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Sailing: Irish stars buoyed by Olympic sponsorship
Irish Independent
Irish high-performance sailing received a boost following the announcement that Providence Resources is to become the title sponsor for the squad preparing for the Rio 2016 Olympics. Also in this section. Finn makes big impact in England's fightback in ...

Sailing world visits Marblehead for Halifax race
Marblehead Reporter
High temperatures and low, shifting winds, marked the first day in Marblehead. Withsails struggling to stay full, the start was slow. The second division, originally scheduled to depart at 1:55 p.m. on Sunday, was delayed due to the fickle breeze ...

Fresh wave of entries for Dun Laoghaire Volvo regatta
Irish Independent
The light winds associated with the high-pressure system will prove tricky for race organisers and sailors alike as they contend with strong tides. Warm sunshine on the land should produce sea breezes during the day, though today's traditional later ...

Ready About Sailing Sponsoring Regatta
Jamestown Post Journal
CELORON - Depending on the weather, mainly the wind, the first annual CruisersSailing Regatta will be happening Saturday. The regatta is being sponsored by Ready About Sailing, located at 32 Venice St., Celoron. Shawn Proctor, Ready AboutSailing ...

America's Cup faces disaster as sailing race shrivels to bickering rump
The Guardian
The preliminary Louis Vuitton Cup, in which challengers vie for the right to take on the America's Cup champion, officially started last week, yet such is the chaos there has yet to be a single proper race, prompting talk of fiasco. "It is worse than ...

America's Cup sends rentals into the stratosphere
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
The home, perched atop Clarendon Heights, is one of many being marketed as a temporary rental specifically suited for fans of America's Cup, and is actually the least expensive example we'll offer today. Per its write up through Trulia, this is a 3 bed ...

America's Cup sponsor Louis Vuitton wants a refund
San Francisco Business Times
One of the most prestigious and longest running sponsors of the America's Cup wants some of its money back. Louis Vuitton, the posh French retailer that has been a primary financial backer of the competition, wants $3 million refunded because so few ...

Island Games: Sailing team profile
Isle of Wight County Press
Markus, a member of Gurnard Sailing Club and Royal Victoria Yacht Club, and Bradley, a member of Royal Victoria and Island Sailing Club, are both competing in the Laser Radial class. They've been sailing since they were seven and five respectively.

Sailing: West Briton Clubs' round-up July 11
This is Cornwall
Conditions were ideal for a beautiful evening sail in the Thursday Points series in which 28 boats competed, writes Oliver Barstow. It was sunny with a light breeze from the northwest giving a good beat from Carricknath to Trefusis, where fluky winds ...

US Sailing‚ West Coast Tour commences this this week
Sail World
Sailing is a number of things to many people and US Sailing is out to highlight the sport through its West Coast Tour. Modeled on the popular Roadshow format, US Sailing will visit sailing organizations throughout the West Coast focusing on signature ...

Royal Belgian Sailing Club by Wim Goes Architectuur
Building Design
Perched on a peninsula of land in Zeebrugge, Belgium, the new Royal Belgian Sailing Club by Ghent practice Wim Goes Architectuur is sited between a busy container port on one side and a refined marina on the other. The building's plan and servicing ...

MRYC Foundation to honor sailing coach Adam Werblow
The Star Democrat
ST. MICHAELS – The MRYC Foundation will honor Adam Werblow, head varsity sailingcoach of St. Mary's College of Maryland, at its third annual awards dinner to be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Miles River Yacht Club in St. Michaels.

Riding the wind: Missouri lakes satisfy lifelong passion for sailing
Springfield News-Leader
State Park Marina's sailing program at Stockton Lake has been repeatedly named an Outstanding Sailing School by the American Sailing Association. ASA Certifiedsailing instructor Larry Strait offers a range of classes, from a two-day coastal cruising...

Inaugural sailing race in memory of fighter pilot
North Wales Chronicle
SAILORS took to the Menai Strait in memory of an RAF Valley fighter pilot who died in a crash. More than 50 boats entered the Hywel Poole Memorial Race organised in tribute to the RAF Valley pilot and keen sailor. Organising committee member Tim Hall ...

Not good sailing weather!
Barry and District News
THE beautiful weather at the weekend was not welcomed by the organisers of the Sea Cadets sailing regatta held in Barry Docks on Sunday, July 7. Extremely light winds made sailing extremely taxing and the Sea Cadets, who had travelled from all over the ...

Sailing – Healthy turnout in the heat at Hollowell
Northamptonshire Telegraph
In total, nine boats took part in day three of the Saturday Summer Series. David Heathcote, in his Solo, took the first race while Andy Baker, sailing a Rooster 8.1, took the second race. Brian Atkins and Jane Coverdale, who sail a Laser Vago XD ...

SAILING: Read duo on song in handicap contest
Bury Times
TWENTY four boats turned out to glorious sunshine and shifty winds for Elton SailingClub's Mid-summer Handicap. The overall handicap result was won by Dave and Joy Read's team as they won the last race by the close margin of 11 seconds from Clive ...

Globecomm Maritime helps Jubilee Sailing Trust tall ships stay connected
Shipping Times
Lord Nelson and Tenacious are the only vessels in the world specially modified to be accessible for disabled and able bodied sailors alike. Lord Nelson is the first vessel of its type to sail around the world while Tenacious is heading for the UK and ...

FACTBOX - America's Cup sailing rules and tactics
Chicago Tribune
Sailing, with some variations in rules and tactics between them. The basic tactic is to try get ahead of your opponent and stay between them and the next course mark (an inflatable buoy or anchored Race Committee boat), taking into account wind ...

Bryony off to World Championships in Cyprus
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
Norwich sailor Bryony Bennett-Lloyd is about to embark on the biggest week of hersailing career to date as she jets off to Cyprus tomorrow to represent RYA Volvo Team Great Britain at the pinnacle event of the youth sailing calendar – the ISAF Youth ...

Campers set sail for 24th year
Stockton Record
Alone in her sailboat, the little girl gripped the gunwale with one hand and wrapped the other tightly around the rudder. A light breeze in the harbor at the Stockton Sailing Club swung her boat toward the dock. "I don't like wind," the girl said ...

SMOOTH SAILING
Gazette Newspapers
SMOOTH SAILING. —Photo courtesy Gilles Marin-Raget | Posted: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 2:21 pm. A crowd gathered to watch the original yacht America in San Francisco waters.

Kiwi crew enjoy clear sailing again
Hong Kong Standard
Team New Zealand took another point after sailing unopposed again as Sweden's Artemis Racing forfeited their first race in the America's Cup challenger series on San Francisco Bay. Artemis were stunned in May by a training crash that killed crewman ...

Sailing: No decision yet on America's Cup protest
Newstalk ZB
There's still no word on the outcome of Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa's protest over rule changes to the America's Cup. The Italian syndicate has refused to race pending the outcome of the protest and may quit the regatta if it doesn't win in the ...

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