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'You can't buy time' | Volvo Ocean Race

Video above published Feb 20, 2017: With the Boatyard re-fit process well underway, the start line is getting ever closer – and the pressure on the team in the facility is growing.

The Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 will begin on Sunday, October 22, 2017, in Alicante, Spain, when the teams set out to complete a total of 45,000 nautical miles of offshore racing, over a course that takes in 11 landmark cities in five continents over eight months.

Pirates in the city! | Volvo Ocean Race

Since 2011, the Volvo Ocean Race sailboat sailed by Pirates of the Caribbean, 'The Black Pearl', has stood proudly outside of the Race HQ and Museum in Alicante, Spain. Now, it's time for a change - the boat is moving into the heart of the city. It's a huge logistical challenge, which requires a team of engineers to work day and night. Video above published Dec 15, 2016

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Pirates, War Games, Volvo Ocean Race

Volvo Ocean Race 2011/12: fleet on alert in the Persian Gulf as pirates and ...
Telegraph.co.uk
Fending off the pirates was not the only potential hazard facing the Volvo Ocean Racefleet in Leg 2 with the threat of imprisonment for making navigational errors in the Strait of Hormuz a real and present danger. By Kate Laven As soon as the boats ...

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Volvo Ocean Race 2011/2012: Camper leads Telefonica by a whisker on Christmas Day
Telegraph.co.uk
Leading boats Camper and Telefonica entered the final phase of battle in the first stage of leg two of the Volvo Ocean Race with just 12 nautical miles separating them on Christmas Day after 13 days at sea. By Telegraph staff and agencies The ...

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Sailing to Hobart is the easy part for Melbourne yacht
Sydney Morning Herald
Then there's Mr Warren — an accomplished yachtsman who has been sailing since he was 19 and has completed the Sydney to Hobart three times. The 48-year-old has also conquered the Melbourne to Osaka journey three times — a remarkable effort for anyone ...

Sydney Morning Herald

Volvo Ocean Race : Groupama 4 may yet manage to upset the hierarchy
BYM News (press release)
Today has seen another new development in the end of this second leg of the Volvo Ocean Racewhere `stealth' mode is making the explanation of the trajectories and the speeds of the VO-70s a little more complicated: the first four are virtually back in ...

Bell ready to go for all or nothing
The Canberra Times
BY RUPERT GUINNESS SAILING Anthony Bell, owner and skipper of underdog Sydney to Hobart line honours contender Investec-Loyal, is so committed in his quest for an upset victory in the race that starts today he is willing to make a potentially ...

Volvo Ocean Race - Muted celebrations on Puma
Sail World
It's straight line sailing to a waypoint at the corner of the exclusion zone and then straight line sailing to the finish. That's it, 500 miles to go. There may be some upwind work towards the end, but it's not to say there's not ground to make up over ...

Sail World

Short trip from sailing to fishing
Marlborough Express
Yacht owner Cliff Smith will not be doing any sailing this Christmas, but he has big plans for family fishing trips. Mr Smith's yacht, Fiesta, was badly damaged this month when it was involved in a collision at the start of the Waikawa Boating Club's ...

At 95, Stanley Dashew still finds clear sailing in business
Los Angeles Times
Personal: Dashew is a widower who lives in Westwood and enjoys sailing his cutter Deerfoot II on weekends. He has three children, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Stanley A . Dashew.

Los Angeles Times

All plain sailing now
Buxton Advertiser
Combs Sailing Club has secured £36539 Olympic legacy funding from Sport England's Inspired Facilities Fund. The funds will be used to install a mains electricity supply for the clubhouse and additional buildings. Electric trace heating will be used to ...

Buxton Advertiser

Waka Ama demonstration
The Southland Times
The annual Riverton Regatta Club just keeps on going, with the 136th event to be held today in the Riverton Harbour. For many years the event has produced rowing, power-boating, sailing and other aquatic activities on the estuary of the Pourakino and ...

45 boat fleet for Yngling Worlds on Sydney Harbour
YACHTe.com.au
A fleet of 45 boats, more than half of them from overseas, have entered for the 2012 International Yngling World Championship on Sydney Harbour, with the internationalregatta starting tomorrow with the three-day Yngling Class Open Regatta and Youth...

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Muscat to host first leg of 2012 Extreme Sailing Series
Muscat Daily
Muscat will host the first leg of the Extreme Sailing Series for the second year in succession from February 28 to March 2, 2012 The Extreme Sailing Series 2012 will feature the same format, but two new countries and three new venues have been added to ...

Muscat Daily

All hands on deck in a push for finishing line
Sydney Morning Herald
Photo: Adam Hollingworth What is the difference between sailing and delivering babies? Not much, according to obstetrician Andrew Griffiths - both are pure joy with occasional moments of terror. He has spent the past two years putting together a crew...

Sydney Morning Herald

Blow wind, blow ... message from Ice Fire skip
Illawarra Mercury
He was looking forward to sailing up the Derwent River to Constitution Dock, particularly if it's in the allotted time. ''Finishing the race and having the officials announce every boat as they come in, it makes every boat feel like a winner.

Kiwi crew hoping for some fortune
The Canberra Times
But then again, after sailing Outrageous across from New Zealand to Sydney in a delivery run from Auckland that took one week, they were not going to be stopped that easily - especially after hearing the news from home of the earthquakes that again ...

Olympic champion will not challenge controversial non-selection for London 2012
Insidethegames.biz
With heavy weighting placed on their performance at the World Championships in Perth as well as the pre-Olympic regatta in Weymouth earlier this year, Ashley suspects this was why he did not make it to London. Tobin, 24, finished ahead of Ashley in ...

Mission Bay Yacht Club Hot Rum regatta
Sail World
It was very light wind and puffy, shifty conditions for the Mission Bay Yacht Club Hot Rum regatta, Mission Bay CA, held December 17 and 18. We sailed in the Bay on a pretty short course with many other fleets. We only had five Lightnings out but it ...
 
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Big cats on the prowl
Express Advocate Wyong
At last year's world championships in Denmark, the veteran was second behind good friend Steve Brewin, also of Gosford Sailing Club. Anderson was at his best for much of the event before fading at the finish. “I led the regatta from the start so I was ...

Express Advocate Wyong

Italians carrying cocaine arrested in Brazil
KENS 5 TV
AP SAO PAULO (AP) — Police in northeastern Brazil say they have arrested an Italian couple carrying nearly 700 pounds (320 kilos) of cocaine on their sailboat. Federal police inspector Daniel Horta Alves says they were arrested Saturday after their ...

Camper leads
STLtoday.com
(AP) Camper leads in Volvo Ocean sailing • Australian skipper Chris Nicholson helped his Camper team take the lead from Spanish rival Telefonica in the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race in Alicante, Spain. The leg from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi has been ...

News report say approval for A's move is likely
San Francisco Chronicle
Sailing: Australian skipper Chris Nicholson helped his Camper team take the lead from Spanish rival Telefonica during the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race at Alicante, Spain. The eight-monthVolvo Ocean Race covers about 45000 miles and will finish ...

Sports wire
Columbus Dispatch
... skipper Chris Nicholson helped his Camper team take the lead from Spanish rival Telefonica during the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race off the waters of Alicante, Spain. The eight-month Volvo Ocean Race is regarded as the toughest in sailing. ...

Made on Cape Cod: Sea Fever Gear
Patch.com
By Amanda Converse Sisters, Penny and Pixie Haughwout, grew up sailing the ocean in a Mercer 44 called Sea Fever. After their parents passed away, they were left wondering what to do with the old sail that had carried them along in their journeys. ...

Paralympian Kurt Fearnley up for the task in Sydney-to-Hobart
Herald Sun
The unstoppable adventurer and paralympic gold medalist has taken on yet another inspirational challenge- sailing in the Sydney to Hobart on the supermaxi yacht 'Loyal'. Kurt Fearnley aboard Investec Loyal . Picture: Brett Costello Source: Herald Sun ...

Sports briefs
Bradenton Herald
A victory for Camper would put the boat in the overall lead, a spot now held by Telefonica. The eight-month Volvo Ocean Race is regarded as the toughest in sailing. It covers about 45000 miles and will finish in Galway, Ireland, in July. -- AP.

Any sailing pressies under the tree? - SailNet Community
By Jim H
This is my annual check on who's getting what sailing goodies under the tree. Previous years have included notes of new knives to complete new engines.
SailNet Community

Volvo Ocean Race Game - Leg 1 Timelapse Video - Yachts and ...
As a bit of festive fun take a look at some of the strange routes taken by gamers in from Alicante to Cape Town during leg 1 in the Volvo Ocean Race Game! ... The UK's top performance sailingmagazine, Sunsail 2011 August ...
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Timah tasoh lake suitable sailing venue - SailNet Community
KANGAR, Dec 24 (Bernama) -- The Timah Tasoh lake near here has greatpotential to be the venue for national and international sailing events saidPerlis Sailing Association first vice-president Rohizat Che Idrus. Speaking after the closing of ...
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Be able to Sail for Newbies – What Are Your Sailing Targets This ...
By Jamie
Be able to Sail for Newbies – What Are Your Sailing Targets This Down-Season? Posted on ... Learn A person New Sailing Term per day. Need to know new boating terms before sailing time of year arrives in the year? Like every new words, ...
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Sail-World.com : Volvo Ocean Race - Smiles all round onboard ...
Volvo Ocean Race - Smiles all round onboard Puma's Mar Mostro ... better your exit angle, but the more sailing you do east and away from the mark to the north. ...
www.sail-world.com/USA/Volvo-Ocean-Race.../92032

Sailing with the Kabakovs | ARTnews
The Ship of Tolerance, the first in a series of installations by Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, was launched in 2005 on a saltwater lake in the Siwa Oasis in Egypt. ...
www.artnews.com/2011/12/22/sailing-with-the-kabakovs/

WORLD TOUR STORIES - Taru and Alex sailing around the world ...
Duende offers an impressive sailing experience and although we constantly got sprayed wet and salty from the waves we couldn't help but smiling and laughing ...
sailingaroundtheglobe.blogspot.com/.../impressive-sailing.html

Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012 | Race Data Center
Volvo Ocean Race · IWC Schaffhausen - Official Timekeeper. ACTION ... Racing. 5. GroupamaSailing Team. Racing. 6. Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Racing ...
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Volvo Ocean Race boats to be protected by armed guards off East African coast

Volvo Ocean Race boats to be protected by armed guards off East African coast Washington Post CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Volvo Ocean Race boats will be loaded onto a ship and protected by armed guards when they pass through the pirate-filled waters off the East African coast, organizers said Thursday. The yachts, worth millions of dollars, ...

ISAF World Sailing Championships Pakistan Daily Times PERTH: Belgium's Evi van Acker edged closer to securing gold at the ISAF World SailingChampionships in Western Australia on Thursday. After six days of competition, the world number two is a clear leader in the women's Laser Radial, with just two days ...

ISAF Sailing World Championships day 6- First Gold fleet races Sail World On day 6 of Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the first Gold fleet races got underway amid a moderate sea breeze providing near perfect sailing conditions off Fremantle, Western Australia. Poland's Zofia Noceti-Klepacka had more on her mind ...

Australians lead 470 sailing championship Sydney Morning Herald Australian sailing stars Malcolm Page and Mathew Belcher are firmly on track to defend their 470 class world title off Fremantle. The world No.1 crew, who are among Australia's key gold medal hopes at next year's Olympics, will launch into Friday's ...

Sailing's Best of 2011 Are Shortlisted US SAILING (press release) Nominees shortlisted for US Sailing's 2011 Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year award: Princess Sofia Trophy Regatta (ISAF Sailing World Cup) Elliott 6m Champion Sally Barkow (Nashotah, Wisc.); Farr 30 World Champion Deneen Demourkas (Santa Barbara, Calif.) ...

The Wave, Muscat begins pursuit of Sailing Series podium position Oman Daily Observer I think if we continue to improve like we did today we will have a really nice regatta.” It was double Olympic gold medallist Roman Hagara and his Austrian team on Red Bull who shone on Wednesday, winning two of the five races, enough for them to ...

Alameda continues push for America's Cup business Contra Costa Times By Peter Hegarty As the world's most skilled sailors set their sights on winning the America's Cup on San Francisco Bay next year, city of Alameda officials are hoping to catch the financial windfall generated in their wake. ...

Ramsay, Leigh best of Canadian bunch at world sailing championships Globe and Mail Canada's team of helmsman Luke Ramsay and crewman Mike Leigh sailed into 10th spot in the 470 yacht class to sit 25th over all in the world sailing championships off Fremantle, Australia on Thursday. It was the most solid Canadian performance of the ...

Sailing heads north Fiji Times SAILORS from around the country have gathered and the stage is set for the Fiji National Sailing Championship to begin in the Hidden Paradise Savusavu today. About 25 teams are expected to participate in the three-day tournament, which is hosted by ...

Sailing: Chris Grube diary part five – a solid start to World Sailing ... ChesterChronicle.co.uk Chester's Chris Grube, 26, and sailing partner Nick Rogers have reached a crucial point in their bid to qualify for the London Olympics. Selection hinges on the pair's performance at the World SailingChampionships in Australia, from where Chris has ...

London Olympic hopefuls: Ben Ainslie The Guardian I have been away for two years doing some other sailing with the America's Cup and in that time the world and European champions were both British sailors. So, to beat that quality of sailor just to qualify was tough after two years away. ...

Diego Negri at Perth ISAF Sailing World Championship BYM News (press release) We did not miss the Centennial regatta, held in Saint Tropez, where we placed second, mindful of a great battle to the death with the Swedish Loof. Closed that week, we took again the training, always in Côte d'Azur, in Saint Raphael. ...

British dominate at world sailing championships The Independent Barcelona pretty much bossed La Liga last season and they haven't lost to Real Madrid since 2008. Bu... To those with a fair idea of probability, it amounts to one of the great mysteries of the season so ... All five of the British Finn class ...

Behind the Scenes: Sailing Exhibit Construction at the Hall of Champions SignOnSanDiego.com (blog) The Hall of Champions Sports Museum has starting putting together its new 4500 square foot sailing exhibit. Set to open in 2012, the exhibit will feature a fully rigged Star Boat, an America's Cup room with scale models of boats that have raced in San ...

Crews gear up to make their moves The Nation Sailors enjoyed a well-earned rest day at the 25th Phuket King's Cup Regatta yesterday, after three days battling fickle winds and tricky seas. With two days of racing still ahead, crews took the chance to relax, either by playing golf, shopping, ...

Volvo Ocean race : Team Sanya out sailing again BYM News (press release) We are out in the bay on this gorgeous sunny day, with both Table Mountain and Lion's Head in the backdrop and one can't help but feel lucky to be out sailing again. The shore team cheered and clapped as we left the dock at 1200 today, and there was a ...

Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - Champagne sailing Sail World With truly champagne sailing conditions, warm sunshine and the worst of the weather behind them, the teams are clearly enjoying this stage of the race. All the more so as they are so tightly bunched they are within sight of each other, ...

Bavaria Yacht's Cruiser 45 has been chosen SAIL Magazine's Best Boat 2012 Winner San Francisco Chronicle (press release) SAIL magazine's annual Best Boat Award recognizes the best new sailboat introduced into the North American market. Bavaria Yachts USA announced that the Bavaria Cruiser 45 has been chosen as SAIL Magazine's Best Boat 2012 Winner among cruising ...

Transatlantic regatta finishes on VG BVI Beacon “But with the addition of the yacht club here and the finish of the Transatlantic Superyacht Regatta and Maxi Yacht Cup with these beautiful boats in the BVI for the first time, the reputation of sailing in the islands has been taken to another level ...

Sailing / World Championships / Lee Korzits keeps her lead as action resumes ... Ha'aretz By Rami Hipsh A day after competition was halted due to stormy weather, action resumed yesterday at the World Sailing Championships in Perth, Australia. Israeli windsurfer Lee Korzits continues to lead in the women's RS:X competition, after finishing ...

Optimist Sailing : A World Champs within a World Championship BYM News (press release) New Zealand is seriously preparing for 50 countries and around 220 young sailors to come to Napier and compete for the title of new World Champion in the Optimist Sailing. In true Kiwi-style, over 160 volunteers from around the country have put their ...

Sailing Association Mar Menor Annual Christmas Dinner Dance and Prize Presentation Rundtownnews.co.uk THIS YEAR the Christmas Dinner Dance of SAMM was held at the Restaurante Camping Lo Monti in San Pedro. This was the opportunity for the Race Organisers of the SAMM Autumn Race Series to present three cups donate by Bankia to the winning crews. ...

Chafee establishes America's Cup committee Jamestown Press Lincoln Chafee recently signed an executive order establishing the America's Cup World Series Host Committee. The committee will serve as the state's principal entity for the coordinated effort to successfully host the America's Cup World Series, ...

Perth 2011 Party - the place to be My Sailing The world's sailing glitterati will descend on Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club this weekend to celebrate the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships in true Western Australian style. In what organisers promise will be “an elegantly casual fiesta of ...

Things to do Dec 9 TODAYonline Catch the exhilarating final act of the international Extreme Sailing SeriesT 2011 in the waters off Marina Bay this weekend. This dynamic and fast-paced stadium sailing event features 10 "Extreme 40" teams who have been battling it out through the ...

Declination: Sailing Alone Around the World — In 1895 By nowhere magazine Sailing Alone Around the World” (The Century Co., New York, 1900) was first serialized in The Century Magazine, then published as a book in 1900. In it, Joshua Slocum tells the story of becoming the first man to circumnavigate the world solo. adventure journal

Volvo Ocean Race anti-piracy plans announced | The Daily Sail By James Boyd Publishing top quality sailing news, features, blogs, comment, photography and video for yacht and dinghy racers worldwide. ... The Volvo Ocean Race's anti-piracy plan will see the fleet transported by an armed heavy lift ship from an undisclosed Safe Haven Port in the Indian Ocean and resume racing from a set-down point along the Sharjah coastline in the northern Emirates, within a day's sailing of the Leg 2 .... Interesting comment "...commitments at tradition-steeped regatta weeks. ... Feed of all Daily Sail content

Around the Pier: America's Cup Sails into San Diego Bay ~ and ... By Robert Monroe Scripps takes part in sailing World Series. Howling winds and pouring rain didn't deter the crews of sailors and crowds of sailing fans who lined San Diego Bay for the start of the America's Cup World Series during an unseasonably cool ... explorations now

US Sailing extends with its official sunglass sponsor - Sports ... By comment@sportspromedia.com US Sailing extends with its official sunglass sponsor, Sailing Sponsorship news from SportsPro Media North America. ... Nespresso supports New Zealand's America's Cup entry - 26 April 2011 ... SportsPro Media - Latest News

USA Qualifies for London Olympic Games in Two Events | Olympic ... By US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics Glorious wind and sunshine were a welcome change for the first part of the ISAF Sailing World Championships, held in Fremantle, AUS. With three additional races held Thursday in the Laser Radial, Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.) has an ... Olympic and Paralympic Teams

Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships - Day 6 - Yachts and ... The first Gold fleet races at the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships started with a moderate sea breeze providing almost perfect sailing conditions off Fremantle on Thursday. Latest news from Yachts and Yachting...

Death on the ARC | Sailing news | Yachting Monthly Tragedy has struck the 26th edition of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers with the death of a sailor from a heart attack. Andrew Nash, 64, a crew aboard Ocean Wanderer, a Westerly Oceanlord 41 died today. A spokesman for the ARC said:'Our ... Yachting Monthly News

Sailing Knot Secrets – 10 Seconds to Safer Sailing Knots! | Cruising ... By sarah That way, you will know how to get the maximum performance from any line aboard your cruising or racing sailboat. How Kinks ... So what can a sailing skipper or crew do to compensate for the weakness caused by marine knots? Use one or ... Cruising Compass • The Free...

US SAILING Blog: College Fall Season is Over… So What do we do ... By US SAILING However, we get the opportunity to catch up with friends, prepare for Finals, relax and recuperate, and do some personal sailing. Each team has their own little ... Here is the scoop from a handful of sailors representing various college sailing programs around the county. College of Charleston – Mac... Right before our last regatta, usually near thanksgiving, the entire team takes the docks out of the water and stores the boats for the winter during practice time. At this point in the year, ... US SAILING Blog

Bursledon Blog: Open Canoe Sailing By Bursledon Blogger Open Canoe Sailing. Members of the Open Canoe Sailing Group visited Hamble in the summer. Canoe sailing became popular in the Victorian era both here and in the US as an effective and simple way to explore the coast, rivers and lakes. ... Bursledon Blog

The square-rigged sailing ships of yesteryear - Look and Learn By The Publisher A square rigger had most of its sails set square across the masts because this was the position for getting the maximum power from the wind. All ships had square sails until about AD 800, when Mediterranean ships carried a lateen sail on a ... Historical articles and illustrations

Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012 | Anti-piracy plan revealed The Volvo Ocean Race has revealed its anti-piracy plan, which will see the fleet ... in the northern Emirates, within a day's sailing of the Leg 2 finish in Abu Dhabi. www.volvooceanrace.com/.../4311_Anti-piracy-plan-revealed...

Sail-World.com : Volvo Ocean Race - Groupama protest against ... Volvo Ocean Race team Groupama have lodged a protest against Camper with Emirates Team New Zealand. The International Jury will hear in full the protest ... www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=91560

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