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| Friday, August 22, 2008 |
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Hamilton Island Race Week Day 2 endurance testAug 23, 2008Audi Hamilton Island Race Week Day 2 racing to test endurance of crews in 20 knots forecast today. Weather Day 2 - Audi Hamilton Island Race WeekAug 23, 2008Weather Forecast Issued by Kenn Batt at 0630hr For Sunday 24th August 2008 - 2008 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week. Results Day 1 - Audi Hamilton Island Race WeekAug 23, 2008Results after Day 1 of racing at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week. All fleets sailed the Lindeman Island Race Fabio Buzzi wins Cowes-Torquay-Cowes raceAug 23, 2008Only four seconds separated the leaders at the finish of the Cowes-Torquay- Cowes Powerboat Race as Fabio Buzzi's RED FPT crossed the line with his bow ahead of Mario Invernizzi's Silicon Fire. Tough at the Top - Audi Hamilton Island RWAug 23, 2008[by Ian Grant]The 2008 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week, Australia’s premier blue water yacht racing regatta, started in testing 20-25 knot trade winds and lumpy 1.5m white capped wind waves in the windy Whitsunday Islands earlier today. A typical winter trade wind which peaked at 27 knots before dawn presented the record fleet with a supreme torture test... Rescued - in the Nick of TimeAug 23, 2008Rescue workers at night need often to show much ingenuity and flexibility to achieve a successful outcome Tea Route: Gitana 13 swallows up the miles with 650 plus mile daysAug 23, 2008Under gennaker in a more organised swell, the maxi-catamaran in the colours of the LCF Rothschild Group is continuing its east to west passage across the Indian Ocean. At an average of 27 knots for the past 24 hours, ... The BMW Oracle trimaran taken out of her shedAug 23, 2008
There is a whole new bunch of pictures of BMW Oracle's monster trimaran being trucked out of her shed in Anacortes. These pictures are provided by the team and are dated August 23rd. Regardless of what opinion one might have on Larry Ellison, Russell Coutts, GGYC and the team as a whole, this is an impressive, mind-blowing yacht. Are we going to see it... Plymouth boundAug 23, 20081000 Milles Brittany Ferries Class 40 race sets sail from St Malo The QUEBRAMAR GP42 Cup goes to CascaisAug 23, 2008
[Source: Quebramar GP42 Cup] The fifth and penultimate event of the international Quebramar GP42 Cup will take place in the spectacular settings of Cascais, Portugal. Starting Thursday, August 28th and for 3 days, the eight GP42 boats participating in the Trofeu Quebramar Chrysler will provide tight and close races.Cascais, 22 August 2008: With a red-hot... Knickerbocker Cup: Keith Swinton, Sergey Musikhin & Takumi Nakamura tie for leadAug 23, 2008Keith Swinton, Black Swan Match Racing (AUS), Sergey Musikhin, (RUS) and Takumi Nakamura, Albatross Match Racing Team (JAP) lead the pack with 5-1 score as the 2008 Knickerbocker Cup got underway after a no-wind opening day. Defending champion, Chris ... More photos of the BMW Oracle trimaranAug 23, 2008
Here's an additional three pictures of the BMW Oracle trimaran that was publicly unveiled yesterday, August 22nd, in Anacortes, a small town in the American state of Washington. According to BMW Oracle's official statement, "the team continues the final fit-out of the boat as it prepares for some preliminary sea trials here next month".The new BMW Oracle... Island homecoming for Aussie Olympic sailorsAug 23, 2008Australia's Olympic sailors will travel to their training base of Hamilton Island after arriving home from the Beijing Contender Worlds - Andreasen keeps leadAug 23, 2008Soren Andreasen of Denmark leads Contender Worlds after 6 races Audi Hamilton Island Race Week: Black Jack and Wild Oats steel Shockwaves thunderAug 23, 2008In an 18-20 knot sou’easter the fleet contesting the silver anniversary of Audi Hamilton Island Race Week lined up in Catseye Bay, setting off from the start line in waves as each division followed the one in front at ... Hamilton Island to welcome for Australia's Olympic sailors with tickertape paradeAug 23, 2008Australia’s Olympic sailors will travel to their training base of Hamilton Island after arriving home from the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games for a sailing community homecoming. The sailors are due to arrive in Sydney with the entire Australian Olympic ... BMW ORACLE Racing reveal new boatAug 23, 2008New carbon fiber trimaran unveiled in Anacortes by BMW Oracle Racing Schonherr wins Chronoswiss Baltic ChallengeAug 23, 2008Jorgen Schonherr wins Chronoswiss Baltic Challenge 2008 in the Dragon class CAS Decision in 49er Gold MedalAug 23, 2008Today around 4pm (Beijing time) the ad hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) published it's decision in the procedure CONI & COE v/ ISAF. The case was brought by the National Olympic Committees of Spain and Italy against the International Jury for awarding no penalty to the DEN 49er sailing in the Medal Race in the Olympic in the... Carbon Footprint Story - Part 1Aug 23, 2008
My emotional last moments with my trusty lowrider before the chop. As every good weight-watcher knows regular weigh ins are a must, especially that all important pre-diet number, suffice it to say, the scales didn’t go high enough. On with the first job, stripping all bits and bobs and removing her high performance light weight metal wing bars. Liking... International Speed Windsurfing Europeans: Antoine Albeau & Valerie Ghibaudo lead in KarpathosAug 23, 2008What a day ! 3 complete rounds with two fleets today, with a new seasons top speed set by Antoine Albeau (FRA, Starboard)with 43.68 knots. He is leading the competition now as well as Valerie Ghibaudo (FRA, Loft Sails) ... Hamilton Island Race Week: Reichel Pugh sloops Black Jack & Wild Oats match race for line honoursAug 23, 2008The 2008 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week Australia’s premier blue water yacht racing regatta started in testing 20-25 knot trade winds and lumpy 1.5m white capped wind waves in the windy Whitsunday Islands earlier today. A typical winter trade ... Match Race Opener to Audi Hamilton Island RWAug 23, 2008In an 18-20 knot sou'easter the fleet contesting Audi Hamilton Island Race Week lined up in Catseye Bay. Audi Hamilton Island Race Week: Philosopher's Club leads race for IRC Australian ChampionshipAug 23, 2008Sydney-based sailor, Peter Sorensen, is leading the race for the Audi IRC Australian Championship, heading into the final round at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week which started today. Sorensen, a member of the Middle Harbour Yacht Club, with ... Audi MedCup: Carthagena explains its preparations for Region de Murcia TrophyAug 23, 2008Representatives from the local organising authorities in Carthagena gathered yesterday at the Chamber of Commerce to introduce a number of initiatives made to enable the hosting of the upcoming Region de Murcia Trophy, the fifth leg of the 2008 ... Tough at the Top - Audi Hamilton Island RWAug 23, 20082008 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week started in testing 20-25 knot trade winds today. America’s Cup: More images of BMW Oracle 90 foot trimaran are in the BYM News GalleryAug 23, 2008BYM News has added new pictures of the BMW Oracle 90 foot trimaran to its photo gallery. From the pictures, the new boat would appear to be of a somewhat conventional design, having a resemblance to an inshore version ... Kiwis Triumphant in Australian Boat Building CompAug 23, 2008New Zealand Marine Trades Challenge champions, Cookson Boats have, once again, shown New Zealand's strength in trans-Tas Piracy costs maritime industry $16bn+Aug 23, 2008Modern piracy is growing, particular in the African and Asian regions, targeting ships for robbery and ransom. Horror Attack on Cruisers in GuatemalaAug 23, 20084 machete-wielding men killed Dan Dryden and severely wounded his wife Nancy in Monkey Bay in Guatemala Fiona Harper - Cruising EntrepreneurAug 23, 2008Fiona Harper has just launched an online Marinas Guide to Australia at www.marinasguide.com.au Albeau sets season's top speed - Speed World CupAug 23, 2008Three complete rounds with two fleets today, with a new seasons top speed set by Antoine Albeau with 43.68 knots. Breeze for Lindeman Island RaceAug 23, 2008Solid south easterly breeze on a cool morning at Hamilton Island, ahead of the first race of the 25th Audi Hamilton Isla iShares Cup in Kiel a spectator's eventAug 23, 2008Next week (29th-31st August) the iShares Cup Extreme 40 Sailing Series arrives in Kiel, Germany International Sailing Summit for ParisAug 23, 2008This 9th ISS be hosted by FIN, will be held on 4th December, 2008 as a lead-in to the Paris International Boat Show. J22 WORLDS - Another day at the office...Aug 23, 2008First race again a floater even though there was more wind than the first race on Wednesday, we sailed the same bugger result; below 6 knots is just not our cup of tea. Bullshit of course, other teams have the same chop and light breeze but simply have beter sarts and go faster than we do.. anyway, other teams from the top ten also sailed double digits... SeaBis saves boat owners thousands of dollarsAug 23, 2008SeaBis announces new marine corrosion prevention systems that protect boats from electrolysis corrosion damage. |
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