Yearly Archives: 2013

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Postponed in Ireland

August 26th, 2013

Kinsale, Ireland (August 26, 2013) – Light winds postponed the start today of the IFDS World Disabled Sailing Championship (Aug 26-30), which has attracted a field of 200 athletes from 18 countries competing on August 26-30. The regatta, which is open to the Sonar, Skud 18 and 2.4 mR classes, will seek to commence racing


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If this is the Road, We Need a New Plan

August 26th, 2013

By Roger Vaughan, author The Louis Vuitton Cup is over, and one word describes it: boring. Three races were decided on breakdowns. The other five were runaways. Boring to the max. But wait…that’s nothing new. Those of us who covered the America’s Cup in the 60s and 70s were mostly bored to tears. Those were


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America’s Cup: What do we do know?

August 26th, 2013

With the Louis Vuitton Cup decidedly won 7-1 by Emirates Team New Zealand team over Luna Rossa Challenge, we now must decide where to turn our focus for America’s Cup news. Here are three choices: 1) 34th America’s Cup: This is the obvious choice, the purpose for the entire event. Starting in two weeks on


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The Wave, Muscat clinch victory at Extreme Sailing Series, Act 6

August 26th, 2013

Cardiff, UK (August 26, 2013) – In excess of 120,000 people, the biggest crowds the Extreme Sailing Series™ has ever witnessed in its seven-year history, crammed around Cardiff Bay over the four days of the Extreme Sailing Series™ Act 6, Cardiff presented by Land Rover to witness the battle of the Bay first hand. Leigh


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Finn Gold Cup – Day 1

August 26th, 2013

Tallinn, Estonia (August 26, 2013) – The opening day of racing at the 2013 Finn Gold Cup started slowly with light winds and a delayed start. Racing was postponed for two hours Monday morning to wait for the wind, which when it did arrive was still only 5-7 knots for race 1, increasing to 7-8


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American crews dominate day one at BMW J24 Worlds

August 26th, 2013

Dublin, Ireland (August 26, 2013) – Separate American crews led the way in both races on the first day of the 2013 BMW J/24 World Championship, while a third American team currently leads the overall. After a two-hour delay for wind, the 40-boat fleet finally got away for the first race in a light but


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Not this year

August 26th, 2013

Due to a lack of good weather on the entire route between Los Angeles and Honolulu, Alain Thébault and his



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