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Transatlantic Race 2011
Rambler 100, ICAP Leopard, Beau Geste and Mar Mostro on their way to Lizard
The final start of the Transatlantic Race 2011 set six yachts on their course from Newport to The Lizard off the southeast coast of England. And as the six yachts hoisted their sails you could almost feel the huge crowd of spectators gathered at Castle Hill hold their breath as they observed the fastest ocean-going monohulls to have ever been (...) -
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 (...) -
NYYC Annual Regatta
Ken Read won IRC1 class at NYYC’s 157th Annual Regatta
With 135 boats competing, the New York Yacht Club’s 157th Annual Regatta presented by Rolex, held June 10-12, broke all of its past attendance records, and with winds whipping into the high teens for buoy racing over the weekend, it certainly is in line for being the most memorable Annual Regatta in recent (...) -
Puma Sailing Team
The “Monster of the Sea” has splashed into the waters of Newport
PUMA’s Mar Mostro, the “Monster of the Sea,” has splashed into the waters of Newport, Rhode Island, USA, and training is underway for the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012 under the skilled hand of PUMA Ocean Racing Skipper Ken Read. With the completion of the Volvo Open 70 and a full crew in place, preparations will continue for (...) -
Storm Trysail Club’s 66th Block Island Race
Rambler Breaks Record
Even though it moved along at only five knots for several hours and briefly “parked” three times when the wind switched off completely, Rambler 100, George David’s (Stamford, Conn.) rocket ship built for speed Speed #speedsailing , broke—by 42 minutes and 45 seconds— Boomerang’s 2002 record Record (...) -
Krys Ocean Race
Mod70s will race from New York to Brest in July 2012
7 July 2012 will herald the kick-off of the first crewed race in the MOD70 circuit. Six one-design trimarans will set off from New York in the United States, bound for Brest Brest #brest in NW Brittany, where the planned mid-July finish will coincide with the start of the Tonnerres de Brest Brest #brest maritime festival. In this (...) -
Velux 5 Oceans
Brad Van Liew sailed home to Charleston victorious
America solo sailor Brad Van Liew today made it an incredible four wins out of four legs in the Velux 5 Oceans Velux 5 Oceans #Velux5Oceans solo round the world race as he sailed into his hometown of Charleston to a hero’s welcome. -
Barcelona World Race
Ryan Breymaier : "a very interesting experience"
After 100 days, three hours, 13 minutes and 25 seconds at sea, Ryan Breymaier (Annapolis, Md./Washington, D.C.) – the lone American in the Barcelona World Race Barcelona World Race #barcelonaworldrace – stands on solid ground after finishing the race on Sunday, April 10. Now, 30 pounds lighter, he reflects back on how far he (...) -
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 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 (...)