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IMOCA chooses the boat for the future

April 19th, 2013

Press Release Friday 19 April 2013 IMOCA chooses the boat for the future; OSM announces 2013-2014 Race Programme The Skippers and Members of IMOCA met in Paris on Thursday 18 and Friday 19 April 2013 at the IMOCA Annual General Meeting to decide the future direction of their class, and in particular to discuss two


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Charleston – By the number

April 18th, 2013

Here are the numbers to consider for the Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week on April 19-21. There are 28 sponsors listed to support the 3 day regatta that seeks to complete 8 races. There are 287 entrants, representing 7 countries, racing 64 types of boats. There are 18 different classes that will compete on 1


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Good news for Chicago suburb

April 18th, 2013

Wilmette, IL (April 18, 2013) – The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District this morning reversed course and awarded a 39-year lease to the private Wilmette Harbor Association, assuring North Shore boaters they’ll have a place to dock their vessels this summer. The district earlier this month had voted 4-3 not to renew the association’s lease –


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Foiling from Los Angeles and Honolulu

April 18th, 2013

Alain Thébault and his teammates Jean Le Cam and Yves Parlier announced they will try to beat the record of the 2215nm Transpacific crossing between Los Angeles and Honolulu. Their foiling boat, Hydroptere, is based in Alameda, CA, and is currently undergoing a complete check-up before being launched in early May. She will then be


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World Cup season ends in France

April 17th, 2013

Following ISAF Sailing World Cup events in Australia, USA, and Spain, the season will close next week in Hyères, France. Over 800 sailors will compete in the ten Olympic events and the singlehanded and tripehanded Paralympic events on April 22-27. – Event website


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Georgetown, Yale lead college rankings

April 17th, 2013

In Sailing World’s College Rankings as of April 17, 2013, Georgetown takes the top ranking in the fifth coed poll of the spring season while Stanford and Brown round out the top three. Yale, Boston College, and Navy make up the top three women’s teams. Twenty-one coaches voted in this poll: Boston College, Bowdoin, Brown,



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