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Fall Sailing Sale Underway!
SailTime &bull 1 Hour Ago
Fall is a great time to get started sailing with SailTime in Southern California. The tourist crowds have thinned. The kids are back in school. Your out of town friends and family have vacated your hotel; that darned guest room.… Full Story »
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MangoandMe: PROJECTED DEPARTURE DATE-with 'guest'
SailBlogs &bull Yesterday
Desperate to beat this nasty flu bug.... This is the last leg before Australia. Winds seem to be good the first part of the trip (700 miles) to New Caledonia with healthy easterly winds. But after that, the second leg(700miles) the winds seem very disorganized and light. However, I have heard that this… Full Story »
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Laser World Championship : Four NZL Sailing sailors in top ten
BYM Sailing Sport News &bull Yesterday
Things are heating up at the 2010 Laser World Championships at Hayling Island, Great Britain where a team of seven kiwis are competing. The NZL Sailing Team continues to feature strongly at the top of the fleet with four ... Full Story »
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RS:X World Championship : New Zealands Tom Ashley chases a medal in Denmark
BYM Sailing Sport News &bull Yesterday
Tom Ashley is in the hunt for a World Championship medal with the RS:X Men's title up for grabs in one final medal race to be sailed in Kerteminde, Denmark tonight. Lying fourth after a hard fought five days of… Full Story »
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World Match Racing: Mountains of Suspense at the St. Moritz Match Race
Sail-World &bull YesterdayTeam GAC Pindar beats Mirsky Racing Team. St Moritz Match Race 2010. World Match Racing Tour. St Moritz, Switzerland. 3rd September 2010. Photo: Ian Roman/WMRT.' Ian Roman/WMRTClick Here to view large photoThe tension was palpable, on the World Match Rcaing Tour, now deep in the Swiss Alps at the St. Moritz Match Race as the final push to qualify for the quarter-finals reached fever pitch. While three teams were assured of their place, a further six started the day virtually tied on points, preparing to fight tooth-and-nail for the remaining four places and a chance to have a crack at… Full Story »
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470 Open European Championships: Greek sailors move up the rankings
BYM Sailing Sport News &bull Yesterday
As the 2010 Open 470 European Championships shifted from the qualification stage to the finals, the Greek teams moved up the rankings. In the morning the two men's qualifying fleets headed out to decide their final of six heats ... Full Story »
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Mountains of Suspense at the St. Moritz Match Race
Valencia Sailing &bull Yesterday
While three teams were assured of their place, a further six started the day virtually tied on points, preparing to fight tooth-and-nail for the remaining four places and a chance to have a crack at taking the 'King of the Mountain' title. At the head of the pack, Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar, Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN and Mathieu Richard… Full Story »
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Steiner X-Yachts Gold Cup in Tuscany: Day 2
Sail-World &bull YesterdayX41 start - Steiner X-Yachts Gold Cup' Stefano GattiniSteiner X-Yachts Gold Cup - Another day of great racing kicked off today at Marina di Scarlino in Maremma Tuscany organized by the Yacht Club Italiano and the Club Nautico Scarlino, in collaboration with X-Yachts Italia and in partnership with Steiner. Sails literally covered the… Full Story »
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Laser World Championships - Finals showdown, perfect conditions
Sail-World &bull YesterdayPaul Goodison,GBR - Laser Worlds 2010 Day 5' Paul Wyeth / RYALaser World Championships - Another day to order as they reach the Finals stage and the Junior Worlds resume racing today. The world championships title showdown really begins today… Full Story »
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A sizeable IMOCA Fleet for the End of 2010
Sail-World &bull YesterdayAlex Thomson (GBR) and his new Hugo Boss IMOCA Open 60 race yacht.' Lloyd ImagesClick Here to view large photoThe Imoca skippers are due to meet up again in St Malo on 31st October for the Route du Rhum-la Banque Postale and in Barcelona on 31st December for the Barcelona World Race. Nine boats are set to compete in the Rhum and at least ten for the Barcelona. At the present time, some skippers are finishing off their projects in order to make it to the start line, while others are adding the final touches to their brand new prototypes.The… Full Story »
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Hurricane Party Songs
Proper Course &bull Yesterday
I am a grandfather who sails a Laser. Even though I am over 60, I suffer under the delusion that it is not too late to discover how to sail smarter and faster. In this blog I write mainly about… Full Story »
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Not any mooring in a storm...
Boat Bits &bull Yesterday
The mooring ball looks peachy-keen and while the line is a little frayed there is nothing that would make anyone nervous. Underneath the story is a whole lot different as the rope/chain is connected to a pair of bent sand… Full Story »
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Snipe Western Hemisphere & Orient Championship : Rodriguez & Hall continue winning Ways
BYM Sailing News &bull Yesterday
Day 3 of the Snipe Western Hemisphere Orient Championships could not have gotten any better for regatta leaders Ernesto Rodriguez and Mary Hall of the US. Continuing on a winning streak, the duo posted a 1-2-1 to give them a… Full Story »
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New Zealand sailors World Champships update
BYM Sailing News &bull Yesterday
Racing continued overnight for the RS:X and Laser World 2010 titles where the NZL Sailing Team are battling it out with the world's best. Between the two regattas being staged in Denmark and Great Britain, New Zealand has six ... Full Story »
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Sunferries Magnetic Island Race Week-Shunning cold, sailing to the sun
Sail-World &bull YesterdayIt's not only the sea birds and whales that migrate north for the winter, but sailors too. Full Story »
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Fleet Race Challenge to Find 'Best' IRC and OMR Sailors at King's Cup
Sail-World &bull YesterdayClose action is expected as the monohulls compete on a level-playing field in the IRC Combined Fleet Race on the last day of the 2010 Phuket King's Cup Regatta. Photo by Guy Nowell/Phuket King''s Cup Regatta.' Guy NowellClick Here to view large photoWith IRC and OMR fleets growing in Asia, the 2010 Phuket King's Cup Regatta introduces the IRC Combined Fleet Race and OMR Combined Fleet Race on Saturday 11th December - the… Full Story »
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Phuket King's Cup team declared for China Cup 2010
Sail-World &bull YesterdayBeneteau 40.7 One Design fleet racing at China Cup 2009' Carlo Borlenghi/CCIRThe Phuket King's Cup Regatta has confirmed entry of a team in the 2010 China Cup International Regatta (CCIR). The CCIR will take place 29 October to 1 November… Full Story »
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Windsurfers head into finals series at 2010 World Championship
Sail-World &bull Sep 2, 2010Jessica Crisp (RS:X)' Jeff Crow/ Sport the LibraryClick Here to view large photoRacing has entered the finals stage at the 2010 RS:X World Championship in Kerteminde, Denmark, with the Australian Sailing Team's Jessica Crisp having a mixed day in the… Full Story »
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Dick Sanders Memorial Sattahip Overnight Regatta 11th & 12th September
Sail-World &bull Sep 2, 2010Dick Sanders' Ian DayDick Sanders Memorial Sattahip Overnight Regatta 11th 12th September. Dear Sailors This year the Sattahip race weekend promises to be the biggest and best ever and is being held to celebrate the life of our good sailing buddy Dick 'The… Full Story »
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Snipe Western Hemisphere & Orient Championship 2010 - Day 3
Sail-World &bull Sep 2, 2010Ernesto Rodriguez Mary Hall of the USA still lead the fleet - Snipe Western Hemisphere Orient Championship' Ives SpritzerSnipe Western Hemisphere Orient Championships day 3 could not have gotten any better for regatta leaders Ernesto Rodriguez and Mary Hall of… Full Story »
