11 July 2012

Vendée Globe 2012-2013 - starts November 10, 2012 - video preview


Vendée Globe 2012-2013 - starts November 10, 2012 - video preview

Vendee Globe - New image for Safran Sailing Team
Sail World
In preparation for the 2012 Vendée Globe, the monohull Safran is embracing a new persona and changing sails. Indeed, the Group is keen to improve the boat's visibility during the race, as well as harmonise Safran Sailing Team's various communication ...

Sail World

Ben Ainslie, Three-Time Olympic Gold Winner, Web Chat Friday 13 July
Huffington Post UK
HuffPost UK Sport will on Friday 13 July host a live web chat with three-time Olympic sailing gold medalist Ben Ainslie at 11:30am. Ben is bidding for a fourth gold Olympic medal at four successive Games at London 2012, having also won silver at ...

St. Francis YC first gold medal partner of 2013-2016 Olympic cycle
Sail World
Building on its support of the 2012 US Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Program, the St. FrancisYacht Club has now become the first gold medal partner yacht club of the 2013-2016 Olympic cycle. The club's charitable donation of $100000 to the program ...

London 2012 Fancy a beach hut overlooking the Olympic sailing venue? It's ...
Mirror.co.uk
Olympic nuts with money to burn can now purchase a piece of property with unobstructed views of a London 2012 event.

Sailor's Olympic heyday commemorated
Marlborough Express
A former Olympic athlete was awarded a commemorative pin at a fundraising dinner for two youngsailors in Picton.

Sailing into headwinds of adversity
The Register-Guard
Given the sailing season I'd had, I should have expected something like what happened Saturday night. It was a splash of prophecy come to fruition straight from Henry Beard and Roy McKie's definition of the sport in their book “Sailing”: “The fine art ...

School to School Torch Relay ends at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing ...
Dorset Echo
THE Olympic spirit soared as schoolchildren across Weymouth and Portland marked the end of their own torch relay.

Volvo Ocean Race :Mike Sanderson Team Sanya farewell blog
BYM News (press release)
Tuesday 10th July 2012 : When I did my first Volvo Ocean Race (then Whitbread ) I remember sailing up the Solent waterway and Grant Dalton saying "Soak it up boys, there isn't anything that finishes quite as abruptly as the Whitbread Race". Sure enough ...

Volvo event officially biggest ever Irish sporting festival
Galway News
THE VOLVO Ocean Race finale and festival, which concluded on Sunday broke all attendance records for a sporting event in Ireland and is likely to be worth in excess €100 million in tourism and business income to the city and the region. Figures ...

Galway News

Neal McDonald, Britain's most complete offshore sailor, reflects on 200000 ...
Telegraph.co.uk
Neal McDonald, Britain's most complete offshore sailor, reflects on 200000 nautical miles. Neal McDonald reveals his best and worst moments to Telegraph Sport after the Briton called it a day in the competitive world of the Volvo Ocean Race.

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British sailor Neal McDonald calls time on brilliant Volvo Ocean Race career ...
Telegraph.co.uk
British sailor Neal McDonald calls time on brilliant Volvo Ocean Race career. One question: will he come back? At the end of each of the Volvo Ocean Races since 2001, British offshore sailor Neal McDonald has famously said no more. But the 2011/12 ...

Telegraph.co.uk

Oman makes sailing history in Krys Ocean Race
Gant Daily
Fitzgerald Cecilio - 4E Sports Reporter New York, NY, United States (4E Sports) - For the first time, an Omani boat with Omani crew has joined the Krys Ocean.

Support for Olympics sailors
This is Leicestershire
There was an international flavour to Wanlip Sailing Club's Olympic torch celebrations at their special Sail for Gold Regatta.More than 40 sailors of all ages and experience descended on...

ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship - Family tradition continues
Sail World
'The thing I enjoy most about the Youth Worlds is the experience of racing against the top boats of every country at the pinnacle of youth sailing,' said Darmanin. 'I also love being part of the Australian Youth Sailing Team and taking our unique ...

Sail World

Princess Anne watches young sailors at Portland Sailing Academy
Dorset Echo
A ROYAL guest graced Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy to watch hundreds of young sailors compete.

Sailing, Style and Stardom Set for Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2012
Yahoo!7 News
Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2012 is set to be the biggest, brightest and best in the events extraordinary 29-year history thanks to the superb sailing rivalry and diverse on shore social schedule of celebrity chefs, fashion shows, exquisite jewels ...

Yahoo!7 News

GlenOak senior leads regional sailing competition
Canton Repository
The team of Emily Schneider of Canton and Mike Gemperline of Avon Lake finished first after Day 1 of the U.S. Sailing Chubb Junior Doublehanded Championship Area E finals at Lake Cowan in Southern Ohio.
Sen. Smith forms sailing academy for E. Ky. youth
Hazard Herald
Sen. Smith forms sailing academy for E. Ky. youth - As a young boy Senator Brandon Smith had a passion for sailing but it was an opportunity not available while growing up in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky and it was something he could only en...

Musto renews CYCA Youth Sailing Academy yacht sponsorship
Sail World
Musto Australasia has renewed is sponsorship of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's Youth Sailing Academy through their sponsorship of an Elliot 6.0m training yacht and will continue to hold the exclusive rights to provide clothing merchandise to...

Sail World

US Junior Women's Singlehanded Championship Day 1 Report
US SAILING (press release)
Chicago, Ill. (July 9, 2012) – Forty-eight sailors took to the challenging waters of Lake Michigan this morning for the opening day of racing at the U.S. Junior Women's Singlehanded Championship, a USSailing National Championship hosted this year by ...

Volvo Ocean Race - Perfection never enough for Franck Cammas
Sail World
Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 skipper Franck Cammas, at the age of just 39, is already assured of his place in sailing history thanks to Groupama's debut victory in the Volvo Ocean Race. Here we profile the charismatic French sailor for whom perfection is ...

Sail World

Port's Sailing Community a 'Boating Mecca'
Patch.com
Port Washington's sailing infrastructure and community keeps sailors coming back for more, with regular sailboat races, parties at the Port Washington Yacht Club and easy access to local businesses.

Québec gets ready for Sailing's Transat Québec-St.Malo
Boxscore News
The race start is only two weeks away and Québec City is already bustling with activity. As the first boats are moored in the Bassin Louise, the port, the city and the many local fans look forward to the big offshore event with eager anticipation. 14 ...

Boxscore News

ISAF opens training courses to kiteboarding coaches
SurferToday
Portuguese and Spanish Olympic sailing trainers led the course and focused on training techniques, as well as with the long-term planning that would be required to bring an athlete to their peak performance level at the right time. Sailors worked on ...

SurferToday

Thorney Island sailing club launches 150th Wheelyboat
Chichester Observer
THE LAUNCH of a brand new wheelchair accessible Wheelyboat, to provide disabled people with independent access to the water has taken place.

SAILING -- Biggest Loch Long Fleet For A Decade Gathers For 75th Anniversary
Inverclyde Now
Inverclyde Now is a frequently updated news and information site for the Inverclyde area of Scotland.

Camp Awesome Newsletter - Clearwater Community Sailing Center
By CCSC
We will also be offering our sailors three days a week in the afternoon between 1-3pm to come in and practice their new sailing skills learned in our camp. To sign up for the afternoon schedule, please contact Bonnie, Helen, Carol or Tiffany at ...
Clearwater Community Sailing Center

Sailing at the Olympics
By Jessica
Sailing is something that New Zealand has done well in at previous Olympic Games, and this year 15 athletes will be competing in sailing events for New Zealand at the London 2012 Olympic Games. You can read about them here and more ...
Kids Blog

You are f--king FIRED!!!! - Sailing Anarchy Forums
Holy f--king shit, I have had ENOUGH! I've had this crew, who runs late, doesn't call, refuses to wear appropriate clothing, cannot deci...
Sailing Forums

Highlights of RC44 Sweden Cup 2011 - Sailing Sweden
By Fabian Bengtsson
RC44 Sweden Cup starts in just over one week. Next Wednesday, the match racing part of theregatta kicks of at Marstrand and there will be few traces left after Stena Match Cup Sweden. One event is being cleared away and another built up ...
Sailing Sweden

Hydroptère – Aerial Photographs | Multihulls ... - Blue Water Sailing
By vita
Multihulls Quarterly • The...


Lily's Quilts: Abakhan Projects on a Budget
By Lynne (Lily's Quilts)
This months theme is the Olympics, and since I live with a bunch of sailing obsessives (well, one sailing obsessive and two small sailing-obsessives-in-training), it seemed natural to make something with the yacht racing in mind. And so, The ...
Lily's Quilts

Pride of Baltimore II » Blog Archive » Farwell Newport, Hello Lady ...
By admin
Pride of Baltimore II sailing at 6.6 knots toward the Cape Cod Canal under all Plain Sail and T'Gallant. Pride of ... Busy, but not too busy for the crew to experience the depth and breadth of sailing, history, and sailing history of Newport.
Pride of Baltimore II

What a Turn Up for the Books today turned out to be at Cork Week ...
By Claire Bateman
Indeed there was no shortage of shouting here either as one local boat, who shall be nameless, attempted to approach the weather mark on port in the face of an onrush of larger boats sailingdownwind and bellowing starboard in the most ...
Royal Cork Yacht Club

Sailing: GBR Youth sailors win host of medals - Sportsister
By Sophia Smith
The final day of the 2012 RS:X Open Youth European Windsurfing Championships in Tallinn, Estonia on Saturday saw Britain's Youth sailors claim even more medals after a successful stint at the six day regatta.
Sportsister

Sail-World.com : ISAF Youth Sailing Worlds - Gold Medallists return ...
Four Star Pizza ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship is to be held from 12th to 21st July 2012 in Dublin, Ireland and is set to welcome back 2011 gold ...
www.sail-world.com/UK/ISAF-Youth-Sailing.../99260

Sail-World.com : VOR: Groupama wins!—Sailing News from the U.S. ...
'Groupama Sailing Team, skipper Franck Cammas from France, celebrates winning the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, after securing second place on leg 9 from ...
www.sail-world.com/UK/VOR:-Groupama...U.../99276

Inside Team GB's Olympic medal factories – No3 Sailing | Sport ...
Less than two decades ago Britain's Olympic sailors were largely enthusiastic, often unfit ...
www.guardian.co.uk/.../team-gb-olympic-medal-factory-sailin...

Sail-World.com : Extreme Sailing Series Act 4 - SAP Extreme claim ...
The Extreme Sailing Series Act 4 second day of racing got underway in Porto today, Friday 6th July. The Extreme 40s sailed three races in open water in the ...
www.sail-world.com/UK/Extreme-Sailing...Act.../99390

Inside Team GB's medal factories: No3 - sailing | Sport | guardian.co ...
Steven Morris looks at Team GB's medal hopes for London 2012 on the water. Having topped ...
www.guardian.co.uk/.../london-olympics-2012-gb-sailing-vid...

Opening ceremonies for Junior Olympic Sailing Festival in Annapolis
Opening ceremonies of the 2012 Junior Olympic Sailing Festival-Chesapeake Bay Open are today.
chesapeaketaste.com/.../276-opening-ceremonies-for-junior-ol...

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