Volvo Ocean Race in-port race winner: Abu Dhabi (video)
Sailing group report: Yacht that overturned in Chicago-Mackinac race poorly ... Washington Post A sailboat that capsized in a storm during the annual race from Chicago to Mackinac Island, killing two crew members, was not suited for the competition because its sails were too big for its weight, a sailing group says. US Sailing's report criticized ... | ||
Tunnicliffe wins 1st Olympic qualifier ESPN Anna Tunnicliffe of Plantation, Fla., has won the US Olympic Team Qualifying Regatta for women's match racing by beating Genny Tulloch of Sausalito, Calif., in two races Sunday. Tunnicliffe, whose Team Maclaren crew includes Molly Vandemoer of Stanford ... | ||
Volvo Ocean Race: Sport360° works the grinders and takes the wheel of... Sport 360 by Martyn Thomas To say that I was a sailing novice before yesterday's Volvo Ocean Race Pro-Am would be doing a grave disservice to beginner sailors the world over. The truth is that prior to my trip to Spain I had never been on a boat that required ... | ||
Norwegian Ship Rescues Sailboat Passengers In Major Storm Huffington Post (blog) Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Gem responded to a call from the US Coast Guard who had received a distress notification from Sanctuary, a 39-foot sailboat, stating that they had large breaking waves over the bow, had lost power and a life raft and ... | ||
It's always smooth sailing at Estero's Pelican Landing The News-Press It's a Sunfish sailing center and it's free to people who live in the community. Walter Bergakker gives free lessons to newcomers. Once they are certified to be able to safely handle the sailboat, they can come and sail whenever they want. ... | ||
Longtime sailboat race series hits the waters of South Sound The Olympian The races are organized by members of the Tacoma Yacht Club, Three Tree Point Yacht Club in Des Moines, South Sound Sailing Society, Olympia Yacht Club and Gig Harbor Yacht Club. “It is the biggest racing series in the South Sound,” Conti said. ... | ||
Coast Guard rescues two sailors from rough seas on 20th anniversary of ... Boston.com The sailboat, en route from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Long Island, NY, had been sailing 150 miles offshore when it received a Coast Guard weather advisory broadcast on Friday and began racing toward the coast. By early Sunday, they were seven miles ... | ||
Hobie Alter inducted to Sailing Hall of Fame OCRegister He is also the creator of the Hobie Cat, the Hobie 33 ultralight-displacement sailboat and one of the finest mass-produced radio-controlled gliders, the Hobie Hawk. Alter opened up Southern California's first surf shop in Dana Point in the 1950s. ... | ||
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5th China Cup International Regatta–First 2 Days BYM News (press release) Not that they were sailing against clunkers or beginners either. In their wake they left at least 1 former world champion and a boat crewed by an America's cup team. Surprise of the day was Seawolf, a local team sailing their own boat whose owner only ... | ||
Tunnicliffe leads Tulloch in sailing finals ESPN Anna Tunnicliffe of Plantation, Fla., has taken a 2-0 lead over Genny Tulloch of Sausalito, Calif., in the finals of the US Olympic Team Qualifying Regatta for match racing. Tunnicliffe and her crew of Molly Vandemoer of Stanford, Calif., ... | ||
Hempel 38th Gosford to Lord Howe Island Yacht Race: The Stick within sight of ... BYM News (press release) As the towering Mount Gower and Mount Lidgard, on the southern end of the island, came in sight on the horizon, The Stick was making 9.5 knots boatspeed after a second night at sea, sailing in northerly winds of up to 20 knots. ... | ||
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Klaus Lorenz & Ollie Annear to contest Australian 420 dinghy championship on ... BYM News (press release) Whitsunday Sailing Clubs Klaus Lorenz and Ollie Annear will face a huge step up in class when they contest the Australian 420 dinghy championship on Brisbane's Moreton Bay from December 27th to January 3rd. During the past year Klaus Lorenz sailing the ... | ||
Solos dominate Melton Sailing Club meet Melton Today RACE three in Melton Sailing Club's Frostbite series started in fine weather with a light southerly breeze. However, the wind strengthened though the race, providing some challenging conditions in the last half-hour. Paul Gregory started last in his ... | ||
Cherubs to sail their hearts out in tropical Yepoon My Sailing This summer the Queensland Cherub Association is hosting the 2011-2012 Cherub Australian Championships at the Keppel Bay Sailing Club in tropical Yeppoon. The series is to run from the 28th of December to the 4th of January and will be comprised of 12 ... | ||
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Malaysian Match Racing Circuit to be supported by KFC Sail World 'The circuit will be incorporated within the already successful KFC Regatta in Langkawi, Kedah; Lumut, Perak; and Selangor, culminating in the Malaysian Match Racing Championship, the national qualifiers for the Monsoon Cup at Pulau Duyong, ... | ||
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Boat In Fatal Race To Mackinac Island Accident Was Unstable, Sailing By The Huffington Post News Editors CHARLEVOIX, Mich. — A sailboat that capsized in a storm during the annual race from Chicago to Mackinac Island, killing two crew members, was not suited for the competition because its sails were too big for its weight, a sailing group says. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com | ||
Test Sailing a Pacific Proa - SailNet Community I recently had the opportunity to help a friend test-sail his newly launched Pacific Proa. It was very fun, interesting, and FAST. Proas are a variety. SailNet Community | ||
Tunnicliffe Wins U.S. Olympic Team Qualifying Regatta | Olympic ... By US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics Tulloch's team spent that past season sitting out the ISAF Sailing World Cup events as they were the third-place team at the U.S. Qualifier regatta in early 2011. With this second-place finish, they will have the second USA berth at World ... About US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics. The US SailingTeam AlphaGraphics is managed by the United States Sailing Association (US SAILING), the national governing body for the sport of sailing and sailboat racing. The top athletes in each Olympic... Olympic and Paralympic Teams | ||
Volvo Ocean Sailing Race Preview : DubaiEye103.8 By lucy The most gruelling sailing challenge in the world, The Volvo Ocean Race, gets underway in Spain in less than 2 days.It will see Abu Dhabi square up alongside the toughest and most successful nautical nations for the first time. DubaiEye103.8 | ||
America's Cup Building in Valencia, Spain By Eliza A. The generic name for America's Cup Building in Valencia is the Foredeck Building and it has a key location, facing the sea. Architectism - Architecture Magazine | ||
Mirror Half Term Frolics at Beaver Sailing Club - Yachts and ... Overall the Half Term Frolics at Beaver Sailing Club were a very successful event, the standard of sailor ranged from raw beginner to battle hardened championship racer. Latest news from Yachts and Yachting... | ||
We had a very wet morning, waking up - Get Sailing By admin Thanks as well to our sponsors, St. Francis Yacht Club Foundation, the Olympic Sailing Association of New Orelans, US Sailing Team Alphagraphics and its sponsors, and suppliers Kaenon Polarized, GU Energy, and GoPro. A special thanks ... Get Sailing | ||
It's no storm in a teacup: Golding's first race with Gamesa Sailing ... By emily A 'storm of historical proportions' sweeping its way across the Atlantic has put on hold the start of Mike Golding's return to oceanic racing. Golding with his newly branded 60-foot monohull, Gamesa, was due to start the Transat Jacques Vabre, ... Mike Golding Yacht Racing |
Report on July sailing deaths blames boat's design Detroit Free Press The sailboat WingNuts floats upside down in Lake Michigan, off the coast of Charlevoix, on July 18, 2011, after it capsized during the annual Chicago-to-Mackinac sailing race. Two crew members died. / JOHN L. RUSSELL/Associated Press BY PEGGY ... | ||
Sailors ready to travel the world in Volvo Ocean Race MiamiHerald.com By SUSAN COCKING The 11th edition of sailing's equivalent of climbing Mt. Everest will get under way next Saturday in Alicante, Spain. Six teams made up of some of the world's top sailors will embark in the Volvo Ocean Race — a nine-month, ... | ||
Slingsby targets Olympic sailing gold Ninemsn Slingsby said the 2012 Olympic sailing course should suit him over the 2008 Beijing venue, where he finished a disappointing 22nd. He's already enjoyed success in Weymouth and Portland, including victory in the official test regatta in August. ... | ||
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Coast Guard coordinates sailboat rescue near Bermuda with assistance of ... The Republic The Coast Guard received a notification Saturday morning that the 39-foot sailing vessel Sanctuary was taking on water and that its life raft had washed overboard. The Coast Guard asked the captain of the cruise ship Norwegian Gem to assist and ... | ||
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Kiwified Chinese entry has strong NZ influence New Zealand Herald Sanderson skippers the Team Sanya challenge in the Volvo Ocean Race, which starts this weekend. It is Chinese backed and funded but essentially appears to be the 'Kiwi team you have when you are not having a Kiwi team'. Seven of the 10 sailing team are ... | ||
Yachting: Legendary duel reborn New Zealand Herald Dalton skippered Fisher & Paykel, Blake (later Sir Peter) Steinlager 2 and both yachts have been refitted and will take part in the Volvo Ocean Race Legends regatta - the first of its kind for veterans of the first 10 Whitbread and Volvo races. ... | ||
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Roble, Barkow take lead in sailing semis ESPN Stephanie Roble of Chicago and Sally Barkow of Nashotah, Wis., have taken a 2-1 lead in their semifinal matches at the US Olympic Team Qualifying Regatta. Roble leads Genny Tulloch of Sausalito, Calif., while Barkow leads 2008 Olympic gold medalist ... | ||
2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race confirmed | The Daily Sail By James Boyd The 12th Volvo Ocean Race will take place in 2014-15 after Volvo Car Corporation and Volvo Group today reaffirmed their long-term commitment to the world's premier offshore sailing event. Volvo Ocean Race CEO Knut Frostad announced ... Feed of all Daily Sail content | ||
IWC Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph Volvo Ocean Race 2011 ... By Atif Kazmi IWC Schaffhausen, the official sponsor of the Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing team, has released the Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph Edition “Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012″ to coincide with the official start of this “Everest' of sailing. For those ... Por Homme - Men's Lifestyle,... | ||
Tulloch and Tunnicliffe advance to Final Round | Olympic and ... By US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics After a quick finish to the semi-final round this morning, two teams advanced into the final round of the 2011 U.S. Olympic Team Qualifying Regatta: Team Maclaren -- Anna Tunnicliffe, Molly Vandemoer and Debbie Capozzi – and Team GetSailing – Genny Tulloch, Alice Manard Leonard and Jenn ... 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. The top ... Olympic and Paralympic Teams | ||
Norwegian Ship Rescues Sailboat Passengers in Major Storm ... By Anne Campbell ShipcriticBlog - Cruise blog, Chat, News & Bargains. ShipCritic Blog | ||
Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 Officially Underway : The NewsMarket By Volvo Ocean Race Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing delivered a blow to their rivals, picking up the first points of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 with a commanding victory in the inaugural Iberdrola In-Port Race in Alicante, Spain. English & Spanish video available. The NewsMarket (All News) | ||
THE WORLD TOUR - Alex and Taru sailing around the world ... By World Tour Stories I am not sure my body agrees this morning tho and definitely not when considering the fact that we will get out sailing late tonight to try get to Nevis before 1pm Sunday for further adventures. Anyways, it was all worth it, glad I stopped after the ... THE WORLD TOUR - Alex and Taru... | ||
Kiteboarding general: The rise of kiteboarding brings the sport to the ... It will be invitation-only and is celebrating 25 years of the famous and popular sailing regatta. This is good news for Kiteboarders everywhere, as it means that the sport is becoming recognised on a global level even more than it was before. ... We love to kite dot com | ||
Archived ... - Scuttlebutt: Sailing news with a North American focus 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race on October 29th, each team will be quick to analyze their ... American Games regatta saw each of the nine classes hold the double points .... Conner, 69, is a four-time winning skipper of the America's Cup and his ... www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/archived_Detail.asp?key=4807 |
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