Vendee Globe video - Day 16 highlights - Sunday, November 25, 2012
Vendee Globe - Golding on Gamesa's progress and PRB retirement
Sail World
Vendee Globe – On Sunday, 25 November at 16:25 GMT, Mike Golding commented on the retirement of Vincent Riou on PRB: 'I crossed close to Vincent onboard PRB last night as he headed west assessing the possibility of repair following the collision with ...
Sail World
Vendee Globe - Virbac Paprec 3 sails into second place
Sail World
In the Vendee Globe, the tallest skipper in the fleet - Jean Pierre Dick, has leapt into second place from fourth overtaking the golden boy, François Gabart, (Macif) during the night. Since the start he has maintained that he has two priorities, to ...
Sail World
Riou pulls out of Vendee Globe
AFP
PARIS — Former winner Vincent Riou became the seventh skipper to pull out of the Vendee Globe yacht race a day after tearing a hole in his hull when colliding with a metallic bouy, his team announced on Sunday. "It was a tough decision but the only ...
Vendee Globe : Vincent Riou retires from the race
BYM News (press release)
It was therefore just not possible to consider sailing in the Southern Ocean and Vincent Riou's decision came this morning: He's surrendering in this 2012 Vendée Globe and retiring from the race. Vincent Riou will not complete his 2013 circumnavigation.
Vendee Globe : Sam Davies on the road again
BYM News (press release)
We're definitely going to sail up to Cape Finisterre, where we may have a quick stop before sailingacross the Bay of Biscay ad then back to Les Sables. I really want to thank all the people who have been following me ». Samantha Davies has left ...
Sail World
Vendee Globe – On Sunday, 25 November at 16:25 GMT, Mike Golding commented on the retirement of Vincent Riou on PRB: 'I crossed close to Vincent onboard PRB last night as he headed west assessing the possibility of repair following the collision with ...
Sail World
Vendee Globe - Virbac Paprec 3 sails into second place
Sail World
In the Vendee Globe, the tallest skipper in the fleet - Jean Pierre Dick, has leapt into second place from fourth overtaking the golden boy, François Gabart, (Macif) during the night. Since the start he has maintained that he has two priorities, to ...
Sail World
Riou pulls out of Vendee Globe
AFP
PARIS — Former winner Vincent Riou became the seventh skipper to pull out of the Vendee Globe yacht race a day after tearing a hole in his hull when colliding with a metallic bouy, his team announced on Sunday. "It was a tough decision but the only ...
Vendee Globe : Vincent Riou retires from the race
BYM News (press release)
It was therefore just not possible to consider sailing in the Southern Ocean and Vincent Riou's decision came this morning: He's surrendering in this 2012 Vendée Globe and retiring from the race. Vincent Riou will not complete his 2013 circumnavigation.
Vendee Globe : Sam Davies on the road again
BYM News (press release)
We're definitely going to sail up to Cape Finisterre, where we may have a quick stop before sailingacross the Bay of Biscay ad then back to Les Sables. I really want to thank all the people who have been following me ». Samantha Davies has left ...
Spying accusations stoke America's Cup rivalries
The Independent
Spying is set to spark new battle lines in the America's Cup as tempers fray on Auckland's Hauraki Gulf. At odds are the €90m Italian team Luna Rossa, backed by the Prada luxury goods house, and the San Francisco-based, Lord knows how many millions ...
Sea Scouts looking for a few good sailing students
The Missoulian
“We do other things associated with Scouting, such as camping and bike riding,” Boyce says, “but our primary focus is boating, and primarily sailing.” So it's a good chance for a teen to get his or her feet wet in the sport of sailing? “No, we don't ...
Yachting: Sailing buddies up close and personal with new cat
New Zealand Herald
Twelve young Auckland sailors saw Emirates Team New Zealand's new America's Cup catamaran up close over the weekend. The group have become buddies of the crew and spent a half-day with the team on Saturday as they prepared for next year's...
New Zealand Herald
Covenham Sailing Club member gets RYA East Midlands Young Sailor of the ...
Louth Leader
A young volunteer sailor from North Somercotes will pick up one of youth sailing's most prestigious awards in the New Year - the RYA East Midlands Young Sailor of the Year Award 2012 - in recognition of her achievements over the past 12 months.
Ellen MacArthur sailing charity to open Scottish hub for young cancer sufferers
Scottish Daily Record
“We have always included children from Scotland on our trips but as our main base is in the Isle of Wight, it has meant our children from Scotland have had lengthy journeys to get to us. “I love sailingaround Scotland and for us to have a sailing hub ...
Prince Phillip joins sailing club's 175th anniversary celebrations
Daily Echo
A HAMPSHIRE yacht club enjoyed a right royal celebration when the Duke of Edinburgh dropped in for a visit. Prince Phillip was invited to the Royal Southern Yacht Club in Hamble for a special luncheon engagement - the final event in the club's 175th ...
Harken International Youth Match Racing : RNZYC Dave Hazard wins back to ...
BYM News (press release)
In the three race petit final, it was Claudia Pierce and her all female crew also from RNZYS in their first regatta with a 2-0 win over WA's Sam Gilmour, representing the Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club. Her third place meant that three teams from the ...
America's Cup: Jury deflects Artemis claim over error on daggerboards
Sail World
On October 7, the International Jury ruled on a Protest from Emirates Team New Zealand, that the Measurement Committee had erred in their interpretation of a Class Rule governing the AC72 catamarans to be used in the America's Cup Regatta starting in ...
Sail World
Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship: Winners decided after winds go on ...
BYM News (press release)
Winners were decided with one final race at Middle Harbour Yacht Club's Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship today, when the foretold weather did not play ball, forcing Principal Race Officer, Denis Thompson, and his race crews to wait for the ...
Sailing Club reviews successful year
Montrose Review
Members of Montrose Sailing Club gathered in the George Hotel, for a review of the Club's activities in 2012 given by outgoing Commodore, Craig Robinson. Also giving reports were vice-commodore Steve Martin and treasurer Anne Wallace. The general ...
ARC 2012 : Race boats start, cruisers remain in port
BYM News (press release)
The list of equipment is based upon the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) standards used for offshore races. In addition, all RORC Racing Division boats must meet the stringent stability and construction standards for a Category 1 ocean race ...
Puma is Team SCA training boat for 2014 Volvo Ocean Race
My Sailing
Team SCA will participate in the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015 with an all-female crew. While we wait for the delivery of our race boat, scheduled to be delivered in autumn of 2013, we have acquired a top-notch training boat to begin our team preparations ...
Clipper Race winner to outline new plans at RYCT
YACHTe.com.au
Hewson will outline his future plans when he presents 'Winning the Clipper Round the World Race' at the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania this coming Tuesday evening, 27 November. After five Sydney Hobarts, a Fastnet and numerous ocean crossing in the ...
YACHTe.com.au
Muscat–Khasab sailing competition flagged off
Oman Tribune
Muscat–Khasab sailing competition flagged off. MUSCAT The Muscat-Khasab sailing competition, as part of Regatta Muscat 2012 began on Saturday. A total of 15 boats from the Sultanate, Gulf and European countries are competing for Bank Beirut CEO Cup ...
Vandals strike Marine Rescue vessel
YACHTe.com.au
Marine Rescue NSW has condemned the mindless vandalism of the service's new Wooli vessel overnight, causing an estimated $50,000 in damage and reducing vital rescue resources on the mid North Coast at the start of the peak boating season. MRNSW ...
YACHTe.com.au
Yachting Tasmania Sailor of the Year Awards
Sail World
Rob Gough is arguably the fastest sailor afloat on Hobart's River Derwent, sailing his high performance foiler Moth class skiff at incredibly high speeds. Today the results of his sailing skills, nationally and internationally, were recognised when he ...
Sail World
Draycote Dash at Draycote Water Sailing Club - Day 1 - Yachts and ...
Sailing news as it happens. The first place to stop for reports, results, fixtures & photographs from racing sailing. ... Draycote Dash at Draycote Water Sailing Club - Day 1. Update in progress. By Andy Rice, SailJuice today at 10:02 am 24-25 ...
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Nominated by the Hamilton Yacht Club, Isaac McHardie started his sailing career with a learn to sail course in 2007 going on to become the most successful junior sailor from the Club in its 75 year history; he is Tanner Cup Champion for two ...
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ARC race: 'We are sailing into a storm of biblical proportions ...
As Abigail Butcher prepares to sail across the Atlantic in a race against 250 other boats, she and the crew are told to expect six metre-high waves, lightning and ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../ARC-race-We-are-sailing-into-a-stor...
America's Cup 2013 - Provisional schedule of events - Examiner.com
Opening Series - July 4-7: Special events, expected to include Fleet Racing. ... Cup Challenger candidates compete against each other in match racing. ... Golden Gate Yacht Club's defending representative against the winner of the ... His internet experience includes NBCOlympics.com, QuokkaSports, Volvo Ocean Race, ...
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VIDEO: New World Speed Sailing Record = 59.38 knots | gCaptain ...Two days after finally smashing the Outright world speed sailing record, the Vestas Sailrocket ...
gcaptain.com/video-world-speed-sailing-record/
ACCIONA SAILING - SANSÓ CHECKS IN WITH NEPTUNE
ACCIONA 100% EcoPowered crosses the Equator for the first time in tenth position. Javier Sansó is enthusiastic about the performance of the eco-efficient ...
www.accionasailing.com/?p=8735&lang=en
Sports Tonight goes sailing with Olympic medallists - 3 Sport - Video ...
Sports Tonight goes sailing with Olympic medallists ... the launch of Luna Rossa's America's Cupcatamaran at the team's base in Auckland on Friday evening.
www.3news.co.nz/Sports-Tonight.../Default.aspx?ref...
Sailing: Safety Activity Checkpoints - Girl Scouts
The sport of sailing has become very high-tech and competitive since its humble ... The ocean and lakes are ideal for sailing, but many sailing clubs offer ...
https://www.nccoastalpines.org/.../Sailing_Safety_Activity_Ch...
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