Denmark final nation selected for London Games match racing6 Feb WMRA media The final day of racing in Key Biscayne, Miami, left one major question to be answered: Who will be the last country to qualify for a spot in the 2012 Women's Match Racing Event at the 2012 Olympic Games? more... |
Volvo Ocean Race: Special homecoming for Sanya
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6 Feb VOR media
Thousands of fans lined the dock to deliver a raucous late night welcome to Team Sanya, the first sole Chinese entry in the Volvo Ocean Race, as they sailed into their home port on Sunday.
Clipper Race: Ready for the roller coaster to Qingdao
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5 Feb Clipper media/amended
The 10 teams taking part in the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race are well aware of what lies ahead on this stage from Singapore to Qingdao, the majority of which will be an uncomfortable upwind slog to arrive into the heart of China’s winter.
Prizes decided at The Bay Regatta5 Feb Event media On day four of The Bay Regatta, sailors were greeted with sunny skies and good wind as they left their anchorage off the Sheraton Krabi Beach Resort and headed back to Ao Chalong for the regatta’s final party and awards ceremony at the Ao Chalong Yacht Club (ACYC). more... |
18ft Skiffs: Gotta Love it Seven thrills the spectators
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5 Feb Frank Quealey, 18 footers
With the Australian Championship title already won by the Thurlow Fisher Lawyers team of Michael Coxon, Aaron Links and Trent Barnabas, today’s last race of the event on Sydney Harbour became more a final hit out for the upcoming Giltinan Championship from 17 February.
Highly charged day as some miss Olympic match racing selection
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5 Feb WMRA media
Emotions ran high on the water as Olympic dreams came true for some and ended for others at the 2012 WMR International Country Olympic Qualifying Regatta in Miami, Florida today.
Young Kiwi has the form headed into Hardy Cup
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5 Feb RSYS media
Young New Zealander, Josh Junior, will start favourite in the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron’s annual Hardy Cup, the prestigious ISAF Grade 3 match racing regatta for sailors under 25, which begins tomorrow on Sydney Harbour.
Sanya still at sea as Telefonica crew celebrates
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4 Feb VOR media
Telefónica’s crew clinched their third victory from three legs in the Volvo Ocean Race on Saturday, with less than nine hours separating the top five teams at the finish of the 3,051 nautical mile second stage of Leg 3 from the Maldives to Sanya in China.
Crews set sail for Qingdao in Clipper Race
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4 Feb Clipper media
After a week-long stopover in spectacular Singapore, the 10 yachts taking part in the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race set sail this morning from the exclusive Marina at Keppel Bay, where they have been based since last Saturday.
Strong winds cut three match crews out of Olympic contention
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4 Feb WMRA media
Strong winds and tough competition proved to be the knockout punch for three of the nine teams as they were eliminated from the 2012 Women's Match Racing International Country Olympic Qualifying Regatta being sailed in Miami, Florida.
Camper’s hard earned third in Volvo Ocean Race
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4 Feb Camper media
Camper crossed the line in Sanya on Saturday after 12d 23h 28m 23s and a hard earned 3000 miles, to take third place on Leg 3. In claiming the final podium position, Chris Nicholson and his crew retain second place on the leaderboard, but the battle for a first winning leg continues.
Host Plus scrapes in for Combined Clubs triumph
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4 Feb Event media
Bellerive yachtsman Jeff Cordell, one of the hardest working volunteers in the sport, today received a well-deserved return for his efforts, scoring a scoring a fine, albeit close, win with Host Plus Executive in Group 1 PHS of the Combined Clubs Harbour Racing Series on the Derwent.
The Bay Regatta heats up4 Feb Event media On day three of The Bay Regatta, sailors left from the anchorage off the Sheraton Krabi Beach Resort just north of Ao Nang, only to return there for the evening’s party after a great day of racing. more... |
Spinnakers add colour to Club Marine Series
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4 Feb boatingOz
Spinnakers added some colour to the Club Marine Series on Port Phillip Bay today, and lucky for the colour because the yachts struggled to get around the course in a very light northerly breeze on a hot and sticky day according to the photographer Teri Dodds.
Team Telefonica makes it three in a row
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4 Feb VOR media
Team Telefónica became the first team to win the first three legs of a Volvo Ocean Race in 22 years as they swept to glory in Leg 3 from Abu Dhabi to Sanya.
About Time does it again with Port Hacking Race win
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4 Feb Di Pearson, CYCA media
Sydney yachtsman Julian Farren-Price has provisionally taken out the Port Hacking Race, the third last race of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Ocean Pointscore Series (OPS), sailed in light south-westerly breezes today.
Telefónica on course for third successive victory
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4 Feb VOR media
Iker Martínez’s Team Telefónica was today on course for a third consecutive leg victory of the 2011-12 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race as she led the six-boat fleet on the final miles of the second stage of Leg 3 from the Maldives to Sanya in China.
The Bay Regatta: Breathtaking scenery rivals racing3 Feb Event media On Day 2 of The Bay Regatta, sailors departed from their mooring off Paradise Koh Yao Boutique Resort & Spa and headed south towards Krabi, sailing through the breathtaking limestone karsts of Phang Nga Bay, one of the world’s most scenic cruising grounds. more... |
Pressure on match racers for Olympic qualification3 Feb WMRA media Miami, Florida: The pressure is on, as three of the nine women's match racing teams competing to qualify their country for the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition at the Women's Match Racing International Country Olympic Qualifying Regatta (WMRICOQR) will be eliminated at the end of the first round robin and the top six will move on to the next stage. more... |
Kiwi Junior wins Warren Jones Youth Regatta
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3 Feb John Roberson
Young New Zealand skipper, Josh Junior, has taken the 2012 Warren Jones International Youth Regatta, beating local Perth sailor David Gilmour 3–1 in a tense and hard fought final, in Perth, Western Australia.
Calvert pursuing ninth Bruny Island race win
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3 Feb Peter Campbell
Tony Lyall’s grand prix ocean racer, Cougar II and eight time winner, Don Calvert’s Intrigue, head a strong fleet of 21 yachts entered so far for the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania’s Bruny Island Race, with entries closing at noon on 8 February.
Australian Team Racing Championship Notice of Race released3 Feb Craig Heydon, Yachting Australia Yachting Australia has released the Notice of Race for the 2012 Australian Team Racing Championship, to be held at Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron on April 14 and 15, 2012. more... |
Veteran signs on for unique challenge3 Feb Ian Grant Veteran Gold Coast sailor Colin Metcher will be at the tiller of his sports skiff Cool Change when the fleet of mixed class dinghies and catamarans contest The Great Race on Saturday February 25. more... |
Volvo Ocean Race: Little in it with finish in sight
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3 Feb VOR media
After two weeks and over 2500 nautical miles of sailing on the second stage of Leg 3 in the Volvo Ocean Race from the Maldives to Sanya in China, today the top five boats are separated by just four hours as they take on a gruelling 500 nm beat to the finish.
Mixed bag of conditions opens The Bay Regatta
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2 Feb Event media
On the first-day of The Bay Regatta, participants started off Koh Rang and sailed a course that finished up at Koh Kudu, where all motored to the anchorage just off of Paradise Koh Yao Boutique Resort & Spa, host of the regatta’s second party.
Gilmour in the groove at Warren Jones Regatta
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2 Feb John Roberson
David Gilmour, and his crew from Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, went undefeated through the third day of the Warren Jones International Youth Regatta, to win the round robin stage of the event.
Cash competition for Moth World Championship
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2 Feb Event media
With the 2012 Zhik Nautica Moth Worlds a little under seven months away, Zhik has announced an innovative competition to run in conjunction with the Championship to be held at Campione del Garda, Italy in August.
Geelong’s Wooden Boat Festival - ‘knot’ to be missed!
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2 Feb Bob Appleton
The Whyte, Just & Moore Wooden Boat Festival of Geelong will be held on the weekend of 10-11 March at the Royal Geelong Yacht Club and anyone with a love of wooden boats should be there.
Change of dates for Sail Mooloolaba
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2 Feb Event media/amended
Sail Mooloolaba in Queensland has announced a change of dates and will now be held from 23 June to 1 July to attract a greater number of youth sailors and to avoid clashes with other events.
ISAF launches 2012 Olympic Games website2 Feb ISAF With 177 days until the London 2012 Olympic Games start, the International Sailing Federation has launched their Olympic website, which will be the home of Olympic Sailing during London 2012, with all the information, stories, results and multimedia that teams and spectators will need. more... |
