22 September 2012

Les Glénans, the nonprofit sailing school in Brittany, France

Charted Waters
New York Times
We are the students at Les Glénans, the venerable nonprofit sailing school founded in Brittany, France, 65 years ago by a group of former Resistance fighters. One is not merely a student at Les Glénans. We are members of a sort of sailing collective, ...

New York Times

'Try Sailing' event attracts over 2000 visitors
Oman Daily Observer
By Staff Reporter — MUSCAT — Community spirit was as much a winner as sailingat Muscat's beautiful Shatti al Qurum beach at the weekend where a record 2,000 visitors arrived to ensure the huge success of Oman Sail's 'Try Sailing' event.

Oman Daily Observer

Nord Stream Race at Yacht Club of Saint-Petersburg preview
Sail World
Helsinki will then host the fleet for three days, 19-21 October, with a Match Racing Regatta scheduled for Saturday 20 October followed by an Open Day on Sunday 21 October for the general public, media and guests to view the yachts. ... Vladimir ...

America's Cup: Burling joins Team Korea, Outteridge jumps to Artemis
Sail World
Outgoing skipper of Artemis Red, Santiago Lange, a two-time Olympic bronze medalist in the Tornado class, was eliminated in the Qualifiers of the Match Racing by Luna Rossa and placed ninth in the fleet racing in San Francisco. ... The team has made a...

Sail World

Australian Youth Match Racing Championship – Five teams line up
Sail World
Tasmania has drawn on some of the State's best Laser sailors for its teams representing the RYCT while two of the New South Wales teams come from the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's Youth Sailing Academy. The third NSW team will represent the Royal ...

Sail World

Gold medallist Lijia Xu seeks sailing awareness, not fame
Sail World
The 24-year-old Beijing Olympic Bronze medallist marked another milestone in sailingfor her country by delivering its first Laser Radial class gold medal at the Games. That followed compatriot Yin Jian's victory in the RS-X category at the 2008 ...

Sail World

Can Solar-Powered Sailing Ships Open Up Ocean-Based Commerce?
Sustainablog (blog)
Can Solar-Powered Sailing Ships Open Up Ocean-Based Commerce? September 21, 2012 By Jeff McIntire-Strasburg

Italians secure victory at the Audi Valencia Cup
The Independent
Outteridge has moved to the Swedish-backed Artemis challenge for the America's Cup. “Joining Artemis Racing is a great opportunity for me. Artemis is a solid team all around and I'm excited to join Terry Hutchinson and the sailing team for my first ...

WMRT Monsoon Cup - Bringing together world class sailing
Sail World
The Monsoon Cup is being held from 3rd to 8th December 2012 at the Ri-Yaz Heritage Marina Resort and Spa bringing together world class sailing as the ISAF Match Racing World Champion gets crowned alongside fun, wholesome activities for the family.

Sail World

New sailing school set for Southwold
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
Robin Watkins, the commodore of Southwold Sailing Club, whose headquarters are at the town's harbour, said his aim was to encourage people to abandon a “Game Boy” culture of mobile phones and video games. He said: “Sailing can be challenging at ...

Norfolk Eastern Daily Press

Seven annual sailing season inspections to save you money!
Sail World
Keep your mast in place and your sailing rig strong to prevent failure. 6. Repair Spongy or ... John Jamieson (Captain John) with 25+ years of experience shows you the no-nonsense cruising skills you need for safer sailing worldwide. Visit his website...

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Around the sailing clubs, Friday, September 21, 2012
Isle of Wight County Press
Graham Sutton took command of both races to take the gun, like the fast fleet the second race which finished in the harbour saw some very close and tactical sailing resulting in Anne Barlow out manoeuvring David Earee to reverse the result of the first ...

Regatta to square off against big events
San Francisco Chronicle
More than 150,000 spectators showed up for the August races, which sold out 6,600 ticketed seats each day, said Tom Ehman, vice commodore of the host Golden GateYacht Club and head of external affairs for the America's Cup. The Sunday championship ...

San Francisco Chronicle

2014 Youth Olympic Games - Sailing qualification system published
Sail World
ISAF has published the qualification system for the sailing competition at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games. The second Youth Olympic Games (YOG) will take place in Nanjing, China from 16-24 August 2014 and will feature 100 young sailors from around the ...

The Low-Tech, High-Stakes Way to Sail Scotland
Wall Street Journal
It was to be the most basic form of sailing: a hull to hold the waves at bay and a sail to hold the wind for way. We had no engine; we had no GPS; we had two people crewing a boat designed for four. My friend and guide Ian Stephen and I stood on the ...

Wall Street Journal

Scammonden Water Sailing Club and Pennine Sailing Club compete at the ...
Huddersfield Examiner
IT was a major test of endurance as two Huddersfield sailing clubs competed in one of the UK's toughest and longest dinghy races. Members of Scammonden Water Sailing Club (SWSC) and Pennine Sailing Club took part the West Lancashire Yacht Club 24 ...

2013 Strictly Sail Pacific Boat Show set to return to Jack London Square in ...
Boating Industry
Produced by Sail America, the trade association for the U.S. sailing industry, this year's show marks a special year as it coincides with the 2013 America's Cup, also taking place in San Francisco. “The entire San Francisco Bay Area is all a buzz about ...

Flash Gordon 6 Wins Rolex Farr 40 Worlds
International Sailing Federation
After more than a dozen times racing in the world championship, it seems fitting that Jahn claims the 2012 Rolex Farr 40 World Championship title while racing from his home club, Chicago Yacht Club, against a backdrop of the city that is graced by some...

International Sailing Federation

New start date for annual BVI Sailing Festival
Virgin Islands Daily News
"We felt it was time for something new to keep the event fresh and interesting, particularly for our regular competitors," said Bob Phillips, chairman of the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival. "After 10 successful years of racing to the Bitter End ...

Virgin Islands Daily News

Niantic Bay Yacht Club Cocktail Party An Ideal Finish To ...
Hartford Courant
Thanks to the fundraising efforts of the Mystic River Mudheads, Niantic Bay Yacht Club, Stonington Dinghy Club and Thames Yacht Club in conjunction with the generous support of our sponsors, donors and participants, the Hospice SE CT Regatta Series ...

Hartford Courant

Dover's Christopher Cone wins award from Chatham Yacht Club
Wicked Local
The Chatham Yacht Club has announced that the S. Arthur Peterson Shore School Trophy was awarded to Dover's Christopher Amsden Cone in August. The trophy is awarded to a member of the shore school selected by the instructors as the sailor who has ...

Perth Sailing Club - Strathmore Series
Perthshire Advertiser
The result was a very exciting weekend of sailing, though some crews simply could not cope with the conditions. Pete Watson, in a laser, capsized before the start and was very quickly followed by Alan Jones in his Solo. Graeme Keir also capsized and ...

Growing Up Newport: Emerson, Mom and Jimmy Cagney
Newport Beach Independent Newspaper
Naturally, our Mom was a big booster in making sure we were on time for sailing as we grew up. Emerson, the boatman at the Newport Harbor Yacht Club for probably more than 40 years, ran the club shore boat. Emerson's schedule was Monday through ...

Sailing new horizons: Peter Gilmour farewells Avalon
The Manly Daily
The four-time match racing world champion is a seasoned America's Cup skipper and his home is as much a family home as a seaside retreat. But with his sailing endeavours and life taking him across the world - and more recently to Western Australia ...

The Manly Daily

Peter Burling is Team Korea's new skipper | VSail.info
By Valencia Sailing
We are proud of what our new team has achieved in its first-ever participation in the America's Cup.” One other crew change for this event will be two-time Volvo Ocean Race competitor Andy McLean (NZL) who comes in for Mark Bulkeley ...
VSail.info

U.S. Match Racing Championship at Boston Yacht Club - Day 1 ...
Sailing news as it happens. The first place to stop for reports, results, fixtures & photographs from racing sailing. ... U.S. Match Racing Championship at Boston Yacht Club - Day 1. Update in progress. By Jake Fish, US Sailing today at 7:50 am ...
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Louis Vuitton Unveils Stylish and Sturdy Sailing Gear | materialicious
By trueluxury
The company is introducing its second Louis Vuitton Cup Collection, a selection of sailing-inspired apparel and accessories designed to withstand weather conditions at sea, available now through the end of the America's Cup event in ...
materialicious

Can You Share Your Medical Experiences Outside the United States ...
By sww914
And if you want/need chiroprocator work done, it's almost worth sailing here just for that. Chiro visits are EUR 30 per visit to the best chiro in town. But the best part is that here chiropractors are required to get the same medical training as other ...
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AC News: Ex-Team Korea skipper joins Artemis | Yacht News ...
Artemis is a solid team all around and I'm excited to join Terry Hutchinson and the sailing team for my first America's Cup," said Outteridge who has just arrived in San Francisco following the Farr 40 Worlds in Chicago. "I think anytime you add ...
Yachting World News

Audi Azzurra Sailing Team, leaders of the Audi Valencia Cup ...
Audi Azzurra Sailing Team lead the Audi Valencia Cup, the final event of the season- long 52 Super Series. The team from the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda won ...
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ODU Sailing Headed to Three Races This Weekend - Old Dominion ...
The No. 14 Old Dominion University coed sailing team hits the road again this weekend as they compete in the MAISA Laser Qualifier which takes place in Kings ...
www.odusports.com/sports/c-sail/spec-rel/092112aaa.html

Al Dhabyia Traditional Sailing Race (43 feet category) - Abu Dhabi ...
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