12 October 2012

Countdown to the penultimate Act of 2012 - Nice



(Extreme Sailing Series™ video) The international City of Nice nestled on the French Riviera, will play host to the penultimate Act of the 2012 Extreme Sailing Series™ global tour from the 18th to 21st October. Nice will welcome the 8 Extreme 40 teams, including a local entry Extreme Ville de Nice (previously ZouLou), for a second year as they battle for supremacy on the Bay of Angels in France. The city will bear witness to the passions of the 8 Extreme 40 teams as they battle for victory not only in Nice, but with a tactical eye to claim overall victory in the 2012 Series at the finale in Rio de Janeiro in December. The stakes are high, tensions are mounting and every point counts -- join us for all the action in Nice!


Extreme Sailing Series: Act 7
Yachting World
Act 7 of the 2012 Extreme Sailing Series is right around the corner, as some of the world's best sailors prepare to descend once again on to the shores of Nice, France. Racing is scheduled to take place from the 18-21 October. Four days of racing are ...

Top sailors to go all out in Act 7 of Extreme Sailing Series
Gant Daily
Nice, France (4E Sports) – Top sailors from around the world are expected to go all-out to clinch crucial points when the penultimate race of the 2012 Extreme Sailing Series kicks off from Oct. 18 to 21 in Nice, France. Entering Act 7, the Leigh ...

Kyiv Yacht Club sails downwind
Kyiv Post
Those who want to fly down the river's surface, enjoy the sailors' camaraderie, or get their young ones to learn about yachting the Kyiv Cruising Yacht Club brings together some of the country's most experienced and most passionate boating fans ...

Kyiv Post

New OP Yacht Club Parking Plan Hits Stumbling Block
The Dispatch
OCEAN PINES -- After being denied a waiver that would allow a joint-use parking agreement at the proposed new Ocean Pines Yacht Club location, the Ocean Pines Association (OPA) may still get what it's asking for dependent upon the final results of an ...

America's Cup: Emirates Team NZ and the Friday Racers
Sail World
Emirates Team NZ's AC72 put in her 11th day on the water - for about 75 hours of sailing time - and as is becoming a feature of Friday evening racing, ripped through the fleet. Just for something different the ORMA60, TeamVodafoneSailing, was out ...

Sail World

US Sailing signs new sponsorship deals
Trade Only Today
The Moorings will be a featured sponsor at the 2014 US Sailing Conference, which will combine the Yacht Club Summit, the National Sailing Program Symposium and the One-Design Symposium. The date and location of the conference have not been set.

Replica Nina, Pinta sailing into port in Charleston
Daily Mail - Charleston
In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue, and if you find American history appealing, these two ships are sailing to Charleston from Wheeling. Replicas of the Nina and Pinta soon will arrive in Charleston, and history buffs will be able to tour the ...

Sailing: Chase Cooper Wins Dick Kempe Trophy
Bernews
The support for youth sailing here has always been important to people like the late Dick Kempe and in his honor Chase Cooper was given the inaugural Dick Kempe award for being the top Bermuda sailor in this event. Chase Cooper ... The trophy honours ...

Bernews

America's Cup to charge boaters for viewing races
San Francisco Business Times
This month the America's Cup Event Authority teamed up with Giants Enterprises to create an accreditation program for commercial boat owners and operators that want to sell sailing and on-water events packages for next year's America's Cup races.

Nord Stream Race - Intense training for Team Europe
Sail World
Tim Kroger and his crew went out for an intense training session today at the Helsinki Sailing Club ahead of next week's Nord Stream Race, organized by the Yacht Club of Saint-Petersburg. With conditions favourable, Kroger's team hand-picked from ...

Sail World

Around the sailing clubs, Friday, October 12, 2012
Isle of Wight County Press
Around the sailing clubs, Friday, October 12, 2012. Friday, October 12, 2012. SAILING. GURNARD SC. THE club's Laser Open meeting was held with the prevailing light breeze providing the only sail-able wind of the weekend. Sixteen boats of all three ...

Sailing: Taylor Canfield Wins Jordy Walker Trophy
Bernews
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Taylor Canfield not only led his Chicago Match Racing Center team to win the King Edward VII Gold Cup at the 2012 Argo Group Gold Cup, but he also won the second annual Jordy Walker Trophy as well. The Jordy Walker Trophy ...

Bernews

OMEGA Ambassador Natalie Coughlin Sails with Team New Zealand at ...
Haute Living
It was luxury watchmaker OMEGA's mutual partnership with both Coughlin and Team New Zealand that brought Coughlin to the America's Cup World Series. OMEGA has a longtime connection to the sea, having produced the first divers' watch and the only...

Haute Living

Saundersfoot Sailing Club
Tenby Observer
Keith then graciously gave a vote of thanks to all the members whose help and support is essential to run the sailing programme, together with all the clubhouse workers who were vital for the important social side of the club. He recorded his pleasure ...

Tenby Observer

US Navy turns 237 years old
DVIDS
A Philadelphia meeting, Oct. 13, 1775, developed two armed sailing vessels with crews of 80 people each. The goal of these seaworthy crew members was to intercept transports carrying munitions and supplies to the British army in America. The Navy's ...

Old salts and new sailors
Sydney Morning Herald
Queenslander Adrian Bram gave up a career in advertising to spend 15 years sailingthe Mediterranean, Atlantic and Caribbean waters. "And I ended up back here," he says. "Why? Because it's the safest, most spectacular cruising ground in the world."...

Sydney Morning Herald

Tenby Sailing Club
Tenby Observer
A couple of our Ospreys made the journey to Tata Sailing Club at Port Talbot to take part in their regatta. A fleet of over 60 boats of various classes filled the reservoir and presented different problems to the contestants from those usually ...

Tenby Observer

British Keelboat Academy's 2013 line up confirmed
Sail World
Being a successful keelboat racer requires more than just sailing ability, so the selections were designed to assess areas such as teamwork, communication and fitness, as well as wider personal attributes including determination, ability to quickly ...

Sail World

Coastal Classic Race - Win a trip aboard Steinlager II
Sail World
Win an opportunity to spend an afternoon sailing Steinlager II. All you have to do is guess the finishing time, and the name, of the winner of the 2012 Coastal Classic. You can enter up to five times, and the person to guess not only the right boat ...

Sail World

Barnegat Bay Sailing Hall of Fame induction raises funds for ...
By Charles Zusman/New Jersey Boating
The Barnegat Bay Sailing Hall of Fame grew Saturday as eight inductees were added to the roster. The program to honor Barnegat sailors, past and present, who have distinguished themselves in the sport, began in 2004 and selections are ...
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A Powell River Photo Blog: Saturday Sailing
By Paul in Powell River
Saturday Sailing. Powell River Yacht Club has been out on the water on recent Saturdays, racing in the Saturday Keel Boat Races. Last Saturday, as can be seen by the slack sails, the wind wasn't totally cooperating. After some general ...
A Powell River Photo Blog

The APS Stern Scoop - Annapolis Performance Sailing: Review ...
By RNILAND
Two weeks later while racing at the New York Yacht Club Regatta aboard a fast new J111, I was again wearing my Musto HPX Outdry®Boots. A wet, rainy, swelly Atlantic morning left the leather on my boots looking drenched, even though my ...
The APS Stern Scoop - Annapolis...

Sunsail and The Moorings become official sponsors of US Sailing
By Christopher Gerber (CGerber@BoatingIndustry.com)
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (October 10, 2012) – US Sailing, the national governing body of the sport, has agreed on a multi-year sponsorship deal with Sunsail and The Moorings. Sunsail specializes onsailing and water sports vacations and The Moorings is ... The Moorings will be a featured sponsor at the 2014 US Sailing Conference, which will combine the Yacht Club Summit, NSPS, and the One-Design Symposium. The date and location of this event is to be determined. As part of their ...
BoatingIndustry.com

A Few More Volunteers needed Saturday ... - Ephraim Yacht Club
By Ephraim Yacht Club
The Ephraim Yacht Club is a family oriented non-profit organization focused on forwarding sailing education and racing to students of all ages located in the town of Ephraim, in Door County, Wisconsin on beautiful Eagle Harbor.
Ephraim Yacht Club

ISAF Publish The Equipment Rules Of Sailing ... - All About Shipping
By admin
Friday 12 October 2012 -The Equipment Rules of Sailing (ERS) for 2013-2016 has been made available to download online and for the first time, as an iOS application ahead of the worldwide date of implementation on 1 January 2013.
All About Shipping

Thorpe Bay Yacht Club » Sailing Breakfast
By Secretary
Breakfast will be available this weekend before your early morning sail. Kitchen opening hours: Saturday 13th October, 8am-3pm and Sunday 14th October, 8am-2.30pm. Breakfast will be served from 8am to 11am each day, menu as follows: ...
Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Shoalwater and Fairway, by Alker Tripp | intheboatshed.net
By Gavin Atkin
At a time when navigation was challenging and long before sailing cruisers were fitted with VHF sets, there surely was nothing 'casual' about his sailing – if there were it would have led to disaster. I'm quite sure he was meticulous about his ...
intheboatshed.net

America's Cup World Series | NBC Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - OCTOBER 06: The Oracle Team USA skippered by James Spithill flips over during a fleet race in the America's Cup World Series on ...
www.nbcbayarea.com/.../Americas-Cup-World-Series-Race-D...

Sailing in Georgia - SailNet Community
In the Atlanta, Georgia area. Looking to buy a starter-trailerable sailboat, something similar to a Catalina 22 or 25. Before taking the plunge, would like to spend ...
www.sailnet.com/forums/general.../93016-sailing-georgia.html

Sailing Club - Clubs - MBA - Harvard Business School
To introduce the HBS students and their partners to the sailing sport and lifestyle and to offer experienced sailors opportunities to advance their skills and ...
www.hbs.edu/mba/student-life/activities.../club-details.aspx?...

Female sailing partner required for return trip to the Caribbean ...
I'm looking for the right person to join the sailing trip from the Greek islands, Sicily , Malta or the Canaries. From there sailing to the Caribbean for the winter, ...
www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID...

Sansó sailing on ACCIONA 100% EcoPowered (VIDEO) - The ...
Check out this video of Javier Sansó, the only Spanish skipper competing in the 2012-2013 Vendée Globe, sailing on his monohull, ACCIONA 100% ...
www.vendeeglobe.org/.../sanso-sailing-on-acciona-100-ecopo...

Sailing and science on the horizon | Boothbay Register
The Shipyard Community Science and Sailing Center met October 4 with various members of the community to discuss the Center and its aim for the community.
www.boothbayregister.com/article/sailing-and-science.../4410

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