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Leaders tied at Thistle Nationals

August 8th, 2013

Sandusky, OH (August 8, 2013) – PRO Jim Tichenor had his work cut out for him today at the Thistle U.S. National Championship. After successfully completing the qualifying series on schedule, and with day 3 (Wed) stormed out, he had to catch up today and he did just that. It was a long 3 race


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Bringing together industry leaders

August 8th, 2013

The International Sailing Summit has become the networking event for the sailing industry, cementing itself internationally, with a total of eleven summits taking place around the world, attracting many of sailing’s industry and sporting legends. The 2013 ISS on August 18-20 will give sailing industry professionals from around the world the opportunity to drive growth


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Ulrikkeholm undefeated in Lysekil quarterfinals

August 8th, 2013

Lysekil, Sweden (August 8, 2013) – Reigning Lysekil Women’s Match champion Camilla Ulrikkeholm of Denmark showed in Thursday’s tricky conditions on the Swedish west coast waters why she is the ISAF world-ranking number one. By winning both her two matches in the quarterfinal round-robin, she is now alone at the top of the score board


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ISAF Nations Cup – Day 2

August 8th, 2013

(August 8, 2013) – Denmark’s Nicolai Sehested and Australia’s David Gilmour skippered their countries into the semi-final at the Nations Cup in Middelfart, Denmark. Australia were unbeaten in all five matches to jump to the top of six-nation Group B. They finished the round-robin stage level on 8 points out of 10 with Brazil’s Henrique


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Chubb U.S. Junior Championships

August 7th, 2013

LaPorte, Texas (August 7, 2013) – The 11 teams competing at the Chubb U.S. Junior Championships in the Triplehanded division (Sonar) started racing Tuesday on Galveston Bay, with the Singlehanded (Byte CII) and Doublehanded (Club 420) Championships getting underway today. Day one leaders in the Sonar, Liam McCarthy/ Noah Blacker/ Nevin Avila, Emily Wright, maintained


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470 World Championship – Finals Day 1

August 7th, 2013

La Rochelle, France (August 7, 2013) – With qualifying completed at the 470 World Championship, today proved to be an incredibly hard to read race course on this first day of finals. Mat Belcher/Will Ryan (AUS) briefly lost the lead to Great Britain’s Luke Patience/Joe Glanfield after the day’s opening race. The same story for


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Naples Sabot U.S. Junior National Championship

August 7th, 2013

San Diego, CA (August 7, 2013) – The Naples Sabot U.S. Junior National Championship attracted 145 sailors to compete in the dominant pram class in Southern California. After the flight selection series on Monday, the top 35 sailors advanced to the Gold fleet to compete in six races on Tuesday and Wednesday. Derek Pickell (BCYC)


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Thunderstorms torment Thistle Nationals

August 7th, 2013

Sandusky, OH (August 7, 2013) – The qualifying series on Monday and Tuesday at the Thistle U.S. National Championship divided the 109 team, with the top 45 teams advancing today to begin the Championship Division. However, with thunderstorms lurking, racing was cancelled for the day. With the qualifying races as part of the championship score,


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Quarterfinalists decided in Lysekil Women’s Match

August 7th, 2013

Lysekil, Sweden (August 7, 2013) – Four matches of the Lysekil Women’s Match round-robin still remains, but the quarterfinalists are already decided. Also confirmed is that Lucy Macgregor (GBR) will also be the first champion of the inaugural Women’s International Match Racing Series. At this point she cannot finish the Lysekil event lower than eighth


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ISAF Nations Cup – Day 1

August 7th, 2013

(August 7, 2013) – A dramatic first day of the ISAF Nations Cup in Middelfart, Denmark, saw the pre-event pundits eating their words as Brazil’s Henrique Haddad and Japan’s Wataru Sakamoto emerged at the top of Group B of the Open competition with four wins out of five each. The two-much fancied Australian teams were



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