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Louis Vuitton Cup
Emirates Team New Zealand steps out to 2-1 lead in LV Cup Final
Emirates Team New Zealand regained the lead in the Louis Vuitton Cup Final today when Italy’s Luna Rossa Challenge had to pull up at the beginning of Leg 3 with damage sustained to a sheave on the control arm of the 131-foot tall wing sail. -
America’s Cup
Luna Rossa Challenge evens the score in Louis Vuitton Cup Final
With seven points needed to secure a place in the 34th America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup , Italy’s Luna Rossa Challenge will take the points however they come. Today the Italian challenger evened the score in the Louis Vuitton Cup Final at 1-1 with a semi-walkover win against Emirates Team New (...) -
Louis Vuitton Cup
Luna Rossa Challenge to meet Emirates Team New Zealand in LVC Final
Italy’s Luna Rossa Challenge booked a match against Emirates Team New Zealand in the Louis Vuitton Cup Final when it completed a 4-0 sweep of Artemis Racing in the semifinal round of the America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup Challenger Series. -
Sport Cat
Besson and Lagarrigue new F18 world champions at Marina di Grosseto
Despite the final day’s racing delivering less steady and significantly weaker wind than the rest of the week, the race committee still managed to stage three races and whip up plenty of excitement out on the water. In the Gold fleet, French duo Billy Besson and Jeremie Lagarrigue did some fantastic tactical work and put on a massive (...) -
Mini 650
Giancarlo Pedote wins "a race of speed" in Douarnenez
The Trophée MAP was concluded on Friday night at 19:49:26 with the victory of Giancarlo Pedote and Prysmian 747. It ’s the first time that an Italian win this race, and he does it breaking the record Record #sailingrecord obtained by Davy Beaudart (mini 674) in 2008, with a race time of 1 day 4 hours and 50 (...) -
Rolex Capri Sailing Week Volcano Race
Alexander Schaerer’s Mini Maxi Caol Ila R secured line honours and the handicap victory
The famous Italian island of Capri and the beguiling Tyrrhenian Sea provided the host setting for the 2013 Rolex Capri Sailing Week Volcano Race, which came to a close on Friday 24 May following a week of close-fought inshore and offshore racing. Constantly changing and challenging conditions ensured enthralling sailing for the fleet of Maxi (...) -
Moth European Championship
32.2 knots of maximum speed on a Moth for Chris Rast
A few days ago 36 Moths from 9 countries (3 continents) arrived to the quick waters of Marsala, they are the crews taking part in the European Championship 2013 and came earlier to become familiar with the race course and complete the settings of their boats: all 6 different languages that can be heard on the parterre of the Sailing Club (...) -
Pornichet Select 6.50
Giancarlo Pedote : "Gwénolé Gahinet was able to ride a wave over me and take an advantage that was enough to cross the line first"
The Pornichet Select race, the second race of the Atlantic Class Mini 6.50, one of the most demanding on the calendar with its 300 miles off the coast of Brittany, is over. After leading most of the race, Giancarlo finished second (just a minute from Gwénolé Gahinet) with its proto Prysmian 747. This is the second podium in two (...) -
AC45
Luna Rossa, ORACLE TEAM USA winners at America’s Cup World Series Naples
Bruni posted a thrilling win in the fleet racing finale, coming from behind on the final run in a race that saw the lead change hands three times. The win was cathartic for the emotional Italian helmsman. Earlier in the day Luna Rossa Swordfish lost the match racing championship to ORACLE TEAM USA SLINGSBY. Bruni was critical of his (...) -
New York - San Francisco
At 15.37 GMT Maserati has rounded Cape Horn against the prevailing wind
Giovanni Soldini, Guido Broggi, Corrado Rossignoli, Michele Sighel, Sébastien Audigane, Boris Herrmann, Jianghe Teng, Ryan Breymaier e Carlos Hernandez left New York on December 31, 2012 attempting to break the historic record Record #sailingrecord of the Golden Route. They rounded the mythical Cape Horn after 21 days, 23 hours and 14 (...)