Volvo Ocean Race: Groupama wins Leg 4 [video]

Volvo Ocean Race: Groupama wins Leg 4 [video]

Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12: French boat Groupama claims historic fourth-leg win ...
Telegraph.co.uk
Telefonica loosened their grip on the 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race when Groupama's 14 day lead in the fourth leg became their first outright victory to crank up the pressure. By Kate Laven Franck Cammas' crew crossed the Auckland finish line late on ...

Telegraph.co.uk

Volvo Ocean Race: Images from Leg 4 finish
Sail World
Sail-World was on the water and ashore at the Viaduct Harbour for the arrival of Groupama (Franck Cammas), the first to finish Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race, in Auckland and marking the return of the round the work classic to the City of Sails. by...

Sail World

Volvo Ocean Race: Groupama's dramatic leg win
YACHTe.com.au
Frank Cammas and his Groupama 4 crew survived a late scare to secure a dramatic victory in Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race on Saturday, crossing the finish line shortly before midnight in Auckland to end Team Telefónica's winning streak and give New ...

YACHTe.com.au

Volvo Ocean Race: Groupama 4 victorious in Auckland
BYM News (press release)
On crossing the finish line this Saturday at 1033 UTC, Groupama 4 secures victory in this fourth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race. A very important result for Franck Cammas and his men after sailing over 6500 miles between Sanya (China) and Auckland (New ...

Groupama overcomes leak, wins leg 4 of Volvo Ocean Race for provisional lead
Washington Post
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Groupama has overcome a massive leak to win leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race on Saturday, taking the provisional overall lead. The French boat had dominated the 5220-nautical mile stage from Sanya, China, to Auckland, New Zealand.

Volvo Ocean Race : Telefonica faces last few miles to Auckland
BYM News (press release)
It's now a question of hours before "Telefónica" reaches Auckland (New Zealand), the final destination port on this fourth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race. Only 110 miles are separating the Spanish team from dry land, but there's a lot still to be decided ...

Volvo Ocean Race: King Cammas
NauticNews
Skipper Franck Cammas was thrilled with the win and becoming the first French team to take line honours in a Whitbread/Volvo Ocean Race finish into Auckland, although 33 Export did win on handicap back in 1977-78. “It's a great day for Groupama 4 and ...

Groupama leads Volvo Ocean Race
Times of Malta
France's Groupama retained a commanding lead in the fourth leg of the Volvo Ocean Raceyesterday but was bracing for huge seas on the home run to Auckland. Race organisers issued a severe weather warning yesterday and said Groupama, 96 nautical miles ...

Camper in fourth as race for second heats up
TVNZ
Team New Zealand's Camper is locked in a tense battle for second place on the fourth leg of theVolvo Ocean Race today. With French team Groupama having snared number one place after crossing the finish line in Auckland just after 11.30pm last night, ...

Yachting: Kiwi sailor first home
New Zealand Herald
Photo / Michael Craig A Kiwi flag flew on the first boat to reach Auckland last night in the Volvo Ocean race, but it didn't belong to Team New Zealand. French team Groupama, with Kiwi bowman Brad Marsh on board, survived a late scare of a hole in the ...

Groupama wins Leg 4 of Volvo Ocean Race
Sun-Sentinel (blog)
Groupama survived a late scare to secure a dramatic victory Saturday in Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race, sailing across the finish line shortly before midnight in Auckland, New Zealand to end Team Telefónica's winning streak.

French campaigners claim Volvo win
Yahoo! Eurosport UK
French boat Groupama overcame an 11th hour scare when a huge hole opened up in the hull filling the bow with water before claiming a first leg win of the Volvo Ocean Race on Saturday. Franck Cammas' crew were forced to bale out with victory almost in...

Yahoo! Eurosport UK

Volvo Ocean Race - Puma's Mar Mostro dash to the finish
Sail World
Volvo Ocean Race, Day 20 of the second stage of Leg 4. Ken Read, Skipper of Puma Ocean Racing powered by Berg reports on the crew's progress: Just rounded North Cape. After about a million miles and I think about three weeks of sailing we saw land for ...

Sail World

Groupama first into Auckland
SPORT24
Auckland - Groupama overcame a massive leak to win leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race on Saturday and take the provisional overall lead. The French boat had dominated the 5 220-nautical mile stage from Sanya, China to Auckland, New Zealand but their ...

Volvo Ocean Race arrives in Auckland
BYM News (press release)
The first of the Volvo Ocean Race yachts is due to arrive into Auckland late this evening. Race fans can follow the boats in real time as Leg 4 of the race comes to an end. View the Race Tracker here, and be sure to click the LIVE button (top left) ...

Groupama wins ocean race leg to Auckland
Radio New Zealand
Thousands turned out in Auckland on Saturday as French yacht Groupama won the fourth leg of theVolvo Ocean Race. The yacht reached Auckland just before midnight and it is the first time sailing's biggest round-the-world race has stopped over in the ...

Groupama first in port
NZ City
French syndicate Groupama's taken line honours on leg four of the Volvo Ocean Race from China to Auckland. Groupama, with Kiwi Brad Marsh aboard, has taken out the leg in 19 days and 15 hours, arriving into Auckland at 11:33pm on last night.

Volvo Ocean Race - Nearing the end of an epic leg
Sail World
Groupama 4 led the Volvo Ocean Race fleet around Cape Reinga at 1754 UTC today and is now on the home strait with just 176 nautical miles remaining. The final stretch includes a beat down to Cape Brett, where the French team will crack sheets and power ...

Sail World

Fans flock to viaduct to welcome winning yacht
3News NZ
Fans numbering in their tens-of-thousands flocked to Auckland's viaduct harbour overnight to welcome the first Volvo Ocean Race yacht into port. French team Groupama, whose crew includes Aucklander Brad Marsh, has claimed victory in the fourth leg of ...

3News NZ

Yachting: Family eagerly await Groupama arrival
New Zealand Herald
Photo / Yann Riou, Groupama Sailing Team, Volvo Ocean Race The family of the only New Zealander on board the boat leading the race for shore in the Volvo Ocean race is eagerly awaiting its arrival. Brad Marsh is part of the French syndicate Groupama, ...

Sailing-French campaigners claim Volvo win after leak scare
Yahoo! Eurosport UK
Franck Cammas' crew were forced to bale out with victory almost in sight as they passed the New Zealand coast after their 5220-nautical mile journey from Sanya, China, in the fourth leg of offshoresailing's premier race. After several frantic minutes, ...

SAILING | BACARDI CUP
MiamiHerald.com
The Bacardi Cup is the anchor event of Bacardi Miami Sailing Week presented by EFG Bank, which got under way Monday and was interrupted by two days of blustery winds. Four other racing classes began competing Thursday and will wrap up on Saturday.

China commits to Extreme Sailing Series in new deal
YACHTe.com.au
Act 5 of the 2012 Extreme Sailing Series has been moved to 30 August to 2 September, a week later than previously announced, while Qingdao, which hosted thesailing component of the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has signed a new three-year deal to ...

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Vendée Globe - Safran Sailing Team prepare food supplies
Sail World
Vendée Globe 2012-2013, an around the world race for single handed sailors, will start from Les Sables d'Olonne on Saturday 10th November 2012. Eighty days of sailingaround the world, or in other words about twelve weeks where the skipper has to be ...

Sail World

Miami Sailing Week - Tight at the top
Sail World
On the penultimate day of racing at Bacardi Miami Sailing Week (BMSW) presented by EFG Bank, the temperature hovered around 80 and an east-southeast breeze of 12 knots blew. Competitors quickly got down to business. Two races were sailed by the Star ...

Sail World

Olympics 2012: Weymouth pupils at Royal Manor Arts College gear up for the Games
Dorset Echo
Each pupil at Royal Manor Arts College has the chance to get involved in a host of Olympic inspired activities. Year 10 and 11 students will kick start the sailing events when they take part in seafaring voyages during the Easter holidays.

Sailing the high seas, Dubai-style
The Malaysian Insider
DUBAI, March 10 — Sun, sea, stupendous amounts of money — when it comes tosailing, Dubai's got it all. Next week, the emirate's International Boat Show gets under way, allowing the rest of us to get a glimpse at how the super-wealthy live on the ...

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Hilton Head rec board gives nod to rowing, sailing center plans
Hilton Head Island Packet
A scaled-back rowing and sailing center on Town of Hilton Head Island land received some tailwind this week when a panel approved conceptual plans. Town staff will seek bids for design and engineering services after the Parks and Recreation Commission ...

Hilton Head Island Packet

Sailing Weekend Preview – March 10-11: John Jackson Team Race At Georgetown
Maritime College Athletics
THROGGS NECK, NY (March 10, 2012) – The Maritime dinghy sailing team will be competing in an event in the nation's capital this coming weekend. Below is a preview to the event. This weekend, Maritime travels to Washington, DC, to compete in the John ...

Bacardi Miami Sailing Week : Favini still in charge after 7 races
BYM News (press release)
It was yet another grand day on the water for the Melges 24 fleet at Bacardi Miami Sailing Week (BMSW). Four more races were added to the scoreboard with Flavio Favini at the helm of Franco Rossini's Blu Moon hanging on for first overall.

Cal State Channel Islands shows its sailing skills
Long Beach Press-Telegram
The teams are sailing rugged Catalina 37s out of Los Angeles Yacht Club on an ocean course between the harbor entrance and Point Fermin. The Port of Los Angeles is the regatta sponsor, Los Angeles YC is the organizing authority and Cal Maritime is the ...

Wimco Villas Gears Up for Les Voiles de St Barts Regatta
MarketWatch (press release)
NEWPORT, RI, Mar 09, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Sailing enthusiasts know St Barts for its famous though largely unpublicized Bucket Regatta, held annually in late March. That event draws both classic and modern yachts of over 100' in length to the ...

O'Leary shows old-salt sibling his star potential
Irish Independent
However, strong onshore winds saw the sailing postponed two days running. When racing did resume on a revised two-races-a-day format, conditions were, as Peter O'Leary put it, "interesting -- a bit tricky with big waves". Maybe so, but they revelled in ...

Tourism website relaunched in time for summer
Dorset Echo
The visit-dorset.com website has been redesigned to make it easier for local businesses to promote their services as the county gets ready to host the Olympic sailing events. The site was launched three years ago and has already had 500000 visitors and ...

Outdoor centre to offer adult sailing courses
Bromsgrove Advertiser
Head of Centre, Phil Ascough, said: "Our 2012 skills courses programme has been designed to cater for a wide range of people, from ladies interested in learning some sailing basics and 'Silver Sailing', our introductory course specifically designed for ...

Miami Sailing Week day 2 Melges 20 - Kiss maintains lead
Sail World
Bacardi Miami Sailing Week (BMSW) day 2 was as incredible as the first for the 40-strong Audi Melges 20 fleet. PRO Bruce Golison fired off four heats enabling Michael Kiss on Bacio to hang on to his overnight lead. Paul Reilly's Red Sky Sailing Team ...

Sail World

Out at Sea, Relaxing in the Philippines
New York Times
Some members of our 19-member sailing expedition were already there, peering into an orange coral bigger than an armchair. That meant the creature was not lethal. But it did look hungry. Half hidden in a crevice loomed a long speckled predator, ...

New York Times

All-star 9-nation lineup for Extreme Sailing ... - Sailing Times India
By Sailing Times India
Once again, the team rosters include world-renowned sailors from a multitude of backgrounds representing 9 different nationalities. French sailing superstar Loick Peyron, Britain's three-times ISAF World Match Racing Champion Ian Williams, ...
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Extreme Sailing Series update | The Daily Sail
The Cardiff round of the 2012 Extreme Sailing Series has been moved to 30 August to 2 September, a week later than previously announced. As a result it will ...
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China commits to Extreme Sailing Series in new 3 year deal, and ...
Act 5 of the 2012 Extreme Sailing Series has been moved to the 30th August to 2nd September, a week later than previously announced. The UK round of the ...
www.extremesailingseries.com/.../china-commits-to-extreme-s...

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The 2012 Sydney Harbour Regatta sailing instructions are available to download here. All classes sailing instructions are contained within the one document.
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Sir Robin Knox Johnston made honorary ambassador of Olympic ...
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston was this week made an honorary ambassador for Qingdao Sailing Sport by the Chinese Olympic sailing venue following the departure ...
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Volvo Ocean Race: monster waves threaten Groupama [VIDEO]

Volvo Ocean Race Tracker 

Volvo Ocean Race: monster waves threaten Groupama 
Telegraph.co.uk
By Telegraph staff Skipper Franck Cammas said at the start of theVolvo Ocean Race that victory in the China-New Zealand leg would be sweeter than any as his boat sought revenge of a kind for France's Rugby World Cup final narrow defeat by the All ...

Telegraph.co.uk

Volvo Ocean Race crew - Puma's Mar Mostro tough it out
Sail World
Volvo Ocean Race, Day 19 of the second stage of Leg 4. Amory Ross, MCM for Puma Ocean Racing powered by Berg, reports on the crew's progress: I don't know how I managed to fall asleep last night with all of the crashing – each wave sent me farther down ...

Sail World

Volvo Ocean Race Leg 4 leader heads for New Zealand coast
Sail World
Volvo Ocean Race leaders of the fourth leg of racing, Groupama Sailing Team, gave the fleet a masterclass in strong wind big wave sailing overnight as they slogged towards the New Zealand coast in truly hideous weather conditions.

Sail World

Volvo Ocean Race Coming to Miami in May, 14-Day Event to Have Multi-Million...
World Property Channel
(Miami, FL) -- Recently the Miami Downtown Development Authority (Miami DDA) announced their commitment to the Volvo Ocean Race coming to downtown Miami in just two months. Considered one of the most prestigious sail events in the world with a global ...

Volvo Ocean Race : Groupama survives pounding as battle for 2nd boils over
BYM News (press release)
Leg leaders Groupama sailing team gave the fleet a master class on how to deal with the hideous conditions, maintaining an average boat speed of around 13 knots despite the colossal seas. At 1300 UTC today they held a 110 nautical mile lead on the ...

Volvo Ocean Race : Telefonoca pulles out stops on final battle for podium
BYM News (press release)
The final 300 miles on the fourth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race will be where the final podium in Auckland is decided. With the sights firmly set on the finish and an array of possibilities are open. Iker Martínez explained: “I also think that a third ...


Volvo Ocean Race Auckland Stopover News 15 - The Global Party begins!
Sail World
The volunteers for the Auckland Stopover in the Volvo Ocean Raceare not just to be found on land – they're on the water as well. The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron has managed to persuade 40 boat owners to give up their time (and their craft) to act ...

Sail World

Volvo Ocean Race Auckland Stopover News 16 - Follow the Race
Sail World
At the moment Groupama, with just one Kiwi crew member (Brad Marsh of Auckland), holds a commanding lead over the rest of the fleet on Leg 4 of the Race. But, as any sailor will remind you, a yachtrace ain't over until it's over. The fleet of Volvo ...

Sail World

Volvo Ocean Race : Groupama survives pounding as battle for 2nd boils over
BYM News (press release)
Meanwhile, the three-way battle for the remaining podium places has intensified with PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG, Team Telefónica and CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand all vying to secure second place. At 1300 UTC, having pushed further west, ...

Volvo Ocean Race : Groupama 4 due into the finish late Saturday morning
BYM News (press release)
There's not a lot of opportunity left for the Volvo Ocean Race fleet to pip Groupama 4 to the post in the Hauraki Gulf. Franck Cammas and his men put in a final tack to get past the most northerly point of New Zealand at around 0930 UTC this Friday, ...

Volvo Ocean Race team Groupama head for Leg 4 finish
Sail World
In this way Camper has moved up into second place as she approaches Cape Reinga and the New Zealanders are more than motivated to finish in one of the top spots in the 'Sailing Mecca'! The New Zealanders, like Groupama 4 before them, will have to put ...

Sail World

Volvo Ocean Race Leg 4 leader heads for New Zealand coast
Sail World
Volvo Ocean Race leaders of the fourth leg of racing, Groupama Sailing Team, gave the fleet a masterclass in strong wind big wave sailing overnight as they slogged towards the New Zealand coast in truly hideous weather conditions.

Sail World

Volvo Ocean Race: Iron rations in the carbon fibre prison
Sail World
After suffering a delayed start, and then doing the Tour de Taiwan as the fleet found the east was best in opening stanzas of Leg 4 of theVolvo Ocean Race, food is now running short as the Leg takes three or four days longer than expected.

1972: The unfinished sailing competition
Haaretz
Israel sent no sailors to the 1968 Olympics. The original favorite to go to the 1972 Munich Games was Zefania Carmel, who won the 1969 world title in the individual 420 non-Olympic sailing class in Sweden. After that feat, the fund for supporting ...

China commits to Extreme Sailing Series in new 3 year deal, and new dates for ...
BYM News (press release)
Act 5 of the 2012 Extreme Sailing Series has been moved to the 30th August to 2nd September, a week later than previously announced. The UK round of the 8-venue global circuit will now coincide with the Cardiff Harbour Festival and whilst the Extreme ...

Sir Robin Knox Johnston made honorary ambassador of Olympic Sailing Centre
YACHTe.com.au
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston was this week made an honorary ambassador for Qingdao Sailing Sport by the Chinese Olympic sailing venue following the departure of the Clipper 11-12 Race fleet from Qingdao for the notoriously challenging Pacific Ocean leg.
 
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Sailors to head out to the harbour for Vernon
Isle of Wight County Press
By Clare Newman The late Vernon Stratton, who will be remembered at a regatta this weekend. Picture by Jessica Dobbs. SAILINGBEMBRIDGE Sailing Club is holding an Illusion class regatta this weekend in memory of the man who invented the class.

Isle of Wight County Press

Icarus Sailing Media Helps the Municipality of Paros Support the Top Olympic ...
PR.com (press release)
Paros, Greece, March 09, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Watersports fans are attracted to Paros for many years, due to the meltemi summer wind that provides the perfect conditions for windsurfing, kitesurfing and sailing. The municipality of Paros supported the ...

Sailing unites for Diamond Jubilee regatta
Isle of Wight County Press
SAILINGIW SAILING clubs have united to host a unique regatta, celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Between June 2 and 4, racing for IRC and ISCRS-rated boats, including the Sail the Wight race, will take place, as well as keelboat racing, ...

Texas pride, sailing ships, spring break on the agenda
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Columbus sails in: Relive the Columbus ships sailing onto our shores as replicas the Pinta and the Niña will open up for viewing to the public today. The ships will be docked at the Corpus Christi Municipal Marina, 400 A N. Shoreline Blvd., ...

Miami Sailing Week - Five classes on Biscayne Bay
Sail World
Racing got underway at Bacardi Miami Sailing Week (BMSW) presented by EFG Bank for five classes - Star, Viper 640, Audi Melges 20, Melges 24 and J/80. The Star fleet, competing for the 85th Bacardi Cup, had started racing on Monday but was sidelined ...

Sail World

Sailing through history with Nathaniel Philbrick
Barnstable Patriot
Similarly, Philbrick recalled his first time alone in a sailboat; he was a teenager. He was sailing a Beetle Cat on Buzzard's Bay, during a visit to his grandparents' home in West Falmouth. He will never forget it, he said.

Barnstable Patriot

SAILING: Navy hopes for 1st big win
Long Beach Press-Telegram
By Rich Roberts, Correspondent Mention college sailing and dinghies come to mind, but the Port of Los Angeles Harbor Cup/Cal Maritime Invitational Intercollegiate Regatta is the West Coast's exception. Ten teams from across the country will sail heavy ...

ALN Panel Addresses America's Cup, Other Summer Events
Patch.com
The Alliance for a Livable Newport hosted a panel discussion on the America's Cup races, Ocean State Tall Ships and other summer sailing events in Newport this year. By Cara Kenefick Newport City Manager and Chair of the Logistics Subcommittee of the ...

Top 10 Volvo Ocean Race moments: page 3 girls, arrests, 'rock star' sailors ...
Telegraph.co.uk
They caused a stir by sailing into Fort Lauderdale wearing skimpy swimsuits, capturing many front page photo slots across US and UK newspapers. Their homecoming in Southampton was witnessed by 250000 crowds. 4. 2005-2006: Bouwe Bekking - who endured ...

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We are sailing
The Bolton News
THE Royal Yachting Association has awarded Leigh and Lowton Sailing Club a plaque as one of five finalists for the 2012 RYA Club of the Year. This is in recognition of the range of quality and safe activities the club provides at its Pennington Flash ...

All eyes on Falmouth as Finn racers set sail for Olympic qualifier races
This is Cornwall
Coastal areas around the country dream of hosting international sailing events and the Cornish town of Falmouth will be doing just that when the Olympic qualifiers come to town. The first Olympicclass sailing regatta for the 2012 Games will arrive on ...

Foreign teams make their marks at Bacardi Miami Sailing Week
Examiner.com
The five classes – Star, Viper 640, Audi Melges 20, Melges 24 and J/80 – competed in the Bacardi Miami Sailing Week. The Star fleet, competing for the 85th Bacardi Cup, based in Coconut Grove, had started racing on Monday but was sidelined for the last ...

Former Coloradan disappears during sailing trip in Mexico
9NEWS.com
They ended up sailing around Baja California and down to Manzanillo Bay in Mexico. From there, Pinkney decided to go on a short sailing trip alone late last month. He was headed to Zihautanejo, just about 150 miles down the coast.

Paralympian To Compete in Rhode Island Event
Patch.com
Sarah Everhart Skeels (Tiverton, RI) and wounded warrior Aqeel Shhaib (Urbana, Ill.) sailing in the SKUD-18, is free for editorial only with use of the event title “C. Thomas Clagett Jr. Memorial Clinic &Regatta." Thornton Cohen As North America's ...

Alsogaray And Fontes Fight For South American Supremacy
International Sailing Federation
After four races the Argentinean Olympic hopeful has three race wins to his name and is five points clear of Bruno Fontes (BRA). Both sailors have been selected to sail at the London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition and are pitting their wits against ...

Extreme Sailing Series 2012 Form Guide by ... - Sailing Times India
By Sailing Times India
In short the fight for the podium is likely to be the tightest we have ever seen in the Extreme SailingSeries. Groupe Edmond de Rothschild (FRA) ranking 1st. In a classic case of always being always the bridesmaid and never the bride, ...
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Projects include the establishment of the Merlin Conservation Area, The Rondeau Yacht Club's Sailing for All in Chatham-Kent and stained glass window restoration at the Mary Webb Centre, among others. Another $95000 is going to 20 other ...
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Melges 20 & 24, J/80, Viper - Miami Sailing Week - Miami FL, USA ... Olympic Classes - Olympic Sailing Week - Split CRO, first races today on the home waters ...
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The 2012 Extreme Sailing Series heads to Qingdao, China's Sailing City, for Act 2 at the Qingdao International Marina & Olympic Sailing Center on April 17th, ...
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America's Cup sailing may be headed to New York City - I4U News
Some America's Cup sailing may take place in New York later this year. The America's Cup may be going to the Big Apple. If they don't sail in New York, the.
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Volvo Ocean Race to Auckland: Groupama leads [video]

It's the final part of Leg 4 and thoughts have turned to family, friends and the to-do list in Auckland.

Volvo Ocean Race Tracker 

Volvo Ocean Race 2011/12: nervous Groupama find windless zone but maintain 100 ...
Telegraph.co.uk
By Telegraph staff The French team hit a "brick wall" of light winds on the run to Auckland, allowing Spain's Telefonica, which won the first three Volvo Ocean Race legs, to close the gap on the leaders after surging to second place at the expense of ...

Telegraph.co.uk

Volvo Ocean Race team Groupama 4 prepare for long day ahead
Sail World
Volvo Ocean Race team Groupama 4 lead has dropped from a 149.50 mile lead to 95.5 miles on the eighteenth day of racing in the second stage of leg four from Sanya to Auckland at the 1600 UTC report. Before they can step onto the dock in Auckland, ...

Sail World

Volvo Ocean Race : Slick French transition secures solid lead on approach to ...
BYM News (press release)
Second placed Team Telefónica, PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG in third and CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand in fourth are not expected to get into the fresher south east winds before 1500 UTC today. Meanwhile, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing in fifth ...

Volvo Ocean Race : Telefonic defends 2nd place at under 48 hours from finish ...
BYM News (press release)
In second position, “Telefónica” continues on course to Auckland (New Zealand) with “Groupama” in their sights, currently some one hundred miles ahead . Astern America's “Puma” is 12.5 miles behind and New Zealand entry “Camper” is 35.5 miles away.

Volvo Ocean Race team Puma Ocean Racing suffer raincloud induced agony
Sail World
Volvo Ocean Race, Day 18 of the second stage of Leg 4. Amory Ross, MCM for Puma Ocean Racing powered by Berg, reports on the crew's progress: 'Do you think it's time for the last clean shirt?' Rome Kirby. There are very few things in this world I hate.

Sail World

Yachting: Blasting down the east coast
New Zealand Herald
By Dana Johannsen The Volvo Ocean Race is coming home, trumpeted officials when they opened the Auckland race village this week. The arrival of the fleet this weekend will signal the return to Auckland of the round-the-world race for the first time in ...

Volvo Ocean Race : Groupama team in adrenaline rush to Cape Reinga
BYM News (press release)
Overnight, runaway leaders in Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race Groupama sailing team (Franck Cammas/FRA) began the long beat up towards Cape Reinga on the northern tip of New Zealand's North Island. As the tacking frenzy continued, Groupama's lead was ...

Volvo Ocean Race: The battle tightens as North Cape beckons
Sail World
While the fourth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race looks to be Groupama's to lose, the battle for the other two podium places has tightened over the past 24 hours. A trough of low pressure in the Tasman Sea may work in favour of both Camper and Puma as they ...

Sail World

Volvo Ocean Race : Groupama back in business
BYM News (press release)
Just 35 nautical miles separated third-placed PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG from CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand at 0100 UTC. After PUMA surrendered second place to Telefónica yesterday, CAMPER helmsman Tony Rae said their chance of catching ...

Volvo Ocean Race : CAMPER and PUMA: 'Game on'
BYM News (press release)
CAMPER are putting the pressure on PUMA as the race for third place heats up with more than 600 nautical miles of tricky race track remaining to the Auckland finish. At 0700 UTC fourth placed CAMPER were trailing third placed PUMA by 24 nautical miles.

LBSU Sailing Shows Well In Newport
Gazette Newspapers
The Long Beach State Sailing team had a very competitive race series (Regattas) at The South Series 3 & 4, hosted by UC Irvine at the Newport Harbor Yacht Club on Saturday, February 25th and Sunday, February 26th. Taking 2nd place overall on Saturday ...

LYME REGIS: Sailing clubs forge new friendships at dinner
View Online
A GROUP of 35 guests from Lyme Regis Sailing Club were welcomed to a dinner hosted by Axe Yacht Club on Saturday evening. Initiated by Bob and Shelagh Mercer, who are members of both clubs, and organised with Axe Yacht Club commodore social, ...

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WA Open Bic Cup Regatta action packed
Sail World
WA Open Bic Cup Regatta 2012 was held over the long March weekend (3rd to 5th) in Bunbury where WA Sailors from the Open Bic class of sailing dingy converged on Koombana Bay Sailing Club. Light winds over most of the series meant the sailorsneeded to ...

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Miami Sailing Week - Stars back on the Bay
Sail World
At Miami Sailing Week, conditions for the day were near perfect as 51 teams of Starsailors headed out on Biscayne Bay for the first day of racing. Headlining Bacardi Miami Sailing Week (BMSW) presented by EFG Bank, the Stars will race alone through ...

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Any other business: A lesson for Osborne from my sailing holiday: ignore the ...
Spectator.co.uk
In my early twenties I spent memorable holidays crewing on a yacht in the Mediterranean. One afternoon we were entering the creek-like port of Ciudadella in Menorca when we realised that a departing car ferry was heading straight for us, ...

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Sailing: Nauticzone snapshot of recreational sector in Italy
ANSAmed
(ANSAmed) - TRIESTE, MARCH 8 - A snapshot of the potential and criticalities of the yachting industry, particularly in terms of the services offered was taken by the study by Nauticzone (development group of the incubator of Area Science Park ...

Aqua-Firma Announce 2013 Dates for North Spitsbergen Sailing Voyages
PR.com (press release)
Wilderness & Wildlife travel experts Aqua-Firma announce 2013 dates for their North SpitsbergenSailing Voyages. Departing in June next year during the midnight sun, passengers are likely to encounter vast amounts of fascinating wildlife, ...

Junior Optimist sailing open day
Dundalk Argus
NEXT SATURDAY will see the launch of the Optimist Junior Sailing programme 2012 with an Open Day in Carlingford Sailing club. The aim of the programme is to make sailing as affordable to as many junior members as possible. The programme began last year ...

Competition: Name Mat Belcher and Malcolm Page's Olympic 470
My Sailing
Australians can participate via a link on the Australian Sailing Team website or directly to their website, BelcherPage2012 where they are able to choose their favourite from five names. The shortlist of names include Nine, Bewitched, Invasion, ...

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Princess Anne to visit Osmington White Horse
Dorset Echo
This royal recognition will be welcomed by volunteers who spent more than two years restoring the White Horse back to its original condition in time for the Olympic sailing events. The Princess Royal will meet volunteers and unveil a plaque which will ...

Race Cayman 2012
Cayman 27
By Kevin Watler , CITN Cayman Islands Sailing Club (CISC) will be hosting Race Cayman 2012 15th – 18th March. Racing takes place in North Sound and will include the Western Caribbean and Open Optimist Dinghy Championship and the J22 International ...

Dahes set to clinch pole position
gulfnews.com
Dubai Dahes looks set to clinch overall honours at the end of the fourth and final round of the Dubai Traditional 22ft Dhow Sailing Championship to be hosted by the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC) Friday. Skippered by Mohammad Abdullah Mohammad ...

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Australian world champion sailors ask for help to name their boat
YACHTe.com.au
Australian sailors Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page are offering the chance for people to get behind their Olympic campaign in a new way by naming the boat they will race at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Belcher and Page have a tradition of naming ...

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Cygnet Regatta at Port Cygnet Yacht Club preview
Sail World
Back on the Derwent, Kingston Beach Sailing Club is expecting a fleet of up to 50 Sabots from around the State and about a dozen B14 skiffs for their Tasmanian championships over the weekend. by Peter Campbell ' Close racing on beautiful Port Cygnet ...

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Dragon fleet Announces New Sponsor for 'Biggest Ever' Season
Afloat
Private Client Investment Managers Brewin Dolphin, who recently entered the Irish market with their acquisition of Tilman Asset Management, are continuing their recent history of sport sponsorship by backing one of sailing's most prestigious ...

America's Cup longshot: Exhibition in New York
San Francisco Chronicle
While the big races are still more than a year away, sailing certainly hasn't captivated the mainstream American sporting public. Turnout for exhibition races in San Diego in December was disappointing. Ahead of a June 1 entry deadline, only four teams ...

Water Dragon Welcomes Rolex China Sea Race Anniversary
International Sailing Federation
Ahead of the golden anniversary of one of the RHKYC's best loved events, RHKYC Commodore Ambrose Lo remarked, "Fifty years is a significant milestone for any sailing event, and the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club is proud that, in that time, ...

International Sailing Federation

N.C. Community Sailing & Rowing open on weekends | Huntersville ...
By CW Web Admin
CORNELIUS – N.C. Community Sailing & Rowing, located at Blythe Landing Park in Cornelius, is now open on weekends. Mecklenburg County Parks and Recreation has amended the N.C. Community Sailing and Rowing lease to allow for ...
Huntersville Herald

Isara 50 to be Introduced at Annapolis Spring ... - Blue Water Sailing
By sarah
... this team has designed a boat that assigned equal importance to providing a high level of quality and usability in every area from styling to ergonomics with the need to provide a well performing “blue water capable” sailing catamaran.
Multihulls Quarterly • The...

08.03.2012 – Olympic Classes - Olympic Sailing Week
Melges 20 & 24, J/80, Viper - Miami Sailing Week - Miami FL, USA ... The Olympic Sailing Week 2012 in split begins today with a record particpation of 160 boats ...
www.sailing-news.ch/index.php?vref=b24&vl=1&vs...

NBC acquires rights to broadcast America's Cup sailing regatta ...
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The America's Cup will be on network TV for the first time since 1992 when NBC broadcasts the first two races of sailing's.
www.sailnet.com/.../84523-nbc-acquires-rights-broadcast-ame...

Retracing Roots - Amsterdam 1928 Olympic Sailing Competition
Amsterdam finally got its chance to host the Olympic Games in 1928 after years of waiting with thesailing taking place from 2-9 August. FG_AUTHORS: www.
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Corporate Regatta Sailing
Corporate Regatta Sailing from one day regattas for a handful of yachts to major multi-day sailing events.
www.solent-events.co.uk/page/32/1/corporate-regatta-sailing

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