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Third BACARDI® Newport Sailing Week presented by EFG Bank

July 16th, 2013

Bringing together its signature combination of on-shore and on-the-water activities, the third edition of BACARDI® Newport Sailing Week presented by EFG Bank concluded this weekend with the 29th running of New England’s premiere one-design event – the Newport Regatta®.  Sail Newport, Rhode Island’s Public Sailing Center, demonstrated its considerable logistical and race management skills in


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47th Governor’s Cup to begin Wednesday

July 16th, 2013

Twelve teams will compete in the 2013 Governor’s Cup, the 47th Annual International Junior Match Race Championship. Racing will be held in Wednesday through Sunday, July 18-22. The event is hosted by Balboa Yacht Club in Corona del Mar, CA. The longest trips are for the three Australian and three New Zealand teams. However, the


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Lake Ontario 300 Challenge 2013

July 15th, 2013

(July 15, 2013) – This year’s LO300 has tested the patience and perseverance of even the most die hard of racer. As of Monday morning no boat has yet to finish on either course and the closest boats are approximately 51 nautical miles away from the finish line. Normally by this time in previous years


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Women’s International Match Racing Series

July 14th, 2013

Oakcliff, NY (July 14, 2013) – The finals of the New York Women’s Invitational ended with a 2-2 score between Anna Kjellberg of Sweden and Lucy Macgregor of Great Britain, when lack of wind caused the time limit to expire before the final “winner-take-it-all” race. As Kjellberg won the round-robins, she takes her first event


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84th Atlantic National Championship

July 14th, 2013

The Madison Beach Club (MBC) in Madison, CT is proud to host the 2013 Atlantic National Sailing Championship regatta from Thursday, July 18 through Saturday, July 20. More than thirty boats from South Carolina to Maine are competing for the 84th Atlantic Class Championship title. Sailors include past class champions, US Olympians, Collegiate all-Americans and


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Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association Names 2013 All-Academic Sailing Team

July 12th, 2013

(July 12, 2013) – The Inter-collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) has named its 2013 All-Academic Sailing Team. The 2013 All-Academic Sailing Team recognizes collegiate sailors who have achieved excellence in national and inter-conference competition as well as excelling at the highest academic level for the 2012 – 2013 academic year. The All-Academic Sailing Team was inaugurated


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Jorge Zarif wins Finn Silver Cup Junior Worlds

July 12th, 2013

Lake Garda, Italy (July 12, 2013) – Jorg Zarif (BRA) returns to Brazil with the Jorg Bruder Silver Cup, which was donated to the Finn Class by the Brazilian Olympic Committee in 2004. This is a well deserved victory by Zarif who didn’t leave any doubt by winning the last race of the junior world


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Slow Second Start to Transpac

July 11th, 2013

San Pedro, CA (July 11, 2013) – Unseasonably overcast rainy skies greeted the 21 starters today in the 2013 Transpacific Yacht Race from Los Angeles to Honolulu, or the Transpac. The teams representing Australian, Canada, Japan, and the USA set off at 1300 local time from the start line off Point Fermin in San Pedro


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Women’s International Match Racing Series

July 11th, 2013

Oakcliffe, NY (July 11, 2013) – Stephanie Roble from Chicago and Swede Anna Kjellberg are both undefeated in the lead after the first day of round-robin racing in New York Women’s Invitational. The very light winds challenged the competitors and allowed only three full flights to be run. When the inaugural Women’s International Match Racing


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43rd ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship Kicks Off

July 11th, 2013

The 43rd 2013 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship gets underway on Friday in Limassol, Cyprus and will continue through July 20. Great Britain is the current holder of the NationsTrophy, awarded annually to the top performing nation at the Youth Worlds. The Nations Trophy was first introduced in 1991 and in 1999 became the Volvo



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