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[Source: World Match Racing Tour] Quarter final day at Match Cup Sweden, stage 5 of the 2009 World Match Racing Tour brought an early westerly breeze that built throughout the competition. The racing started a little after 10am and by midday the crowds were out in force enjoying the sun and sailing.An on-form Torvar Mirsky (AUS) took on a resurgent...

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Quarter final day at Match Cup Sweden, stage 5 of the 2009 World Match Racing Tour

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Coming into Round 2 of the iShares Cup, one could be forgiven for expecting the French teams to excel.

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MRT faced the inform Frenchman Sebastien Col who battled his way through the repechage at Match Cup Sweden.

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Three races today for international fleet of 18 footers competing for the inaugural Mark Foy Trophy.

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[Source: iShares Cup] Coming into Round 2 of the iShares Cup, one could be forgiven for expecting the French teams to excel on their 'home' waters but the pre-event form hasn't gone quite as planned. It was Oman Sail's Masirah that stole the thunder today on the open waters of Hyères, posting four bullets out of six races leaving them at the top of the...

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French dominate

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It could be considered an irony, but exactly 2 years after being accepted by Alinghi as Challenger of Record fro the 33rd America's Cup, the now-defunct Desafío makes its first appearance as Iberdorla Team.Spain's main in-shore racing team is taking part in the Trofeo Reina, organized by Valencia's yacht club, with two different boats, a GP42 and a Platu...

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At Match Cup Sweden. Following Torvar Mirsky and his MRT crew. 1/4 Finals today. Team briefing starting in 5 minutes. #mcs09 # rt @MirskyRacing : Watch Match Cup Sweden 2009 Live #mcs09 http://bit.ly/J6v11 1/4 final starting soon # Great day for sailing in Marstrand. Close racing in the Qtr Finals of Match Cup Sweden underway. #mcs09 # Powered by...

There have been a few crew changes compared to Venice, due to the other commitments of some of the "regulars" within four teams. Aboard Gitana Extreme, Dutch offshore specialist Simeon Tienpont has been momentarily 'lent' by BMW Oracle to replace Hervé Cunnigham. Extreme 40 class co-creator Mitch Booth stands in for an injured Darren Bundock as BT...

With three world champions sitting in the top four of the 25-strong fleet at the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship 2009, the final day of racing for the championship crown had all the necessary elements for a spectacular finale. All was set for a naval duel to the death between two time world champion (1998, 2004) Jim Richardson (Boston, Mass./Newport,...

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The Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) recently acknowledged the contributions of five individuals to the sport of college sailing by inducting them into the ICSA Hall of Fame. Austin Dias (San Diego, Calif.) received the Student Leadership Award; Joe Kirk (West Falmouth, Mass.) was honored with the Lifetime Service Award; Bryan McDonald (Monte...

Coming into Round 2 of the iShares Cup, one could be forgiven for expecting the French teams to excel on their 'home' waters but the pre-event form hasn't gone quite as planned. It was Oman Sail's Masirah that stole the thunder today on the open waters of Hyères, posting four bullets out of six races leaving them at the top of the Day 1 leaderboard...

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In his final report from the Volvo Ocean Race 08-09, Guy Swindells looks back at the race with the three top placed skippers

Here at Sandhamn we are melting away and the sailors in the race Eurocard Gotland Runt are longing for wind. Usually they are arriving one after the other by now, instead they are just outside of Visby with two additional days to go for most of the boats. Me, I am now going to take a seat at the dock, have an ice-cream and enjoy music and entertainment...

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Long awaited return to Mount's Bay

Another week of sunshine and some fantastic tennis and, yes, it is true I did get to enjoy the women's semi finals up close and personal. The atmosphere was awesome and I joined the masses to indulge in fresh strawberries as one should do at Wimbledon.

The beautiful 1929 Bermudan Ketch Halcyon reaches her 80th birthday on 10 July, and this great milestone causes us to recall the circumstances of her launch all those years ago, writes David Green.

Taking place from 11-20 September the PSP Southampton Boat Show is aiming to break a number of world records throughout the duration of the UK's leading outdoor social event showcasing boating, watersports, and lifestyle.

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The Bermuda National Optimist team is competing at the IODA North American Championships in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic this week with a 198 boat fleet from 23 different countries including Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, Spain, France, Germany,Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Uruguay and the USA.In large and confused seas and winds 10-12...

Double Olympic sailing gold medallist Sarah Dempsey and her husband Olympic windsurfer Nick Dempsey are the proud new parents of their first baby, a son.

Images by www.falmouthphotos.com   Laser SB3 sailor Craig Burlton had a double celebration last week in Falmouth when he celebrated his birthday midway through winning a hotly contested SB3 UK National Championship. In topping the near seventy-boat fleet, past European Champion Burlton, saw off challenges from perennial dinghy and...

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On the river Erdre near Nantes

Ericsson Racing Team completed their Volvo Ocean Race adventure with Ericsson 4 becoming the official overall winner of the 37,000-mile round the world yacht race in the early hours of Saturday June 27, 2009. (more…) Share or bookmark this story:

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With entries flying in fast organisers are counting down the days until this year's Beneteau Cup, to be held in Cowes, Isle of Wight, on the weekend of 21-23 August.

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17-year-old solo sailor Mike is due in Panama next week - just 1000 miles from the finish

A disappointing day for Tour leader Adam Minoprio and second placed Brit Ian Williams saw both swept out of the repechage and the World Championship point scoring zone of Match Cup Sweden, stage five of the World Match Racing Tour.

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Psychologically this is an important, double-edged stage – yes, under 1,000 means ‘miles to go’ is only three digits long now, but there is still scope for bad weather, wiggles etc etc. So while I am very excited that we are now in the ‘hundreds’ not ‘thousands’ lane, there is still lots of rowing to be done and, no doubt, many more...

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Image by Ingrid Abery.   The 18’ Skiff International Championship has attracted an impressive thirty boat fleet to Carnac, France. As the teams go into the final day the leaderboard is headed by Rob Greenhalgh, Dan Johnson and Phil Harmer aboard Benny and their performance is all the more impressive given that helm Greenhalgh flew...

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Consistent sailing wins gold

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Misty morning on Sunday

Time flies. It was exactly 2 years ago that Alinghi won the 32nd America's Cup here in Valencia and, rightly so, all sailors and fans started a fun-blasted joyful celebration. If only they knew what tremendous blunder their lawyers were about to commit by accepting a paper yacht club as Challenger of Record for the 33rd America's Cup. Eight days later,...

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Ian BRUCE, co-designer of the Laser dinghy, was awarded the Order of Canada on Canada Day for his contribution to the sport of sailing.

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Ten Royal Canadian Sea Cadets named to the Central Region Sailing Team.

<p>I should have posted this up earlier but here’s the official word on Hannah winning the ‘Blogstar’ Prize, awarded to the sailor who receives the most votes following their updates on the official race site, keeping everyone up to date and entertained with their progress. I think I pestered pretty much everyone, who in turn got...

UKSA and the Isle of Wight College have strengthened their partnership with the development of a new course giving 16-18 year olds an exciting opportunity to continue their education at UKSA gaining an NVQ Level 2 in Activity Leadership. Students will spend a large amount of time learning practical and vocational skills on the water alongside the theory...

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Anticipating three days of sunshine

[Source: Barcelona World Race] Winner of the first edition will be on the start line aboard the next Paprec Virbac at Barcelona on 31 December, 2010. French sailor Jean-Pierre Dick, winner of the inaugural around-the-world Barcelona World Race, has confirmed his participation in the second edition. Jean-Pierre Dick is among the elite of skippers with wins...

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Sweden's Johnie BERNTSSON and Seb COL of France took the final two quarter-final spots at the Match Cup Sweden, whilst current World Tour leader Adam MINOPRIO and reigning World Champion Ian WILLIAMS both crashed out.

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Alfa Romeo II is after Morning Glory's Transpac record

Fantastic racing conditions allowed the organizers of Match Cup Sweden to complete the repechage round on Thu 2 July, which saw Johnie Berntsson and Sebastien Col emerge as the final two skippers that will join Mathieu Richard, Peter Gilmour, Torvar Mirsky, Damien Iehl, Magnus Holmberg and Philippe Presti in the Quarterfinal Round, scheduled for...

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Fourth event in the Gill series

Winning ways continue

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French sailor Jean-Pierre Dick, winner of the inaugural around-the-world Barcelona World Race, has confirmed his participation in the second edition. Jean-Pierre Dick is among the elite of skippers with wins in several of the world’s great oceanic races. The start of the next Barcelona World Race will be on 31 December, 2010.Jean-Pierre Dick will be at...

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In Barcelona World Race 2010

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2-handed round the Isle of Wight

Mirsky Racing Team will face Sebastian Col's French Match Racing team in the quarter final at Match Cup Sweden.

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Divisions 3, 4 and 5 have started their Transpac race.

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Nominations are now open for the 2009 Australian Yachting Awards

Estredo fights off local hero in the opening double, whilst Offringa remains untouchable at the top.

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More Ingrid Abery action images from the 18ft skiffs in Carnac, France.

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English photographer Ingrid Abery caputured these images from the day's action. Ingrid's website www.ingridabery.com

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Seiko, Velocitek and the 49er Class are collaborating to determine who the fastest 49er team is!

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Baltic sailing fest to be extended to 17 days

After Banque Populaire docked in the Gateway marina in Brooklyn a week ago, it was the turn of Thomas Coville aboard his Sodeb'O maxi trimaran to arrive in New York the following day and then finally Groupama, two days ago, but without Franck Cammas who is currently in Hyères, racing in the iShares Cup.All three giant triamarans are in New York for the...

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Despite the delay in moving the Club back into the rebuilt Crosby Water Centre, and our limited temporary accommodation, the Club is still opening on Sundays at 1pm. The Club is a Scout and Guide Club but is open to all. We would be very pleased to have any young people aged over 10 years and who live in Sefton to join us. We have been operating at Crosby...

Once again Groupama team is everywhere at once

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Today's practice races certainly delivered the goods ahead of the official start of the iShares Cup Hyeres-TPM event

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In this extract from 'Blake: Leader', author Mark Orams describes how he joined the crew of Steinlager II

[Source: iShares Cup] Today’s practice races certainly delivered the goods ahead of the official start of the iShares Cup Hyères-TPM event tomorrow. The sea breeze built up to a steady 10-12 knots - more than enough to get the Extreme 40s hulls flying. The iShares Cup Raid – a 10-mile sprint to the island of Porquerolles – saw a French victory as...

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Johnie Berntsson was on fire winning all three matches including a nail biter against Adam Minoprio.

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