Live coverage from day 4 of the Extreme Sailing Series™ - Act 7, Nice. Join us as we stream *live* from the race course the exciting conclusion to Act 7 on Sunday, October 21, 1400 CEST (12 noon GMT) 8:00 am EDT (US).
Groupe Edmond de Rothschild are eyeing their first 2012 Act win at the Extreme Sailing Series in Nice and head into the final day at the top of the leaderboard. Trimmer Herve Cunningham gives us the inside story
Extreme Sailing Series Results after Saturday:
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Groupe Edmond de Rothschild-1092
The Wave - Muscat 105.33
Oman Air 994
GAC Pindar 955
Red Bull Sailing Team 87.76
SAP Extreme Sailing Team 747
Alinghi 698
ZouLou 42Groupe Edmond de Rothschild lead going into the final day as they eye their first 2012 Act win [ENG] » Extreme Sailing Series: "The stakes ramped up a notch today on the French Riviera on the penultimate day of the Extreme Sailing Series in Nice as the battle lines for the final day of Act 7 were drawn. The ever growing public crowds on the Promenade des Anglais witnessed home team Groupe Edmond de Rothschild move into the overall lead and Pierre Pennec’s team has a slim 4.3 point advantage over Oman’s The Wave, Muscat – Pennec’s men gunning for their first Act win this year and McMillan aiming to secure his position at the top of the Series leaderboard ahead of the final Act in Rio de Janeiro."
'Severe damage' to The Wave, Muscat at the Extreme Sailing Series in Nice
Boxscore
Extreme Sailing Series: (Oct. 19, 2012) - It was a full pressure day at the ExtremeSailing Series in Nice, France, as the gusty conditions, short courses and reaching starts tested some of the world's best sailors to their limits – including current ...
Boxscore
America's Cup teams face challenges, setbacks on choppy Bay waters
KTVU San Francisco
"The first challenge in this America's Cup is to get the boat reliable enough to finish every race," said Cayard. The San Francisco native and Olympic sailor said both teams are facing the same challenge. They are simultaneously learning to sail a ...
Legendary Sailing Yacht Returns to SF Bay to Raise Funds in Fight to Cure ...
SanFranciscoSentinel.com
Dorade(www.dorade.org): In 1936 Dorade helped put the Saint Francis Yacht Club on the map, winning the prestigious and demanding TransPacific race to Honolulu. This weekend she returns to San Francisco to sail under the St Francis burgee once again in ...
Jubilee Sailing Trust tall ship Lord Nelson due to leave Southampton tomorrow ...
Daily Echo
The Jubilee Sailing Trust's (JST) ship Lord Nelson leaves the city tomorrow on its 23-month 50,000 mile journey. The 55-metre ship, which is the first tall ship to have been built to enable physically-disabled and able-bodied people to sail side-by ...
Interscholastic sailing comes to the Main Line
Main Line
Many Main Line youth are experienced sailors as a result of attending the many summer camps that offer sailing programs, or from spending their summers at the many shore communities that offer sailing lessons through their local yacht club. But now the ...
Eva Manly: Why is Jim Manly sailing to challenge the Gaza blockade?
Straight.com
By Eva Manly. Where did the journey begin that led to my husband, former NDP MP Jim Manly, accepting the invitation to be the Canadian on board the Estelle, the Freedom Flotilla boat sailing for Gaza to break the blockade? Our decision was a joint one, ...
Indian Navy Sailing Vessel Mhadei ready for solo sail around globe
Times of India
PANAJI: The Indian Navy Sailing Vessel (INSV) Mhadei was flagged off from Goa on Friday for Mumbai from where the vessel will begin the Sagar Parikrama-II, a solo circumnavigation of the globe. The vessel skippered by Lt Cdr Abhilash Tomy, was flagged ...
Dan Moran: Lakefront anchor, Waukegan Yacht Club, turns 85
Lake County News Sun
History records that when the Waukegan Yacht Club was founded in August of 1927, its original home was the Genevieve, a 20-by-60-foot houseboat that had been docked on the Chicago River. The A-frame cost $800, and there was a $110 towing charge ...
Portland community festival to take place at sailing academy
Dorset Echo
The venue that hosted the Olympic and Paralympic Sailing events, is kindly donating the use of its refurbished Naval hangar for free, to enable the community group to boost its coffers. The 'Grove at the Hangar' fundraiser will offer revellers five ...
Golding aiming to bow out of Globe with victory charge
Portsmouth News
The Warsash sailor has no illusions about the level of competition he will face on the solo, non-stop blast around the planet. He isn't there to simply make up the numbers, however. Golding said: 'The question was always “will I be able to compete?” 'I ...
Portsmouth News
Flying a Kite for the Olympics
Afloat (blog)
It's all happening very quickly, but the Olympic Sailing machine can sometimes move surprisingly swiftly in order to keep up to speed with global trends. Traditional sailors, however, are a conservative bunch. They'll tell you that there are old ...
Record fleet set for Maltese classic
MaltaToday
Event organizers the Royal Malta Yacht Club (RMYC) expect that this year's number of race starters will surpass the record of 78 participants who took part in 2008, the 40th anniversary of the first race. It is testimony to the exceptional popularity ...
Coastal Classic: Securing glory in Russell
Sail World
Multiple new records, including one standing for sixteen years, were broken or set in the Coastal Classic Auckland to Russell Yacht Race, organised by the New Zealand Multihull Yacht Club this weekend. There is little doubt that the boats which sailed ...
Sail World
Fork in the Road sends warning
Tasmania Mercury
ANYONE with a short memory of Garry Smith's crack 13.7m got a sharp reminder yesterday when Fork in the Road grabbed line honours in round two of the Long Race sailing championship in its first race for two seasons. Smith left his Launceston-Hobart...
Tasmania Mercury
Cardiff to Make Bid for Volvo Ocean Race
Afloat
It's estimated that the VOR could bring in millions to the city's economy and "expand Cardiff's reputation as an event city by hosting one of the most important Sailing events in the world", according to a report submitted to the council. The news ...
Keeping up with Jones is tricky for sailors at Felpham
Chichester Observer
The Tyger Trophy - postponed in June because of bad weather - was finally held at Felpham Sailing Club. It is run as a pursuit race, which means the slower boats start first and the faster ones are released in a sequence depending upon their handicap ...
Three Omani women sailors shine at Al Mara Excellence Award for Sports
Muscat Daily
Oman Sail's top three women sailors have been recognised for their remarkable successes in sailingby becoming the first joint winners of the prestigious Al Mara Excellence Award for the highest achieving Omani women in sports, for 2012. Intisar al ...
Sam takes on the world
Portsmouth News
Sam Davies will soon be sailing solo around the planet in her second Vendee Globe. But this time she has an extra special reason to be thinking of home. The super sailor tells RACHEL JONES about combining motherhood with one of sailing's most extreme ...
As Seen at The Sailing Club This Morning - Photo
LOCAL2 Sault Ste. Marie
A large crane is used to move the vessels and stored at the Algoma Sailing Club until the next sailing season. In just four short months, about 200 to 300 people will dip into the icy waters for the Bon Soo Polar Bear Swim. Discuss. Please enable ...
LOCAL2 Sault Ste. Marie
Bute sailors compete in Junior Championships
Buteman
Lochgoilhead Scout Centre hosted a fantastic day of racing for The Argyll and Bute Sailing Development Group. Emma Scott from Tarbert Loch Fyne Yacht Club was the overall winner for the day and said: “I have never raced before but saw all of the ...
AC champ Spithill worried about mates in capsize
Greenwich Time
A 72 foot Oracle vessel training for the America's Cup, capsized in San Francisco Bay Tuesday Oct. 16, 2012 and currents carried it out into the ocean. While some of the crew members were thrown into the .... Shortly after that, the team replaced its ...
Women's crew joins Tasmanian SB20 fleet
YACHTe.com.au
Colleen Darcey, Sally Rattle and Caroline Walker started racing in the 12-strong Hobart fleet in last evening's weekly twilight pennant series conducted by the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania and Derwent Sailing Squadron. The trio decided to buy an SB20, ...
YACHTe.com.au
Grit sees them win it
AsiaOne
SINGAPORE - He has yet to fully recover from the injuries sustained in a horrific cycling accident that nearly ended his budding sailing career. However, Jonathan Yeo received the perfect tonic three days ago when he learnt that he was picked as the ...
AsiaOne
Battleship Cove marks Cuban Missile Crisis anniversary with special events
Fall River Herald News
In September 1962, President Kennedy entertained a group of friends on the ship for the first day of the America's Cup Race off Rhode Island. In 1973, the Kennedy was deactivated and brought to Fall River. A group of sailors who had served on the ship ...
Gascoigne Cup - Occasional Coarse Language victory
Sail World
The Sydney GTS 43 took out the Gascoigne Cup, decided on Performance handicaps, and also won the IRC division which is also part of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's Grant Thornton Short Ocean Pointscore. In the Cup scoring, the CYCA-based ...
Sail World
Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series: FRA MARTINA leads on the Gulf of Napoli
BYM News (press release)
The day started with a postponement of two hours to give the breeze the opportunity to lie down on the Gulf of Napoli. The opening day of the final event of the Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series came to a close at dusk with a total of three valid heats ...
Yacht Charter for Sailing Whitsunday Islands
Melodika.net (press release)
There are several yacht charter companies that you can consider for Whitsunday sailing adventures. These companies are focused on serving and fulfilling different needs of travelers. If you are a large group who intend on hiring a long yatch charter or ...
Club Marine Pittwater & Coffs Regatta - Warm water call to action
Sail World
The first race of the Club Marine Pittwater & Coffs Harbour Regatta, the 226nm Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs Harbour yacht race starts at 1pm on 2 January, hosted by the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club at Newport on Sydney's northern beaches. The ...
Upton and Broad sail to success for Exe Sailing Club
Sidmouth Herald
Exe Sailing Club young sailors competed at the RYA Volvo South West Zone Championships at Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club. Comments; Email; Print; Got a story? To send a link to this page to a friend, simply enter their email address below. The message ...
Sidmouth Herald
Gaza-bound ship to test Israeli blockade
Bayoubuzz
(CNN) -- A ship attempting to break Israel's sea blockade of Gaza hopes to dock at its destination Saturday morning, a spokesman said, despite repeated warnings by Israeli officials. Sailing under the Finnish flag, the 53-meter vessel is carrying two ...
Audio: Aid Boat Set to Reach Gaza Saturday, Facing Threat from Israel: "We are ...
Democracy Now (blog)
We speak with Mattias Gardell, who is sailing through international waters on board the Swedish Boat to Gaza, Estelle, the latest boat to attempt to break the Israeli blockade there. The boat aims to reach the Gaza Strip Saturday and has been called a...
Democracy Now (blog)
Sailing: La Course de l'Alliance 2012 « Repeating Islands
By ivetteromero
Hosted by Sint Maarten Yacht Club the 9th edition of La Course de l'Alliance (originally the initiative of Marina Fort Louis) takes place on November 23-25, 2012. The regatta cements the alliance between Saint Martin, Sint Maarten, St. Barths ...
Repeating Islands
The Sailing Stones of Egypt | Mysterious Universe
Beyond any shadow of doubt, of the many and varied architectural achievements of the Human Race, the pyramids of Egypt must surely top the list in terms of ...
mysteriousuniverse.org/2012/10/the-sailing-stones-of-egypt/
Mary Unwin: She insisted on sailing solo round Land's End on the ...
The day before Mary Unwin embarked on her doomed voyage around Land's End last weekend, she took her new £32,000 boat out for a trial sail. Sailing ...
www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Mary-Unwin-She-insisted-sailing-solo...
1900 PDT update – ORACLE TEAM USA capsize ... - America's Cup
Update – 1900 PDT – The ORACLE TEAM USA capsize is turning into an epic rescue story. With darkness falling the team is still working to secure the AC72 ...
www.americascup.com/.../oracle-team-usa-capsize-ac72-on-sa...
UCSC Community Boating Center
All of the classes combine "hands on" practice in the harbor and out on the Monterey Bay with training in boating safety, weather, ocean conditions, sailing ...
opers1.ucsc.edu/boating/sailing.html
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