01 September 2011

Rolex championship sailing event finishes second day



Rolex championship sailing event finishes second day on Lake Ontario
Greece Post
More importantly, the breeze, ranging from eight to 12 knots, was “idyllic,” according to RegattaChairman Chris Dorsey, of Irondequoit, who added that the Rochester Yacht Club Race Committee, spectators, and the competitors, especially, were all happy ...
Message to America's Cup: don't steal our bay
San Francisco Chronicle
"Filling this basin with large yachts ... would significantly impact the public's ability to enjoy the bay," reads the official response by the Bay Conservation and Development Commission to the draft environmental impact report for the fabled regatta...
Sailing club to host first home regatta
Purdue Exponent
As a part of the Midwest Collegiate Sailing Association, the Purdue Sailing Club is set to host the first regatta of the year this weekend at Lake Shafer, about an hour north of West Lafayette. Boiler Cup is an annual regatta and the first of the year ...
Marin voices concerns over America's Cup
Marinscope Community Newspapers
By Jessica Mullins Several Marin agencies have expressed concerns about the America's Cup, set to inundate the Bay Area with visitors in 2012 and 2013. Public comment responding to San Francisco's 2000-plus-page draft environmental impact report (EIR) ...
Crabbing Bay Junior Regatta 2011
thebahamasweekly.com
Now in 2011, the descendants of Crabbing Bay plan to celebrate the sailingtradition by holding a Junior Regatta on September 3 rd , 2011. Competitors will be sailing 'International Flying Junior' (FJ) class sloops. The FJ is a small, light and fast ...
St Moritz, Porto Cervo - sailing news from Europe and the World
Sail World
The Clipper Round the World fleet have started arriving in Rio De Janeiro from Madeira, Spain on the second race in leg one, and Telefonica has qualified for the Volvo Ocean Race. Great images this week from various photographers at the recently ...
ON THE WATER: Alamitos Races, Regatta Set For Labor Day Weekend
Gazette Newspapers
Alamitos Bay Yacht Club will hold its annual Labor Day Regatta on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 3 and 4. Originally a three-day event — and dating from before World War II — the event is one of the big ones on the Southern California small-boat racing ...
Newport to Ensenada Sailing Race, new HQ and new finish line for 2012
Examiner.com
The 2012 Race will be the 65th annual edition of the race, which is known as the world's largest international sailing competition. The start will be off Newport Harbor April 27th, with the earliest finishers crossing the line in Ensenada anywhere from ...
Newport group leads America's Cup cleanup efforts
Providence Journal
Earlier this month, Sailors for the Sea in Newport led the America's Cup sustainability efforts starting with coastal conservation efforts, by both cleaning up the cliff tops nearby and participating in the America's Cup Sustainability Forum in Cascais ...
ISAF Partners With Atlantis WeatherGear
International Sailing Federation
The International Sailing Federation is pleased to announce that Atlantis WeatherGear has been selected as the ISAF Race Officials Clothing Supplier. It is a partnership that will see Atlantis supplying ISAF's race official team with a range of ...
China Team announces new America's Cup coach to replace Mitch Booth
My Sailing
China Team, the official Chinese challenger for the 34 th America's Cup, is strengthening its lineup for the sailing crew for the next World Series in Plymouth, September 10-18, 2011. Thierry Barot, CEO of China Team, says “if we want to compete ...
Museum of Yachting Classic Yacht Regatta
Sail World (press release)
On Saturday and Sunday mornings, from 8:30 to 9:30 am at the Museum of Yachting, local sailing enthusiasts will have an opportunity to meet and greet the owners, skippers, and crews of competing boats. This hour-long meet and greet gives the local...
Updated Logo revealed for US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics
BYM News (press release)
Sailing Team AlphaGraphics – the national sailing team comprised of the country's top performing Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls – unveiled a revised team logo. The team's title sponsor AlphaGraphics, the provider of visual communications for ...
Cushendall Play Host to Flying Fifteen East Coast Sailing Championships
Afloat
30 boats will travel to Cushendall this weekend for the East Coast of Ireland regional sailingchampionships in the Flying Fifteen class. The two-day championships will be the penultimate major event in Cushendall Sailing and Boating Club's 2011 ...
Perth 2011 sailing for sustainability
BYM News (press release)
An environment and sustainability programme for this December's Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships was launched in Perth today by the West Australian Minister for the Environment. In a ceremony on the Perth city foreshore, the Minister for ...
Volvo Ocean Race: Telefonica returns to base after 2000nm Qualifier
Sail World
In a relaxed atmosphere they discussed the preparation behind a team of these characteristics when it comes to facing sailing's most extreme challenge: the Volvo Ocean Race. Now in Sanxenxo, 'Telefónica' will be lifted up out of the water for the final ...
South Haven yacht, tow boat both total losses after going aground in high waves
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
By Rosemary Parker | Kalamazoo Gazette Jonathon Gruenke | Kalamazoo Gazette fileSix to eight foot waves overpowered a 44-foot sailboat with engine trouble Saturday as well as the boat that was attempting to help it. SOUTH HAVEN — The remains of the ...
Full Frontal assault on Northshore Australian Championship
My Sailing
The Sailing Committee at Lake Macquarie's RMYC Toronto have just hosted the second Australian Championships for Northshore Yachts. The alternative to Hamilton Island Race Week for Northshores,( but a lot easier to get to) was run on the weekend of ...
American, Irish And Spanish Teams Hold Early Advantage At ISAF Team Racing Worlds
International Sailing Federation
Two British teams, the British University Sailing Association (BUSA) team and West Kirby Hawks share the second and third spots with nine wins from ten races and USA team, The Rockets from Newport, Rhode Island, are in fourth place on the round robin...
Perini Navi Cup in Porto Cervo preview
Sail World
Eighteen Perini Navi sailing yachts have gathered in Sardinia for the event which is open only to yachts built by the renowned Viareggio shipyard. The regatta combines spectacular sailing with an exclusive rendezvous for the owners that make up the ...
Construction begins on 141m sailing yacht
The Triton
By Editor Following the decision to build a 141m yacht designed by Ken Freivokh Design and Dykstra and Partners Naval Architects, Turkey-based Dream Ship Victory CEO Valeriy Stepanenko set in motion a project at its base on the Aegean Sea. ...
Make Your Videos Extreme: Tips for High Action Shooting
OnlineVideo.net
Prior to his videography career, Cronin was a professional sailboater, and then a coach for the Olympic sailing team. He incorporated video into his coaching and learned to drive a boat while filming at the same time. Before he knew it, ...
Profile of Peter Peake from Peake Yacht Services on Trinidad
All At Sea
He subsequently racked up several victories throughout the Caribbean from the BVI Spring Regattasouth to Grenada Sailing Week. Peake isn't giving up sailing, but after a ten-year hiatus he has returned to his powerboat roots. He took over as president ...
Ferry has its day in court: New Zealand sailboat skipper fined
Sail World
Sail does NOT have right of way over power in all cases, and New Zealand authorities this week showed how seriously they take it. In the Auckland District Court yesterday (August 29), Melville John Bolton, 73, of Mt Roskill, was convicted and fined ...
Marine officers rescue boaters in Indian River near Melbourne
Florida Today
As the 19-foot sailboat crashed into the rocks of the causeway, a man jumped into the water and climbed aboard, sailing it toward safe harbor. Dozens of motorists gathered along the causeway, watching the accident and rescue unfold. ...
McCarthy and Davis Sail to a Win at Skerries GP14 National Championships
Afloat
Skerries was our venue, and a fine spot to host a regatta it is .The GP fleet were really well taken care of by all the members of the club who put aside their own weekend so we could have a lot of fun. Thank you. Not only were we blessed to have a ...
Sailing: Team Tummel retain trophy
Perthshire Advertiser
The Volvo Champion Club scheme sponsors clubs to enhance junior race training, and the event was designed to give club level juniors, those who are not already in the area or national squad training schemes, a taste of inter-club racing. ...
Catamaran Open at Stokes Bay Sailing Club preview
Sail World
The Stokes Bay annual Catamaran Open Meeting, sponsored by Ronstan, is prepared to get underway this weekend. The venue is set, committee boat fuelled and rescue boats primed and ready. This event is set to challenge a variety of catamaran classes on ...
Classic Yacht Regatta Returns | Newport Now.com
By Newport Now Staff
NEWPORT, R.I. – Hurricane Irene's visit to Rhode Island didn't dampen the spirits of classic-boat owners and crews heading to the 32nd Annual Museum of Yachting Classic Yacht Regatta, sponsored by Panerai. The regatta takes place over the ... On Saturday and Sunday mornings, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Museum of Yachting, local sailing enthusiasts will have an opportunity to meet and greet the owners, skippers, and crews of competing boats. This hour-long meet and greet...
Newport Now.com
August Regatta at Bala Sailing Club - Yachts and Yachting Online
Over a 100 competitors descended on Bala Lake in North Wales over the Bank Holiday weekend to take part in the annual regatta, which also incorporated the Laser2000 Welsh Nationals/Eurocup round 3.
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America's Cup | America's Cup Uncovered - Episode 5
Sailing from the inside out ... America's Cup Uncovered Episode 5 picks up at the first AC Match Race Championship, with Terry Hutchinson of Artemis Racing ...
www.americascup.com/.../Americas-Cup-Uncovered---Episod...
Setting sail on America's Cup plans - Marinscope Home Page
A Sausalito task force looking at ways the city can prepare for America's Cup events ... The task force, created to prepare the city for the September 2013 sailing ...
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