via yachtingworld.com
Bow to bow at the first cross, Ben Ainslie and Team Origin muscled out a small but important lead over their Kiwi opponents on the first leg of the first race of day three. Kiwi skipper Dean Barker and his afterguard had fought for the left hand side, Ainslie and Co. were working [...]
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Team Origin & ETNZ – Exciting Race. A few Mistakes.
Britain’s sole world champion honored
via mby.com
Britain’s only current powerboat world champion, Scott Curtis, 26, from Norwich (pictured left) has been honored by the world’s governing body, the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM).
Curtis, whose four podium finishes included two outright wins in the Formula 4 World Championship, was the lone British contender amidst 63 powerboat racers from across the [...]
Gobal Online Boat Exchange Club
via yachtingmonthly.com
The world’s first global online boat exchange club, launched at the Dubai International Boat Show is a kind of timeshare on water.Started by the Boating Vacation Club, the idea is for yacht owners to choose dates their boat is available then jet off to someone else’s craft during the same holiday.
The Club [...]
Volvo Ocean Race to finish in Galway
via yachtingworld.com
Galway marked the end of the transatlantic leg of the Volvo Ocean Race in 2009. In 2011-12, Ireland will once again feature as the Volvo fleet will race from Lorient (France) to the West coast of Ireland on the final leg of the round-the-world race. Galway will also host the prize giving.
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Gear failure for Italians against ETNZ
via sail-world.com
Brady, with American tactician Morgan Larson calling the shots, pulled off a risky pre-start strategy against skipper Dean Barker on the New Zealand boat, pushing ETNZ deep into the start box after a dialup but breaking clear with immaculate timing to grab the start he wanted – a port tack cross at speed, [...]
PUMA International Moth Worlds Day 2
Day Two of PUMA International Moth Worlds got to a late start as a foggy haze and light winds lead to a 30 minute postponement onshore. Today was really a pressure game- those who stayed in the pressure were able to get up on their foils and make gains. The fleet had three races today, [...]
RYA launch new Youth and Junior Membership
via rya.org.uk
At this year’s RYA Volvo Dinghy Show 2010 held at Alexandra Palace, London, over the weekend of 6-7 March the RYA launched its newest membership categories, dedicated to Youth and Junior members.
Going live in April the memberships promise to be educational, informative and fun with lots of freebies and activities [...]
Team Origin Lying 3rd after 2nd Flight of Louis Vuitton
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Race One: TEAMORIGIN def. All4One, 01:33 – Britain’s TEAMORIGIN, skippered and steered by Ben Ainslie, prevailed in the pre-start to lead Sébastien Col at the wheel of All4One at the gun with a 16-metre margin. Sailing at speed on port tack, the British boat started right at the committee boat while their adversary [...]
The Power of the Wind
Look at these two photos. The same place but taken at very different times and under very different circumstances.
Les Sables d’Olonne is the legendary place on the coast of the Vendee region in France where the toughest single-handed yacht race starts and finishes. The west coast of France can be a dangerous place but beautiful [...]
Eight teams, two boats – Louis Vuitton Trophy 2010 Season Kicks Off
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For those who felt that the 33rd America’s Cup lacked the cut and trust action of a multi-challenger event in closely matched boats, Team New Zealand’s CEO Kevin Shoebridge had some good news.
“If we get all the races in we could see 55 races in two weeks,” he said as he outlined [...]
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