Rolex Sailing Videos, Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Notice of Race

Spirit of Yachting – Rolex Fastnet Race 2015 - Published on Jan 28, 2016
The 46th edition of the biennial Rolex Fastnet Race marked the bicentenary anniversary of the Royal Yacht Squadron, as well as 90 years since the Royal Ocean Racing Club was founded, following the Fastnet’s first edition, in 1925. A record 356 yachts raced from Cowes to the Fastnet Rock, and back to Plymouth. Victory went to Géry Trentesaux’s 35-foot Courrier du Leon. Rolex partners both yacht clubs, and the race, which it has supported since 2001. Discover more a http://on.rolex.com/1PIv8L2


Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2015 - Highlights - The 71st edition of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race lived up to its name with the most dramatic weather and racing conditions in over a decade. Of the 108 boats, 28 were from international countries, including the first ever Chinese yachts. Sailing their 100 foot Maxi Comanche, Jim and Kristy Clark took home line honours, as well as a Yacht Master II in Everose Rolesor; while Paul Clitheroe and his TP52 Balance won the coveted Tattersall’s Cup, in addition to a Yacht Master I in Rolesium. Published on Jan 26, 2016

Rio 2016 Olympic Games: The Notice of Race for the Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition has been released. The competition begins on 8 August and runs until 18 August at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Notice of Race states the key conditions for the 10 sailing events at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and includes details on the rules, regulations, entry and qualification guidelines, format, scoring, schedule, venue and courses. Athletes, coaches, trainers and other team officials shall comply with the Olympic Charter, as well as with the World Sailing rules, in order to be eligible for participation in the Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing competition, and shall be entered by a National Olympic Committee (NOC).

Click here to view the Notice of Race.

World Sailing Olympic Website - http://www.sailing.org/olympics/rio2016/home.php

The Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition will take place at the Marina da Glória, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and will feature 380 athletes competing across ten events. Racing is scheduled to take place from 8-18 August 2016 and the competition format for all events is fleet racing.

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Race For Water Foundation, R4WO, Stopover in Rio de Janeiro video

Race For Water Foundation, R4WO, Stopover in Rio de Janeiro video - Published on Nov 18, 2015: Initiated by the Race for Water Foundation, the Race for Water Odyssey is an environmental expedition which aims to assess plastic pollution in the oceans. In the South Atlantic Ocean, the teams of the expedition stopped in Rio de Janeiro and interviewed local people to understand how pollution affects this part of the world, from an economical point of view among others


R4WO - AZORES TO BERMUDAS LEG - Published on Apr 6, 2015: The "Race for Water Odyssey" (R4WO) is an expedition that aims to reach the beaches of islands located in the ocean's 5 vortexes of trash, in order to conduct the first global assessment of plastic pollution in oceans, and highlight its consequences on the populations. All this, in a record time of under 300 days, thanks to a racing trimaran, the "MOD70 Race for Water". R4WO hopes to find answers to this question, which represents the worst ecological catastrophe in history.


R4WO - CAPSIZE OF THE MOD70 RACE FOR WATER (EN) Published on Sep 23, 2015: On her way from the Koror Islands to Chagos Islands, in the Indian Ocean, the MOD70 trimaran "Race for Water" capsized on Saturday 12th of September at 8:15PM (GMT +1), 90 miles South East from the Chagos Archipelago. As they were navigating by night with 18 to 20 knots of wind, a strong gust of wind turned the boat over.

News - Race for Water: "The Race for Water Odyssey (R4WO) is back in Bordeaux to conclude this unprecedented human and scientific adventure started in the same city on 15 March. In nine months, the R4WO has made 17 stops in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian to explore, analyze and raise awareness of water pollution by plastic. A first observation, dramatic: the plastic pollutes everywhere. After traveling more than 32,000 miles across three oceans, sampled many beaches, encountered a thousand personalities, and experienced the painful ordeal of a capsize, environmental expedition found today the city starting its journey . In Bordeaux, it makes an initial assessment of these 9 months of data collection on plastic pollution and personalities and the public awareness about the urgency of action. Using a standardized protocol, based on that of NOAA, the expedition teams have sampled over 30 beaches, located in five major waste accumulation areas. The various partner institutions such as the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland), the University of Bordeaux (France) and the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) are currently analyzing the collected samples. For their part, the Duke University and Oregon State (USA) study images taken by the drone of senseFly eBee company. Results are expected in 2016...."

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Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15, Leg 4 Debrief, Sailing Videos

Chasing pack finish - Leg 4 | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 -

Leg 4, day 20. At 01:30:30 hours in Auckland, Team Brunel crossed the finish line in 5th position. About 3 hours later, Team SCA was the last boat to arrive in Auckland, at 04:32:35 hours, finishing in 6th position. Here are the best moments.

Skipper debrief | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 -

The morning after an amazing night of arrivals, the Volvo Ocean Race skippers take to the stage to give their first reactions.

Quickfire Leg 4 review | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 -
After arriving into Auckland, here's what Volvo Ocean Race skippers said.



Barcelona World Race, Day 63, March 3 - Daily video highlights above
http://www.barcelonaworldrace.org/en/ #BWR2015

Dean Barker signs on with Russian magnate's sailing team | Stuff.co.nz: "Dumped Team New Zealand skipper Dean Barker has landed a sailing job calling tactics for a Russian computer magnate in a major international regatta in Malta this month. The 2015 RC44 Championship Tour starts in Valletta on March 25, the first regatta of a five-event calendar that moves to Italy, Sweden, Portugal and the British Virgin Islands...."

Officine Panerai Sponsors Sailing Heals' First Children's Sail in Coconut Grove: "On Sunday, a very special event took place in the waters off of Coconut Grove. To celebrate their annual sponsorship of the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge North American Circuit, Officine Panerai got together with their official charity partner, Sailing Heals, and hosted their first dedicated children’s sail in Miami..."

No 'floating rubbish' collection for Olympic sailing venue: "A program has been halted to retrieve floating rubbish from the sailing venue of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, according to Brazilian media."

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Cowes Week Sailing Regatta August 2-9 (LIVE Twitter feed)

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Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week - News: "Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week... this year’s regatta promises action-packed excitement afloat with a shore-side programme to match. This year, Cowes Combined Clubs celebrates 50 years of co-ordinated race management at the 188 year-old regatta, and at least 13 competitors racing this year also took part in the 1964 regatta (the first year of the formation of CCC). Eric Williams of Williams Shipping is one, and these days is frequently to be found towards the top of the leader-board with his Dragon, Ecstatic...." more info: http://www.aamcowesweek.co.uk/

Cowes Week NEWS:

Portsmouth News
Get ready for Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week 2014
Keith Prowse
Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week 2014 is set to get underway this weekend (August 2nd) and will see thousands of fans of all things ...


Telegraph.co.uk
Cowes Week hopeful of Ben Ainslie Racing's £80 million British bid for America's Cup
Telegraph.co.uk
Cowes Week hopeful of Ben Ainslie Racing's £80 million British bid for ... and sailors at Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week is underpinning a ...


BYM News (press release)
Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week 50th Anniversary
BYM News (press release)
Cowes Week is one of the UK's longest running sporting events, having first taken place in 1826. The aspirational and inclusive sailing regatta is the ...


Island Echo
POP-UP TOURIST INFORMATION POINT OPENED
Island Echo
The “Island Welcome Centre” as it is being known will operate during Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week (2nd-9th August) from within the ...

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JohnTheCrowd.com coverage of Sopot Match Race, Alpari World Match Racing Tour, Jul31-Aug3 NEWS, Results, Leaderboard and LIVE Twitter Feed (go to link)

Volvo Ocean Race crews to battle in Round Britain test
Sail World
The event, which starts on August 9 and is preceded by Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week, will see five of the new, one-design Volvo Ocean ...

NBCSports.com
U.S. Sailing not hindered by contaminated Rio bay before test event
NBCSports.com
The 2016 Olympic sailing venue is contaminated with sewage, but American sailors' training in Rio de Janeiro's Guanabara Bay hasn't been hindered ...


Bognor Regis Observer
Sailing: Races short on distance but not on drama
Chichester Observer
About half of the group will be engaged in sail training to Royal Yachting Association standards from start sailing through to advanced modules of ...

Jeremy Thorp wins Etchells Invitational Cup at Cowes
My Sailing
"It was my first time racing an Etchells," said Thorp, "And they absolutely live up to everything my really successful sailing friends have told me.

Plain sailing for Norfolk youngsters
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
The event was excellently organised by Downs Sailing Club and the National Schools Sailing Association who deserve a great deal of praise for their ...


KOMO News
Two-day shutdown of international sailing 'irresponsible,' Ranker says
Journal of the San Juan Islands
A decision by Washington State Ferries to shutdown the international sailing for two days to remedy disruptions in ferry service near Seattle drew a ...


Sutherland Northern Times
Sailing day announced great success
Sutherland Northern Times
LOCH Shin Sailing Club's first ever training course has been hailed as a great success. The five-day course was well supported by 12 enthusiastic, ...


Sail World
Clean start for 35 boats in Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Race
My Sailing
Peter Harburg's Juan K 70 Black Jack, sailing for the event host club Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, Yachting Australia President Matt Allen's ...


Tenby Observer
Saundersfoot Sailing Club
Tenby Observer
The continuing brilliant weather is bringing more boats out for the racing each week. Last Sunday, 16 dinghies rigged up to take part in the final two ...

Remembering CJ Buckley
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
The 12th annual CJ Buckley Team Race for the c420 class Team Racing Nationals was sailed out of East Greewich, RI on July 28-30 with 33 teams ...

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Sopot Match Race, Alpari World Match Racing Tour, Jul 31-Aug 3 (video)

Sopot Match Race, Alpari World Match Racing Tour, July 31-August 3 (promo video above)
Sopot is the most prestigeous sea resort in Poland located by the Baltic Sea, between Gdansk and Gdynia. 12 teams will be competing at the Sopot Match Race, Stage 3 of the Alpari World Match Racing Tour starting on 31 July and culminating in the final on 3 of August.

ALPARI World Match Racing Tour - Alpari World Match Racing Tour moves on to Poland: "Sopot, Poland (30th July 2014): One of the most exciting developments in the Alpari World Match Racing Tour for 2014 is the addition of Sopot Match Race into its roster of events.  This year will be the 11th edition of Sopot Match Race, taking place on the Baltic in the Polish holiday resort close to Gdansk. As a nation Poland is one of the most prolific internationally when it comes to match racing with the annual Polish Match Tour comprising five or six events annually. As a result, according to event organiser and competitor Przemek Tarnacki, his country also has more sailors in the top 100 of the ISAF match race rankings than any other. It is therefore fitting that Poland’s top event for the first time this year should form part of the Alpari World Match Racing Tour... Racing takes place over 4 days from Thursday 31st July until Sunday 3rd August and sunshine with a light to moderate sea breeze are to be expected. The format will see a full round of Qualifying, with the winner advancing to the Semi Finals, followed by a 6 team Quarter Final then Semi Final and Final."
Results
Leaderboard
Stage 3 Sopot Match Race, Alpari World Match Racing Tour:
Ian Williams (GBR) GAC Pindar
Björn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Sailing Team
Keith Swinton (AUS) Team Alpari FX
Mathieu Richard (FRA) LunaJets
Taylor Canfield (ISV) USone
Phil Robertson (NZL) Waka Racing
David Gilmour (ASU) Team Gilmour
Przemysław Tarnacki (POL) Tarnacki Yacht Racing
Karol Jabłoński (POL) Jablonski Sailing Team
Nicolai Sehested (DEN) Trefor Match Racing
Johnie Berntsson (SWE) Stena Sailing Team
Staffan Lindberg (FIN) Alandia Sailing Team

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The National Sailing Hall of Fame: Hall of Fame 2014 -  (July 29, 2014) – The National Sailing Hall of Fame (NSHOF) today announced the eight people who will make up its 2014 class of inductees into the National Sailing Hall of Fame:  Yachtsman, historian and senior statesman of the sport Henry H. “Harry” Anderson, Jr. (Mystic, Conn.); mathematician and navigator Nathaniel Bowditch (Salem, Mass.); boat builder and U.S. Olympic Sailing Team boatwright Carl Eichenlaub (San Diego, Calif.); brothers Olaf Harken and Peter Harken (both Pewaukee, Wisc.), respectively, boat builder and sailing hardware designer; naval architect and prolific writer L. Francis Herreshoff (Bristol, R.I./Marblehead, Mass.); 1960 5.5 Metre Olympic Gold Medalist and boat builder George O’Day (Brookline, Mass./Dover, Mass.); and Grand Prix yachtsman John B. “Jim” Kilroy (Marina del Rey, Calif.), the recipient of the NSHOF’s first Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Class of 2014 will be inducted on September 28, 2014 in a ceremony at the Detroit Yacht Club.

Sailing NEWS Digest:

Stuff.co.nz
Sailors to navigate dirty water in first Rio test
Columbia Daily Tribune
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sailors, coaches and the mayor of Rio de Janeiro acknowledge the problem: Guanabara Bay, the venue for sailing at the ...


National Post
Sailing's not all gin and tonics, say Olympic hopefuls
Herald.ie
THE Irish Sailing Team had their most successful Olympics for 30 years at London 2012 with fourth, 10th and 14th place finishes setting the bar for the ...

Sailing the Flathead
Flathead Beacon
Jim Kelley, center, releases tension on the sails while Ken Yachechak, left, and his wife Jodee, prepare to tack during the Tuesday night race league ...

Sailing camps a hit with Prince Rupert youth
Prince Rupert Northern View
Prince Rupert's Big Blue Sailing School has helped bring back their kids camp, run by B.C. Sailing and the Mobile Optimist Sailing School (MOSS).

Oakville sailing coach in court again
Hamilton Spectator
An Oakville sailing coach facing 21 sexual assault-related charges stemming from allegations made by seven males appeared briefly in Milton court ...

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