Vendée Globe Day 44 Daily Highlights & Update, Sailing Video

Vendée Globe Day 44 Daily Highlights Video:

Vendée Globe video above published Dec 20, 2016: Day 44 daily highlights

Vendee Globe Update: In the Vendee Globe 2016-17 solo non-stop round-the-world sailing race, Armel Le Cleac'h on BANQUE POPULAIRE VIII (1st) and Alex Thomson on HUGO BOSS (2nd) are currently leading the fleet headed east across the Pacific Ocean towards Cape Horn at the southern tip of South America.

LIVE Tracking: tracking2016.vendeeglobe.org

At 1530hrs UTC, 20 Dec 2016, Thomas Ruyant on his critically damaged IMOCA Le Souffle du Nord with the two specialists on board and the pump working, was 25 miles – or about four hours – from the haven of Bluff, the southernmost town on South Island, New Zealand. The bow section of his IMOCA flooded and the stern clear of the water, the boat pitching out of control, Ruyant had spent many uncertain hours fighting to bring his boat to safety, often losing steerage in big seas and buffeting winds which gusted to over 55 knots. Read more at Vendée Globe 2016-17 News: Thomas Ruyant approaches Bluff, New Zealand

Classement officiel de 22h Vendée Globe https://t.co/8jUyTzR57l #Icewatchtimerofficiel #VG2016 pic.twitter.com/xfQCeWjM41

— Vendée Globe (@VendeeGlobe) December 20, 2016

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• www.vendeeglobe.org | @VendeeGlobe
• #VG2016
• AlexThomsonRacing.com | Twitter: @ATRacing99
• www.oceanmasters.com | @IMOCA60 | www.imoca.org

The Vendée Globe race record is held by François Gabart, who finished after 78 days. The eighth Vendée Globe began from Les Sables d'Olonne, France, on Sunday, 6th November 2016.

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Vendee Globe Update, Week 5 HUGO BOSS Highlights, Sailing Video

Week 5 Highlights Onboard HUGO BOSS:

Video above published Dec 13, 2016: Alex Thomson, skipper of HUGO BOSS, has been through 2 uncomfortable depressions this week, he's still smiling and still in the race. Alex now has to cross The Pacific Ocean before passing Cape Horn.

Vendée Globe Day 38 Update Onboard HUGO BOSS:

Video above published Dec 12, 2016: Lighter winds in The Pacific today, Alex enjoys the respite as he waits for the wind he needs to keep up with Voile Banque Populaire.

Vendee Globe Update: Alex Thomson on HUGO BOSS and Armel Le Cleac'h on BANQUE POPULAIRE VIII are currently leaders in the Vendee Globe sailing race.

Classement officiel de 22h Vendée Globe https://t.co/8jUyTzR57l #Icewatchtimerofficiel #VG2016 pic.twitter.com/CwPgvuFfk6

— Vendée Globe (@VendeeGlobe) December 14, 2016

LIVE Tracking: tracking2016.vendeeglobe.org
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• www.vendeeglobe.org | @VendeeGlobe
• #VG2016
• AlexThomsonRacing.com | Twitter: @ATRacing99
• www.oceanmasters.com | @IMOCA60 | www.imoca.org

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Vendée Globe 2016-17, Day 37 Update Video Onboard HUGO BOSS

Vendée Globe day 37 update onboard HUGO BOSS:

Video above published Dec 12, 2016: Alex Thomson is all smiles onboard HUGO BOSS after a successful day reigning in Voile Banque Populaire's lead. Time to prepare the boat before it enters another low pressure weather system this evening.

Classement officiel de 22h Vendée Globe https://t.co/8jUyTzR57l #Icewatchtimerofficiel #VG2016 pic.twitter.com/yR8L3Emp9M

— Vendée Globe (@VendeeGlobe) December 12, 2016

Vendee Globe Update: Alex Thomson on HUGO BOSS and Armel Le Cleac'h on BANQUE POPULAIRE VIII are currently the top 2 leaders in the Vendee Globe sailing race.

LIVE Tracking: tracking2016.vendeeglobe.org
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• www.vendeeglobe.org | @VendeeGlobe
• #VG2016
• AlexThomsonRacing.com | Twitter: @ATRacing99
• www.oceanmasters.com | @IMOCA60 | www.imoca.org

RORC Transatlantic Race: Maverick Blasts into Grenada: "Maverick Blasts into Grenada Day 15: RORC Transatlantic Race: Infiniti 46, Maverick, skippered by Oliver Cotterell crossed the finish line outside Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada at 06h 52m 09s on 10th December 2016. The British yacht, with radical side foils is provisionally the winner of IRC Canting Keel and currently placed second overall under IRC for the RORC Transatlantic Race ..."

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Vendée Globe Updates, Sailing Videos: Alex Thomson, HUGO BOSS

Vendée Globe Day 34 Update 9 Dec 2016, Onboard HUGO BOSS

Video above published Dec 9, 2016: As the low pressure weather front follows Alex Thomson aboard HUGO BOSS towards the southern tip of New Zealand, life becomes increasingly uncomfortable for the two Vendee globe front runners and they are buffeted around by increasingly strong gusty wind conditions.

Vendee Globe Update: Alex Thomson on HUGO BOSS (2nd) and Armel Le Cleac'h on BANQUE POPULAIRE VIII (1st) are currently leading the Vendee Globe sailing race.

Classement officiel de 22h Vendée Globe https://t.co/8jUyTzR57l #Icewatchtimerofficiel #VG2016 pic.twitter.com/6yA4zLgRz0

— Vendée Globe (@VendeeGlobe) December 10, 2016

LIVE Tracking: tracking2016.vendeeglobe.org
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• www.vendeeglobe.org | @VendeeGlobe
• #VG2016
• AlexThomsonRacing.com | Twitter: @ATRacing99
• www.oceanmasters.com | @IMOCA60 | www.imoca.org

Vendée Globe Day 33 Update Onboard HUGO BOSS

Video above published on Dec 8, 2016: Tough couple of days ahead for Alex Thomson, but as you can see the sense of humour has not been lost. Sailing conservatively, focusing making it to the horn in one piece.

Vendee Globe Day 32: Video by Sébastien Josse:

Video above published Dec 7, 2016 by Vendee Globe as "J32 : Images de bord de Sébastien Josse"

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Vendee Globe Day 31, Alex Thomson, Week 4, Sailing Videos

Day 31 Daily Highlights Vendée Globe

Vendee Globe video above published Dec 6, 2016: Day 31 Daily Highlights Vendée Globe Week 4 

Highlights onboard HUGO BOSS

Video above published Dec 6, 2016: One month ago to the exact day, Alex left Les Sables d'Olonnes and started the Vendée Globe. Since then he has been at the front of the fleet in battle with French rival Armel Le Cleac'h, as well as breaking three race records. This week Alex had a special visit from the Marine Nationale helicopter just off the Kerguelen Islands, capturing some of the most stunning footage of an IMOCA 60 to date.

Classement officiel de 22h Vendée Globe https://t.co/8jUyTzR57l #Icewatchtimerofficiel #VG2016 pic.twitter.com/eNoGB1Iu5n

— Vendée Globe (@VendeeGlobe) December 6, 2016

Vendee Globe Update: Alex Thomson on HUGO BOSS (2nd) and Armel Le Cleac'h on BANQUE POPULAIRE VIII (1st) are currently leading in the Vendee Globe sailing race.

LIVE Tracking: tracking2016.vendeeglobe.org
More info:

• www.vendeeglobe.org | @VendeeGlobe
• #VG2016
• AlexThomsonRacing.com | Twitter: @ATRacing99
• www.oceanmasters.com | @IMOCA60 | www.imoca.org

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Vendée Globe Day 29, A Day To Forget For Conrad Colman (video)

Vendée Globe Day 29: A day to forget for Conrad Colman:

Kiwi skipper Conrad Colman knocked flat. He filmed the situation and showed us how he put his boat upright. Video above published Dec 4, 2016

J29 : Magnifique coucher de soleil filmé par Yann Eliès in the Vendée Globe:

Vendee Globe, Day 29: Magnificent sunset filmed by Yann Eliès. Vendée Globe video published Dec 5, 2016.

Vendee Globe Update: Alex Thomson on HUGO BOSS (second) and Armel Le Cleac'h on BANQUE POPULAIRE VIII (first) are still leading in the Vendee Globe sailing race.

Classement officiel de 22h Vendée Globe https://t.co/8jUyTzR57l #Icewatchtimerofficiel #VG2016 pic.twitter.com/rowE4SRjuT

— Vendée Globe (@VendeeGlobe) December 5, 2016

LIVE Tracking: tracking2016.vendeeglobe.org
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• www.vendeeglobe.org | @VendeeGlobe
• #VG2016
• AlexThomsonRacing.com | Twitter: @ATRacing99
• www.oceanmasters.com | @IMOCA60 | www.imoca.org

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Vendee Globe, RORC Transatlantic Race, Updates, Sailing Video

D28 : The best moments of the day / Vendée Globe:

Video above published Dec 3, 2016: The best moments of the 28th day of race

Vendee Globe Update: Alex Thomson on HUGO BOSS and Armel Le Cleac'h on BANQUE POPULAIRE VIII are currently the leaders in the Vendee Globe sailing race.

LIVE Tracking: tracking2016.vendeeglobe.org
More info:

• www.vendeeglobe.org | @VendeeGlobe
• #VG2016
• AlexThomsonRacing.com | Twitter: @ATRacing99
• www.oceanmasters.com | @IMOCA60 | www.imoca.org

This fantastic image was taken on Wednesday morning as Alex battles his way through the southern ocean.#VG2016 pic.twitter.com/KIMnf9oh2C

— Alex Thomson Racing (@ATRacing99) December 2, 2016

Brian's final dispatch of the Royal Ocean Racing Club #rorcrtr Musto Bollé https://t.co/ePhvcysLGi

— Team Phaedo (@TeamPhaedo) December 3, 2016

RORC Transatlantic Race Update Day 9: The Italian MOD70, Maserati has finished the RORC Transatlantic Race; Phaedo3 has been declared the winner of the Multihull Trophy and Mike Slade's Maxi, Leopard is on the hunt for the monohull record.

The latest Team Thuishavens.nl zeilnieuws! https://t.co/8DkFWVlPtV Thanks to @worldsailing @470Sailing #rorcrtr #sailing

— NED 275 Bluesette (@TeamThuishavens) December 3, 2016

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Vendée Globe Week 3 & Day 22, Alex Thomson HUGO BOSS Videos

Vendée Globe Day 22 HUGO BOSS Update:

Video above published Nov 28, 2016: Short days and cold nights, Alex Thomson on HUGO BOSS is well fed and well rested nipping at Banque Populaire's heels.

Week 3 Onboard HUGO BOSS:

Video above published Nov 29, 2016: Another record broken and it's now much colder onboard, Alex chases the leader currently behind by 20 miles to the next cape, Cape Leeuwin, Australia.

Vendee Globe Update: Armel Le Cleac'h on BANQUE POPULAIRE VIII (lst) and Alex Thomson on HUGO Boss (2nd) are the current leaders in the Vendee Globe.

LIVE Tracking: tracking2016.vendeeglobe.org

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• www.vendeeglobe.org | @VendeeGlobe
• #VG2016
• AlexThomsonRacing.com | Twitter: @ATRacing99
• www.oceanmasters.com | @IMOCA60 | www.imoca.org

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Transat Jacques Vabre, IMOCA Maitre Coq, Banque Populaire videos

IMOCA Maitre Coq sailing video above - Transat Jacques Vabre - Jérémie Beyou and Philippe Legros are now focused on the Transat Jacques Vabre aboard Maître CoQ.


IMOCA Banque Populaire - Transat Jacques Vabre - Erwan Tabarly shares the IMOCA Monohull Banque Populaire VIII with Armel Le Cléac'h

The IMOCA 60 are a type of monohull sailing yachts administated by the International Monohull Open Class Association (IMOCA). The monohulls are high-performance racing boats, designed principally for single-handed competition. Several high-profile yacht races are based around these boats, such as the VELUX 5 Oceans Race, the Vendée Globe and the Barcelona World Race (circum-navigations), the Calais Round Britain Race (crewed race around British islands), and the Route du Rhum, the Transat Jacques Vabre, the Quebec-St Malo the Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race, and the Europa Race. The IMOCA class is "open", meaning that it does not represent fixed boat designs; instead, they are defined by a "box rule" which permits any design, as long as it meets certain restrictions. The restrictions limit the lengths of the boats and place certain safety requirements on the boats, such as minimum stability requirements. This class is recognised by the International Sailing Federation. (Wikipedia)

Transat Jacques Vabre 2015: Le Havre, France to Itajai, Brazil--Take to the seas and act for the planet--news updates:

• Hugo Boss was hit by rogue wave | Transat Jacques Vabre 2015 : Le Havre - Itajai | October 2015 |  "Alex Thomson and Guillermo Altadill are now back on land after a successful rescue from the Spanish coast guard this afternoon. The Alex Thomson Racing Team is now heading back out to sea to bring HUGO BOSS safely ashore... "
• Jean Pierre Dick's St Michel-Virbac forced to retire | Transat Jacques Vabre 2015: "This  Sunday, the three times Transat Jacques Vabre winner Jean-Pierre Dick and Fabien Delahaye informed the race directors that they have been forced to abandon the Transat Jacques Vabre.  The St Michel Virbac duo discovered crack transverse ribs in their sail bin area...."
• 'My whole life was changed in only one hour' Nando Fa | Transat Jacques Vabre 2015: Nándor Fa, skipper and owner of the dismasted Spirit of Hungary said: "... There was a huge crack and from my seat I could see the boom disappear from the picture. I immediately knew what happened ..."
• TJV2015 Tracker
• More info: JohnTheCrowd | Sailing News: Transat Jacques Vabre 2015 (twitter feed / video)

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Route du Rhum, Loick Peyron first, Yann Guichard second, Guadeloupe Finish videos

Loïck Peyron, grand vainqueur ! by routedurhum



Yann Guichard, deuxième en Guadeloupe by routedurhum

Maxi Solo Banque Populaire VII
International Sailing Federation
Peyron sailed the 3,524 NMs theoretical course at an average of 19.34kts. In reality he sailed 4,199NM at an average of 22.93kts. Skipper of the 14 ...

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Route du Rhum - Yann Guichard finishes second aboard Spindrift 2
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Yann Guichard has finished the 10th edition of the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe in second position. After eight days, five hours, ...

more Route du Rhum: JohnTheCrowd.com: RDR2014 and #LaRouteDuRhum and#RDR2014
Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe


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First navigator casualty of Volvo Ocean Race
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CAPE TOWN, November 10 – Jean-Luc Nélias, the man who helped mastermind Groupama's win in the last Volvo Ocean Race, will take over as ...


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Registration open for ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami
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Mexico Sailing Circuit concludes in Acapulco
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Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico (November 10, 2014) – There were eight regattas that were part of the Mexican Sailing Circuit (CMV) 2014, supported by ...

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ARC Cape Verde sets sail
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November 10, 2014 – The second edition ARC+ Cape Verde set sail from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria yesterday, bound for Mindelo in the Cape ...

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Loick Peyron Skipper, Banque Populaire, Route du Rhum 2014

Loick Peyron Skipper, Banque Populaire, Route du Rhum 2014 winner

Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe: "Peyron is predicted to cross the finish line around 0230hrs TU/0330hrs CET/2230hrs local. To beat the established race record of 7 days and 17 hours he needs to break the line by 0619hrsTU/0719hrsCET/0219hrslocal time. At 1600hrs TU this afternoon Peyron, on the 31.5m trimaran Maxi Solo Banque Populaire, was 178nm miles from the finish line, averaging 23kts. His nearest rival Yann Guichard on the 40m Spindrift 2 is over 240 miles in his wake. For Loick Peyron whose 49th passage of the Atlantic this race will complete- his 18th solo - winning the Route du Rhum would add to a remarkably full collection of sailing honours. In 2011-12 he skippered the 14 man team which currently holds the all out non-stop around the world Jules Verne Trophy record aboard Banque Populaire V, the trimaran which is ironically finishing second to him, as Spindrift 2. He has won the Transat three times, the Transat Jacques Vabre twice. Adding to the B2B race back from Brazil in 2007 this will be his seventh Transatlantic win solo or two up. He was second in the 1990 Vendee Globe after rescuing fellow competitor Philippe Poupon and won the 2011 Barcelona World Race round the world with Jean-Pierre Dick. He has raced in the last two America's Cups, in 2013 with Atrtemis Racing and in 2010 with Alinghi."

Route du Rhum: JohnTheCrowd.com: RDR2014 and #LaRouteDuRhum and #RDR2014
Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe

Spindrift Racing | Official website | Maxi Trimaran, MOD70 & Decision 35: " Final few hours at sea for Spindrift 2,Exactly one week after the Route du Rhum began in Saint-Malo, the leaders are already preparing for their arrival in Guadeloupe. As the layer of clouds rises following 48 hours of heavy rain, all eyes on the island are turning to the arrival of the first boats."

Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Route de Rhum: Peyton's Party Awaits
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
... of the Atlantic this race will complete, his 18th solo, winning the Route du Rhum would add to a remarkably full collection of sailing honours.

euronews
Route du Rhum: A point of view from Pointe-a-Pitre
euronews
''Nowadays the Route du Rhum in Guadeloupe is huge – it belongs to all the islanders, they all know about it and the race's history.” Victorin Lurel ...

Telegraph.co.uk
Hoist the sails for a voyage back in time
Telegraph.co.uk
The going is good, with enough wind to set us sailing gently towards the lighthouse. It's so relaxing that I even have time to wonder if Virginia Woolf ...

Legislating for America's Cup | The Royal Gazette:Bermuda News: "An America’s Cup Act will soon be tabled before Parliament as the Island vies with San Diego for the right to host one of sport’s most prestigious events."

Buckingham Advertiser
Bicester sailors help break world record
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Several Bicester sailors helped break the world record at Great Moor Sailing Club when thousands of people from around the globe took part in the ...

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Gold Cup Concludes With A Robertissima Ring
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At the awards ceremony, the Coconut Grove Sailing Club Cup award went to Dalton DeVos on Delta. Congratulations to Dalton as his team was the ...

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PHOTOS: Hot Rum Race 1 at SDYC
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Launched in 1997, Scuttlebutt provides sailing news with a North American focus. Look for the latest information to be posted on the website, with the ...

My Sailing
It's Hobart then Honolulu for Wild Oats XI
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With that agreement having been signed during the past two weeks, Disney and his high-profile sailing master, 1984 Olympic gold medallist Robbie ...
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J/122 Sailing Video & How the West Was Won- Chronicles of Winning Rolex Middle Sea Race
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J/122 sailing Rolex Middle Sea Race (Gzira, Malta)- J/122 sailing video and “how the West was won”, according to ARTIE's long-time strategist/ ...

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Sunday Sailing and Kayaking
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Our Sunday kayak and sailing sessions run year round. These vary from beginners intro sessions to paddles through the city for the more experienced ...

Friday Harbor Sailing Club
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The Friday Harbor Sailing Club meets the second Tuesday of each month at the Grange. Social time begins at 5:45 pm followed by potluck dinner and ...

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Sailing at 41 knots onboard Banque Populaire (video)

Sailing at 41 knots onboard Banque Populaire during the Jules Verne Trophy (video) - Pascal Bidégorry and his crew share with us what it looks like sailing at 41 knots on a 40 meters trimaran with a sail area of 1200m2.

British sailing champion changes course
Kathimerini
Sailing in the Olympics will not be the same after the withdrawal of a living legend in the sport, Sir Ben Ainslie, the Briton who managed to bag four Olympic golds and a silver over the course of his illustrious career. The 36-year-old spoke to ...

Kathimerini

SAILING | Elis weather storms, finish second
Yale Daily News (blog)
2 coed sailing team overcame canceled flights and canceled races to put in a strong showing at the Bob Bavier Team Race in Charleston, S.C.. The Bulldogs finished second out of 10 teams in the round-robin style regatta. Georgetown, the nation's top ...

Medical examiner identifies man who drowned in Kualoa sailing accident
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
In a 1996 profile, the Los Angeles Times reported that sailing has been a big part his life since he was 7. By the time he was a teenager, Ross-Duggan was doing well in California regattas, and at 15 he was seventh in the 1970 Hobie Nationals in Honolulu.

Five Things: Richard Blais At Dave's, Sailing Seminar
Patch.com
Sail Racing Seminar: GBSA is proud to welcome Brad Dellenbaugh for a seminar on the new 2013 Racing Rules of Sailing tonight at 7 p.m. at the East Greenwich Yacht Club. Brad Dellenbaugh, America's Cup Chief Umpire, International Judge, Olympic ...

Hilton Head sailing, rowing center design approved; local clubs want more ...
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Conceptual designs of a sailing and rowing center on Hilton Head Island won unanimous approval Tuesday from a town board, but members of local seafaring clubs say the plans need improvement. Plans for proposed center off Squire Pope Road, which ...

Three-year venue deal with Singapore & Aberdeen Asset Management main ...
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The Extreme Sailing Series is set to become a brand new international fixture on the Singapore sports calendar until 2015, in a three year deal announced today between Series organisers OC Sport, the Singapore Sports Council and Aberdeen Asset ...

£41500 boost for Foulridge sailing club
Lancashire Telegraph
A SAILING club has been awarded £41,500 to build a gangway and pontoon to allow safe access into the water. Burwain Sailing Club, in Reedymoor Lane, Foulridge, has been awarded the money from Inspired Facilities, part of Sport England, for a 15-metre ...

Lancashire Telegraph

Nations Continue To Grow With ISAF And IOC Olympic Solidarity
International Sailing Federation
With 2013 well underway the ISAF Training and Development Department is already experiencing an increased number of applications for programmes designed to grow the sport of sailing within all 138 Member National Authorities (MNAs).

International Sailing Federation

Unbeatable Canfield Glides To Budget Marine Match Racing Cup
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The fifth edition of the event, which kicks off a festival of sailing culminating with the 33rd running of the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta, attracted the strongest fleet of match racers in the series growing history. The eight skippers included ...

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2 hospitalized after sailboat runs aground on Ponte Vedra Beach after week at sea | jacksonville.com: "Two Florida men aboard a sailboat for seven days drifted ashore Monday in Ponte Vedra Beach weary but OK, according to St. Johns County Fire Rescue. Francis Saunders, 86, of Port St. Lucie, and Jerry Willis, 71, of Cocoa, were headed to Grand Bahama Island when their boat lost power, said spokeswoman Joy Hill of the Florida Fish and wildlife Conservation Commission. Saunders’ dog, Alfy, also came along for the trip. The sailboat ran aground about 11:45 p.m. in the 3000 block of South Ponte Vedra Boulevard. The men, who appeared tired and confused according to a St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office report, were assisted through heavy surf and taken to Flagler Hospital with minor injuries. The dog, a schnauzer about 4 years old, was still in the care of St. Johns County Animal Control. The men told authorities they left Port St. Lucie seven days earlier in the 32-foot sailboat built in 1976. They lost their bearings, then lost power and began to drift. . . ."


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