Fine French victory on French waters for Groupe Edmond de Rothshchild [ENG] » Extreme Sailing Series: "The French team Groupe Edmond de Rothschild ended the day where they started it – at the top of the Act 7 leaderboard in Nice with a win in the penultimate Act of the year on home soil. Spurred on by the cheers of support from an estimated 27,000 strong local crowd over the three days of racing, Pierre Pennec led his men to an impressive four race wins on the final day and with it secured third place on the overall Series leaderboard as the fleet heads to the 2012 finale in Rio de Janeiro (6th - 9th December)."
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Groupe Edmond de Rothschild 1732
The Wave - Muscat 161.33
Oman Air 1594
GAC Pindar 1345
SAP Extreme Sailing Team 1216
Red Bull Sailing Team 120.77
Alinghi 1028
ZouLou 69
Extreme Sailing Series overall standings:
1 The Wave - Muscat 61.5
2 Oman Air 54
3 Groupe Edmond de Rothschild 51
4 Red Bull Sailing Team 48.5
5 GAC Pindar 38.5
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SAP Extreme Sailing Team 33
7 Alinghi 28
8 ZouLou 23.5
The Wave - Muscat 61.52
Oman Air 543
Groupe Edmond de Rothschild 514
Red Bull Sailing Team 48.55
GAC Pindar 38.56
SAP Extreme Sailing Team 337
Alinghi 288
ZouLou 23.5
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Afloat
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www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/sports/sailing.html
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CounterCurrents.org
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Sail World
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Sail World
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Sail World
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MaltaToday
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Norwich Evening News
Tallship Lord Nelson sets sail on round-the-world voyage
BBC News
The Jubilee Sailing Trust (JST) ship Lord Nelson left Southampton on Trafalgar Day. A crew of 50 people, of mixed physical abilities, including wheelchair users, will sail the ship on the two-year voyage. The ship was escorted by a flotilla of other ...
BBC News
Cork Lifeboat Rescues Sailor from Capsized Sailing Dinghy
Afloat
The Ballycotton Lifeboat boarding boat joined the all weather Lifeboat and a further attempt was made to right the Sailing dinghy, which was successful. The dinghy was bailed out and towed into Ballycotton harbour where it was placed on moorings.
Sailors find Walla Walla author's book in S. Sea library
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Page 1 of 1. Oct. 17 (Bloomberg) -- A 72-foot catamaran built by Oracle Racing to defend the America's Cup capsized in San Francisco Bay during a training session, destroying its mast and wing sail. The boat, launched eight days previously by Oracle Corp.
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BBC News
A procession was led through Portsmouth to commemorate the Battle of Trafalgar and remember those who have lost their lives at sea. The Royal Naval Club and Royal Albert Yacht Club took part in the procession, led by the sea cadet band. They marched ...
BBC News
Round 1: Victorian Moth Grand Prix Series - Spectacular Racing
Sail World
Round one of the KA Sail Victorian Moth Grand Prix Series has kicked off in spectacular fashion as part of the Sail Sandy Regatta at Sandringham Yacht Club. After a long Winter the Victorian Moth fleet was keen to get back on the water and battle it out.
Sail World
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Fife Today
The distressed bird was spotted flapping around the East Sands by David Ingram of the St Andrews Sailing Club at the end of last month. David managed to capture him and took him home where his wife Mary dried him out and kept him warm following his ...
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By Rick Spilman
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News | Nord Stream Race | Official Site : Match Racing
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www.nord-stream-race.com/eng/news/755.php
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www.nord-stream-race.com/eng/news/755.php
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Scuttlebutt: Sailing news with a North American focus
to spend time with some of my yacht club's junior big boat team - the supposed 'at risk' ... that he'd sailed in the 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race with aboard PUMA Ocean Racing's mar ... America's Cup, and what is necessary to turn it around. .... this venerable trophy, the world's oldest match racing trophy that is not a challenge ...
www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/archived_Detail.asp?key=5054
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sailing, as a sport, the art of navigating a sailboat for recreational or competitive ... club in the United States is the New York Yacht Club (NYYC; founded 1844). ... the Newport-Bermuda Race, the Transpacific Race, the Volvo Ocean Race, the ... See D. Riggs, Keelhauled: Unsportsmanlike Conduct and the America's Cup ...
www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/sports/sailing.html
Sailboat crew rescued off Plum Island » Breaking News » NewburyportNews.com, Newburyport, MA: "The boat went aground off the beach at a remote spot between parking lots 1 and 2. But fortunately, Dombrowski is among the relatively few people who has federal permit to bring his four-wheel-drive vehicle onto the beach for overnight fishing and camping. He called for emergency help, and stayed with the two men, whom he said were in their 60s, until Newbury emergency workers arrived. The crewmen were OK, Dombrowski said. They were taking the boat from Maine to Florida. Their names and addresses were not immediately available."
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