09 November 2011

Volvo Ocean Race News: The Doldrums


Volvo Ocean Race News :The Doldrums | iSAIL
By iSail iMages
Volvo Ocean Race News :The Doldrums. The fleet has shown its hand and decisions have been made from which there will be no going back. Franck Cammas/FRA has made a bold move to take Groupama rock-hopping just eight nautical ...
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Volvo Ocean Race: Team Sanya in race against time to rebuild stricken boat
Telegraph.co.uk
Team Sanya have a race against time to rebuild part of their stricken boat before the next leg of the 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race after they were forced to suspend racing with major damage. Under pressure: Team Sanya were forced to suspend racing with...
BC man nabbed off the Colombian coast on sailboat carrying 400 kg of cocaine
National Post (blog)
By Kim Bolan VANCOUVER — A controversial BC skipper is sitting in a Florida jail after being arrested on a sailboat near Colombia with 400 kilos of cocaine aboard. John Philip Stirling, 60, has been arrested twice before nearer BC, ...
America's Cup legislation amended to let foreign tankers sail for Sunoco
Philadelphia Inquirer
"It's kind of hard to argue why you should let a few sailing ships come in for a few weeks of racing and not put an industrial ship to work that will be there in place long after the race is done," said Meehan. The lawmakers had been working to get ...
America's Cup sets sail for San Diego
USA Today
By Laura Bly, USA TODAY Old salts may argue that watching sailboats race is about as exciting as watching grass grow, but San Diego - famous for its salubrious climate and consistent breezes - plans to prove them wrong during the America's Cup World...
SAILING | Cullman '13 claims national title
Yale Daily News
Through the 15 races of the regatta, Dennis racked up 69 points, eight ahead of Billing and 35 ahead of the fourth-place finisher. Dennis displayed consistency, finishing inside the top five in 11 out of 15 races. While acknowledging that Haeger sailed ...
Movember by Team GBR Finn sailing squad
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Sponsor the boys here: http://mobro.co/TeamGBR The Team GBR Finn sailing squad does Movember The Finn squad are currently out in Perth, Australia training for their World Championships and have decided to grow moustache's to help raise funds for The ...
Australia's next Sailing Golden Girls?
Sail World
Now just nine months before the 2012 London Olympics, a new Australian 470 Womens pairing, which has never raced at elite level, has sailed into the frame with a stunning first day at Sail Melbourne 2011, the ISAF World Cup Regatta being sailed on Port ...
Volvo Ocean Race - Cammas sends Groupama on a different route
Sail World
'We've noted that Groupama 4 was fast when we were sailing with eased sheets in over 20 knots of breeze, between the start and the Palos headland. We were able to pick off our rivals one by one whilst making 23 knots of boat speed. ...
ISAF Sailing World Championships: Worldwide television coverage for Perth 2011
BYM News (press release)
The Sailing World Championships, with ten Olympic class world titles at stake, is the biggest international sailing event of the year as well as the major qualifier for sailing at next year's London Olympic Games. The 16 day championship regatta is ...
Bay Area Sailing School, Tradewinds Sailing School and Club Expands Fleet for ...
PR Web (press release)
Tradewind Sailing School and Club in Richmond is adding more boats to their fleet in preparation for the 34th America's Cup in San Francisco in 2013. Over the next 12 months, Bay Area sailingschool, Tradewinds Sailing School and Club in Richmond will ...
UACN restates commitment to development of sailing sport
The Nation Newspaper
At this year's edition of the sailing competition held at the Lagos Yacht Club over the weekend, Mr Larry Ettah, Group Managing Director, UAC of Nigeria Plc, said his company would continue to support sailing as part of its efforts to develop the game ...
Police seize boat, probe drug links
Times and Transcript
Police believe the sailboat is connected to an alleged drug smuggling operation that was active in Chaleur Bay around Oct. 4 when the boat was sailing illegally in Canadian waters. They believe the sailboat came from South America and the smuggling ...
Oleander in high-seas rescue
Royal Gazette
At around 12.20pm on Sunday, cable ship Ocean picked up three crew members around 550 miles southwest of Bermuda from the sailing vessel Spring Moon, which had to be abandoned after encountering weather related difficulties. And sailboat Riot, limped ...
Cape Leeuwin dishes up plenty of action for Clipper fleet
My Sailing
Derry-Londonderry has romped up the leader board into third place after a challenging night of sailing in high winds and mountainous waves. Along with the rest of the ten-strong fleet, the team representing the UK City of Culture 2013 experienced the ...
UCO sailing team finding its groove
NewsOK.com
University of Central Oklahoma junior Sarah Summers rigs a Collegiate 420 sailboat during practice at Arcadia Lake for the UCO Sailing Club. PHOTO BY DAVID MCDANIEL, THE OKLAHOMAN David McDaniel October was a good month for the Bronchos as they placed ...
AsiaRooms.com - Head to Phuket for the King's Cup Regatta
The Open Press (press release)
(OPENPRESS) November 08, 2011 -- Sailing fans will be out in force when the annual King's Cup Regatta returns to Phuket next month. Due to run from Saturday December 3rd to Saturday December 10th this year, the regatta was inaugurated in 1987 and is ...
National Sailing Squad Not Provided Accommodation In Jakarta
Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 (Bernama) -- The national sailing squad, who arrived in Jakarta to compete in the SEA Games in Indonesia on Sunday, are disappointed that the organisers did not provide accommodation as promised earlier. ...
Man found dead at Quincy marina
Enterprise News
William Mullen, 58, of Quincy lived alone in a sailboat at the Captain's Cove marina, and that's where he died Tuesday morning. By Lane Lambert . . .
Australia. Stormy Lifejackets launch sailing specific range
BYM News (press release)
Iconic Australian PFD (Personal Flotation Device) manufacturer, Stormy Lifejackets; have released a range of sailing specific PFD's with an inbuilt ISO approved harness. All products are water-activated with a manual inflation option and the various ...
2011 WORLD MATCH RACING TOUR EVENTS:
World Match Racing Tour
London, UK – 8 November, 2011: The World Match Racing Tour has today announced a new Tour Invite Policy for the 2012 season which is designed to ensure the world's leading professional sailing ...
Watt Sailing Adventure: Leaving Albany
My Sailing
It wasn't long though before we were able to do a bit of local sight-seeing and began to explore the place, in between sailing days and maintenance tasks. We began to grasp the huge significance of Albany to Australia's history. We were amazed. ...
New premises for sailing trust in busiest year
Isle of Wight County Press
The trust has moved from Venture Quays to new offices at the marina, while its range of sailing-based activities, including its traditional four-day Solent sailing trips and Competent Crew courses, formerly based at UKSA, will also operate from the new ...
Delta Lloyd Regatta no longer part of ISAF Sailing World Cup ...
The Delta Lloyd Regatta will no longer be part of the 2013 ISAF Sailing World Cup. The decision not to sign-up to the ISAF Sailing World Cup has been taken after careful consultation with the RNYC and the title sponsor, Delta Lloyd.
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Coast Guard to Enforce San Diego Bay Safety Zone for America's Cup
By bmoreno@portofsandiego.org (Barbara Moreno
Tweet Coast Guard to Enforce San Diego Bay Safety Zone for America's Cup Races Tuesday, 08 November 2011 Contact: Barbara Moreno Lab...
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Extreme Sailing Series | Quintessentially TV Blog
By quintessentiallytvblog
This year the Extreme Sailing Series hit Cowes, and with the Made in Chelsea stars alongside MPs in attendance it proved to be one of the events of the summer, with even a Made in Chelsea episode dedicated to Cowes. So find out what all ...
Quintessentially TV Blog
THE WORLD TOUR - Alex and Taru sailing around the world ...
By World Tour Stories
Loving the fact that you're able to get your needed vegetables, fruits and herbs literally straight from the ground and the trees here on these lush, green West Indian islands. We have one friend here in Antigua who harvests his own garden and ...
THE WORLD TOUR - Alex and Taru...
Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012 | Weather briefing: Leg 1 start
IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race ... “Sailing against the wind a Volvo Open 70 reaches its top speed in 18-knots of wind, so the crews will look for some sort of ...
www.volvooceanrace.com/en/Weather-briefing.../news.html
Sail-World.com : Volvo Ocean Race: From Steinlager 2 to Camper
New Zealand Round the World and America's Cup sailor, Tony Rae is on his fourth ... 05 Nov 2011, Legends Regatta: Images of a Reunion of Crews and People - 2 ... 05 Nov 2011, Volvo Ocean Race - Sailing Legends launches in Alicante ...
www.sail-world.com/USA/Volvo-Ocean-Race...2.../90341
No plain sailing for marine life as climate warms
Direct effects of climate warming on biodiversity pose a serious conservation challenge for marine life, according to new research published today in Science.
www.physorg.com/.../2011-11-plain-marine-life-climate.html
regatta, a photo from Ceara, Northeast | TrekEarth
This photo from Ceara, Northeast is titled 'regatta'. ... regatta by nagual2 Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 24 W: 8 N: (521). regatta - redonda, Ceara ...
www.trekearth.com/gallery/South.../photo1328516.htm

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