Miami Sailing Week videos

Miami Sailing Week videos - Bacardi Miami Sailing Week - 25 knots greeted the three circles leading to some white knuckle downwind action on Friday. All of the classes were sent in early to avoid further damage to boats and crews.
More info on Miami Sailing Week, March 2-8:
http://www.miamisailingweek.com/ and http://www.yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=915

Gale force winds ease and shift, giving Clipper boats an easier run
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 ...

Free taste of sailing as Tamworth Sailing Club opens new £45k training facility
Tamworth Herald
TAMWORTH Sailing Club is inviting people along for a free taste of sailing as the club celebrates the landmark opening of its brand new £45,000 training facilities. The new training room and storage facilities, funded in part by a £35,280 grant from ...

Landlubber takes helm of historic sailing vessel
Columbus Dispatch
The wooden hull rumbled and creaked as it broke through water, a soundtrack punctuated by the occasional snap of a sail. It was 2:30 a.m., and I was at the helm steering the majestic tall ship Pride of Baltimore II through dark waters. The task filled ...

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 ...

'Rio 2016 sailing venue safe'
IANS
Rio de Janeiro, March 9 (IANS) Rio de Janeiro's 2016 Olympic organising committee has played down concerns about pollution at the city's sailing venue. Guanabara Bay was last year described by British Sydney 2000 Olympic silver medallist Ian Barker as ...

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