May 10th, 2013
(May 10, 2013) – Bruce Kirby Inc. today filed the below petition to cancel US trademark registrations directed to both the word LASER and the Sunburst logo for boats. According to US Trademark Office records, these US registrations are owned by Karaya (Jersey) Limited based in St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. Grounds for the petitions
May 10th, 2013
Training onboard America’s Cup challenger Artemis Racing, crewman Andrew “Bart” Simpson, a British double Olympic medalist, died May 9 when the team’s AC72 catamaran capsized on San Francisco Bay. That was when Bart’s life ended… but where did it start? Andrew Simpson (Dec 17, 1976-May 9, 2013) caught the sailing bug when he was a
May 10th, 2013
By Rob Overton, Chairman of the US Racing Rules This posting is about redress. Before we get into this topic, let me be clear – if I could, I’d remove redress from the rulebook altogether. No other sport’s rules include the concept that somehow when things go bad on the field of play the results
May 10th, 2013
The International Sailing Summit preliminary brochure has been released and placed on Sail America’s website: SailAmerica.com/sailing-summit.asp. The summit will take place August 18-20, 2013, at the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, CA and is organized by Sail America. The ISS preliminary brochure contains the event agenda, seminar descriptions, a list of sponsors to
May 10th, 2013
Skippers from the across the United States and Canada are registering for the 363nm 35th biennial Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race. Rambler, the 90 footer that was first to finish in the 2009 race has joined the growing list of entries. Also recently entering is Snow Lion, a Ker 50 and Rima 2 an RP
May 10th, 2013
A sunny day on the water can turn deadly in seconds. The National Safe Boating Council is seeking to increase life jacket safety awareness, as approximately 84 percent of drowning victims in recreational boating accidents were not wearing a life jacket (U.S. Coast Guard 2011 Recreational Boating Safety Statistics). The National Safe Boating Council is
May 10th, 2013
“Last weekend at the Newport Harbor Yacht Club Opening Day Race, the Choate 48 Amante, a perennial SOCAL favorite. put
May 10th, 2013
The sixth edition of the World Yacht Racing Forum will be held in Gothenburg, Sweden on 10-11th December, 2013. Delegate
May 10th, 2013
A major investigation into the cause of the catastrophic capsize which led to the death in San Francisco of British
May 10th, 2013
The tragic death of Artemis Racing’s Andrew “Bart” Simpson was an accident waiting to happen, according to America’s Cup expert
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