15-year-olds will set sail in the 22nd International Optimist Regatta (IOR), June 21 to June 23. Nearly ...

Redbud Marina, Spindrift Sailing celebrate lifestyle
Claremore Daily Progress
Redbud Marina & RV Park and Spindrift Sailing Club will join sailors around the word celebrating the sailing lifestyle 'together' around the globe in the ...

Longest day lives up to its name for Round the Island Race competitors
My Sailing
"The guys are ecstatic at beating Rebel. They don't know many of the America's Cup sailors but they know and love Sir Ben Ainslie, so are thrilled.".

Gowrie Group Announces Partnership with National Sailing Hall of Fame to Collect and Preserve ...
IT Business Net
The National Sailing Hall of Fame (NSHOF) and Gowrie Group have partnered to collect, present, and preserve yacht club stories. Much of the rich ...

Midshipman Duncan Mamer skippers Navy 44 to win in Annapolis-Bermuda sailing race in light air
Baltimore Sun
"If I had to characterize the race, I would say that it was a game of sail changes," Chen said. "My crew never hesitated to change sails. We had a ...

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