Bacardi Miami Sailing Week 2014, Saturday video above - Friday's breeze blew out the wind supply for Miami. No racing was completed out there, though the J70s and Vipers did try. Standings till stand as everyone plows to the dock to haul out and head to the awards ceremony.
http://www.miamisailingweek.com/ and http://www.yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=915
BACARDI Cup + BACARDI Miami Sailing Week = Big Regatta
Scuttlebutt Sailing News: "The arrival of competitors racing in the Audi Melges 20, J/70, Melges 24, Viper 640 and VX One classes at the fifth annual running of BACARDI Miami Sailing Week (BMSW) presented by EFG turned Biscayne Bay into a hotbed of activity ... Marking the turning point in their competition were the 55 teams of Star sailors ... in pursuit of the 87th BACARDI Cup . . . ."
My Sailing
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My Sailing
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Red Sports
National Sailing Centre, Friday-Sunday, February 28-March 2, 2014 — Winners from the 2013 NSC Cup Series returned to reclaim their titles at the Series 1 of this year's race. The 420 pair of Kimberly Lim Min and Savannah Siew Kiah Hui, last year's ...
The Cruise Director: the romance of sailing
Sydney Morning Herald
Much has been written about the romance of sailing - the glorious sight of billowing canvas sails, the sound of the sea when engines are cut, a sense of being connected with centuries of maritime tradition - but still, taking to the ocean in a small ...
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My Sailing
Not only that but the new breeze is forecast to fill in from the north-west which means that after a few hours of bobbing around, we'll be back to slow upwind sailing. "Nevertheless, we have blown the cobwebs off our medium weight spinnaker, re-read ...
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Sail World
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Kiwi Etchells crew wins Great Nations Cup in Hong Kong
My Sailing
Given the early finish and the cold, wet sailors, the prizegiving took place as quickly as possible after the final finish, with places six to two being presented by the British Consul General to Hong Kong and Macau, Ms Caroline Wilson. To rapturous ...
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Tamworth Herald
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