The Walking Dead - Volvo Ocean Race

As the fleet cross the notorious Agulhas Current, tempestuous conditions have led to exhaustion and sleep deprivation for the crews.


Ashley passed by Tobin in world sailing duel
Stuff.co.nz
NOSE IN FRONT: JP Tobin is in front of Kiwi compatriot and Olympic champion Tom Ashley in the RS:X board sailing class at the world sailing championships off Perth. JP Tobin registered two top-three finishes to edge ahead of 2008 Olympic RS:X ...
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Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships - Canada's news
Sail World
With two races left, they ca both move up considerably but neither one will make the medal race meaning that their Olympic Trials will include a combination of overall results this event and the Miami Olympic Classes Regatta in January. ...
Sail World

Sailing: Leroy bows out as Macgregor fights back
The West Australian
PERTH, Australia, Dec 15, 2011 (AFP) - - French skipper Claire Leroy's winning streak came to a sudden and costly end as she bowed out of the women's match racing regatta at the ISAF WorldSailing Championships on Thursday. Leroy was within one win of ...

Volvo Ocean Race teams caught up in varying speed winds
The National
Strong winds and heavy rain created a "second start line" for the Volvo Ocean Raceyesterday as the six yachts continued to shuffle positions. Ken Read, the skipper of Puma Ocean Racing, described the conditions as some of the most frustrating and ...
The National

Group sues America's Cup trustee GGYC
Wall Street Journal
The suit comes less than two years after one of the bitterest chapters in America's Cup history ended when BMW Oracle Racing, the sailing team that represents GGYC, swept Alinghi of Switzerland in two races off Valencia, Spain. That regatta was the ...

Groups want more time before America's Cup vote
San Jose Mercury News
By PAUL ELIAS AP SAN FRANCISCO—Environmental groups say they need more time to review San Francisco's eight-volume plan for hosting the America's Cup before it goes up for a vote Thursday night. The San Francisco Planning Commission meeting is a major ...

America's Cup, Feds Squabble Over Alcatraz
NBC Bay Area
By Chris Roberts The America's Cup organizers thought that Alcatraz would have made a fine VIP viewing box for their yacht race, an idea they didn't share with the island's federal overseers. From warehouse for America's most dangerous to grandstand ...

World Sailing Championships: GB match racing crew into final
BBC Sport
Great Britain's match racing team have guaranteed at least a silver medal at the World Championships in Perth with a dramatic win over the French crew. Defending champions Lucy Macgregor, Annie Lush and Kate Macgregor fought back from 2-0 down to win ...
 
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Sailing: Chris Grube and Nick Rogers face up to missing out on Olympic selection
ChesterChronicle.co.uk
CHESTER'S Chris Grube faces missing out on a place at next year's Olympic Games after suffering a late slide down the rankings at the World Sailing Championships in Australia. The 26-year-old from Mickle Trafford travelled Down Under knowing that ...

Canadians hang on to eighth place at sailing worlds
Globe and Mail
They managed to keep to the regatta schedule by sailing two races, but it made for a long day. With British Olympic gold medalists Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson withdrawn from the Star class – Percy's bad back left him in tears – the leadership ...
 
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Volvo Ocean Race eyes Coast port
Gold Coast Bulletin News
The event, held every three years, is the world's toughest sailing event and regularly attracts hundreds of thousands of people to ports along its route around the world. "I spoke with the organisers in Spain and they said they would love to bring the ...

Volvo Ocean Race : Tired teams jostle at 'second start line'
BYM News (press release)
PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG skipper Ken Read described the conditions as some of the most frustrating and mentally exhausting of his sailing career as the fleet continue to sail at the same pace as the menacing trough. The crews have reported the ...

Sailing World announces 2012 Boat of the Year
Boating Industry
This boat has great potential to spark one-design sailing in the United States.” The panel evaluated 12 nominees for this year's award at the US Sailboat Show in Annapolis last October. Selections for the Boat of the Year award were based off extensive ...

Blog: Sailing the deep blue sea
WZVN-TV
I've been telling a lot of my friends here at the station that I spent the first half of December in deep research. Two weeks on an ocean-going vessel studying the Atlantic hurricane breeding grounds. It sounds nice and scientific, but I'd be lying if ...

Volvo Ocean Race 2011/12: Telefonica take a grip as fleet split widens
Telegraph.co.uk
By Telegraph staff Abu Dhabi, Puma and Sanya all came through the slamming waves of a notorious ocean danger zone in good shape on the Volvo Ocean Race second leg to Abu Dhabi. The latest positions saw Telefonica leading from Abu Dhabi and Puma, ...
 
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Close sailing in laser championships
Cayman News Service
Peta Adams, the race officer for the event said, “The conditions on day one made the regatta a real test of seamanship first, before trying to beat your closest competitor”. This is the now the fourth year that Bacardi has sponsored this prestigious ...

Sailing the musical seas
Flagstaff Live
By Troy Farah Recently reunited in August, Dry River Yacht Club's nine members embody the indie creed that “more is more” and band mates are there for more than just back-up vocals. Keeping in spirit with Gogol Bordello or DeVotchKa, the band plays ...

Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing Worlds: Spanish speed through fleet on 470 Womens ...
BYM News (press release)
We still gave a few places away, but we were under no illusion at the start of this regatta that there were going to be plenty of mistakes made by us and we would have to minimise the damage and take our opportunities when we had them.” Sailing ...

2012 International Intercity Match Racing Regatta Bendigo
My Sailing
The Regatta will be open to the public. Entry fee will be $5.00 per person; children free. There will be support events, opportunities for children to sail in an Opti or in a Pacer and for adults to try sailingon a variety of trailable yachts. ...

Sailing: Chris Grube diary part six – Maybe we tried too hard
ChesterChronicle.co.uk
Chris Grube and sailing partner Nick Rogers are battling to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics. Selection hinged on the pair's performance at the World Sailing Championships in Australia, from where Chris has been writing a weekly diary for Chronicle ...

Sailing: Huntingdon man Scott claims world title in Australia
Peterborough Today
Scott, already the European champion, took full advantage of Olympic great Ben Ainslie's disqualification from the series following a confrontation with the media boat. The 24-year-old Scott led going into the final day of races after Ainslie's shock ...
 
Peterborough Today

49er duo maintain position in top ten
RTE.ie
Ryan Seaton and Matt McGovern placed 19th in the only 49er race of the day at the ISAF WorldSailing Championships in Perth. As their worst result so far they discard it, but remain in tenth overall. Having qualified Ireland for the 2012 Olympics ...

US crew grabs spot in gold medal race at sailing world champs
SI.com
FREMANTLE, Australia (AP) -- Anna Tunnicliffe's US crew set up a women's match-racing final against Britain after beating Russia with a race to spare in the semifinals of the world sailingchampionships on Thursday. Tunnicliffe won the first, ...

Sailing / Perth 2011/ Mashiah slips to second as winds affect race
Haaretz
By Rami Hipsh Nimrod Mashiah dropped to second place at the World Sailing Championships after unstable weather allowed for only one race in the men's RS:X competition. The winds shifted from light to as much as 16 knots and later became completely calm ...

Volvo Ocean Race : A change of tune--a change of fortune?
BYM News (press release)
Will a change of mast and a change of tune add up to a change in fortune for PUMA? That's the hope of Ken Read, skipper of Mar Mostro and a secret fan of American hard rockers Aerosmith. The shore crew of PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG decided to ...

2012 Mark Foy Regatta 2nd January 2012
Sail World
New Zealand is set to step up it up a notch in it's quest to beat the Aussies in the latest 18 foot skiff regatta, January 2012. The 18 foot skiff 'World Championships' affectionately known as the Mark Foy Regatta will be held by the Auckland Sailing ...
 
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Mixed results for sailing duo
Helensburgh Advertiser
HELENSBURGH sailing sensation Luke Patience insists the sooner he is selected for next year's Olympics the better after he and 470 crewman Stuart Bithell claimed silver at the ISAF SailingWorld Championships in Australia. The 25-year-old skipper got ...

SF Fast-Tracks Environmental Review of America's Cup Yacht Race ...
By Joe Rogers
Environmentalists and San Francisco neighborhood groups said they will ask for more time to review how the city plans to minimize the effects boats and crowds will bring when spectators come to watch the America's Cup yacht race. ... Deb Self of San Francisco Baykeeper said the environmental impact report up for approval before the Planning Commission on Thursday does properly spell out the effects of the regatta. KCBS' Barbara Taylor Reports: SF Fast Tracks Environmental ...
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Vanishing Sail: Antiguan Short Film Preserves Sailing History ...
By lisaparavisini
And Antigua where the Carriacou vessels race each year among vintage yachts in the ClassicRegatta. Mixed with rare archive footage, interviews with the last old Caribbean sea captains – the film combines dramatic sailing footage with ...
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Environment panel might hold up America's Cup in San Francisco ...
By Sarah Gantz
Groups that have raised environmental concerns about the America's Cup said Wednesday that they intend to slow down the development approval process if the Planning Commission will not do so. The commission is scheduled to vote ...
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Volvo Ocean Race 2011 15 Dec am update | 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 fleet appears to be through, but will it catch up with them again? Thursday December 15th ...
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H2uh0 - Bonehead Moves on the Water: What I Love About Sailing
By Craig Russell
I started sailing a windsurfer in 1984 when I was living on a lagoon in Foster City, CA. I thought it was so cool that I could move across the water with this amazing invisible force (wind!). When I started to sail on the bay, I felt the freedom of ...
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Group sues America's Cup trustee GGYC | Washington Examiner
By The Associated Press
The suit comes less than two years after one of the bitterest chapters in America's Cup history ended when BMW Oracle Racing, the sailing team that represents GGYC, swept Alinghi of Switzerland in two races off Valencia, Spain. That regatta ...
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Sailing Sydney Harbour Today | Tahina Expedition
By Frank Taylor
In a little while we will be departing Broken Bay and heading down to Sydney Harbour. This is a moment I have been dreaming about for years. I fell in love with the idea after viewing the area in Google Earth in 3D years ago and imagining the ...
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Skandia Team GBR at Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing Worlds - Day 13 ...
Great Britain is guaranteed to leave the Perth World Championships with at least a silver medal from the women's match racing event, after a superb semi-final comeback from Lucy Macgregor, Annie Lush and Kate Macgregor on Thursday.
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US Sailing Names Seven Sailors to 2012 Olympic Team | Boats.com ...
By Carol Cronin
US Sailing Names Seven Sailors to 2012 Olympic Team. The USA has also earned its national slot in five classes for the next Games, which will be sailed in August, 2012 on the south coast of England. Although the final regatta of the US ...
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Tunnicliffe Advances to Finals | Olympic and Paralympic Teams
By US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics
Racing continued in the gold fleets for Laser, Men's RS:X, and 49er classes at the ISAF SailingWorld Championships, while it was a lay day for the Women's 470 and Star classes. Anna Tunnicliffe's Team ... About · Contact · ← USA Qualifies 49er for 2012 Olympic Sailing Regatta ....The US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics is managed by the United States Sailing Association (USSAILING), the national governing body for the sport of sailing and sailboat racing. The top boats in each ...
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Israeli takes the gold at Sailing World Championships - Haaretz ...
This is Lee Korzits's second world championship, eight years after her first title in 2003.
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No smooth sailing for clubhouse plans | In Other News | Crain's ...
Don Wilson, founder of DRW Trading Group and the Chicago Match Race Center sailing organization, wants to create a private club and lodge for the sailing ...
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Volvo Ocean Race: Camper move into a strong position

Volvo Ocean Race: Camper move into a strong position NZ Herald It's been a slow start to the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race as Camper fight for the lead.

Iain Percy forced home after injury ends his Sailing World Championships Telegraph.co.uk "We were having a great regatta, were sailing well and were really enjoying the racing. We haven't done a lot of racing recently so it was great to be racing together with Bart again, and to be racing as well as we were. "It's certainly frustrating ...

ISAF Sailing World Championships - Fickle conditions for Canadians Sail World All the boats are moored offshore well away from the regatta site and require a boat to shuttle them to and from their boats. Looks like it may be more of the same tomorrow with a slightly better chance that the sea breeze will establish itself. by ...

Sailing: Dave Evans moves into fourth place in world championships WalesOnline The 25-year-old skipper and crew Ed Powys recorded their second win of the regatta amid light and then shifting conditions, while also posting a ninth, to move to fourth overall. Three races, not two, were scheduled in Fremantle on Wednesday but with ...

ISAF Sailing World Championships – Slingsby continues to lead Sail World Competing in just their third regatta together the pair finished with an eighth and a ninth on Wednesday to be 12th overall and just three points off 10th position. Luke Baillie is the highest placed Australian in the RS:X men's fleet in 35th, ...

Sailing / World Championships / Mashich's clear lead keeps Israel's momentum going Haaretz By Rami Hipsh Windsurfer Nimrod Mashich continued Israel's dream run at SailingWorld Championships in Perth, Australia on Tuesday. With countrywoman Lee Korzits having already claimed the women's gold medal on Sunday, Mashich produced another...

Fleet prepares for Pittwater Coffs regatta YACHTe.com.au “I'm looking forward to competing in the event after having a rest for a couple of years,sailing the race that goes South on Boxing Day. My crew and I are very much looking forward to the regatta this year and especially, the turning left aspect ...

Sailing community supports 'Catch Me If You Can' regatta Bahamas Tribune In the 25th version of the regatta, dubbed "the Super Bowl of sailing" in the Bahamas, Johnson has decided to honour legendary national icon Sir Durward 'Sea Wolf' Knowles, who on Sunday was presented with a Doctor of Humane Letters honourary degree ...

Sailing: France's Leroy through to women's match racing semi-finals Channel News Asia PERTH, Australia: French skipper Claire Leroy continued her superb form to advance to the semi-finals of the women's match racing at the ISAF World Sailing Championship on Wednesday. Leroy, with crew Marie Riou and Elodie Bertrand, ...

Smoother sailing for Aleh and Powrie at worlds Stuff.co.nz The first Kiwi crew to win a race in the second phase of the regatta, the duo finished seventh in their other outing yesterday to improve to sixth overall. There was little to cheer elsewhere on a frustrating day in which big winds mixed with still ...

Two new countries join Extreme Sailing Series 2012 My Sailing After an extraordinary and nail-biting finish to what was another ground-breaking, and high quality racing year for the Extreme Sailing Series™, the award-winning StadiumSailing event confirms its 2012 circuit. The same award-winning format, ...

Sailing: Euromed Malta Championship 2011: All set for a flying start Malta Independent Online Naturally we are attracted by the friendly and efficient organisation, the good accommodation and food, but most of all by the excellent weather which makes sailing during winter time such a big thrill”, remarked Sergey Semenov! ...

Seaford: Sailing star wins sports personality award Eastbourne Today A SPORTING star of Seaford celebrated success after receiving an award for his sailing achievements this year. Alex Mills-Barton was crowned University of Chichester Young Sports Personality of the Year at the Sussex Sports Awards. ...

Australia match racing teams qualify for fifth sailing discipline at London ... Courier Mail SMOOTH SAILING: Australia 1 (L) with skipper Nicky Souter and crew Jessica Eastwell and Katie Spithill leads Denmark 1 during the women's match racing event at the ISAF World SailingChampionships on Fremantle Harbour. Picture: Greg Wood/AFP. ...

Not so smooth sailing Australian Jewish News ISRAELI windsurfer Lee Korzits won a gold medal at the International Sailing Federation World Championships on Sunday only two years after she was told by doctors she would never compete on the water again. Korzits won the RS:X windsurfing event, ...

Sailing: Irish hopefuls still in frame to hit Olympics target despite mixed ... Irish Independent IRELAND'S Olympic Games hopefuls slipped back at the ISAF World Championships off Fremantle in Western Australia yesterday, but were still on course to qualify. In the 49er skiff, Ryan Seaton and Matt McGovern from Ballyholme were in eighth place by ...

Sailing: Mcgregor moves closer to a final place Bournemouth Echo By Echo Reporter » POOLE'S Kate Macgregor has called on Britain's match racing team to dig deep after they moved one step closer to the defence of their title at the ISAF Sailing World Championships. The 20-year-old along with skipper and elder sister ...

Volvo Ocean Race - Puma's Mar Mostro becalmed Sail World When that sea breeze was slow to develop we were faced with an early gamble: A) Continue sailing towards land on a header, totally depending on the thermal lift to take us towards sea, but risking it not happening in time and having to tack out towards ...

Tributes paid to talented sailor Shaheen gulfnews.com "Shaheen showed a lot of promise as a sailor in the optimist class, and it was through his efforts that the UAE recorded several accolades in the sailing world, starting off [with] a fine win in the 2003 Al Baraha Regatta in Bahrain. ...

Enjoy free sailing lessons TCPalm The “Optimist” eight-foot sailing dinghy is an entry-level sailboat made to be sailed by one child. Under the supervision of YSF Instructors, each child sails his/her boat in the Indian River just off of the Marina. Classroom instruction is also part ...

Olivier Dansin wins the 25th Phuket King's Cup Regatta SurferToday The Phuket King's Cup is considered internationally as one of the top sailing events in the World and is Asia's largest regatta. "'ISAF is promoting kiteboarding and it could be an Olympic demonstration event as soon as 2016 in Brazil. ...

Christo Velkov wins sailor of the year award Sofia Echo Christo Velkov has won the Cor Caroli award for 2011, a Bulgarian honour for the year's greatest sailing achievement. Velkov set off on an extended voyage on board his yacht Sérénité from Marmatis (Turkey), to arrive in Cairns (Australia). ...

Bad day in the speed sailing office YachtPals.com News I would rate today as a bad day in the speed sailing office. It felt like there was simply no magic out there today and everything we did just seemed to make VSR2 go slower. Walvis gave us some ideal conditions. We tried to get some good speeds out of ...

World Yacht Racing Forum - day two Daily Sail Sailing only benefits from the last one and therefore needs to offer a great quality product.” Asked whether he had managed to reduce the costs of a Volvo Ocean Racecampaign, he recognised partial failure: “It's not about how much it costs but about ...

Sunsail 444 (Leopard 44) Wins SAIL Magazine's Best Boat of the Year 2012 MarketWatch (press release) Cheryl Powell, COO of Sunsail, commented, "During the recent Annapolis Sailboat Show, the Sunsail 444 debuted in North America and customers experienced many of her new features first-hand. Sunsail 444 will also be the featured yacht at Sunsail's booth ...

A Qualifies 49er for 2012 Olympic Sailing Regatta | Olympic and ... By US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics Standout overall performances from US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics include: Clay Johnson 12th overall in the Laser; Mark Mendelblatt and Brian Fatih, 2nd, in Star; and Anna Tunnicliffe's Team Maclaren of Molly Vandemoer and Debbie Capozzi advancing to the Women's Match Racing Semi-Finals. .... The US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics is managed by the United States Sailing Association (US SAILING), the national governing body for the sport of sailing and sailboat racing. ... Olympic and Paralympic Teams

Summit County: Ice sailing on Dillon Reservoir « Summit County ... By Bob Berwyn Most of Frisco Bay, at the west end of the reservoir is frozen solid, making for fine sailing conditions, according to Dan Burnett, who has been practicing the sport for more than 20 years. “It's kind of unusual,” Burnett said, explaining that, in most ... Summit County Citizens Voice

2011 SAILING SEASON WRAP UP By Robert d'Arcy The 2011 sailing season has come and gone, it's amazing to watch it go by so fast. We enjoyed some great sailing with a few new destinations this year and sailed with some great folks. The Round the County Race was a lot of fun and we did ... Schooner Martha Foundation

Clark slip behind U.S. competition in Olympic sailing trials in ... By Peter Boody After six of 11 races slated this week, Shelter Island's 2008 sailing Olympian Amanda Clark and her crew Sarah Lihan slipped behind their American competitors on Wednesday in their showdown to decide who will represent the U.S. in the ... Shelter Island Reporter

Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships - Day 12 - Yachts ... Light winds hampered the start of competition on Day 12 of the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships, with sailors' patience and skill tested with top wind speeds of 16 knots in the afternoon on Wednesday. Latest news from Yachts and Yachting...

Aircraft carrier deployed for Olympics | Sailing news | Yachting Monthly With 226 days until the 2012 London Olympics the Royal Navy have announced they are sending their largest ship up the Thames to stand guard. The carrier HMS Ocean will be loaded with Apache attack helicopters able to drop marines ... Yachting Monthly News

Strathclyde Sailing Success | Strathclyde Telegraph By Fraser Glen THE University of Strathclyde Sailing Club has announces that they have been successful in their joint bid with Glasgow University Sailing Club to host the British Universities and Colleges Sport Team Racing Championship Playoffs. Strathclyde Telegraph

father & son sailing: 'Cruineag III' and Handling Breakages at Sea ... By Andy Check out a new, two-part feature on the ARC website that I posted this afternoon about handling breakages at sea. I particularly enjoyed Cruinneag III's attitude on the whole thing. An excerpt from today's story: Karen allowed that they view ... father & son sailing

Long Island Bahamas Chamber of Commerce Reports the Exciting ... By admin Long Island Bahamas Chamber of Commerce Reports the Exciting Annual Sailing Regatta. by admin on Dec. 14, 2011, under Uncategorized. Long Island, Bahamas (PRWEB) May 25, 2011. This yr, June 2 to June 4, 2011 will attract ... Auckland Car Rental | Car Hire

SC-1 GPS Race Computer Sailboat | TruckerSteve.ORG By admin This powerful training tool can do a better sailor and help you win races. It comes with a speedometer and Compass. If you want more features, you can. TruckerSteve.ORG

Ben Ainslie disqualified at sailing World Championships for diving ... Ben Ainslie could face further disciplinary action when he returns to England this week after his disqualification from the 2011 Finn World Championships in ... www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Ben-Ainslie-disqualified-at-sailing-W...

SCUTTLEBUTT 3486 - Scuttlebutt: Sailing news with a North ... providing a digest of major sailing news, commentary, opinions, features ... first qualificationregatta. ... Cape Town, SA (December 8, 2011) - The Volvo Ocean Race has revealed its ....feature a fully rigged Star Boat, an America's Cup room with scale models .... was 89 and had never expected to get on a sailboat again. ... www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/archived_Detail.asp?key=4839

2012 EXTREME SAILING SERIES™ CONTINUES ITS AWARD ... Extreme Sailing Series : 2011 Round-Up - all the action, winners and drama .... other ISAF Special Events (America's Cup, Volvo Ocean Race and the World ... www.extremesailingseries.com/.../2012-extreme-sailing-series-...

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Shark patrols increase at sailing worlds in Australia

Shark patrols increase at sailing worlds in Australia USA Today By Roxanna Scott, USA TODAY Aerial shark patrols have been increased at the ISAFSailing World Championships in Perth, Australia, after a large shark was spotted in the Fremantle harbor. By Mark Dadswell, Getty Images Heidi Tenkanen of Finland competes ...

Sailing not all about the money TODAYonline "But sailing appeals to me because there's so much variety and you're always fighting the conditions, understanding new venues and the other competitors. There are so many factors that make every day different." Besides the America's Cup, ...

Elite Sailors Circle Globe in Volvo Ocean Race Voice of America The Volvo Ocean Race is a marathon sailing event that began Oct. 29 and will not end until next July. Its 11th edition is taking elite sailors and their multi-million dollar yachts on a journey of more than 39000 nautical miles around the world, ...

Phuket King's Cup Regatta 2011 - Day 3 Morning Update YouTube Day 3 morning update from the 2011 Phuket King's Cup Regatta. By Sail.TV.

Australian Sailing Team - Perth 2011 Day 5 Highlights YouTube Highlights from day five of the Australian Sailing Team competing at the Perth 2011 ISAF SailingWorld Championships.

Canadian Girke rebounds at the world sailing championships Globe and Mail The Radial Olympic Trials consists of a combination of the final finish position her and the final finish position at the Miami Olympic Classes Regatta. In Finn, Cook continues his comeback from three years of retirement from competitive sailing. ...

Britain's Giles Scott gets the better Ben Ainslie at World Sailing ... Telegraph.co.uk Giles Scott made Britain's Olympic sailing selectors twitch with nerves today when he pulled the rug from under Ben Ainslie's feet by beating him in all three races at the Perth 2011 World Championships. By Kate Laven Triple Olympic gold medallist ...

ISAF Sailing World Championships - Belcher and Page lead the way Sail World Belcher said that the pair is looking forward to racing against the top crews once theregatta enters the finals stages. 'It's always hard when you're qualifying in two different groups, watching one of your biggest competitors racing, you're doing ...

BankMuscat hosts woman sailors preparing for 'Sailing Arabia' tour Oman Daily Observer AbdulRazak Ali Issa, Chief Executive, interacted with the team, seven of whom recently completed a 350 km sailing trip on board the 30-foot yacht, Al Thuraya BankMuscat, from Khasab to Musannah. The female sailors are some of the first recruits in Oman ...

ISAF Sailing World Championships - Postma leads Finns Sail World Giles Scott (GBR), who won two races, sits one point back, while previous regatta leader Ben Ainslie (GBR) is in third and three third places on Wednesday. The story of the day was the disqualification of a large number of sailors who picked up black ...

Murphy qualifies Ireland for sailing event at 2012 Olympics Irish Examiner ISA Performance Director, James O'Callaghan said: "It is fantastic for Annalise to have achieved qualification so early in the regatta." Murphy had three races today and she finished second, first and fourth in them, meaning that after five races ...

San Francisco clearing piers for America's Cup San Jose Mercury News The hub of activity for the upcoming regatta will be at Pier 27, where officials are planning to build an 88000-square-foot cruise ship terminal and walking plaza. Spectators will be able to watch the action on San Francisco Bay from the pier. ...

San Diego America's Cup event falls short KGO-TV Arndt admits it's a challenge to build an audience for sailing in the US However, the current holder of the America's Cup is spending a lot of money to make that happen. "It's a very significant investment," said Craig Thompson. ...

Britain, Australia dominate men's 470 racing at sailing worlds after shark ... Washington Post PERTH, Australia — Britain and Australia dominated the men's 470 racing at the sailing world championships on Wednesday after organizers were on high alert following the sighting of a large shark near the course. Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell of ...

ISAF Sailing World Championships – Long day for Tunnicliffe Sail World You can check on the regatta website for results and a live blog here. (FYI: Perth/Freemantle is 13hr ahead of EST in the States or UTC+8hr) ' A rather large navigational hazard - ISAF Sailing World Championships Perth 2011 ' Mark Dadswell.

Chicago Sailors Honored with US Sailing Rescue Medal US SAILING (press release) PORTSMOUTH, RI (December 7, 2011) – US Sailing will award a Hanson Rescue Medal to sailors Mary Kovats, Jacob Karlin and Dave Stix of Chicago, Ill. for the bravery they displayed during their rescue of three distressed sailors from the cold, ...

Mat Belcher and Mal Page grab lead at world sailing championships in Perth Herald Sun The pair won all three of their races in the 470 dinghy racing to grab an equal share of the lead with Great Britain's Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell who are racing in a different fleet during the qualifying stage of their regatta. ...

Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing Championships - RS:X women's fleet day 3 Sail World As for Bryony, this is the best start to a regatta she has had since La Semaine Olympique Francaise last year. Her 1-3-2 results today mean she is the only woman in the Blue fleet with a score in single figures after the discard tonight. ...

Volvo Ocean Race : Team Sanya is back in the water BYM News (press release) Rig goes in first thing tomorrow morning and they should be sailing by noon. Today at 1800 Sanya Lan touched the water of the Cape Town Waterfront and she is happily tied up next to the team base. It is certainly a momentous day for the team after ...

Youth And Experience The Formula For Italian RS:X Success International Sailing Federation At 26, Tartaglini has recorded some impressive results in the build up to Perth 2011, she recently finished third at the first regatta of the 2011-2012 ISAF Sailing World Cup, Sail Melbourne. But with such strength in depth she has her work cut out to ...

Sailing returns to Lake Learmonth after 14 years Ballarat Courier BY JORDAN OLIVER With water back in the lake, the Lake Learmonth Yacht Club will host the season's first sailing event on Saturday and plans to continue sailing each weekend through summer. Former Australian Youth Sailing champion Tom Watson, ...

P Class alive and well at Sir Peter Blake Regatta Sail World The regatta was a great prelude to P Nationals (Tanner and Tauranga Cup) being held at Murrays Bay Sailing Club 11-16 January when we hope to see 50 plus Ps hitting the water. There's plenty of life left in this iconic little boat particularly when ...

Qingdao: It's not just for sailing anymore China Daily As one of China's first cities to introduce sailing, Qingdao is fully utilizing its advantages and has hosted such famous international events as the Volvo Ocean Race, the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race and the Mini Transat 650. ...

Casters rescheduled for Sunday; FPYC regatta results; Snook season ends Dec. 15 TCPalm The Fort Pierce Yacht Club's third annual sailboat regatta took place Saturday and Sunday. High winds and high seas offshore forced the racing to take place in the Indian River Lagoon. The races were open to all community sailboaters in either racing ...

Sailing with Skates is Great Winter Sport By Charlie Sailing with Skates is Great Winter Sport. For real thrills there's no sport like skate sailing, says Mr. Brown—and he goes ahead and proves it in this article. Moreover, he gives you plans for building your own sail and full directions on how to ... Modern Mechanix

Tenants Displaced By America's Cup Announce New Homes: News ... By Bay City News To make room for the America's Cup, some 80 Port of San Francisco tenants, including the iconic Teatro ZinZanni and Bauer's Intelligent Transportation, were told they were going to have to get packing. Finding new homes for those two ... SF Appeal: News

Volvo Ocean Race status report | The Daily Sail By James Boyd The full Volvo Ocean Race fleet is back together for the first time in over a month, after Puma Ocean Racing powered by BERG limped into Cape Town with just days to spare before racing resumes in conditions that will once again test the teams to the ... The three teams that actually finished Leg 1 – winners Team Telefónica, second-placed Camper with Emirates Team New Zealand and Groupamasailing team in third – have had more time to prepare their boats but are still working ... Feed of all Daily Sail content

Luxury goods included at ExCel | Sailing news | Yachting Monthly Boat Show will also display top branded cars,gems and art. Yachting Monthly News

Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships - Day 5 - Yachts and ... Predominantly blue skies, sunshine and light to moderate winds greeted sailors on Day 5 of the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships with competitors in four classes putting aside the disappointment of Tuesday's postponements. Latest news from Yachts and Yachting...

US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics: Day 6 from the ISAF Worlds By US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics We're fully past the jet lag now, and the "long regatta exhaustion" factor is starting to crop up a bit.... But it is important to realize that with Olympic sailing there are often goals that go beyond the event you are competing in at that moment. ... US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics

Volvo bolsters sailing portfolio - Sports Sponsorship news - Sailing ... By comment@sportspromedia.com The French Sailing Federation has signed the French division of Volvo Automobiles as a sponsor. The car manufacturer is aiming to capitalise on the momentum created by its longstanding support of the Volvo Ocean Race and has decided a ... SportsPro Media - Latest News

father & son sailing: Magnus Olsson sails on Triumph in ARC 2011 By Andy I had the chance to chat with Magnus Olsson yesterday, the ex-skipper of Ericsson 3 in the 2008/09Volvo Ocean Race. He sailed ... His story is unique in that he partners all of his sailing projects with good-for-the-world awareness programs. ... father & son sailing

Sailing Competitions to begin on Saturday | Arab Games 2011 By admin Sailing Competitions to begin on Saturday. DOHA, 07 December 2011, The Experimental races for the Arab Games Sailing Competitions will begin on Friday. The official competitions will kick off on Saturday with participation of 10 teams ... Arab Games 2011

Ex40 racing pauses for a thunderstorm | Emirates Team New Zealand By wdouglas They had not raced together in the Extreme 40 catamaran since the second regatta of 2011 at Qingdao, China, in April. Since then, their priority has been the America's Cup World Series regattas and Emirates Team New Zealand's sailing ... Emirates Team New Zealand

Shark alert at world sailing championship | Sport | guardian.co.uk World sailing championship organisers are on high alert after a large shark was sighted near the Fremantle courses in Western Australia. www.guardian.co.uk/.../shark-alert-sailing-world-championshi...

videos - Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012 | Video Gallery The Volvo Ocean Race is the world's premier offshore race, an exceptional test of sailing prowess and human endeavour, which started over 37 years ago as ... www.volvooceanrace.com/en/video_gallery/html_page1.html

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