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Farr 40 U.S. Circuit

March 11th, 2013

A typically talent-laden fleet of seven Farr 40s has gathered in one of the world’s greatest locales to contest the Miami Beach Invitational Regatta, being held March 13-16. This is the second stop on the United States circuit for Farr 40 class, coming two months after Quantum Key West 2013 kicked off the season. Professional


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Lightning Southern Circuit

March 11th, 2013

The 2013 Lightning Southern Circuit got underway last weekend at the Deep South Regatta (March 9-10) in Savannah, GA, with Tito Gonzalez/ Alberto Gonzalez/ Christan Herman winning the 41-boat event. The fleet now heads south to the Midwinter Lightning Championship (March 11-13) In Miami, FL and then to the Winter Lightning & Master Championships (March


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Cal Maritime wins college keelboat invitational

March 11th, 2013

San Pedro, CA (March 10, 2013) –  California Maritime Academy’s Keelhaulers won half of the 10 races to earn their victory at the sixth Port of Los Angeles Harbor Cup/Cal Maritime Invitational Intercollegiate Regatta (Mar 8-10), which attracted 10 teams from across the nation to race in Catalina 37s. Equally impressive as Cal Maritime’s win


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J/105 Midwinter Championship

March 10th, 2013

Contact: Christopher or Julie Howell E-mail: howell@j105.org Bill Zartler’s Solaris Repeats as J/105 Midwinter Champion Seabrook, TX, March 10, 2013 – Bill Zartler and his Solaris team will be keeping the title of J/105 Midwinter Champion. Despite placing seventh in Sunday’s only race, Solaris hung on for the two-point victory and back-to-back Midwinter Championship trophies.


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Extreme Sailing Series

March 10th, 2013

Muscat, Oman (March 8, 2013) – It may not have been high speed racing on the final day of the Extreme Sailing Series opening Act today but it was as tense as it gets, and in classic Extreme Sailing Series style, it came down to the final race for the winner to be decided. Defending


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Women’s International Match Racing Series

March 10th, 2013

The inaugural Women’s International Match Racing Series has further defined its entry and scoring process for the 2013 season. A dozen teams are expected to be competing for the Overall Series Prize Pool in excess of $50,000 as well as prize money at each event. — Details


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Thistle Midwinter East Regatta

March 10th, 2013

St Petersburg, FL (March 8, 2013) – Forty-four boats competed in the Thistle Midwinter East Regatta (Mar 3-8), with seven races completed on Tampa Bay. Skip Dieball with crew Jeff Eiber and Abby Freeman won the first race, and kept the pressure on to take the title by 14 points over second place Mike Ingham


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Gaastra 52 World Championship 2013

March 10th, 2013

Miami, FL (March 9, 2013) Niklas Zennström and the Ran Racing team secured the Gaastra 52 World Championship title on the final run of the last race of the series after a thrilling showdown off Miami’s South Beach up against 52 SUPER SERIES champions and former world champions Azzurra. Quantum Racing won the tenth and


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ORR Regional Championship Racing Series 2013

March 10th, 2013

This year the Offshore Racing Rule will be expanding to three regional championships for 2013 for boats with current ORR certificates. The regions are East Coast Championship, Great Lakes Championship, and West Coast Championship. In addition, all entries to these championships will be eligible for the ORR National Championship. Yachts with ORR certificates will automatically


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Sailing Shorts – March 7

March 8th, 2013

* Miami, FL (March 7, 2013) – Racing at the Gaastra 52 World Championships was abandoned today when winds proved too little to complete a fair race. Race 5 of the series was started in very streaky and shifty conditions, and after over an hour and within only 300 metres of the shortened finish line



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