World Sailing's Sustainability Strategy Keynote (video), VG2016 Update

World Sailing's Sustainability Strategy - Andy Hunt, Keynote Speech:

Video above published Nov 17, 2016: Andy Hunt, Chief Executive Officer at World Sailing presents the governing bodies sustainability strategy at the 2016 Annual Conference.

#TrainingTuesday - Daniel Whiteley:

Video above published Nov 17, 2016: Laser Radial sailor Daniel Whiteley takes us through his training ahead of the Aon Youth Sailing World Championship

Vendee Globe UPDATE:

🚨 [NEW REFERENCE TIME] @AlexThomson99 has just beaten the reference time for the voyage down the Atlantic after 17d 22hrs 58 mins #VG2016 pic.twitter.com/cml2Sb5CyQ

— Vendée Globe (@VendeeGlobe) November 24, 2016

LIVE Tracking: tracking2016.vendeeglobe.org
Battle at the front:

More info:

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

Vendee Globe single-handed round the world race:

• Start: 6 November 2016 in Les Sables d'Olonne, France
• Finish: Les Sables d'Olonne, France (ETA - 25 January 2017)
• Official Event of the IMOCA Ocean Masters World Championship 2015-16

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2015 Youth Worlds, Days 1-3 Highlights, Sailing Videos

2015 Youth Worlds - Day 3 Highlights - Emerging Nation Program clinic sailors, Langkawi, Malaysia. #‎YouthSailing #‎2015YouthWorlds


2015 Youth Worlds - Day 2 Highlights video above


2015 Youth Worlds - Day 1 Highlights video above

45TH ISAF YOUTH SAILING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2015
27 December 2015 TO 3 January 2016, Langkawi, Malaysia
 Results | ISAF Youth Worlds | Official Site
Tweets by @youthworlds


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Youth Sailing, How to Succeed, Sailing videos

US Youth Champs 2015 Day 1: How to Succeed at Youth Champs - Veterans and past winners give advice to newcomers on how to approach this year's U.S. Youth Sailing Championship hosted by Roger Williams University with support from Bristol YC in Bristol, RI. Racing continues through Friday. Published on Jul 7, 2015



"The Beat" - Episode 4: SoCal Sailing - Friends, Fun & Sun - Published on Jul 2, 2015 - "The Beat" visits Southern California, as host Katy Nastro gets the low down on the Long Beach Race Week's Yacht Club Challenge. Katy also gets the scoop on youth sailing at the Summer Gold Cup as she discovers the stories that touch on the friendships created and fostered through sailing. http://www.ussailingthebeat.com/

Sailing News:
Southport Junior Yacht Club Sailing Foundation
Boothbay Register
The Southport Junior Yacht Sailing Foundation began last Monday, June 29, with seven newcomers bravely taking the chilly swim test. We are excited ...

The Kingston Whig-Standard
Brit leads Laser World sailing championship
The Kingston Whig-Standard
Three races were held in the Gold Fleet at the Laser World championship in Kingston on Tuesday. The championship concludes Wednesday.
Burton holds second place but Nick Thompson holds insurmountable lead at Laser Worlds- My Sailing


Superyacht Times
First look onboard sailing yacht Elfje
Superyacht Times
After her discreet launch last year, Royal Huisman have now shared the first images of the one-of-a-kind super ketch Elfje. Designed by Hoek Design ...

Horncastle News
SAILING: Horncastle's QEGS take Lincoln regatta by storm
Horncastle News
Students from Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School stormed the annual Lincoln DistrictSailing Association Regatta at Hykeham Sailing Club on ...

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Route du Rhum finish, Sébastien Josse third

2014Route du Rhum destination Guadeloupe: Sébastien Josse third in Guadeloupe

Tuesday November 11 at 04h 47mn 09s Sébastien Josse, skipper of Edmond de Rothschild, crossed the finish line of the 10th Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe, completing the theoretical course of 3542 miles at an average speed of 17.13 knots.  #RDR2014

Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe: "When he crossed the finish line at 18:13:55 

TU/19:13:55 CET/14:13:55hrs local this Thursday 13th November Erwan Le Roux (FenetreA-Cardinal) won the Multi50 class of the 10th edition of La Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe. The solo skipper completed the 3542 miles theoretrical course in 11d 5h 13m 55s at an average speed of 13.16kts"

2018 World Youth Sailing Championships in Texas
The State
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The 2018 International Sailing Federation World Youth Sailing Championships will be held in Texas with Corpus Christi ...

New owners for the Annapolis Sailing School
CapitalGazette.com
The Annapolis Sailing School is located on Back Creek and at the mouth of the Severn River. Jerry and Kathy Wood founded it in 1959 and their ...

Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Volvo Ocean Race Newport Launches Educational Program
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Newport, RI (November 13, 2014) – Sail Newport announced the launch of a national education program with an online learning site linking the Volvo ...

Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Nominate for Sail Canada Awards
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Nominations are being accepted for the 2014 Sail Canada Awards. All sailors and supporters are invited to participate in recognizing Canada's top ...

Sail World
ISAF Sailing World Cup Final - Gunning for gold in Abu Dhabi
Sail World
Five ISAF Rolex World Sailors of the Year will be gunning for gold at the inaugural ISAFSailing World Cup Final in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ...

Sippican Week
ORR sailing team approved for spring
Sippican Week
Some students have opted to go to other schools like Bishop Stang High School and Tabor Academy that do offer sailing, he said. Dartmouth High ...

Scuttlebutt Sailing News
St Barth Cata Cup – Record number of mixed teams
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Whether in the Extreme Sailing Series, which saw the biggest “influx” of women, the Route du Rhum with a record four female sailors this year, and ...

Scuttlebutt Sailing News
RYA National Match Racing Grand Final
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
I haven't been sailing much recently, but I have a great crew who are all sailing full time so hopefully they will point me in the right direction. I've done ...

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Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15, Sailing Videos, Sailing News

Inside Track Episode 14 | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 (Published on Oct 30, 2014)
Some insight from a man who knows, Knut Frostad explains the reason behind the ice exclusion zone. We catch up with Xabi on Mapfre. And finally, Jonny Portman - he's a man with a plan!



Meet The Under 30s | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 (Published on Oct 30, 2014)
They are the fresh faces, injecting young blood into this race. They’re sailing around the world, living and breathing a once in a lifetime experience. Oh, and they’re all under 30.
More info: johnthecrowd.com: VOR
Volvo Ocean Race official website
Volvo Ocean Race dashboard
MeteoEarth.com - Interactive 3D globe weather: Volvo Ocean Race


Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Grizzled veteran guides youngest Volvo Ocean Race team
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
TALVALID4_1203 Bill (Copy) Bill Erkelens, a former rigger, team manager for the maxi Sayonara, and campaign manager for Oracle Racing when the ...
Volvo Ocean Race: Team Vestas back-slams both race leaders - Sail World
Volvo Ocean Race - Auction to join Team Alvimedica now open - Sail World
Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - Latest position report: 0600 UTC, Oct. 30 - Sail World


Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Volvo Ocean Race: Numbers are not everything
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
As Plato said, “A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers”. I'm not sure he would have made a great navigator in the Volvo Ocean ...


Sail World
Volvo Ocean Race - Team SCA coach Brad Jackson's thoughts on Leg 1
Sail World
This leg and the race will be decided by the team that makes the least mistakes, as you will never get every decision or manoeuvre right. So yes, they ...

Other Sailing NEWS:

Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Caribbean Sailing Association hosts Annual Conference
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
The Caribbean Sailing Association (CSA) Annual Conference took place October 24-26 at Antigua Yacht Club, English Harbour, Antigua.

San Diego promises 'revolution in stadium sailing'
Stuff.co.nz
San Diego has promised to deliver "a revolution in stadium sailing" if it wins the right to host the 2017 America's Cup. The southern Californian city is ...


Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Windsurfing World Championship in Florida starts Saturday
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
A total of 115 sailors from five continents will line up making it the largest Kona event ever. The outcome is very open with a number of high-profiled ...

Sailors set to receive award from Princess Anne
Royal Central
The Princess Royal is to give awards to three Northamptonshire sailors late November, in honour of their contributions to sailing. The sailors, Peter ...


Stuff.co.nz
Calm sailing into fair Hvar
Stuff.co.nz
Although there are few modest motorboats, even simple sailing boats, in the harbour, vessels moored here must be collectively worth millions.


Sail World
2015 US Youth Sailing Championships - New dates set
Sail World
2015 U.S. Youth Sailing Championships - The dates for the 2015 U.S. Youth Championships, hosted by Eastern Yacht Club in Marblehead, Mass., ...


Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Landsailing World Championship 2014, The Movie
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
A recap of the 14th Landsailing World Championship, hosted by North American LandSailing Association at Smith Creek Playa, Nevada, USA. Sailors ...


The Independent
Yoga and onions calm alarm bells for Atlantic warriors
The Independent
“I don't like those odds,” says Sir Robin, who prefers the 60-foot monohull which he has named Grey Power, to sail itself as much as possible.


Sail World
US Disabled Championships to host Development Regatta in Texas
Sail World
A strong collection of the top sailors in the country are in Galveston, Texas preparing for this week's three-day championship, which begins Thursday, ...
US Disabled Sailing Championship Hosts Development Regatta This Week in TexasUSSailing - United States Sailing Association

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RS200 UK Nationals 2014, sailing video

RS200 UK Nationals 2014 from LPB Aerial Imagery on Vimeo.
Sponsored by Volvo, Noble Marine & Harken UK the RS200 nationals were sailed out of Hayling Island Sailing Club. Great weather, great sailing, great boat.

12 teams to race in Istanbul including first-ever Turkish Extreme 40 team » Extreme Sailing Series: "....Just three days after the successful conclusion of Act 5 Cardiff presented by Land Rover, the containers are packed and the fleet of Extreme 40s en-route to Istanbul to join TeamTurx. The Turkish squad supported by ARKAS Sport Club of shipping company ARKAS Holding, is made up of Olympic level sailors including founder Edhem Dirvana, who have been busy training over the last few months with Extreme 40 veteran and class co-designer, Mitch Booth. Mitch and Edhem – a world-class multihull sailor who has been instrumental in the formation of TeamTurx – will share skipper duties, with local sailors Selim Kakış, Ateş Çınar, Deniz Çınar, Cem Gözen, Cem Selçuk and Can Bayülken rotating positions onboard. Edhem commented on the team’s long-term vision to develop the sport of sailing in Turkey:..."(read more at link above)

Annual Papa Jim Regatta helps youth sailing group
St. Augustine Record
Remembered as Papa Jim, a man with a sense of humor and being happiest when sailing, is honored each year at the Papa Jim Regatta. The Papa ...


Richmond Standard
International Sailing Canoe Worlds on SF Bay
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
The words “sailing canoe” may conjure up images of an outdated craft, and the IC class still competes for the New York Challenge Cup, established in ...

The Sarasota Sailing Squadron's 68th Annual labor Day Regatta
WWSB ABC 7
The Sarasota Sailing Squadron (SSS) will host the 68th Annual Labor Day Regatta Aug. 29-Aug.31st. The signature event for the SSS, the regatta ...

Set Sail with Coral Gables High!
Sofia Bratt
Have you ever had the opportunity to go sailing on crystal blue Biscayne Bay? If you haven't, now you have the chance! For the past year, IB senior ...

Regatta Sailing
dartmouth
The Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta sailing programme starts today (following the traditional Torbay-Dartmouth race yesterday afternoon). Tomorrow ...

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DelMarVa Rally - Sail Video

DelMarVa Rally -
"This year's 2014 DelMarVa Rally brought plenty of challenges, as well as a lifetime's worth of experiences, to its participants, who are all looking forward to their next rally." (Published on July 9, 2014) --
Adventures of the 2014 DelMarVa Rally | Sail Magazine: "... a 450-mile week-long trip held annually in June that takes sailors of all experience levels around the DelMarVa Peninsula (that’s short for Delaware/Maryland/Virginia) from Annapolis, MD, to Portsmouth, VA, up the Atlantic to Cape May, DE, and back to Annapolis through the C&D Canal. Each leg provides a unique sailing experience: first sailors take on the Chesapeake, then head offshore and finish the rally by motoring through a narrow canal. Sailors typically spend a day or two at each location, where they meet up to re-provision, debrief, celebrate and check out each town..."(read more at link above)

Sailing centre on track to berth willing buyers
Irish Examiner
Leased for a number of years to the international Glenans Sailing Centre (and being sold by Fáilte Ireland which is currently involved in the sale of a ...

Sailing: Reiss and Whitehead lead chase in Ballyholme
Belfast Telegraph
Americans Taylor Reiss and Matthew Whitehead claimed the top spot yesterday at the F18 World Championships in Ballyholme.

SAILING: Torbay's Peach set to make his British debut in Portugal
Torquay Herald Express
TORQUAY sailor Morgan Peach is gearing up for the biggest week of his competitive sailing career so far as he prepares to represent Great Britain at ...

Sailing: Nacra 17s comfortably into gold fleet; Too light for skiff racing
Voxy
Gemma Jones and Jason Saunders were the only NZL Sailing Team sailors to hit the water for racing today at the 2014 European Champs for the ...

SAILING: Falmouth working boats return to fight for championship titles
This is The West Country
St Mawes Sailing Club hosted the Working Boats World Championships, organised by the Falmouth Working Boats Association, which ran from Friday ...

Tacoma youth sailing program wins $500000 grant
TheNewsTribune.com
More good news arrived Tuesday when the Seattle Foundation announced it will give $500,000 to the youth sailing program from the C. Keith ...

Sailing's golden girls
Daily Echo
“The event was a fantastic experience and I couldn't be happier with the result,” said Nagel, 19, who grew up in Bermuda where she first learnt to sail.

Sailing: Working Boat Championships - July 10
West Briton
The Championships were once again hosted by St Mawes Sailing Club and St Mawes Social Club, finally getting under way on Saturday after Friday's ...

Destination England for Abu Dhabi and Team Alvimedica | VSail.info
By Valencia Sailing
[Source: Volvo Ocean Race] Two rival Volvo Ocean Race crews have set out for transatlantic crossings ...
VSail.info

Sun Sailor | One happy Capper
By Jason Jenkins
Wayzata Community Sailing Center's executive director embraces passion for ... But that doesn't mean it's any less busy for the sailing instructor.
Sun Sailor

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Mark Boat Operator Course

View Markboatjk.pptx and other presentations by oakcliffsailing.

Oakcliff is a high-performance training center for sailors who have progressed beyond traditional coaching methods . . . In 2013, Oakcliff Sailing was named a US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider National Training Center. source: Mark Boat Operator Course - Oakcliff Sailing

Sailing to Nationals
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
All the hard work and time spent on the water has paid off in the trip of a lifetime for eight area high school sailors. Four students from The Pine View ...

Youth Sailing Foundation welcomes four new board members
TCPalm
VERO BEACH — Youth Sailing Foundation is proud to announce George Hinman, Allan Blair, George Marshall, and Nelson Cover have joined our ...

New College of Florida sailing team heads to national sports championship
Bradenton Herald
The New College Coed Sailing Team placed sixth of 10 teams in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association Championship in Jacksonville ...

EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup gets underway in Italy
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
The second year of the EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup gets underway this week with the beginning of Garda Trentino Olympic Week (Italy), the ...

School sailors fight the elements in first regatta
Shelter Island Reporter
Sarah Warren and Noelle Crough of the Shelter Island School sailing team, doing a nice roll tack in the first regatta of the ...

We're happily sailing! – Bailey Boat Cat
By baileyboatcat
We've had a beautiful sail down here. As often happens in the Med, the wind was quite light and from the wrong direction this morning and since we ...
Bailey Boat Cat

Extreme Opti Sailing - SpinSheet
By Duffy
But being a “safe” boat doesn't mean they're a boring boat! We found this great video shot by a Norwegian sailing instructor. These kids are fearless!
SpinSheet

Sailing Open House for Interested Sailors | Brother Rice High School | Act Manfully in Christ Jesus
By Brother Rice High School
The Brother Rice sailing team will host an Open House at Columbia Yacht Club on Saturday, June 7, at 9:00 A.M. Columbia is located at 111 N. Lake ...
Brother Rice High School

Perfect score for Giles Scott as Finn Europeans finally gets going | VSail.info
By Valencia Sailing
Posted on 06 May 2014 by Valencia Sailing. [Source: Finn Class] It was about as tough a day as it was possible to have for both sailors and organisers ...
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Sailing - News - GoStanford.com
gostanford.com
Sailing 05/04/2014. Stanford goes 9-0 to win conference championship. Stanford Sails to Championship. Cardinal claim Coed ...
www.gostanford.com/SportArchives.dbml?...

Singapore Sailing president Dr Ben Tan "happy to serve" as Nominated MP - The Straits Times
straitstimes.com
Singapore Sailing president Dr Ben Tan announced on Wednesday afternoon that he is willing to serve as a Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP).
www.straitstimes.com/.../singapore-sailing-president-dr-ben-ta...

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