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Almanarre, Hyeres, Women's Slalom World Tour Final: Valerie Arrighetti leads after 3 races
A gusty vent d’est teased a few of the women out onto the beautiful Mediterranean waters today, but failed to increase to a sufficient level for official competition to resume leaving the results unchanged. With a promising outlook the ...
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66th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race : Notice of Race & application for entry available
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, the organising authority for the 66th edition of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, and Rolex SA of Geneva, the naming rights sponsor, have announced the release of the Notice of Race and ...
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Wild Oats X , Lahana and Wild Oats match races
Yandina boat builder David Biggar has finally allowed his wet weather sailing suit to dry after an extensive season of ocean racing on board Peter Harburg’s Black Jack. The super competitive blue water sailor has returned to an equally ...
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ORCi Worlds : Bohemia Express and Patentt 3 lead in Flensburg
A brisk 20-25 knot easterly today greeted the 55 teams entered at today’s start to the 2010 ORCi World Championship, with two windward-leeward inshore races completed and a third postponed due to the breeze increasing to over 30 knots. ...
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Ireland. Appeal for round the world Pat Lawless's original manuscript
You may have heard recently of the death of Pat Lawless - IWAI member and round-the-world sailor. It seems that when he returned from his various trips, Pat wrote an account of his voyages, in the hope of getting ...
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Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup : Alegre (GBR) in control in Porto Cervo
Day 2 of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup had epic written all over it from the break of dawn. The promised southeasterly winds were on schedule; a building sea-state, plenty of sunshine and forty-seven maxi yachts champing at the ...
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Additions to the BYM News image gallery
Velux 5 Oceans - Five Oceans of Smiles leaving for his qualification from Plymouth - http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=328 Monocoque 60' PRB - Skipper Vincent Riou - Route du Rhum 2010 - http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=420 US Coast Guard assess the damage caused by Hurricane ...
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Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup :Sound debut for Bouwe Bekking led crew on Singularity
Competition at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup got underway today under bright blue skies and sufficient breeze to get the maxis off the start line cleanly. Singularity was in the first starting group of the day, launching off the ...
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Last chance to enter RYA National Ranker number two
There is just under a week left to enter what promises to be a highly charged second edition of the RYA’s 2010 National Ranking series set to take place at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy on 18-19 September. ...
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ISAF World Match Racing : Old scores to settle at the Danish Open
The ISAF World Match Racing Tour heads to Denmark this week, with a new venue, Bornholm, an island on the Baltic Sea. Denmark has been a happy hunting ground for Danish match racing in the past eight years with ...
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UK. Win a sail trim training day with the RYA's all new sail trim handbook
To celebrate the launch of the all new RYA Sail Trim Handbook – for Cruisers, the book’s author and expert in the art of sail trimming, Rob Gibson, will provide one lucky reader and guest with a one-day training ...
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His Majesty King Constantine awarded ISAF Beppe Croce Trophy
The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) announced today that in 2010 the ISAF Beppe Croce Trophy - which honours an outstanding voluntary contribution to the sport of sailing - has been awarded to His Majesty King Constantine. ISAF President Göran ...
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RYC of Tasmania crew wins Australian Youth Match Racing Championship in Queensland
The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania crew led by Elliott Noye has won the 2010 Australian Youth Match Racing Championship at Southport Yacht Club on the Queensland Gold Coast, recording the first-ever victory by a team from outside New ...
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Antigua Sailing Week promises some major changes.
The newly formed Regatta Organising Committee (ROC) is responsible solely for racing and race organisation. After studying the formats used at different regattas around the world and seeking the advice of experts, a new racing programme is currently being ...
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Velux 5 Oceans : Team Sapphire news
On August 27th, Christophe and Five Oceans of Smiles leave Plymouth for the qualification to reach the Fastnet Rock on Saturday afternoon. 2 Whales, twice the size of Five Oceans of Smiles, visited Christophe on Thursday and a little ...
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ORCi World Championship fleet ready for battle in Flensburg
Assembled fleet of 55 boats from 9 nations to start inshore racing today at the 2010 ORCi World Championship Under beautiful sunny skies and a light easterly breeze from the Baltic, the international fleet of 55 teams assembled here ...
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Almanarre, Hyeres, Women's Slalom World Tour Final : No wind puts racers on standby
Another frustrating day on standby leaves the PWA’s hottest female racers eagerly anticipating the return of the wind! With glorious blue skies and a light offshore breeze, sunbathing and swimming were the main activities in Almanarre today. A slight ...
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RS100 DAKINE UK National Championship at Parkstone Yacht Club
The weekend of the 4th and 5th of September 2010 saw the inaugural RS100 DAKINE UK National 2010 Championship get underway at Parkstone Yacht Club with a surprising 43 entries ; not bad for a class that’s only been going ...
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Forces Windsurfing Challenge teams to circumnavigate the Isle of Wight
The Army, Royal Navy and RAF windsurfing teams have come together and are planning to circumnavigate the Isle of Wight on windsurfers to raise money for Help for Heroes and their respective Service Benevolent funds. The start of this ...
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Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup : First markers laid
Forty-seven maxi yachts took to the waters off the Costa Smeralda today, for opening encounters at the 2010 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup. It was a good day for most with more breeze than expected, affording all classes some quality ...
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