April 23rd, 2013
(April 23, 2013) – America’s Cup defender Oracle Team USA today christened and launched their second AC72 in a ceremony at their team base at Pier 80 on San Francisco Bay. Judith Sim, Oracle Corp.’s chief marketing officer, smashed a bottle of Moet across the bowsprit. The team later began the sea trials which were
April 23rd, 2013
Match racing is being added to the 44th ISAF Youth Sailing Worlds in Tavira, Portugal July 10-19, 2014. All competitors for the 2014 event shall be under the age of 19 years on 31 December 2014. The Rocket City Youth Match Race in Titusville, Florida is hosting an event to form and acquire match racing
April 23rd, 2013
It is with great regret that Challenge France, French challenger for the next International C Class Catamaran Championship (ICCCC), is obliged to announce the cancellation of the C Class Cup 2013, due to a lack of entries. The C Class Cup was due to be held at the end of May in the beautiful Bay
April 22nd, 2013
The International Laser Class Association has selected CORK (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) to host the 2015 Laser Men’s Standard and the Masters World Championship. Pending final confirmation and contract signing with the event organizers, the regattas will take place June 29-July 8 (Men’s) and July 10-18 (Masters). The events will be held at the Portsmouth Olympic
April 22nd, 2013
The 5O5 World Championship, which takes place in Barbados, from April 22-May 3, 2013, will feature on the event website interactive analytics and technology from SAP. The online “Live Center” will feature real-time access to leader boards, 2-D and 3-D race visualizations, live text commentary and regatta updates. Post-race, SAP will make replays and visualizations
April 22nd, 2013
Rod Carr, who led the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) from December 2000 until his retirement in February 2010, has been named Chairman of UK Sport, and will now lead the UK’s high-performance sports agency as it looks to build on the success of London 2012, where Britain’s athletes finished an unprecedented third in the Olympic
April 22nd, 2013
Australia’s elite athletes are to receive a funding boost, but sports will be held more accountable for the money they spend on high-performance programs. The Australian Sports Commission announced its new funding allocations on Monday, which will be worth a total of $120 million in 2013-14. The new funding package prioritises sports which have made
April 22nd, 2013
Two Olympic silver medallists are set to take on West Kirby Sailing Club’s home team plus other top teams from across the UK, USA and Ireland, as the world’s largest team racing event, the British Open Team Racing Championship for the Wilson Trophy, is hosted by West Kirby Sailing Club over Bank Holiday weekend (3-5
April 21st, 2013
When Hurricane Sandy roared ashore on the Northeast coast last October, it not only caused flooding, but it also shook the ground as far away as the West Coast, triggering seismometers monitoring vibrations in the Earth’s crust. Scientists announced their findings about the massive storm at the Seismological Society of America’s annual meeting, which wrapped
April 21st, 2013
RS Sailing is proud to announce that the RS Range received a prestigious award at the fourth running of the Asian Marine and Boating Awards in Shanghai, presented on the first evening of the China International Boat Show. The RS Range beat off stiff competition in the Best Dayboat, Sportboat or Dinghy category because it