Route du Rhum--Destination Guadeloupe, Louis Burton video

Louis Burton ( Bureau Vallée ), 5e Imoca by routedurhum

Louis Burton ( Bureau Vallée ), makes a nice performance on the Bureau Valley built in 2006. Making his way to the East, unlike the main body IMOCA party to the West, Malouin adoption was able to take the full potential of his boat while preserving the rough conditions of the early days of racing. Happy to be at sea, Louis never hide his pleasure, even in difficult times during this Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe. Official site -- see also: #RDR2014

Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe: "11/17 - 18h03 The Scent of a Victory - Spanish skipper Alex Pella is closing the miles to the finish of La Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe with the prospect of victory in the hotly contested Classe 40 division growing with each hour. He is expected in Pointe a Pitre, Gaudeloupe during the night of Tuesday into Wednesday, from around 2200hrs local time (0200hrs Wed TU/0300hrs CET). He would become the first solo Spanish skipper to win in the ten editions of the Route du Rhum, and at the same time would become the first Spanish sailor to triumph in a major solo ocean race. The 40ft class is one of the most international in the four-yearly race, Briton Phil Sharp winning in 18 days in 2006. France's Thomas Ruyant was quicker when he won in 2010 in 17days 23hrs 10m but Pella should be around 16 and a half days..."

euronews
Route du Rhum: The grandfathers of sailing
euronews
While most competitors have already arrived, the category of veterans or the 'grandfathers of sailing “ remain at sea, notably England's Sir Robin Knox ...

Boxscore
Volvo Ocean Race leg two preview: Cape Town to Abu Dhabi 6125 nautical miles
Boxscore
After their superb second place finish into Cape Town, just 12 minutes behind pre-racefavourites Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing skippered by Ian Walker, ...
Simon 'SiFi' Fisher in control of the background score at Azzam - The National

Volvo Ocean Race Leg 2 Start - Cape Town to Abu Dhabi - November 19th

Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015 Scoreboard: after first leg (Alicante-Cape Town):

Position and Total Points are the same after Leg 1--"Each team gets the same points as their finishing position, e.g., first place gets 1 point. All legs count and lowest score overall wins. In-Port Race results are only used in the event of a tie in the overall Race."

1 Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing

2 Dongfeng Race Team

3 Team Brunel 

4 Team Vestas Wind 

5 Team Alvimedica 

6 Team SCA 

7 MAPFRE 

Sailing Competes At Atlantic Coast Championships
The Heights (subscription)
The men's sailing team headed to Connecticut while the women's team took to the Charles for the Atlantic Coast championships. The women finished ...


Irish Examiner
Tourism incentive as new sailing club seeks council help to establish base
Irish Examiner
The founders of Youghal Sailing Club believe having a base will enable it to exploit the potential of the River Blackwater by providing year-round sport ...


Scuttlebutt Sailing News
US Melges 24 Champs: Positive Vibrations
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
That's the ebb and flow of life in sailing.” Despite the weak wind at times, the vibe of the Melges 24 fleet was hugely positive throughout the weekend, ...

Local sailing club wraps up fall racing series
Siftings Herald
The series began in very light winds of the late summer, what sailors call “drifters,” requiring high concentration to keep momentum up and maneuvers ...

Sailing Takes Fourth Place Finish at Women's ACC's to Close Out Fall
Bowdoin Athletics
The Polar Bears sailed a terrific event, finishing fourth overall out of 18 teams. The team posted their best scores of the event on Sunday which allowed ...


My Sailing
Neville Crichton's sailing comeback at MC38 Pittwater regatta
My Sailing
A noticeable three year absence from competitive sailing will come to an end for fast car and boat aficionado Neville Crichton when he debuts with his ...

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Volvo Ocean Race, Videos, Updates, Cape Town Finish ETA Nov 5

Inside Track - Episode 17 | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 -
Volvo Ocean Race, Videos, Updates, Cape Town Finish ETA Nov 5--Published on Nov 3, 2014--Dongfeng Race Team are pushing hard

Volvo Ocean Race updates: 

JohnTheCrowd.com: VOR 

Volvo Ocean Race official website 

Volvo Ocean Race dashboard
MeteoEarth.com - Interactive 3D globe weather: Volvo Ocean Race 

The full interview with Volvo Ocean Race legend Ken Read. As the fleet approaches Cape Town, Genny gets the Inside Track and Ken talks to his old mate and rival Ian Walker. Published on Nov 3, 2014.

Volvo Ocean Race: Weather update for final approach to Cape Town - Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Volvo Ocean Race: Roaring Forties prove short lived on Day 21 - Sail World
Volvo Ocean Race: Onboard - latest video, images and reports - Day 21 - Sail World


Stuff.co.nz
Abu Dhabi team clings on to Volvo Ocean Race lead
Khaleej Times
Alicante: Boats in the seven-strong Volvo Ocean Race fleet were skirting a group of South Atlantic icebergs on Sunday with at least one crew feeling ...


Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Volvo Ocean Race: Damage in the Southern Ocean
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Onboard Dongfeng just after 1800 UTC, part of the sheeting system (control lines) for the masthead gennaker (big sail at the front) broke and the high ...

Other SAILING NEWS:
Route du Rhum 
Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe: "Ill fortune was in no way selective as it struck a wide cross section of the La Route du Rhum-Destination fleet over the first 24 hours of the 3542 miles Transatlantic race which started from Saint-Malo, France on Sunday afternoon, bound for Guadeloupe." more coverage: johnthecrowd.com: RDR2014  and #LaRouteDuRhum 

Chattanooga Times Free Press
Sailing with Matilda: Hixson man's rare sailboat featured in national magazine
Chattanooga Times Free Press
The four-page article about his boat, “Wing Ding II,” appears in the November/December issue of “Good Old Boat,” which is dedicated to sailing ...

Bowdoin Athletics (college sailing)
Sailing Qualifies for Atlantic Coast Tournaments After A Blustery Weekend
Bowdoin Athletics
Jack McGuire, Charlotte Williamson, and Harrison Hawk sailed A division wtih Michael Croteau, Paige Speight, Chester Jacobs, and Harrison Hawk ...

thebahamasweekly.com
Cat Island Sailing Association invests in youth with technical scholarships
Bahama Islands Info (blog)
SCHOLARSHIP – Four Cat Islanders are on their way to higher education after being awarded scholarships CAT ISLAND, The Bahamas -- Cat ...

Berwick Today
Sailing club boat retrieved by RNLI
Berwick Today
Berwick Sailing Club's small inflatable rescue boat came into difficulties due to engine problems on Wednesday at 1.30pm. It was spotted drifting 500 ...

Scuttlebutt Sailing News
New speed records set at Luderitz Speed Challenge
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
The Lüderitz Speed Challenge, an annual speed sailing event which began 2007, held its 2014 edition on October 6 – November 2 in Lüderitz, ...

Nottingham Post
Brave Nottingham couple get ready to set sail through the Arctic
Nottingham Post
Married couple Dave and Marie Ungless are preparing to brave freezing conditions as they take on an Arctic sailing challenge. The fearless duo ...

Women's Sailing Places 14th At War Memorial
Cornell University
THROGGS NECK, N.Y. – The Cornell women's sailing team placed 14th of 18 teams at the prestigious War Memorial Co-ed Conference ...

Sailing Finishes Fourth at War Memorial Regatta
Old Dominion University
The Old Dominion sailing team finished fourth of 18 teams in the War Memorial regatta held at the State University of New York – Maritime in ...

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Sailing around Cape Verde, Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 videos

Sailing around Cape Verde, Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 videos (first 3 videos in playlist above)--Cape Verde has provided the boats with the option to go north or south of the island. Deciding on the route wasn't an easy call.
More info: johnthecrowd.com: VOR
Volvo Ocean Race official website
Volvo Ocean Race dashboard

Sailing around Cape Verde
Volvo Ocean Race
Sailing around Cape Verde. Cape Verde has provided the boats with the option to go north or south of the island. Deciding on the route wasn't an ...

Other Sailing NEWS:

Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Solving the winter sailing crisis
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
In his role as president of the Caribbean Sailing Association, Peter Holmberg wants to make sure the upcoming winter includes highlights for North ...


Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Giles Scott claims British Sailing's Athlete of the Year prize
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
(October 20, 2014) – Giles Scott claimed top honours at the British Sailing Team's annual awards, winning the Athlete of the Year prize after his ...

State report: College of Charleston coed sailing team wins in Atlanta
Charleston Post Courier
Four freshmen led the College of Charleston coed sailing team to its third points victory of the fall season at the North Points No. 5 regatta hosted by ...

Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Rankings provide grade for North American Olympic programs
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
The latest release of the ISAF World Sailing Rankings on October 20, 2014 provides an update on the progress of sailors that compete within the ten ...


Torquay Herald Express
SAILING: Dartmouth racer Harry Bomby backing Torbay bid for the Solitaire du Figaro
Torquay Herald Express
The Solitaire du Figaro is a sailing endurance race divided into 500-mile legs between several European host ports. Now in its 46th year, the race ...


Warwick Daily News
Warwick Sailing Club still afloat despite Leslie Dam drop
Warwick Daily News
SHIPSHAPE: Warwick Sailing Club members Abi and Connor Stiff, Mai Aranas and Sam Delaney at Leslie Dam for a fortnighty competition. Gerard ...

Sailing Competes at Captain Hurst Bowl and Yale Intersectional
Dartmouth College Athletics
The Dartmouth sailing team competed in a pair of regattas over the weekend and placed fourth at the Captain Hurst Bowl and ninth at the 35th Yale ...

Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA)
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The University of Toledo Sailing Club is headed to France for the 47e Course Croisière EDHEC as the official Intercollegiate Sailing Association ...

Sailing wins Team Racing Championship
Queen's University Athletics
KINGSTON, Ont. (October 20, 2014) - This past weekend, the Queen's Sailing Team hosted the Canadian Intercollegiate Sailing Association's ...

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Volvo Ocean Race video, Dongfeng Race Team, Broken Rudder

Volvo Ocean Race, Dongfeng Race Team Suffers Broken Rudder (video above)--A broken rudder, pasta withdrawal and a few strong arms - that's the Volvo Ocean Race. (10/18)

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Volvo Ocean Race official website
Volvo Ocean Race dashboard
Volvo Ocean Race NEWS:

The National
Dongfeng jostles for Volvo Ocean Race lead with Azzam despite accident
The National
Chinese boat Dongfeng Race Team lost the Volvo Ocean Race lead early on Saturday after an unidentified object in the Atlantic smashed their rudder ...
Volvo Ocean Race - Impressive turnaround for Dongfeng Race Team Sail World
Chinese break rudder in Volvo ocean race - SBS
Volvo Ocean Race: Dongfeng Race Team break rudder after collision - Sail World

'Confident of conquering sailing's Everest'
gulfnews.com
... severe sleep deprivation began last Saturday for the Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing team as they embarked on the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race....

Chinese pace-setters break rudder, lose Volvo race lead
Reuters UK
ALICANTE Spain (Reuters) - Chinese boat Dongfeng Race Team lost the Volvo Ocean Race lead early on Saturday after an unidentified object in the ...

Day 7 - ​Expecting the expected
Team SCA
In previous Volvo Ocean Races this was the norm - head out of Alicante and not regroup until Cape Town, sail alone for three weeks. But so far, with ...

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Providence Business News
Moses Brown to build sailing and marine education center at Edgewood Yacht Club in Cranston
The Providence Journal
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Thanks to a $1.5 million anonymous gift, Moses Brown School will establish a Sailing and Marine Education Center at the ...


Cambridge News
Ely Sailing Club cadets claim top prizes at Cambs Youth League finale
Cambridge News
Ely Sailing club cadets won top prizes in the 2014 Cambs Youth League. From left: Jack Knight, Mollie Lee, Chandler Stamford, Kirk Stamford.


West Briton
Cornwall's Olympic sailing hero Sir Ben Ainslie puts Gold winning sails on Ebay for charity
West Briton
Olympic sailing hero and adopted Cornishman Ben Ainslie has put the sails of his three Olympic winning boats up for auction on Ebay to raise money ...


The Daily Telegraph
Mat Belcher, Vanessa Dudley named Australian male and female sailors of 2014
The Daily Telegraph
ONE of the most experienced female sailors in the history of the Sydney to Hobart and a man on a mission to claim a piece of sailing history at the Rio ...


Whitsunday Times
Sailing fun for Navy Cadets
Whitsunday Times
GETTING WET: Even a sudden downpour didn't deter the Whitsunday Navy Cadets, who launched their sailing dinghies from Shingley Beach on ...

Four Nova Scotians to attend world sailing event
TheChronicleHerald.ca (registration)
Four junior sailors from Nova Scotia have qualified for the 2014 Optimist World Championship in Argentina. David Sapp, Ben Ruitenberg and Ryan ...


Daily Sabah
The 26th International Bodrum Cup sets sail
Daily Sabah
The 26th International Bodrum Cup Regatta sets sail from Bodrum Peninsula to the neighboring Greek islands and back this week for the largest ...

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Chicago Match Cup 2014 videos, Alpari World Match Racing Tour

Check out Taylor Canfield racing in the Quarter Finals of the Chicago Match Cup against Chris Steele. Even with two penalties against him watch how he stages a huge comeback to offload the penalties and take the race win. (published 9/20/2014)

Chicago Match Cup 2014 Final Weekend Preview -
Finals Weekend at the Chicago Match Cup, Stage 4 of the Alpari World Match Racing Tour.

Stage 5 Chicago Match Cup, Alpari World Match Racing Tour Results:
1 Ian Williams (GBR) GAC Pindar  
2 Mathieu Richard (FRA) LunaJets  
3 Taylor Canfield (ISV) US One  
4 Björn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Sailing Team  
5 Keith Swinton (AUS) Team Alpari FX  
6 Phil Robertson (NZL) Waka Racing  
7 David Gilmour (AUS) Team Gilmour  
8 Joachim Aschenbrenner (DEN) Aschenbrenner Racing Team  
9 Arthur Herreman (FRA) Team Herreman  
10 Philip Bendon (IRL) Glenmar Racing Team  
11 Klaartje Zuiderbaan (NLD) Team BSC  
12 Dirk-Jan Koppershoek (NLD) Opportunity Team

The World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) is the world's leading match racing series featuring World-Class Championship events across the globe. The series is sanctioned by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) with "Special Event" status. The World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) is currently sponsored by Alpari and thus officially known as the Alpari World Match Racing Tour (AWMRT). In the world of sailing it is now widely referred to as the Alpari World Match Racing Tour (AWMRT). More info: wmrt.com

ALPARI World Match Racing Tour - News: "Lelystad, Netherlands (23 Sept 2014): Twelve teams are about to start racing at the inaugural Dutch Match Cup, the latest addition to the Alpari World Match Racing Tour (AWMRT). With the contest due to begin on Wednesday, today the sailors are making the most of practice in the Maxfun25 keelboats in Lelystad, less than an hour’s drive from Amsterdam. None of the top seeds has raced these boats on these waters before, so it will be a fast learning curve as they get to grips with the specifics of the venue and the equipment. The seven Tour Card holders have only just flown in from the Chicago Match Cup which concluded on Sunday with a thrilling final between Taylor Canfield’s US One team and Ian Williams with GAC Pindar. Based on recent form, these two crews rank among the favourites in Lelystad, although there will be other teams that know they have to break Williams’ stranglehold on the top of the Tour leaderboard. Mathieu Richard and LunaJets have had a good season and sit in 2nd overall, albeit on 74 points, a full 20 points behind the British five-time World Champion. After four events this season, GAC Pindar has taken 94 points from a possible maximum of 100."

Charity Regatta Rallies as Alibaba Keeps Sailors at Work - Bloomberg: "Alibaba’s (BABA) initial public offering put a slight damper on the fourth annual New York Harbor Regatta. With just a couple of days’ notice, some of the bankers scheduled to sail on Sept. 19, the day of the IPO, pulled out of the races, which benefit programs at the maritime-driven New York Harbor School on Governors Island. “Because of Alibaba, we scattered to other boats,” said Strother Scott, an associate at H.I.G. Capital in Boston, who had planned to sail on a family boat... Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs, two of the underwriters of the Alibaba IPO, were the event’s lead sponsors, along with Two Harbors Investment Corp. (TWO) Deutsche Bank was also an underwriter of the IPO. The conditions on the water were not as favorable as those for Alibaba. The race started with a “nice northeasterly breeze, then the wind shifted 300 degrees,” said Julian Fisher, chairman of the race committee at the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club of Oyster Bay, New York, who presided...."

COED SAILING: Yale wins at MIT
Yale Daily News (blog)
After placing second at home last week, the coed sailing team performed even better this weekend, cruising to victory by a massive 98 point spread at ...

Sailing Posts Strong Results at Four Regattas
Harvard Crimson
The Harvard coed sailing team finished in second place at the Nevins Trophy Regatta, topping off a weekend that resulted in four top-10 overall team ...


Telegraph.co.uk
Bart's Bash sets the new Guinness World Record
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Bart's Bash, the global sailing race organised by the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation which took place on 21st September, has set the new ...

Gap narrowing between ISAF Sailor rankings and reality
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
With the latest release of the ISAF World Sailing Rankings for the 10 Olympic events as calculated on September 22, the accuracy of the list appears to ...

Royal visit to two of the region's sailing club's
The Northern Echo
ROYAL VISIT: Youngsters from East Barnby Outdoor Pursuits Centre greet HRH The Princess Royal at Scaling Dam Sailing Club in North Yorkshire.
Royal opening of sailing club's new facilities - Whitby Today


Sail World
Bart's Bash - Sailing legend and crew from world's longest yacht race
Sail World
Bart's Bash 2014 - A sailing legend and alumni of round the world ocean racers took to the Solent at the weekend as one of the largest entries in the ...

Bart's Bash at the Island Sailing Club
The Island Sailing Club Bart's Bash race got off to a flying start on Sunday with 29 boats managing to make it to the start line to race. No points were given to Gerry Faram in Ding Dong D who managed to break his rudder before the start and had to be towed home. Must try harder!..

RWU Sailing nets three top-four races on the weekend
WomenPlayBall
BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Sailing team grabbed a second, third, and fourth-place finish among the squad's four regattas this past ...

Women's J/22 Sailing Clinic
St. Francis Yacht Club
Event --Women's J/22 Sailing Clinic ...September 27-28

The Boom Vang
getwet
Vang…it's a weird word, but it's a part of the boat that is often overlooked but can be essential in the performance of your boat and your main sail....

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Extreme Sailing Series™ 2014, LIVE from Cardiff, Final Day

LIVE Cardiff: Day Four - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2014 -
Extreme Sailing Series™ 2014, LIVE from Cardiff, Day Four, LIVE 10:30 am EDT (US)

3D LIVE Cardiff: Day Four - Graphics Only - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2014 -
9 am EDT (US), August 25

Small breeze & big tactics takes The Wave, Muscat into pole position ahead of final Cardiff showdown » Extreme Sailing Series:What a difference a day makes. If Saturday’s Extreme 40 racing on Cardiff Bay was all about power, Sunday was about tactics and finesse, with light breeze dancing across the bay, at Act 5 of the Extreme Sailing Series™ presented by Land Rover. Just five points scoring races were added to the tally – but five all important leaderboard changing races - with the pressure piling on the teams to lay down a strong performance ahead of Monday's final day. One team with huge pressure on their shoulders in Cardiff is The Wave, Muscat, who need an Act win here to keep in touch with the top of the overall Series leaderboard and skipper Leigh McMillan more than rose to the challenge, adding 33 points to their score to overhaul Alinghi, and lead the pack for the first time, heading into today's racing.

Extreme Sailing Series Results: Cardiff
RANK TEAM ∑

1 The Wave, Muscat 172
2 Alinghi 165
3 J.P. Morgan BAR 158
4 Realteam by Realstone 138
5 SAP Extreme Sailing Team 135
6 Oman Air 129
7 Red Bull Sailing Team 126
8 Emirates Team New Zealand 110
9 GAC Pindar 106
10 Gazprom Team Russia 105
11 Groupama sailing team 99

Extreme Sailing Series Sunday Replay

BBC News
Extreme sailing series returns to Cardiff Bay
BBC News
Cardiff Bay plays host to some of the world's best sailors as the Extreme Sailing Series returns to the Welsh capital for a third consecutive year.
A different day at Extreme Sailing Series - Scuttlebutt Sailing News


TODAYonline
Youth Olympics: Team Singapore strikes first golds in sailing
The Straits Times
Singapore's Bernie Chin took the gold in the Men's Byte CII sailing event at the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games on Aug 24, 2014. -- PHOTO: XINHUA.
Sailors win Singapore's first golds at YOG 2014 - Channel News Asia
Double Youth Olympic Gold For Singapore's Byte CII Sailors - International Sailing Federation


Sail World
IFDS Disabled Sailing World Champs – Securing Berths
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Halifax, Nova Scotia (August 24, 2014) – The 2014 IFDS Disabled Sailing World Championship has come to a close, and the United States has ...

Norwich group's sailing club builds teamwork
CT Post
For Kimberly Miller, 53, of Norwich, learning to sail aboard the Interim did more than prove she has a steady hand with the telltale lines. It taught her ...

Utah Lake home to community of sailors
Daily Herald
When talking about great places to sail, Utah doesn't usually come to mind. Surprisingly, good sailing is to be had in the Beehive State and one of the ...

Morvan wins Detroit Cup
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Detroit, MI (August 24, 2014) – In masterful display of (nearly) error-free match race sailing, Pierre-Antoine Morvan and his Vannes Agglo Sailing ...

Tributes to former school sailing master
Banbury Guardian
Douglas Perrin, 66, who worked at Bloxham School between 2003-2009 teaching Politics, History and English as a Foreign Language, was sailing off ...


Reuters
Rain and breeze for final day at Youth Games
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Nanjing, China (August 24, 2014) – After three frustrating days for the 101 sailors from 62 nations, the rain and wind is a welcome change from the ...

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Volvo Ocean Race, A Test Of Sailing Endurance (video)

Just another day at the office | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 | video above

Volvo Ocean Race: A $20 Million Test Of Sailing Endurance: " .... On October 11, the fleet of identical 65-foot ocean racers will set off from Alicante, Spain on the first leg of the 40,000-mile race, which has been held every three years since 1973. For Enright and his young crew, it’s a chance to prove themselves in one of the toughest endurance contests in sailing... The boats will race from Alicante to Cape Town and from there to Abu Dhabi; Sanya, China; Aukland, New Zealand and around Cape Horn to Brazil and Newport before finishing in Gothenburg, Sweden. The race is expected to take 10 months and will cost the average team about $20 million, including the cost of shore crews who will move a pair of shipping containers full of supplies in leapfrog fashion in front of the boats... To drive down costs from previous years, the 65-foot, carbon-fiber boats are all the same... Volvo 65s have canting keels, hinged arms with a lead bulb that can be swung 40 degrees from side to side to provide more stability at the cost of a complex system of hydraulic rams to move the keel. After years of tinkering, the hydraulic rams and swing joints appear to be durable enough to survive a circumnavigation of the globe...."


Plymouth Herald
Sailing: News, club reports and results
Plymouth Herald
CADETS from Saltash Sailing Club raced from the club start line down the Tamar and then up the Lynher to a finish at Forder. Jack Wickham, Tom ...

Hoofer Sailing Club Celebrates 75 years
WKOW
MADISON (WKOW)--The Hoofer Sailing Club is celebrating 75 years this weekend. The group, which meets down at U.W. Madison's Memorial Union, ...

World ARC cruises into Mackay after Pacific crossing
My Sailing
Mackay became the latest focus of interest for sailors from around the world as the first of 23 cruising boats arrived in Mackay Marina marking the ...

Italy-Tunisia sailing race Carthago Dilecta Est returns
ANSAmed
The sailing competition will be followed by Tunisia Sailing Week, August 7-11, an event enriched with a series of races in the Gulf of Hammamet and ...


My Sailing
Which Aussie would qualify for ISAF sailor of the year for 2014?
My Sailing
Nominations are invited for the 2014 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards, the most prestigious award of recognition in the sport of sailing.

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Video of Tornado flipping Clipper Round the World yacht

Video: Dramatic moment tornado flips Clipper Round the World yacht on its side - Telegraph: "A sailing crew has described how its yacht flipped on its side as a tornado passed over it during the Clipper Round the World race. Dramatic footage has emerged of the moment the water spout hits the Great Britain team as they sailed from Brisbane to Singapore. A camera fixed to the mast filmed the boat as it was tipped 120 degrees by winds of more than 100mph until the mast lay parallel to the water. Squally conditions meant the crew was unable to see the water spout approaching and some were thrown into the water on their tethers while others scrabbled to hang onto the boat. The vessel righted itself within seconds once the tornado had passed....."

The other 'Mac' sailing race launches 90th edition Saturday
Chicago Tribune
Its 90th edition starts Saturday, July 12, in Port Huron, Mich., and sails the length of Lake Huron with some sections following a 235-mile Shore Course ...

SAILING: Brant makes big splash with Great Britain call
Oxford Mail
Hanna Brant is keen to make the most of competing against some of the world's best young sailors after being selected in the Great Britain team for the ...

Smooth Sailing with Hoofers
Madison Magazine
Grimmer is the commodore of the Hoofer Sailing Club, the second largest inland sailing club in the country. The club sits on Lake Mendota, just west of ...

Downtown Sailing Series in Seattle
seattlepi.com
Dozens of sailboats take to the water as part of the Downtown Sailing Series hosted by Elliott Bay Marina on Thursday, June 10, 2014. Participants in ...

Australian Sailing Youth Team ready to race at ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship in Portugal
My Sailing
The 2014 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship will officially open tomorrow, Saturday, 12 July, in Tavira, Portugal. Twelve young Australian sailors ...

Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing set sail for the Atlantic again
The National
Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (ADOR) – the Abu Dhabi backed entry in the Volvo Ocean Race 2014/15 – has left Newport, Rhode Island, and embarked ...

Sailing: Lymington's Eales seeking world crown in Portugal
Bournemouth Echo
LYMINGTON sailor Jess Eales is gearing up for the biggest week of her career as she prepares to represent Great Britain at the ISAF Youth Sailing ...

Young Finn sailors frustrated again, after windless day at Silver Cup in Hoorn
My Sailing
There is now just one day left of the championship, but with six races already completed, enough have been sailed to make it valid. However there are ...

AUS Sailing Youth Team ready for ISAF Youth Worlds | Live Sail Die
By Aussie
Australian Sailing Youth Team ready to race at ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship in Portugal (12 – 18 July 2014). The 2014 ISAF Youth Sailing ...
Live Sail Die

Sailing Family Defends Choice to Raise Children at Sea - ABC News: "The Zaniboni family made the decision to abandon the comforts of their Mississippi home almost a year ago, leaving everything behind to live out their dream of raising their young children on a sailboat. Carly and Carl Zaniboni decided to share their story with “Nightline” to show the joys and challenges of parenting at sea, but also defend their lifestyle, now under mounting scrutiny after another family’s harrowing ordeal made national headlines. Eric Kaufman, his wife Charlotte, and their two young daughters, ages 1 and 3 at the time, set sail from San Diego in March, when two weeks into their trip, the family became a stranded in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and their 1-year-old daughter Lyra came down with an unknown illness...."

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Extreme Sailing Series LIVE Friday, St. Petersburg, Russia (videos)

Extreme Sailing Series LIVE video above Friday, June 27, 2014 from St. Petersburg, Russia (3D graphics video below)



3D LIVE St. Petersburg: Day One - Graphics Only - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2014 -  Day One (Thursday) video above

Testing conditions for Extreme 40 crews on opening day in Saint Petersburg » Extreme Sailing Series: "Set against a city backdrop instantly recognisable the world over, the Neva River provided the playground for the first day of Stadium Racing at Act 4 of the Extreme Sailing Series™ in Saint Petersburg, presented by Land Rover, where some teams thrived and others suffered within the confines of the tight stadium racecourse, which is just 300 metres wide at its narrowest point. Testing conditions saw the crews battle massive wind shifts and a four-knot current across the racecourse, but Morgan Larson and the team on Alinghi were impressive as ever ..." (read more at link above)

Final Results after Day 1
Last Score Update: 2014 June 26, 08:26:36 UTC-5
source: extremesailingseries.com

Regatta Rank Competitor Name R2 R3 R4 Σ 1  Alinghi Alinghi 9 8 10 37 2  The Wave The Wave, Muscat 8 4 8 28 3  Realstone Realteam by Realstone 3 10 7 26 4  Emirates NZ Emirates Team New Zealand 2 7 9 25 5  SAP SAP Extreme Sailing Team 7 9 1 22 6  J.P. Morgan J.P. Morgan BAR 1 6 4 20 7  Groupama Groupama sailing team 4 5 5 17 8  Team Russia Gazprom Team Russia 10 1 1 16 9  GAC Pindar GAC Pindar 6 1 6 15 10  Oman Air Oman Air 5 2 3 11 11  Red Bull Red Bull Sailing Team 1 3 2 7 12  Invite RussianFirst 1 1 1 4

Extreme Sailing Series - A show of characteristic consistency
Sail World
The Wave, Muscat closed their first day of Extreme Sailing Series Act 4 in St Petersburg in a promising second place with a show of characteristic ...

Sailing the big winner in new funding allocation
Sydney Morning Herald
They were the country's pride and joy at the London Olympics and Australia's sailors have cashed in on their success, emerging as the big winners in ...

European sailing titles for Alfreton brothers
Mansfield Chad
Harvey Martin (15), of Alfreton, teamed up with current world champion Bobby Hewitt (15) of Leigh and Lowton Sailing Club, to win the Sekonda RS ...

SAILING: Lucas secures second place finish in Kiel
Dorset Echo
The London 2012 star, who trains at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, said the racing conditions helped her address some key ...

Sailing West Briton round-up June 26
West Briton
Close racing was also to be found amongst the White Sail class, which is a new innovation for the Regatta this year. These yachts are not allowed to ...

Youth sailing program holds graduation
Tampa Bay Newspapers
INDIAN ROCKS BEACH – Thirty-five young people from all over Pinellas County graduated from the Youth Sailing program held at the Calvary ...

Emirates NZ confirm suspicion as AC35 retains its best customer
My Sailing
This week sailing team members are competing in two regattas: Dean Barker, Glenn Ashby and Chris Nicholson are at the European A Class ...

Bertrand gets wrong end of the hockey stick at Etchell worlds
My Sailing
Lammens is no late-comer to the sport of sailing. He was a stand-out youth sailor and continued after graduating from college, winning the Finn world ...

Sailing: Falmouth Working Boats set for Championships
West Briton
Roger Andrew will be the safety boat co-ordinator with the help of two Ribs from St MawesSailing Club who will again be hosting the championships.

Danish wild card looks to shake up Alpari second stage
My Sailing
However, with a win against Ian Williams in Qualifying on Lake Constance, this has made him more confident competing against the elite sailors.

Sailing club endures rough waters - The Daily Egyptian
By Luke Nozicka
Paul Hinsey, 62, of Carbondale, sails his boat Sunday during a biweekly race. Bob Winston, commodore of the Crab Orchard Lake Sailing Association ...
The Daily Egyptian

Peninsula Petroleum takes early lead of RC44 Puerto Sotogrande Cup in tricky conditions | VSail.info
By Valencia Sailing
RC44 Puerto Sotogrande Cup – Overall Fleet Racing Leaderboard after 3 races 1. Peninsula Petroleum Sailing Team (GBR 1) 1,3,5 = 9 points 2.
VSail.info

Inland Seas teaches kids about sailing and marine biology : News : UpperMichigansSource.com
By Jessica Stevenson
ESCANABA -- The Inlands Seas Schoolship Schooner came to Escanaba once again. This morning, kids become biologists and sailors as they ...
Upper Michigan's Source - TV6 News

Marine Museum Offers Safety, Sailing Classes
oswegocountytoday.com
Marine Museum Offers Safety, Sailing Classes. Classes are held during the morning, afternoon or evening usually for 10 hours over four days.
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