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US Sailing
Hardesty and Tunnicliffe are US Sailing’s 2011 Rolex Yachtsman & Yachtswoman of the Year
Etchells World Champion Bill Hardesty (San Diego, Calif.) and ISAF (International Sailing Federation) Sailing World Champion Anna Tunnicliffe (Plantation, Fla.) today were named US Sailing’s 2011 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year. A shortlist of eight male and seven female sailors – determined from nominations submitted (...) -
Optimist
Singapore’s Kimberly Lim is 2011 OptiWorlds Champion
The first fleet started the race at 1208 on the last day of racing, but all reaces were abandoned at 1308. The wind was too light for the strong current and sailors were not able to make progress around the course. -
International Fireball World Championship
Britons Gillard and Brearey clinch Fireball Worlds in nail biting finish
The final day of racing to decide the 2012 International Fireball World Champions could not have been scripted to be more tense or exciting. Tom Gillard and Sam Brearey of Great Britain went into the final day with a four point lead over arch rivals, Robin Inns and Joel Coultas of Australia. But there was another element to the equation in the (...) -
Fireball International Week
Four time world champions Chips Howarth and Vyv Townend seal victory
Mandurah delivered on the third and final day of racing of Fireball International Week incorporating the Australian Championships. Three races were completed in winds ranging from 13 – 20 knots and a bumpy sea in Comet Bay. The fleet of 65 boats from 8 countries headed out in partly cloudy conditions and a building sea breeze, (...) -
Skandia Sail For Gold Regatta
Ben Ainslie : "Tougher competition than the Olympics"
‘Tougher competition than the Olympics Olympics #olympicsailing ’ was Ben Ainslie’s summary of Skandia Sail for Gold 2011. It was medal race day and the tension could be felt throughout the boat park as the elite of each Olympic discipline prepared to be tested. There was so much on the line – possible Olympic (...) -
Rolex Miami OCR
Triple-play for Great Britain in the 37-boat Finn class
It was “do or die” today for sailors in the final medal races of US SAILING’s Rolex Miami OCR. Reserved for top-ten fleet racing finishers in Finn, 49er, Men’s 470, Women’s 470, Laser, Laser Radial, Men’s RS:X, Women’s RS:X and Star classes, the medal races also included “knock-out” Finals (...) -
ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards
Blanca Manchón and Tom Slingsby sailors of 2010
Blanca Manchón (ESP) and Tom Slingsby (AUS) joined the sailing world’s list of highest achievers last night, as they were respectively named female and male recipients of the 2010 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards. -
Dinghy racing
Argentinean Agustin Zabalua wins 1st D-One Gold Cup
A thrilling race in Valencia for the final day of the 1st Magic Marine Marine Marine nationale BetPro D-One Gold Cup in Valencia. Thermal breeze between 6 and 8 knots for the first race won once again by Argentinean Agustin Zabalua. The sixth and final race carrying double points was abandoned on the second beat due to the complete lack of (...) -
ISAF World Cup
Sail For Gold Regatta : 4 gold medals for Australia, 3 for France
Australia went home laden with gold after an astonishing week of racing in Weymouth Bay – the 2012 Olympic venue. The Aussies picked up gold in four classes; Nicky Souter, Nina Curtis and Olivia Price in the Women’s Match Racing, the Skud-18 was won by Daniel Fitzgibbon and Rachael Cox on Friday, Tom Slingsby took gold in the Laser (...) -
Isaf Youth Worlds
France keeps Overall Volvo Trophy
A spectacular summer day with warm sunshine and a gusty offshore breeze ranging from 8 - 14 knots provided a superb last day of racing at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship. The weather conditions have tested the worlds best youth sailors all week but at the end of the last day the majority came off the water with broad smiles on (...)