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2013 Swan 45 and 60 World Champions Crowned

July 29th, 2013

ClubSwan is celebrating a successful Gazprom Swan European Regatta as well as the inaugural Gazprom Swan 60 World Championship and 2013 Swan 45 World Championship.  Held simultaneously in Cowes, UK,  at the heart of global yachting, the three Nautor events offered both owners and crew with exemplar Swan sailing. The mix in ClubSwan events at


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IRC handicap rule change

July 29th, 2013

The IRC Technical Committee has recently discussed and agreed in principle that the IRC treatment of Adjustable Mast Foot and/or Forestay will be revised with effect from 1st January 2014 (1st June 2014 for SOUTH boats). The primary effects of this change will be as follows… read on


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Sixth named storm of the eastern Pacific hurricane season

July 29th, 2013

Forecasters at the Central Pacific Hurricane Center says some weakening is expected for Tropical Storm Flossie as it approaches Maui. The storm is set to become a tropical depression when it hits Oahu Monday night. A tropical storm warning was issued Sunday for Oahu and for Kauai on Monday as Tropical Storm Flossie closes in


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Shumway takes NOOD title

July 29th, 2013

The 2013 Sperry-Top Sider Marblehead NOOD, held July 25-28, attracted 157 entrants to compete in the 11 fleets. Skip Shumway, who won the 14-boat Sonar class, was deemed the overall event winner. This was the sixth and final NOOD event of the 2013 season. – Results


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Rán Racing at their best on Bay of Palma

July 29th, 2013

Palma de Mallorca (July 29, 2013) – The challenges came in different forms for some of the top 52’s on the first day of the 32nd Copa del Rey MAPFRE on the Bay of Palma, Mallorca, but it was Niklas Zennström’s crew on Rán Racing which won the one and only race for the Gaastra



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