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Safety Web Cameras come online in NSW

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:50:11 +0100

Ffive web cameras have come on line at Moruya, Merimbula, Yamba, Brunswick Heads and Swansea
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Any thing but boring says Telefonica Blue skipper

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:30:23 +0100

Bouwe Bekking, Telefonica Blue, on the first week of the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race
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Int'l 470 Class Association elects new Management

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:49 +0100

The International 470 Class Association has elected it's new Management Committee and President
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Fast and furious for maxi trimaran Sodeb'O

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:49 +0100

Thomas Coville onboard Sodeb'O has travelled from Brest to the Canaries in three days.
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Gitana Eighty heads into the Southern Ocean

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:40:29 +0100

For the Vendee Globe leaders it is just about straight lining it, on the breeze into the trade winds, slamming upwind
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Tweet tweet

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:32:13 +0100

…and, we’re back up! Sorry about radio silence. Ended up with a little chap called Felix. It’s his fault. However, had a great chat with Jonny who seemed to be in great spirits, which was excellent.

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Raging Bull SSAA Champion 2008

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:30:32 +0100

Mark Griffith's Bull 9000 'Raging Bull', normally crewed by Mal Clark, was awarded the SSAA Champion trophy for 2008
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Sports boat TMC leading Tasports Maria Island Race

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:20:36 +0100

Tasmanian Marina Constructions (TMC) is still leading the fleet in the Tasports Maria Island Yacht Race
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Vendee Globe: The Equator in 22 hours for Loick Peyron

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:15:55 +0100

Tonight for the leaders it is just about straight lining it, on the breeze into the trade winds, slamming upwind, it is a very different game now. In a matter of hours 'Sheriff' Loïck Peyron will break over ...
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Vendee Globe. Doldrums veteran Dominique Wavre cannot believe this passage

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:05:54 +0100

The speeds plotted in the first of today’s rankings confirmed what was already being indicated yesterday evening. The leading group is definitively free of the clutches of the Doldrums and is now making headway upwind in the SE’ly tradewind ...
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GGYC America's Cup Newsline; Edition - 1

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:40:52 +0100

'GGYC Cup Newsline' is our new regular report to the media and others interested in BMW ORACLE Racing's activities
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Volvo Ocean Race: Great new videos: Puma breaks back; Dragon breaks boom; Russia Chinese gybes

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:16:42 +0100

Those are some of the latest videos that have been added to the Volvo Ocean Race section of the BYM News Gallery. You can watch them and more, and see lots of images, at the link below. The stories ...
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The Wounded Dragon fights on

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:10:23 +0100

A dramatic week for the Volvo Ocean Race fleet but it has been the Dragon and the Cat who took the brunt of the damage
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Top lineup for NZ Match Racing Championships

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:00:48 +0100

The 2008 New Zealand Match racing Championships get underway next week with a lineup of 12 crews
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Loïck Peyron leads Vendée Globe fleet into the southern hemisphere

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:59:08 +0100

[Source: Vendée Globe] Tonight for the leaders it is just about straight lining it, on the breeze into the trade winds, slamming upwind, it is a very different game now.

In a matter of hours 'Sheriff' Loïck Peyron will break over the border into the Southern Hemisphere with a lead of just over 20 miles.

The chasing posse are absolutely on his heels, at Figaro pace.

The young gun slinger Seb Josse, a foot in both camps - French and English - rides high in the saddle, he has lead the chase for days and shows no sign of wilting.

His position remains strong applying 21.6 miles of lateral separation to windward of Jean-Pierre Dick, his sometime training partner in crime, two southern sailors managing to keep the hungry 2004 champion, Vincent Riou, at bay.

Dick has arrested third place again as we head into the night, 14 miles up on Riou who held third for much of today, and the four top boats are still within 40 miles of the leader.

Out to the west, holding steady, Roland Jourdain is 7th, Jean Le Cam still mining the east is eighth and slanting back for some westing, while Mike Golding holds 10th tonight. The 7th to 10th group have eight miles of DTL between them, even if their tracks are spread more than 100 miles west to east.

With the boats and skippers settled to the new rhythm the task they face is looking down south to the Saint Helena high pressure system(s) since there have been two to choose from. The situation has been looking messy, and there may be options to make big, and important, gains and losses.

One little enclave with smiles on their faces this evening are Wavre, Thompson, Daves and Guillemot.. They appear to have missed out on the Doldrums experience entirely for the moment. Wavre reported that he had moved virtually seamlessly into the Trade Winds and sure enough tonight they are making 10.2 to 10.9 knots of VMG – not really typical Doldrums pace.

Less fortunate seems to be Dee Caffari, Mich Desj, Arnaud Boissieres and Steve White. They have been swallowed by something very Doldrums like, and have slumped to 4 to 7 knots. Painful.
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Outright Speedsailing Record confusion

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:40:52 +0100

Confusion over ratification of 50.26 knots by Sebastien Cattelan and upcoming claim for 50.57 by Alexandre Caizergues.
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Kiteboarding: Class Association responds to ISAF clarification

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:20:06 +0100

We have encountered a lot of confusion about the ratification of the 50.26 knots run by Sebastien Cattelan earlier this year in Luderitz, Namibia and the upcoming claim for 50.57 knots by Alexandre Caizergues. WSSRC newsletter number 165 ...
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EQUATEUR POUR LES LEADERS

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:19:00 +0100

Par Sébastien Destremau Le Vendée Globe est parti depuis 12 jours et la course fait rage entre les bateaux qui ont tenté un passage a l’est emmené par ‘sauvageon’ et ceux de l’ouest dont ‘Aldabra’ reste le maître incontesté. Les skippers tiennent une cadence infernale et le Pôt au Noir a été traversé sans trop de difficulté. ‘Aldabra’ a passé l’équateur au petit matin et fonce maintenant cap
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Equador for the leaders

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:18:00 +0100

By Sebastien Destremau The Vendee Globe is gone for 12 days and the race is raging between the boats who tried a the east route led by 'Sauvageon' and those in the west with 'Aldabra' remains the undisputed master. The skippers are pushing their boats real hard and the Westerly group survived the Doldrums without too much difficulty. 'Aldabra’ crossed the equator at dawn and is now
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Vendee Globe Race: Roland Jourdain not very comfortable on Veolia Environnement

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:16:38 +0100

Thanks to his westerly route, Roland Jourdain has kept up with the head of the group, and showed an 80-mile gain on the leaders in the ranking. As he left the Doldrums and seeing an end to last ...
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