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Selection Events Announced for 2014 U.S. Youth Worlds Team

July 23rd, 2013

(July 23, 2013) – US Sailing’s Olympic Sailing Committee announced the selection process for the 2014 U.S. Youth Worlds Team. To qualify for the 2014 U.S. Youth Worlds Team, sailors must compete and be scored in two qualification events. The first event is the 2013 U.S. Youth Championships held Aug 12-16 in Corpus Christi, Texas,


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A very long one-boat race

July 23rd, 2013

(July 23, 2013) – Sean McGinn sailed his Mini TransAt 6.50 across the finish line in Hawaii at 10:20 am HST to become the first ever winner of the Mini 650 Pacific Challenge. He has been at sea, sailing singlehanded, for 17 days, 1 hour, 20 minutes, and 58 seconds. This race began with three


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International 420 Worlds begin Thursday

July 23rd, 2013

Racing at the 2013 420 World and Ladies World Championships gets underway on Thursday 25 July in Valencia, Spain. The 420 Worlds is hosting an international fleet of 374 sailors from 27 nations for what will be 6 days of challenging racing in the renowned waters off Valencia. There is a long list of potential


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Light winds as Optimist Worlds resumes

July 23rd, 2013

Riva del Garda Trento, Italy (July 23, 2013) – With two days until the conclusion of the Optimist World Championship, the overwhelming power of Singapore is confirmed with 4 athletes in the top 6. After Monday’s lay day, the Race Committee could only manage one race for each of the four fleets today due to


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Snipe U.S. Nationals – Day 2

July 23rd, 2013

Ridgeway, ONT (July 23, 2013) – For the second day of the Snipe U.S. National Championship, the fleet left the beach in a building southwester that promised very nice sailing… and delivered, even though it built a bit more than we expected. The third race of the qualifying series started in 10-12 and built to


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Bayview Mackinac Race

July 22nd, 2013

(July 22, 2013) – Closure has come to the Bayview Mackinac Race, which had 221 starters on July 20 with only 12 retirees. Among the overall winners were Tom Lewin’s J/120 Sledge Hammer on the 254nm Cove Island Course and Bill Alcott’s Farr 65 Equation on the 204nm Shore Course. – Event website


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Atlantic National Champs

July 22nd, 2013

The Madison Beach Club in Madison, CT hosted the 2013 Atlantic National Championship regatta on July 18-20, with 31 teams



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