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Moonbird leads Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2009Jun 11, 2009Day Two of the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta - the Fitzroy Yachts race day - was won by Moonbird Audi MedCup: Emirates Team NZ extend lead, Roma leads GP42sJun 11, 2009Emirates Team New Zealand proved the most consistent, top scorers of the day across the three windward-leeward races Green Dragon finishes on podium after leg 8 Volvo Ocean RaceJun 11, 2009Celebrations onboard Green Dragon as they held onto a podium spot taking third place on Leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race Optimists at North BerwickJun 11, 2009We want warm extremities! First Wildcat in the UKJun 11, 2009Crew all set for 4 major events Ben Ainslie receives CBEJun 11, 2009Britain's triple Olympic gold medallist sailor Ben Ainslie received a CBE from His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. National 12s at HarwichJun 11, 2009Complicated courses cause confusion Enterprises at DebenJun 11, 2009Driest part of the country?! Toppers at BlackwaterJun 11, 200940 boats compete Texel Dutch Open - day 1Jun 11, 2009Round Texel race for cats Solos at SustokeJun 11, 2009Rain, rain, go away... Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Race Week NOR online - Enter nowJun 11, 2009The Notice-of-Race now online. Check the event website www.airliebeachraceweek.com.au and get your entry in quickly NYYC Confirms Rolex as Official Sponsor of Invitational CupJun 11, 2009Building upon a partnership established in 1994, the New York Yacht Club today announced that Rolex Watch U.S.A. has become an official sponsor of the New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, to be held Sept. 15-19 in Newport, R.I. Rolex, the world’s most prestigious maker of timepieces and a long-time supporter of sailing, joins formerly announced... Compact But Competitive Fleet for Hoag CupJun 11, 2009Two late entries, including a two-time former class winner, have boosted the competition to eight boats for this weekend’s biennial big boat Invitational Regatta for the Hoag Cup starting Friday. (more…) Share or bookmark this story: Emirates Team New Zealand masters in the big breeze. Roma leads GP42 SeriesJun 11, 2009
[Source: AUDI MedCup] The Rade Sud delivered the conditions which both the TP52 Series and GP42 Series fleets came to Marseille with hopes of, as westerly winds to 20 knots produced fast, physiscally challenging racing for both fleets. Emirates Team New Zealand proved the most consistent, top scorers of the day across the three windward-leeward races... Audi MedCup: Emirates Team NZ extend in the breeze at MarseillesJun 11, 2009Emirates Team New Zealand proved the most consistent, top scorers of the day across the three windward-leeward races Sailing Stuff from Twitter.Jun 11, 2009Video: How to make a Trimaran in 30 seconds : http://is.gd/YK6c # Retweeting @MirskyRacing: New blog post: Mirsky Racing Team Talk to Valencia Sailing http://is.gd/YOdP # Welcome to twitter @worldregattas - Lynn Fitzpatrick is one of the best sailing writers out there and a friend of yachtsponsorship.com # Powered by Twitter Tools. Sailing Stuff from Twitter.Jun 11, 2009Video: How to make a Trimaran in 30 seconds : http://is.gd/YK6c # Retweeting @MirskyRacing: New blog post: Mirsky Racing Team Talk to Valencia Sailing http://is.gd/YOdP # Welcome to twitter @worldregattas - Lynn Fitzpatrick is one of the best sailing writers out there and a friend of yachtsponsorship.com # Powered by Twitter Tools. Bobbing along…Jun 11, 2009<p>Hmmm… well where do I start, yesterday was the most magical day, so much so that I did wonder whether I had been miraculously transported to a cruising holiday in the Caribbean. The sky was blue, the sea was warm, the spinnaker was up and not flapping and I even found some time for some sunbathing. But there was no time for any sleep yesterday... Kiwis on a rollJun 11, 2009Emirates Team NZ ten points ahead after day two of the Audi MedCup's Marseille Trophy July issue out nowJun 11, 20093 singlehanders and Santa Cruz 37 on test Sigma 38 Irish ChampsJun 11, 2009Virtually relentless strong winds Petit Bateau Channel WeekJun 11, 20096 races, 305 miles Quarter Ton Cup - previewJun 11, 2009Fleet hard at work preparing Andrew Pindar receives OBEJun 11, 2009Chairman of sailing team Bahrain Team Pindar is given recognition for his services to sport Energy Saving Fair 2009Jun 11, 2009We will be exhibiting at the Energy Saving Fair on Saturday 16th May 2009 at Glemham Hall in Suffolk. Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2009 in Porto CervoJun 11, 2009
Photos by BIM/YCCS Kurt ArrigoMy Song leads in Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2009Wednesday 10th June 2009, Porto Cervo. Day one of the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta could not have been more picture perfect: sunshine, blue skies and 15 to 18 knots of Sardinia's legendary Mistral wind accompanied the 19 participating superyachts on a 30 mile course through... E4 frist into MarstrandJun 11, 2009
Ericsson 4 wins Leg 8. http://www.sailkarma.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss Other bugger's effortsJun 11, 2009Not true in this case, as Andrew Pindar is the worthy recipient for his services to business and to the community Recap, Relief and A Ridiculous ThemeJun 11, 2009
<a onblur=“try <parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();> catch(e) <>” href=“http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pGM-GfsCioc/SjENLabVsdI/AAAAAAAAARU/3bS4OtZ6AsE/s1600-h/champagne.jpg”>Kenny, Capey and Rob Greenhalgh all check in with Volvo Radio after another come from behind finish into Marstrand.Watch Captain Rob... The WetTeamJun 11, 2009
Thord Lydstrand, logistic manager tells me about the wet-team By the dockside the barges are lining up. A huge crane are lifting a container in massive chains. A man directs the truck driver and when the container is in place I manage to catch him to ask what they are doing. - We are building the depot for Ericsson and Telefonica... Volvo Ocean Race: Green Dragon settle for third into Sweden behind the comeback kids on Puma...Jun 11, 2009Image by Rick Tomlinson/Volvo Ocean Race. You might be forgiven for thinking this image from Rick Tomlinson showing Puma and Green Dragon racing in close company must have been taken soon after the start of a leg rather than after more than a week of racing. But this was the scenario not far from the finish in Marstrand as the comeback kids... Team Mowgli losing ground in Portimao Global Ocean RaceJun 11, 2009The Portimao Global Ocean Race leaders are approaching the Leg 5 Scoring Gate. What is this?Jun 11, 2009
This is a very simple quiz. This trimaran arrived in Valencia yesterday evening and will stay here until the 15th, before she sails off to Lisbon. By the way, as you can see from the 2nd photo, there is plenty of docking space for a 90x90 trimaran. Images from Audi MedCup Day 1Jun 11, 2009Images from photographer Ingrid Abery at the AudiMedCup Marseille Trophy. Fitzroy Yacht Ganesha wins the Dubois Cup 2009Jun 11, 2009
06/2009 - A showcase of the refined elegance which distinguishes Dubois-designed yachts was on display at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS) from June 6-8 during the Dubois Cup 2009, an exclusive rally of racing superyachts designed by Dubois Naval Architects. The sheer dimensions of the yachts drew crowds of onlookers to the Porto Cervo Marina... Match Racers Waiting For Wind In Russia...Jun 11, 2009The wind refused to cooperate on the opening day of the ISAF Grade 1 Sails of White Nights - The National Congress Palace Cup, part of the World Match Racing Tour Qualifying Series, with the start of racing in St Petersburg postponed until Thursday. New gong for AinslieJun 11, 2009Olympic hero receives his CBE from HRH the Prince of Wales A PODIUM FINISH FOR GREEN DRAGONJun 11, 2009It was celebrations onboard Green Dragon this morning as they held onto a podium spot taking third place on Leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Galway to Marstrand. This marks two successive podium finishes for the Dragon and saw the seven boat fleet complete the 1,200 mile leg just over an hour apart form each other. Ericsson 4 managed to hold off a... Images from the finish of Volvo Ocean Race - Leg 8 in Marstrand (SWE)Jun 11, 2009Top international sailing photographers, Rick Tomlinson and Dave Kneale provided these images from the finish of Leg 8 Kiwi Magic On Day One At Audi MedCup Marseille TrophyJun 11, 2009Emirates Team New Zealand seized the early initiative at the second event of the 2009 Audi MedCup Circuit with two wins from three starts to lead the Marseille Trophy TP52 Series. Fun times on the final approachJun 11, 2009<p>Tonight had all the makings of an easy one, kite up, average 8 knots for 12 hours, job done, oh how wrong I was. Having waited all day for the wind to shift south of east I was plagued by a few false hopes, gybing too soon and then having to gybe back. Now it is 4am, I have just gyybed back onto port, hoping that finally this is it, the wind will... iSHARES CUP TV COMING TO A SCREEN NEAR YOU SOON!Jun 11, 2009* Programme 1 of the 6-part iShares Cup TV series on air soon. * 24 international networks have so far confirmed transmission of the 6-part series covering more than 130 countries. * Sport+ in France will broadcast the first programme tomorrow (5th June) * Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland will be broadcasting programme 1 starting 8th June (see further... Mike Perham clocks 20,000 milesJun 11, 200917-year-old sailor Mike Perham hits another milestone on his solo voyage around the world Volvo Ocean: three in a rowJun 11, 2009Ericsson 4 make it three leg wins in a row by crossing the finish line first in Sweden Lewmar Inc Gets New General ManagerJun 11, 2009Lewmar Inc., the US subsidiary of the international marine equipment supplier has named John Harsh as General Manager. John will take responsibility for the management and operations of the US sales office and Navtec, Lewmar’s rigging division. An experienced manufacturing operations executive, John joins Lewmar from United Abrasives/SAIT... Live broadcasting and Business cardsJun 11, 2009Last week I gave this thing of transforming into a role a lot of thoughts. Today I realized that there is only one thing that does it. And that is, to borrow a quota from a famous movie “ Wax on Wax off”. Three days of 12 hours radio broadcasting and around 10 reports from the construction area at Skeppsbron, including interviews, has made me into... Croatia And Italy Still Lead As Light Winds Continue At 470 EuropeansJun 11, 2009Sime FANTELA and Igor MARENIC of Croatia and Italians Giulia CONTI and Giovanna MICOL continue to lead the 470 Europeans in Austria after another day where light winds curtailed the scheduled programme of races. Promotional Events Have to be Backed Up to Get People Sailing.Jun 11, 2009We’re all about promoting the sport of sailing, in fact it is the only reason this website exists really. We do think though, that if you are going to promote sailing, then you need to do it properly. Regular readers will know that in 2009 it is really easy to get the internet to help you create engaging professional looking material and you would... Rolex Watch USA Sponsor NYYC Invitational Cup.Jun 11, 2009Who said that corinthian sailing and sponsorship don’t go together? Rolex Watch U.S.A will continue their partnership with the New York Yacht Club announcing that it has become an official sponsor of the New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, to be held in September. Rolex will join Sperry Top-Sider in presenting the regatta, which features 18 teams... Sailors gear up for John Merricks II Fastnet challengeJun 11, 2009[large 588832]John Merricks II in action. Credit Paul Wyeth/RYAAs John Merricks II takes to the line for the 24-hour RORC De Guingand Bowl on Saturday (13 June), the RYA Keelboat Programme sailors on board know this will be their last chance to stake their claim to be selected for the famous Fastnet offshore.John Merricks II has enjoyed a fruitful season... Three In A Row For Ericsson 4 In Thrilling Leg Eight FinishJun 11, 2009In a thrilling finish to leg eight of the Volvo Ocean Race from Galway to Marstrand, Sweden, Ericsson 4 pulled out all the stops to take a third leg win in a row. Volvo Ocean Race - Thrilling finish as Puma comes storming backJun 11, 2009Ericsson 4 pulled out all the stops to take a third leg win in a row. Portimão Race leg 5 updateJun 11, 2009Passing spot where the Titanic sank Volvo Ocean Race - Puma second into Marstrand but only just!Jun 11, 2009PUMA finished leg eight of the Volvo Ocean Race in second place at 05:04:46 local (03:04:46 GMT) this morning Jon Montgomery passes awayJun 11, 2009Sad loss of Catapult designer IOMs at LevenhallJun 11, 20092nd event in Scottish Travellers series Ericsson 4 wins leg 8 of Volvo Ocean RaceJun 11, 2009
[Source: Volvo Ocean Race] Ericsson 4 has done it again. In a thrilling finish to leg eight of the Volvo Ocean Race from Galway to Marstrand, Sweden, Ericsson 4 pulled out all the stops to take a third leg win in a row. PUMA finished second and, after a heroic effort from the crew, Green Dragon clung on to third place, to complete the same order of... World Match Racing TourJun 11, 2009Current standings after Korea and Germany It pays to enter earlyJun 11, 2009Gul RS200 national champs offers Ericsson 4 is first into MarstrandJun 11, 2009Ericsson 4 has done it again - third leg win in a row. PUMA finished second and Green Dragon are third Ericsson 4 on topJun 11, 2009Close finishes all around as Ericsson 4 cements their position at the top of the leaderboard. But there are close battles being fought from top to bottom as the teams take up position in Marstrand. LEG 8 DAY 5 - Second Place and Off To BedJun 11, 2009
<a onblur=“try <parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();> catch(e) <>” href=“http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3651/3615302589_abb9367f46.jpg”>I don’t know where to start. Many people have asked if I could write a book about this around the world adventure and the truth is I could write a book about this leg... Three in a row for the 4erJun 11, 2009Eight minutes separate first three VO70s into Sweden as Puma's flyer comes good 2009 Korea Match Cup images from Gareth CookeJun 11, 2009Images from 2009 Korea Match Cup from photographer Gareth Cooke - Subzero images. RQYS Sail & Play ProgramJun 11, 2009RQYS isn't hibernating over winter, with the popular program Sail & Play running again these June/July school holidays. Fierce competition at Open 470 Class European ChampionshipsJun 11, 2009470 Europeans - Both men's groups completed one race today, as did the women's fleet. Apply now for $5M in Better Boating grantsJun 11, 2009Ports and Waterways Minister Joe Tripodi said today increased funding has made available for recreational boating infras Perfect Winter Conditions for Round 1 of the Interclub ChallengeJun 11, 2009The Interclub Challenge consists of three regattas held at RPAYC,RSYS and CYCA. I Love Rock and RollJun 11, 2009<p>Just got word of a sound carrying across the waters somewhere in the Atlantic…<center></center>So there you are, out in the middle of the Atlantic and you break out into song, with no one to see what could possibly be embarrassing about that? nothing at all…Mind you her singing is far better than mine…but I... RS Feva training in TorbayJun 11, 2009Focus on spinnaker work Toppers at BeaverJun 11, 2009NE circuit reaches its mid-point MARSTRAND FINISH BLOGJun 11, 2009The fleet approaches Marstrand in near calm conditions and closely-bunched, setting up what promises to be a thrilling finish. Can Ericsson 4 hold on for a third consecutive leg win? Or are there still passing lanes out there? Emirates Team NZ dominates opening day of Marseille TrophyJun 11, 2009[Source: AUDI Medcup] Emirates Team New Zealand seize the early initiative with two wins from three starts to lead the Marseille Trophy TP52 Series. Turismo Madrid win GP42 Practice Race.Emirates Team New Zealand confirmed that their powerful new Botin Carkeek designed TP52 is no slouch in lighter breezes when they won two of three races today on... Albeau and Ghibaudo take lead at Catalunya Costa Brava PWA World CupJun 11, 2009Strong gusty winds see Antoine Albeau and Valerie Ghibaudo take an early lead after a furious first round in Costa Brava |
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