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Copa del Rey Audi Mapfre
José Cusí’s Bribón wins the 30th Copa del Rey
José Cusí’s Bribón wins the 30th Copa del Rey Audi Mapfre in her farewell to the majorcan regatta, eleven editions after her last victory in 2000. Jason Carroll’s Argo takes the first regatta American victory ever, whereas Jose María van der Ploeg’s Factorenergia clinches the trophy in the J-80 division, and Earlybird does so (...) -
D-One Gold Cup
Tom Slingsby claims the D-One Gold Cup in Fraglia Vela Riva del Garda
Tom Slingsby, world Laser champion from Australia, wins Sunday’s double-point medal race with a formidable lead and claims overall victory in the second edition of the D-One Gold Cup in Fraglia Vela Riva del Garda. Second and third places go to two British skippers, Nick Thompson and Giles Scott, respectively. Andrea Casale finishes (...) -
BACARDI® Newport Sailing Week
Viper 640 was larger fleet racing in Newport
For this inaugural event staged from Sail Newport, Rhode Island’s public sailing center, four one-design fleets – Star, Audi Melges 20, Viper 640 and J/80 – got in three days of racing (June 24-26) under PRO Anderson Reggio who received resounding applause at the awards (...) -
Normandy Sailing Week
Morvan, Petithuguenin, Berjon, Hill and Guedon winners in Havre
In the port of Le Havre, the boat hoists are beginning their dance. The 6th edition of Normandy Sailing Week has reached and end. After four days of races in some very varied conditions, today the winners of each series received their prizes in glorious sunshine… -
Mapfre PalmaVela
Guillermo Parada won the TP52 division in Palma
The opening regatta of the 2011 Mediterranean sailing season came to an end today with few surprises. Azzurra in TP52, Inti in Maxi Wally, Alegre in Maxi, and Mapfre in J80 take the Mapfre PalmaVela trophy home. -
Bacardi Cup
Florent and Rambeau win 84th Bacardi Cup
For the 472 sailors from 25 countries, conditions on Biscayne Bay were ideal as temperatures in the low 70s and sunny weather combined with shifty breeze to challenge them on the final day of racing at Bacardi Miami Sailing Week presented by EFG Bank where champions were decided in five one-design (...) -
Rolex Farr 40 World Championship
Guido Belgiorno-Nettis took his revenge
The nail-biting ended at 4pm, when the Italian yacht Nerone crossed the line three boats behind the Australians on Transfusion. The separation was enough to give Transfusion’s owner Guido Belgiorno-Nettis revenge for last year’s defeat at the hands of the Massimo Mezzaroma and Antonio Sodo Migliori. More importantly it gave him the (...) -
Key West 2011
Multiple Grand Prix Classes Come Down to Last Leg of Last Race
Victory literally came down to the last leg of the last race for many of the grand prix classes at Key West 2011, presented by Nautica. -
RC 44
Ellison secures 2010 RC 44 Season Championship
Larry Ellison and his BMW ORACLE Racing crew wrapped up the 2010 RC 44 Season Championship with a second-place finish in the fleet racing portion of the ORACLE RC 44 Cup Miami. -
RC44
Coutts wins RC 44 fleet race Worlds at Puerto Calero
Australian Jimmy Spithill, Anders Myralf of Denmark and the international crew of the yacht 17 concluded a banner week in the Canary Islands by winning the inaugural RC 44 World Championship for the Islas Canarias Puerto Calero Cup.