Monthly Archives: May 2013

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RC44 Tour: Consistency is king

May 2nd, 2013

Trapani, Italy (May 2, 2013) – Three separate teams each took race wins on the first day of fleet racing at the RC44 Trapani Cup in Sicily. But the team at the top of the overnight leader-board didn’t win a race; instead it was consistency across all four races for skipper Igor Lah (SLO) /


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American Larson blitzes Extreme 40 fleet

May 2nd, 2013

Qingdao, China (May 2, 2013) – China’s International Sailing Centre came alive on the opening day of the Extreme Sailing Series in Qingdao, with the Swiss teams Alinghi and Realteam dominated in testing light winds, edging ahead on the leaderboard at the end of day one as the eight teams prepare to move into stadium


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COMMENTARY: Olympics, ISAF, Sailing World Cup, and Medal Races

May 2nd, 2013

By Paul Heineken: I believe that the fundamental assumptions behind the Olympic event format changes must be examined, rather than the “tweaks”. Regarding the comments in Scuttlebutt 3829… Scuttlebutt Editor: The mission for ISAF is to better model the sailing events after other Olympic events, wherein the final race determines the medals. Is this a


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New race format to be tested at EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup

May 2nd, 2013

The EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup, the new European series for Olympic and Paralympic Classes, will launch next week in Italy (May 8-12). This five-event circuit is designed to complement the ISAF Sailing World Cup series, which concluded in Hyères, France (Apr 20-27). The regatta format will include a Qualifying Series, a Fleet Racing Series and



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