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Whitehaven Beach Party DayAug 27, 2008Today is the famous Whitehaven Beach Party Day. A cloudy morning at Hamilton Island but the cloud will burn off North Sails Weather - Day 5 Audi Hamilton Is RWAug 27, 2008Weather Forecast, Thursday 28th August, Day 5 racing at 2008 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week courtesy of North Sails. Quebramar GP42 Cup:Near Miss takes practice race in Cascais under excellent conditionsAug 27, 2008
[Source: Quebramar GP42 Cup] The start of the penultimate event of the Quebramar Cup took place under near-perfect conditions. The Swiss Near Miss won the practice race after a tough battle against Roma GP42.2 and Desafío.Cascais, 27 August 2008: It seemed event organizers came to an agreement with the gods of wind in order to hold the opening practice... Bribón leads Murcia Trophy after protest winAug 27, 2008[Source: AUDI MedCup] In brisk winds and moderate seas off Cartagena nothing could be taken for granted in conditions which exposed strengths and weaknesses in virtually equal measure to produce and exciting pair of races on the second day of the Region of Murcia Trophy, the penultimate Audi MedCup Circuit regatta of the 2008 season.The day’s biggest... ThMartinez images Day 3 Carthagena, Audi MedCupAug 27, 2008Thierry Martinez images of Day 3 in 2008 Audi MedCup/Carthagena (Spain). Audi MedCup: Bribon back on top after protest winAug 27, 2008Bribon win protest against Artemis and regain overall lead in Region of Murcia Trophy regatta. Artemis now lead Bribon by only 2.2 points on the Audi MedCup Circuit standings in battle for second and third. In brisk winds and ... Bribon wins protest -leads Region of Murcia TrophyAug 27, 2008An exciting pair of races at the Region of Murcia Trophy, the penultimate Audi MedCup Circuit regatta of the 2008 season Lighter breeze for Whitehaven Passage raceAug 27, 2008Audi Hamilton Island Race Week Whitehaven Beach Island Passage race fleet will experience lighter winds and calmer seas Alegria turning heads at Audi Hamilton Island RWAug 27, 2008Rod Jones' new Archambault A40 Alegria is turning plenty of heads at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week, its debut regatta. Med Cup: Desafio won the day today with a 3 &1Aug 27, 2008We onboard El Desafio won the day today with a 3, 1. Mutua Madrilena had a 2, 2 for equal points and now leads the Series. El Desafio moves up to third place, just two points out of first. ... No short - edge of surprisesAug 27, 2008Today three IRC Division 1 boats found out the hard way where the name Surprise Rock came from. Quebrama GP42 Cup: Near Miss takes practice race in Cascais under excellent conditionsAug 27, 2008The start of the penultimate event of the Quebramar Cup took place under near-perfect conditions. The Swiss Near Miss won the practice race after a tough battle against Roma GP42.2 and Desafío. It seemed event organizers came to an ... Med Cup: Two seconds puts Mutua Madrilena in the leadAug 27, 2008A pair of second places for Vasco Vascotto and the crew of Mutua Madrileña sees the Chilean flagged boat take the lead in the Region of Murcia Trophy regatta. n brisk winds and moderate seas off Cartagena nothing could ... Gilbert and Willan head for RS200 TitleAug 27, 2008Roger Gilbert and Jane Willan lead RS200 Nationals by 21 points Two bullets for Mutua MadrilenaAug 27, 2008Vasco Vascotto and his team take the first day of the Audi MedCup's Region of Murcia Trophy 12ft Skiff Bartercard Cup: Bob Clements & Alan Atterbury on Nice Action win in TorbayAug 27, 2008August bank holiday weekend saw a fleet of six 12ft Skiffs travel to Paignton for the 3rd round of this year's Bartercard Cup series, which was run as part of Royal Torbay Week. With only 1 point separating the ... Audi Hamilton Island Race WeekAug 27, 2008
Photographer: Jack Atley/Andrea FrancoliniNo short – edge of surprisesAudi Hamilton Island Race Week- IRC division 1 results have delivered Alan Whiteley’s Melbourne based TP52 Cougar II its first win on corrected time from Bob Steel’s sistership Quest. Despite coming to a crunching halt when they hit an outlying rock off Surprise Rock at low tide... Ramsgate Week: Royal Temple Yacht Club's new format proved popularAug 27, 2008Great racing and a fantastic, friendly atmosphere greeted the competitors during Ramsgate Week, which was given a new format this year. The new Ramsgate Week format, hosted by Royal Temple Yacht Club, proved very popular and began with a ... Ramsgate Week final round upAug 27, 2008Great racing and a fantastic, friendly atmosphere greeted the competitors during Ramsgate Week, which was given a new format this year. Audi MedCup: Personal thoughts and opinions from Gabriel Fernandez, race Course MarshallAug 27, 2008Yacht racing has evolved a great deal over the last few years, and in Spain, particularly after the America’s Cup, people have learnt a lot more about sailing. It is slowly but surely becoming more popular. People have ... Audi Med Cup: Attack is the best form of defence for BribonAug 27, 2008Bribón has a two points lead to build on after the first day of the Region of Murcia Trophy. The TP52 crews are enjoying the challenges of a new venue just as the local crowds are welcoming the Audi ... Tea Route: Gitana 13 makes slow progress towards the Cpe of Good HopeAug 27, 2008With yesterday enabling 191 miles to be covered, morale was given a real boost for the troops aboard Gitana 13. Down but not beaten, Lionel Lemonchois’ men knew they would just have to endure the situation before they could ... Sailing Networks joins forces with Boat RegisterAug 27, 2008Sailingnetworks.com, a leading social networking website for the boating community and marine industry, has just merged with Boat Register, the innovative boat registration and security company. Il Mostro Joins The Trail To AlicanteAug 27, 2008PUMA and Green Dragon teams make their way to the start line in Spain Audi Hamilton Island Race Week: Rod Jones' new Archambault A40 Alegria turn heads at debut regattaAug 27, 2008Rod Jones’ new Archambault A40 Alegria is turning plenty of heads at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week, its debut regatta. With the results of today’s 26 nautical miler, Jones, who was declared the Audi IRC Champion at the end ... Jack Atley images Audi Hamilton Island RW - Day 5Aug 27, 2008Jack Atley images from Day 4 of racing at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week. 200 boatsAug 27, 2008...attended the inaugural BMW Torbay Race Week Largest ever multihull launched in FranceAug 27, 2008131ft maxi-trimaran Banque Populaire V hits the water at Lorient after a two-year build NEWS : Baltic challengesAug 27, 2008The iShares Cup moves to Kiel, in northern Germany, this week. It’s a new venue of the Extreme 40 catamaran circuit, but is familiar to many of the sailors competing in round four of the iShares Cup. Bribon leads in MurciaAug 27, 2008Spanish team Bribon lead after day one of the fifth Audi MedCup Circuit Regatta Puma Ocean Racing heads to AlicanteAug 27, 2008Puma Ocean Racing departs Rhode Island on a final warm-up before the start of the Volvo Ocean Race Cartoon of the weekAug 27, 2008Click here to enjoy the latest Alinghi cartoon... Audi Hamilton Island Race Week: Shockwave-Club Marine & Black Jack in battle to finishAug 27, 2008IRC division 1 results have delivered Alan Whiteley’s Melbourne based TP52 Cougar II its first win on corrected time from Bob Steel’s sistership Quest. Despite coming to a crunching halt when they hit an outlying rock off Surprise ... UK. Spirit of Mystery christening attracts massive crowdAug 27, 2008There have been two launchings and a christening this week. Two massive multihulls, 90 feet and 131feet, launched and a humble 37 foot lugger christened and guess which attracted the biggest crowd! Makes you think doesn’t it ? Pete Goss ... ribón leads in the first day of Trofeo MurciaAug 27, 2008[Source: AUDI MedCup] Bribón made their best start to an Audi MedCup Circuit regatta since the start of the season in Alicante, when they won the first race of the Region of Murcia Trophy Regatta and followed up with a strong third place to take an early two points advantage over the ever consistent Audi MedCup Circuit leaders Quantum Racing.The waters... Shockwave holds out Black JackAug 27, 2008A thrilling tacking duel in Dent Passage, where many races have been won or lost, played out this afternoon. Surprise Rock joins Hamilton HistoryAug 27, 2008For the 25 years of the Audi Hamilton Island Regatta, Surprise Rock has figured in race briefings. Audi Hamilton Island Race Week: Michael Hiatt’s Living Doll damages keel on Surprise RockAug 27, 2008Champion Victorian Ocean racing skipper Michael Hiatt placed his chances of winning the prestigious Audi Hamilton Island Race Week IRC championship in jeopardy when his sloop Living Doll hit Surprise Rock yesterday. Living Doll which had sailed impressively ... Audi MedCup racing, Spirit of Mystery naming & Banque Populaire launch picturesAug 27, 2008Yesterday, images of the Audi Med Cup racing in Cartagena were added to the BYM News Photo Gallery The waters off Cartagena, a new venue for the MedCup Circuit dealt a new set of challenges for the crews ... New Zealand. Auckland Regional Council; Marina Fees PetitionAug 27, 2008Boaties at a number of Auckland marinas have some serious and justifiable concerns about the sea-bed charges made by the Auckland Regional Council (ARC). Those affected are: Half Moon Bay / Buckland’s Beach Yacht Club West Park Marina Pine ... MedCup CartagenaAug 27, 2008First and third place finishes from two challenging races sees Bribón leading the Region of Murcia Trophy Regatta off Cartagena. Bribón made their best start to an Audi MedCup Circuit regatta since the start of the season in Alicante, when they won the first race of the Region of Murcia Trophy Regatta and followed up with a strong third place to... Audi Hamilton Island Race Week: Rod Jones and crew lead class in thenew Archambault A40 AlegriaAug 27, 2008Audi Australian IRC class sailing champion Rod Jones and his Alegria crew have continued to sail impressively to lead their class in the prestigious Audi Hamilton Island Race Week series after four races. The 2007 National champions who also ... Audi Hamilton Island Race Week D 4 Results OverallAug 27, 2008Lighter breezes today, but lots of drama on the water. Here are the full overall results sets for all classes. MedCup Practise RaceAug 27, 2008The fifth venue of the 2008 Audi MedCup, Carthagena in Spain, proved to be just as challenging as expected today, with Platoon powered by Team Germany coming out best to take the practice race win. With between 9 and 11 knots of wind the Carthagena race course was affected by two wind systems: a gradient breeze from around 180 degrees and, closer... TP52 scuffleAug 27, 2008Cougar II beats Quest on another day of idyllic sail at Hamilton Island Race Week Danish Open Heads To Frederikshavn For Next World Tour StopAug 27, 2008Frederikshavn becomes the host city of one of Denmark's biggest yachting events of the year, as the World Match Racing Tour comes to town for stage 5 of the 2008 season, the Danish Open. Coach Boat Regulations Published For 2008 Paralympic GamesAug 27, 2008The Coach and Support Boat Regulations for 2008 Paralympic Sailing Competition have been published on the ISAF Paralympic microsite. Inaugural ISAF Sailing World Cup series -MelbourneAug 27, 2008International and Olympic sailors from all over the world will converge on Melbourne for the first leg of the series Torvar Mirsky to contest WMRT Danish OpenAug 27, 2008Danish Open is part of the World Match Racing Tour circuit, and will be sailed August 27 - 31 at Frederikshavn, Denmark SASC Opening regatta Saturday 6th September NORAug 27, 2008Sydney Amateur Sailing Club invites all eligible yachts to enter the 137th Opening Day Regatta on Sat 6th September 2008 Victory's European Title ShowdownAug 27, 2008Qatar 96 and Jotun will spearhead the fight-back to overhaul Victory's lead in the World title race in Class 1. Jury duty at Hamilton IslandAug 27, 2008Irish national judge Dave Meagher spent two days travelling from Cork to Audi Hamilton Island Race Week Speed Windsurfing European Championship KarpathosAug 27, 2008Bjorn Dunkerbeck and Valerie Ghibaudo are the European Champions of Speed Windsurfing 2008 Standing and Running RiggingAug 27, 2008
Looks like they came into the yard to finish the standing and running rigging. Fellows are testing out the grinders Top lineup for WMRT Danish OpenAug 27, 2008Danish Open is part of the World Match Racing Tour circuit, and will be sailed August 27 - 31 at Frederikshavn, Denmark Aussie Andrew Palfrey's blog - Star Class OlympicsAug 27, 2008The racing concluded in the Star class for the Olympics for Iain Murray and I three days ago. We finished 14th. Olympic Protest 74; LTW Readers Q&A | 7Aug 27, 2008
I received a Q&A from Sen about one of the Olympic Protests; nr. 74 He asked a couple of questions. For your information I've first copied the facts found, conclusion and decision from the panel as they were published: ________________________________________________________________ Protest No. 74; Event: RS:X - Men; Race: 8; Protestor: UKR -... Another glorious day on Hamilton IslandAug 27, 2008Another glorious day on Hamilton Island, it looks like this week is shaping as the most consistently windy regatta for |
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