Volvo Ocean Race & Sail Newport, NYYC Regatta Season 2018 (video)

Volvo Ocean Race Newport RI 2018 with Brad Read of Sail Newport

Volvo Ocean Race Newport RI 2018 with Brad Read of Sail Newport (domain: sailnewport.org).

Newport Living & Lifestyles video above published May 8, 2018: Champion Sailor and executive director Brad Read of Sail Newport speaks on the impact of the Volvo Ocean Race and VOR Village at Fort Adams State Park in Newport Rhode Island. Through VOR’s nine month journey with the world’s toughest sailors from around the world, Newport Rhode Island is directly impacting children’s interest in sailing, the RI economy, Earth conservationists and the sailing community as a whole.

Newport, Rhode Island, for many years, was home to the series of yacht races for the America's Cup. The waters off Newport have been a key sailing venue for the New York Yacht Club (NYYC) since the beginning of its history. In addition to its Manhattan headquarters, located inland, the NYYC maintains "Harbour Court", a clubhouse opened in 1988 on the water in Newport.

Don't Miss Out on the New York Yacht Club's 2018 Regatta Season:

New York Yacht Club video above published on May 15, 2018: "Whether it's the tradition and history of the 164th Annual Regatta, the pure competition of the One-Design Regatta or the pageantry of Race Week at Newport (Rhode Island) presented by Rolex, the New York Yacht Club is hosting an event for you this summer. Sign-up now and set your sights on Newport, and the podium."

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America's Cup in New Zealand (video), A Return To Monohulls in 2021

The Americas Cup Trophy on a Road Trip in New Zealand

EmiratesTeamNZ video above published Oct 5, 2017: A bit of precision packing at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) and the Hilux's are on the road for the Toyota New Zealand #believe regional tour of #NewZealand with some precious cargo.

Visiting Edgecumbe

The people turned out to see the Auld Mug!

Sailing news:

• America’s Cup Will Return to Monohulls in 2021 - The New York Times: "Details remain elusive because Team New Zealand does not plan to announce the full specifications for the race until March 31."
• New York Yacht Club to challenge Team NZ for America's Cup in 2021 |  TVNZ: NYYC held the Auld Mug from 1851 until 1983, and is the first syndicate to announce its intent to challenge.

The Hardest Yards

EmiratesTeamNZ video above published Jul 23, 2017: A Look Back To Emirates Team NZ Victory in Bermuda--long before being in the spotlight of the America's Cup in Bermuda, the most important testing and development that would set the foundation for Emirates Team New Zealand victory was done in long hours on the water of Auckland's Hauraki Gulf. Here is a look back...

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Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup 2017 Video

Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup 2017

New York Yacht Club
Video published Sep 21, 2017

Corinthian competition and camaraderie have always been the hallmarks of the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup and the 2017 event, the fifth edition, delivered in all aspects. Southern Yacht Club was the class of the field, but every competitor for first place to last enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

See also JohnTheCrowd.com: Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, September 9-16, 2017

Southern Yacht Club Wins the 2017 Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup:
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Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, September 9-16, 2017

Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup 2015 Highlights

Above video: the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup in September 2015 brought together 17 teams from 11 countries for a pure test of yachting skill. After five days of intense competition, the Royal Thames Yacht Club (UK) emerged as the overall winner, taking home the Invitational Cup trophy and a specially engraved Rolex timepiece. The teams raced on identical New York Yacht Club Swan 42 boats equipped with the same sails, rigging and equipment. This biennial regatta promotes the Corinthian spirit, the highest standard of amateur yachting, rewarding preparation, teamwork and expertise – qualities that are prized by Rolex, Title Sponsor and partner of New York Yacht Club.

The Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup is hosted by the NYYC in Newport, Rhode Island in September at its Harbour Court Clubhouse. The fifth biennial Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup will be held September 9 to 16, 2017, RACE DAY 1 is Tuesday, Sept 12, 2017.

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2016 Race Week at Newport Highlights, Sailing Videos

2016 Race Week Highlights:

Newport delivered on its promise as one of the best sailing venues in the world making the 2016 Race Week at Newport presented by ROLEX one of the best Race Week's ever hosted. Published July 16, 2016 by New York Yacht Club. 

2016 Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex, Video Playlist:

2016 Race Week at Newport Playlist:

• Day 1 of Part II Newport Race Week 2016 1:06
• Halsey Herreshoff 1:52
• 2016 Newport Race Week Presented by Rolex Opening Day 0:07
• Day 1 Recap from the GunBoat and Multihull Fleet at Newport Race Week presented by Rolex 0:06
• RUWEIDA from Restoration to Racing with IYRS at Rolex presents Newport Race Week 2:35
• Onboard and on the race course- Highlights from the first half of Part II Newport Race Week 1:32
• Day 2 Highlights for Part II 1:09
• Day 3 Highlights of 2016 Newport Race Week presented by Roled 1:03
• Team 13FIFTY: The Young Guns 1:43
• Final Day of Race Week at Newport 0:53
• 2016 Race Week Highlights 2:03

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Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup 2015, Sailing Video

Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup 2015 - Highlights - Published on Nov 10, 2015: The Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup in September 2015 brought together 17 teams from 11 countries for a pure test of yachting skill. After five days of intense competition, the Royal Thames Yacht Club (UK) emerged as the overall winner, taking home the Invitational Cup trophy and a specially engraved Rolex timepiece. The teams raced on identical New York Yacht Club Swan 42 boats equipped with the same sails, rigging and equipment. This biennial regatta promotes the Corinthian spirit, the highest standard of amateur yachting, rewarding preparation, teamwork and expertise – qualities that are prized by Rolex, Title Sponsor and partner of New York Yacht Club.

Tweets by @InvitationalCup


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Sailing Videos: Rolex Big Boat Series, Rolex NYYC Invitational Cup

Day 3 - Rolex Big Boat Series - 2015 - Published on Sep 20, 2015: Another beautiful day on San Francisco Bay! T2P.25 highlights from Day 3 of the Rolex Big Boat Series on Saturday 9/19/15. More info: http://www.rolexbigboatseries.com/


Day 5 of the 2015 Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup: It was down to the final race on the final day to determine first, second, and third, with the Royal Thames Yacht Club, the New York Yacht Club, and Eastern Sailing Club, respectively, grabbing the podium finishes. Published on Sep 19, 2015 - More information: JohnTheCrowd | Sailing News: Rolex 2015 NYYC Invitational Cup LIVE and at NYYC Invitational Cup official website 


Highlights from day 4 of the 2015 New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup. This video features exclusive aerial, on-the-water, and on-board footage from this premiere racing event.


What a day for Team New York Yacht Club as they had a 2nd and two 4ths on the penult day of the 2015 New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup. The conditions sent the teams up the Bay so the conditions were quite different than the last few days and included a narrow course, an ebbing tide, and dying breeze.

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Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup 2015, Sailing Videos

2015 Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup - Select aerials from Friday morning in Narragansett Bay. Published on Sep 18, 2015


Here are highlights from Thursday, September 17, Day 3 at the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup - Published on Sep 17, 2015


A conversation with Terry McLaughlin of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club and Paul Zabetakis of the New York Yacht Club covering a variety of subjects. Published on Sep 18, 2015

More information:
JohnTheCrowd | Sailing News: Rolex 2015 NYYC Invitational Cup LIVE

and at Invitational Cup: "The Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup is hosted by the NYYC in Newport, Rhode Island in September at its Harbour Court Clubhouse. The fourth biennial Invitational Cup will be held September 12 to 19, 2015."

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Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup video, Rolex 2015 NYYC Invitational Cup LIVE

The Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2015 saved the best for last with a glorious sunny and windy day on the Costa Smeralda. The 19-knot breezes provided a thrilling finale to the 26th edition of a spectacular regatta that is the cornerstone of a longstanding partnership between Rolex and the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. The kings of the Maxis, crowned in Porto Cervo. Published on Sep 14, 2015

Practice Day 1 of the 2015 Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup -

All 17 teams headed offshore on Sunday Sept 13 for the first day of official practice of the 2015 Rolex Invitational Cup. On board with Team New York Yacht Club, the team showed that they are working hard to together, bringing their winning precision and perfection to the water to grab the event's prestigious trophy.

2015 NYYC Invitational Cup - 2015 Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup:
2015 Invitational Cup: "September 12-19, 2015 Newport, Rhode Island - The Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup is a biennial event hosted by the NYYC in Newport, Rhode Island in September at its Harbour Court Clubhouse. The Invitational Cup is a regatta for yacht clubs from around the world and their sailors. It has become an important Corinthian (amateur) sailing competition. The racing is in NYYC Swan 42s – the eighth one-design class created by the New York Yacht Club since 1900. Seventeen teams from 11 countries and five continents will be competing in the 2015 Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup. Among the returning teams are Royal Cork Yacht Club, the Royal Yacht Squadron, Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, Japan Sailing Federation, Royal Canadian Yacht Club, Real Club Náutico de Barcelona and the host team from the New York Yacht Club, all of which have competed in each edition of the Rolex NYYC Invitational Cup." 
more info: http://www.nyyc.org/yachting/invitational-cup/2015-invitational-cup

LIVE video on Livestream: http://livestream.com/Degan/Invitationalcup/


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Rolex Fastnet Race 2015, Approaching Fastnet Rock, Sailing Videos

Rolex Fastnet Race 2015, Approaching Fastnet Rock – 17 August - published on Aug 17, 2015: Day 2 of the 2015 Rolex Fastnet Race. The leading yachts have passed the halfway point of the 603-nm offshore race with the front-running multihulls rounding the race’s emblematic turning point – the Fastnet rock. The fastest monohulls are in close pursuit, while the majority of the fleet is engaged in a real tactical contest as it grinds its way slowly past the headlands of southern England. The 46th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race is well underway and living up to its reputation as a true test of sailing prowess.

Rolex Fastnet Race 2015 start video above - The Start - The 2015 Rolex Fastnet Race is underway. After negotiating seven separate start sequences called from the Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes, the largest fleet in the race’s proud 90-year history have commenced the famous 603-nautical mile offshore race to Plymouth via Ireland’s Fastnet rock. Progress at the start was slow, the 356 race starters forced to find the merest zephyr of breeze during one of the lightest starts in the race’s history. Fortunately a building breeze has seen the fleet make good progress on exiting the Solent. Published on Aug 17, 2015

Tracking Rolex Fastnet Race 2015 - rolexfastnetrace.com

Mastering the Light: "...“Everybody can sail in a good wind but you have to strive very hard to make sure you perform well in the light. If the boat is going just a fraction of a knot more than a competitor you get ahead and when the breeze does kick in, that lead multiplies. In the light we can sail 5 or 10% better than the opposition and that is difficult to achieve in a true wind..."

Languishing off the Lizard: "Progress overnight in the Rolex Fastnet Race has been better than expected with the majority of the fleet having been lured out into the middle of the Channel following the temptation of stronger winds. At 0800 this morning the leading multihulls had passed Land’s End and were tackling the south side of the Traffic Separation Scheme east of the Scillies. Inevitably the larger 40m Spindrift 2 had edged into the lead overnight, but was only seven miles ahead of American Lloyd Thornburg’s MOD70 Phaedo³, tightly bunched in with Musandam-Oman Sail and the Multi 80, Prince de Bretagne. At the time Spindrift 2 was sailing into pressure, making 14 knots while the boats behind were managing only 8-10. At the time Seven Stones light vessel off Land’s End was recording 8-9 knots of wind from the ESE..."
See also:

• JohnTheCrowd | Sailing News: Rolex Fastnet Race LIVE Coverage
• Fleet Tracking: http://www.rolexfastnetrace.com/Tracking-Full-Page-Hidden/2015-fleet-tracking-race-player.html
• Race Website: rolexfastnetrace.com

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Transatlantic Race 2015, US Youth Sailing Day 2, Sailing Videos

Transatlantic Race 2015, Start 3, included four of the fastest ocean racing yachts on the planet, including the new super maxis Comanche, owned by Jim & Kirsty Clark and skippered by Ken Read, and Rambler 88, owned and skippered by George David, as well as two trimarans, Phaedo3 and Paradox. All four sailed out of Newport in ideal conditions, quickly touching more than 20 knots of speed under bright sunshine. #tr2015 - The Transatlantic Race 2015 is a 2,800-mile race from Newport, R.I., to The Lizard on the southwestern corner of England. This is the 30th transatlantic race since three New York Yacht Club members sponsored the first one in 1866. A fleet of 38 boats—ranging in size from 40 to 140 feet and in age from 100 years to 10 months—departed from Newport in one of three different starts (June 28, July 1 and July 5). For more information, visit the race's website: http://transatlantic race.com  Tracker: http://yb.tl/transatlantic2015



Transatlantic Race 2015: published on Jul 2, 2015 - Start 2 included a majority of the fleet, 20 boats ranging in size from 40 to 100 feet. They will spend one to two weeks crossing the Atlantic.


On Board Rambler 88 - Transatlantic Race 2015 - published on Jul 9, 2015 -  #tr2015

Transatlantic Race 2015: "Day 10 Race Report: Storm-Force Winds in the Mid-Atlantic (Wednesday, July 8, 2015) – Severe conditions in the mid-north Atlantic have continued to punish the bulk of the fleet in the Transatlantic Race 2015. Yesterday Daniel and Gretchen Biemesderfer made the decision to retire from the race after their Mason 43 Shearwater suffered mainsail and rigging damage. She is heading for the Azores. Similarly, just before midnight UTC, Carter Bacon’s Nielsen 50 Solution sustained damage to her rudder and was taking on water. She becomes the sixth boat in the Transatlantic Race to retire and is now diverting to the Azores, albeit without electronics, which went down in a previous deluge..."

A Billionaire's Super Yacht Built to Break Records: "Comanche, a so-called maxi yacht owned by billionaire Jim Clark is celebrated as a vessel at the very cutting edge of sailing and expected to make a big splash at the Transatlantic Race 2015 ....."

US Youth Champs Day 2: Short and Sweet - published on Jul 8, 2015: A thunderstorm cut short day 2 of the U.S. Youth Sailing Championship at Roger Williams University, but not before a couple of light wind races to balance out the stiff breeze of opening day. Hear from sailors in the I420, Radial, and 29er classes.

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2015 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year (video)

2015 Rolex Yachtsman & Yachswoman of the Year -

Terry Hutchinson and Stephanie Roble were honored at the New York Yacht Club on February 26, 2015 for their outstanding sailing achievements in 2014. (Published on Feb 26, 2015)

It's back to you, Iker | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015: "MAPFRE’s stand-in skipper Xabi Fernández (ESP), was savouring a memorable Leg 4 triumph in the Volvo Ocean Race on Sunday, but his stint in charge will come to a halt for the next stage through the Southern Ocean. The 38-year-old Basque took over from his long-term sailing partner and best friend, Iker Martínez, for the last two legs while the latter concentrated on his 2016 Rio Olympics preparations. Xabi, for so long the right-hand man of his illustrious partner, has clearly not been daunted by the challenge, guiding the Spanish crew to fourth in Leg 3 and then following up with a paper-thin victory on Saturday night on the 5,264-nautical mile (nm) stage from Sanya to Auckland. He told a press conference on Sunday morning that, despite his success, normal service on board MAPFRE would be resumed when the fleet sets sail for Itajaí on March 15 for the toughest of all nine stages, Leg 5 through the Southern Ocean. “Iker is coming back,” Xabi told reporters. “He’s flying out on the 6th (March). He’s going to be with us on the next leg, which was always the plan...." (read more at the link above)

Volvo Ocean Race schedule: Next Leg Start from Auckland - March 15th; 
In-Port Racing March 14th
Leaderboard: Race Overall -- 
1 Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing 8
2 Dongfeng Race Team 8
3 Team Brunel 14
4 Team Alvimedica  16
5 MAPFRE  16
6 Team SCA  24
7 Team Vestas Wind  28

All points provisional until ratified. Each team gets the same points as their finishing position, eg first place gets 1 point. All legs count and lowest score overall wins. In-Port Race results are only used in the event of a tie in the overall Race.

Barcelona World Race, Day 62, March 2 - Daily video highlights above
http://www.barcelonaworldrace.org/en/ #BWR2015

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Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 videos, Navigator's Race, Inside Track

Oct 16, 2014: Leg 1. Day 4. The fleet is off the Western coast of Africa but all still within eyesight of each other. There's no time to rest, physically or mentally. It's an all out sprint to the Doldrums.

In Episode 4, racing is still amazingly close. Genny speaks to a bruised Tony Rae from Team Vestas Wind - “a tough cookie”, Martin Strömberg and Wolf call in from Dongfeng Race Team, currently in the lead. Published on Oct 16, 2014.

More info: johnthecrowd.com: VOR
Volvo Ocean Race official website
Volvo Ocean Race dashboard

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Tom Johnson climbs the rig before sunset on day four of the Volvo Ocean Race between Alicante, Spain, and Cape Town, South Africa.

Ainslie aims for 2017 America's Cup: "Olympic great Sir Ben Ainslie is gearing up to take his America's Cup testing boat to water for the first time. The four-time Olympic gold medallist has secured royal appointment to create more than 1,000 jobs in Portsmouth after setting up the Ben Ainslie Trust. The Duchess of Cambridge is the royal patron of the new trust, launched in Portsmouth on Monday. The Ben Ainslie Racing team will contest the 2017 America's Cup, with preparation races expected to be staged in Portsmouth in the next two years...."

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Newport, RI, hosts New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup

Newport, RI, hosts New York Yacht Club race Wall Street Journal AP NEWPORT, RI — Newport is playing host to sailing teams from around the world as the New York Yacht Club's Invitational Cup gets under way. Some 22 teams from 16 nations are scheduled to participate in the race, set to begin Tuesday. ...

Yachting: Team NZ dominate regatta New Zealand Herald Team New Zealand have won the preliminaries of the America's Cup World Series regatta at Plymouth. Finishing second in yesterday's long-course fleet race, Dean Barker, James Dagg, Winston Macfarlane, Glen Ashby and Ray Davies earned 37 of a possible 40 ...

Freo hoists flag for world sailing party The West Australian In scenes that will be reminiscent of Australia's defence of the America's Cup in 1987, tens of thousands of people are expected to converge on Fremantle in December for a 16-day "party" associated with the world sailing championships. ...

BYM Sailing & Sports News BYM News (press release) I did this position many times in my career on several regatta boats. So here we are. But I have to say that I think that this position completes my coaching job, because having observed the sails during all the season, I can now see them from the ...

International sailing event kicks off in Sheboygan on Tuesday The Sheboygan Press The event includes five days of sailboat racing on Lake Michigan, and city officials are looking to attract big crowds and stoke interest in what remains a niche sport by holding a series of free concerts, a fireworks display, carnival and other ...

Sabang Hopes Regatta Boosts Its Drawing Power Jakarta Globe At least 26 yachts from nine countries are set to participate in the first Sabang International Regatta, which begins on Tuesday and continues until Sept. 25. Contestants will cover more than 500 kilometers, sailing across the Malacca Strait from ...

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Testing the waters ESPN Her positive energy is now directed at this fall's challenges: She is the only female sailor participating in the 34th America's Cup race -- considered the most prestigious and glamorous big-boat international sailing competition. ...

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Burgess Places 3rd At Penn Bay Regatta Bernews This past weekend 17-year-old Bermuda sailor Blake Burgess placed third in his division at the Penn Bay Regatta. As a freshman, this is a notable achievement for him and his school – Maine Maritime Academy. Burgess started off his first regatta right ...

Memorial Sailing Race in Honour of Dutch Sailor Pattaya People A memorial sailing race took place at Ocean Marina in Na-Jomtien last Saturday for the late Dick Sanders, a longtime Pattaya resident and sailor who died 2 years ago. For the second year in a row, his friends Andre, Marco, Roland and Mathieu from the ...

RS Tera Inland National Championships at Alton Water SC overall Sail World RS Tera Inland National Championships, sponsored by Optimum Time, were held at Alton Water Sailing Club over the weekend of 10th and 11th September 2011. Wow what a weekend! After watching the weather forecasts during the week it was wondered if we ...

Scoop: Rupert Murdoch Bought 220-Ft. Sailing Superyacht Vertigo ... By Jared Paul Stern In August we reported that Leo DiCaprio was said to be cruising around Australia in Vertigo, the new 220 ft. sailing superyacht from New Zealand... James Spotting

Survive & Thrive Expeditions: Sailing! [a recap] « Wrong Way to Hope By admin I shopped for fresh produce with Jay in Campbell River while the group learned sailing terms, the lay of the boat, and took a (freezing cold!) swim test…everyone passed, but not everyone was happy about the chilly experience. Chalk that one ... Wrong Way to Hope

Cornell Fall Open (September 10-12, 2011) | RPI Sailing By Kevin RPI Sailing Team had its first regatta of the season this weekend (September 10-11th) at Cornell. The wind was light the whole weekend and Cornell postponed Saturday races for 2 hours to wait for the wind to fill. Cornell sent out A fleet in ... RPI Sailing

Big Winds Fail To Overshadow Final Regatta Isle of Wight News ... By Peta Stuart-Hunt A Mayday and the remnants of a hurricane threatened, but failed, to overshadow what proved to be an exhilarating weekend of racing in the September Regatta, the final Royal Southern Summer Series event of the year. IRC 3 winner Jika Jika, right, leads the way at the start ahead of her close rival J97... We were surprised to get five races in – and it's great to see those boats sailing in those conditions.” J80 class winner Terry Palmer on Just Do It was one competitor who was happy ... Isle of Wight News: Island Pulse:

Mirror Northern Traveller at Derwent Reservoir Sailing Club - Yachts ... The UK's top performance sailing magazine, LaserPerformance - 2011 Vapor ... Not the Warsash Spring Series, or the Hamble Winter Series - it is clearly the Burseldon Regatta held this year over the weekend of 3 / 4 September. ... Latest news from Yachts and Yachting...

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Azzam unveiled ahead of Volvo round the world race The Independent By Stuart Alexander Abu Dhabi's new, American-designed yacht for the Volvo round the world racewas unveiled in the exclusive resort of Portofino, not far from where it was built in Italy, and starts a 2000-mile qualification sail to Cascais, ... See all stories on this topic »

America's Cup: Int Jury upholds basis of Challenger selection Sail World Sail-World understands (subsequently confirmed) that the International Jury for the 34th America's Cup has upheld the position advanced by the Defender, Golden GateYacht Club, over the transition of the original Challenger of Record role to Sweden's ... See all stories on this topic » Sail World

New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup 2011 only two months away Sail World 'It would be difficult to imagine a venue more evocative of the great sailing challenges than Newport, Rhode Island, where the America's Cup was held from 1930-1983,' he enthuses. 'The New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup is an innovative event focused ... See all stories on this topic » Sail World

RPAYC (AUS) to host University Match Racing Championship Women's International Match Racing Association ... ever win the America's Cup. His sister Katie and Nicky Souter, match racing champions, are also from RPAYC. Nautilus Marine Boat Insurance has come aboard as one of the main sponsors. The company has been involved with supporting sailing regattas ... See all stories on this topic »

Weekly sailing column: Cox serves as umpire for America's Cup program Ventura County Star "No scores were kept, but races were run as if a regatta was under way. The big difference between this and previous America's Cups is that now the boats are catamarans capable of sailing at 30 knots or more. These test events have been to see how to ... See all stories on this topic »

Halsey Herreshoff Discusses A Sailor's Life Patch.com He sailed in the America's Cup numerous times too, often serving as navigator for different captains. That included sailing under Commodore Harry Sears of the New York Yacht Club when theAmerica's Cup started back up in 1958 after a long hiatus ... See all stories on this topic »

America's Cup: Video of Emirates Team NZ sailing the SL33 Sail World ... of the Protocol for the 34th America's Cup. The rule is designed to prevent more well funded teams running extensive two-boat testing programs. The SL33 is completely exempt from this rule and will allow Emirates Team NZ to test and sail at will. ... See all stories on this topic » Sail World

RAK's sailing ambitions buoyed in Hungary The National The location of Al Hamra sailing club is ideal, he said. In 2009, it was scheduled to be a venue for the America's Cup but was left high and dry amid a dispute among yacht owners. The club's site offers a shallow, calm harbour and a wind which is ideal ... See all stories on this topic »

ORACLE Racing bound for Cascais and America's Cup World Seri BYM News (press release) It'll be tricky. It'll be quite puffy, shifty; we're sailing quite close to shore. It'll be a great regatta.” James Spithill (AUS) is the youngest skipper to ever win the America's Cup; he was 30 at the time of victory on Feb. 14, 2010 … ... See all stories on this topic »

US SAILING Roadshow Summer Tour a Big Hit with Sailing Communities US SAILING (press release) Since the program was launched in mid-June, the Roadshow crew has visited sailingvenues and yacht clubs who are hosting regattas, clinics and other events. USSAILING has created a Roadshow Blog to document and share their experiences. ... See all stories on this topic » US SAILING (press release)

KEISSER: Sailing Sensation Long Beach Press-Telegram And while Doug Baker can't walk on water, he can certainly sail it. The Long Beach native will once again take to the sea Friday with the start of the long boats in the 46th Transpac Yacht Race from San Pedro to Honolulu. He and his crew will launch ... See all stories on this topic »

Bentley in Newport for the J Class Regatta JustLuxe.com ... Newport, Rhode Island hosted the first competitive regatta of J Class yachts in the US since the America's Cup in 1937. Among classic yacht enthusiasts the J Class is legendary. The hallowed moniker denotes the large sailing yachts designed between... See all stories on this topic » JustLuxe.com

Warnemuender Woche: 90 Dragon teams dash through the Alter Strom BYM News (press release) Luca Devoti – Olympic silver medal winner of the boat class Finn and successful America's Cupsailor – had a vision: A single-hand dinghy, which is modern and fast and at the same time comfortable and sailable for everyone. So Devoti-One was designed, ... See all stories on this topic »

The World's Largest Sailing Catamaran Nears Completion Benzinga With over 20 years of combined refit and new build experience, Pendennis is proud to be partnering with leading multihull naval architects Van Peteghem Lauriot Prévost (VPLP) – designers of the 33rdAmerica's Cup winning multihull – and the obvious ... See all stories on this topic »

Find Us On Facebook Annapolis Capital With the America's Cup now being held in multihulls, most of the registered syndicates are using the Extreme Sailing Series as preparation. Canadian skipper Chris Bake and New Zealand professional Cameron Appleton led Team Aqua to top honors among 15 ... See all stories on this topic »

America's top Youth Sailors head to Croatia for World Championship BYM News (press release) “Both experiences were an incredible introduction to a bunch of sailors that I still race with, and against 12 years later. The 2002 Worlds, in Canada, was an example of a regatta where I got to apply my developing theories on sailboat racing and ... See all stories on this topic »

FT Wally Grand Prix Series 2011 - Y3K team leads the fleet Sail World Y3K will be hard to catch and it has a very experienced crew that includes Jasper Radich and Thomas Jungblut, who both have Americas Cup and World Match Racing backgrounds. However, the series attracts a lot of big names from the sailing world and most ... See all stories on this topic » Sail World

Couple goes high-tech to keep sea clean Providence Eyewitness News The American Promise, a 60 foot sailboat, is home to a Vermont couple who are very concerned about the oceans. Rachael Miller studied underwater archaeology at Brown and her husband, James, was on the British America's Cup team. ... See all stories on this topic »

America's Cup series races to include time trials San Francisco Business Times An aerial view of the planned America's Cup series race course in Cascais, Portugal. Racing starts Aug. 6, 2011. The series of races leading up to the America's Cup in San Francisco will include 500-yard sprint time trials that will pit the ultra-fast ... See all stories on this topic »

Artemis Challenge returns Daily Sail The race follows the classic America's Cup route around the Isle of Wight, starting at 10 AM on the Royal Yacht Squadron Line. The winner will be the IMOCA 60 that takes line honours after completing the 50 mile sprint back to the Royal Yacht Squadron ... See all stories on this topic »

Herreshoff dealership opens in Rhode Island Trade Only Today Herreshoff Yacht Sales opened in Bristol, RI, on the campus that from 1878-1945 housed the historic Herreshoff Manufacturing Co., which built America's Cup winners such as Columbia and Reliance. Herreshoff Yacht Sales is on the first floor of the same ... See all stories on this topic »

Sunset+Vine to Produce Magazine Show for America's Cup World Screen The programs will air weekly starting in July and will follow the America's Cup World Series—a newsailing series held in locations in Europe, the US, Asia and Oceania leading up to the Louis Vuitton Cup, America's Cup Challenger Series and the 34th ... See all stories on this topic »

America's Cup: Team Korea names top 49er sailor as skipper Sail World We begin a period of training in Portugal next week, and then we're looking towards that first, historic race on August 6th, when Team Korea crosses the start line in anAmerica's Cup World Series event for the very first time.' by Sail-World Share ... See all stories on this topic » Sail World

Extreme Sailing Series 2011 - The Wave, Muscat claim podium position Sail World You have teams here that are going to be challenging for the next America's Cup and to be competing against those guys and giving them a run for their money feels fantastic! When we crossed the finish line and knew we had finished third, it was amazing ... See all stories on this topic » Sail World

H. Brandt Ayers: Shared ... ? Sacrifice ... ? Anniston Star Let him race his yacht in the America's Cup, enjoy his private jets and home tennis courts. He earned those pleasures. In fact, the top four of the nation's 34 billionaires are pretty decent people. There's Bill and Melinda Gates, who give tons of ... See all stories on this topic »

Dan Walters: Will redevelopment rise from the dead? Record-Searchlight ... for instance, wants to give his city broad new powers to use IFDs to develop Treasure Island, the one-time Navy base in San Francisco Bay, and make improvements to the San Francisco waterfront for the upcoming America's Cup yacht race. ... See all stories on this topic »

Copper-based Boat Paint Ban Closer to Passage The Log Newspaper In addition, other San Diego Bay marina basins — including America's Cup Harbor, Coronado Cays, Glorietta Bay, Harbor Island Marriott Marina and Chula Vista Marina — have been listed as having “beneficial use impairments” due to elevated copper ... See all stories on this topic »

Sedentary? Not Charleston Charleston Post Courier The Cooper River Bridge Run is the 10th largest 10K race in the country. Home of the Family CircleCup, Charleston was named America's Best Tennis Town. And we won't even start listing theregattas, triathalons, golf tournaments, dragon boat races and ... See all stories on this topic »

George Kimball, top boxing writer & Boston Herald sports columnist, dies after ... New York Daily News As a sports columnist at the Boston Herald, Kimball covered everything - the Super Bowl, the World Series, NBA Finals, and even the America's Cup yacht races. But he was most noted as one of the finest boxing writers of his generation. ... See all stories on this topic » New York Daily News

Oracle sailors put their dukes up YACHTe.com.au “The new AC45's have completely changed the way an America's Cup sailor has to train,” 32-year-old Humphreys says. “These new boats are physically demanding on their bodies. The sailors need to be extremely fit, have a strong core and lean muscle while ... See all stories on this topic » YACHTe.com.au

Ten Brief Excerpts from the July Issue of the Nob Hill Gazette SFist Monthly dockage and yacht club dues alone can run as much as mortgages, and a powerboat can burn through many hundreds of gas dollars just for an afternoon spin around the Bay." - America's Cup reporter Sandra J. Swanson in the "How Many Does She Sleep ... See all stories on this topic » SFist

Captain Michael Boyle Telegraph.co.uk Considered a rather flamboyant recruit to the Royal Yacht Squadron (of which his father was also a member), Boyle proved to be a committed sailor, who was to compete in trials for the America's Cup. When the challenge was revived in 1958, ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Crew announcement drip feed Daily Sail With the knowledge of one who has completed five circumnavigations of the globe and has also competed in the America's Cup Capey will take up this, one of the most important roles on board. He will be responsible for gathering and analysing all of the ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Sail

Longest line of socks: New Zealand sets world record (Video) World Records Academy Sir Peter Blake liked to wear his red socks for good luck, and during the America's Cup Challenge of 1995 New Zealanders supported the boat by putting on their own red socks. Governor-General Sir Anand Satyanand and Lady Susan worked alongside ... See all stories on this topic » World Records Academy

Events - Dennis Conner's America's Cup Experience Whether you are an individual looking to complete a life's dream to sail on Dennis Conner'sAmerica's Cup race yacht, a Bride & Groom seeking the most ... www.nextlevelsailing.com/events

Sail-World.com : Sail-World.com puts shoulder to Chicago-Mackinac ... The Chicago Yacht Club's 103rd Race to Mackinac presented by Veuve Clicquot ... best known for our America's Cup, Olympic and Volvo Ocean race coverage. ... www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?nid...ntrid...

Corporate Team Building Sailing - Next Level Sailing | Next Level ... San Diego Corporate Yacht Charters & Sailing. The Fastest Corporate Events. ... It's as close as you can get to being in an actual America's Cup race. ... nextlevelsailing.yachtingimage.com/.../corporate-team-buildin...

Puma | Yacht Sponsorship The business of Yacht Racing, Sailing and Marketing ... The Barcelona World Race Game, which is now over, lost 20% of it's Facebook following ... The Official America's Cup page continues to grow, but with just 35 days until the start ... www.yachtsponsorship.com/index.php?s=Puma