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Techscore 3

October 5th, 2012

(October 4, 2012) – The newest version of Techscore – Techscore 3 – has been released, according to Mitch Brindley, President, Intercollegiate Sailing Association. It features a superior public viewing site and a new scoring side, as well TS3 will have improved speed and will not bog down during peak times. The public viewing site has


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Adris RC44 World Championship

October 5th, 2012

Rovinj, Croatia (October 4, 2012) – A lengthy opening day of the Adris RC44 World Championship proved challenging for PRO Peter Reggio and his team as they attempted to make the best of tricky light conditions off the Croatian coast. Three races were eventually held for the 15 RC44s, with a different winner in each: Fleet racing favourites Chris


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Extreme Sailing

October 5th, 2012

* (October 3, 2012) – The finale of the 2012 Extreme Sailing Series will take place in the city of Rio de Janeiro as the Series heads West to make its South American debut. The event will be the culmination of 11 months of global touring for the eight Extreme 40 teams where the final races


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Synergy Russian Sailing Team Claims 2012 Match Racing Title

October 4th, 2012

Rovinj, Croatia (October 3, 2012) – Valentin Zavadnikov and Leonid Lebedev’s Synergy Russian Sailing Team today claimed the 2012 match racing title at the Adris RC44 World Championship, in a nail biting finale that went to the wire on the waters off Rovinj, Croatia. With helm Ed Baird (USA), the series extended over five regattas


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Luna Rossa Challenge to Launch AC72

October 4th, 2012

It was announced that the Luna Rossa Challenge 2013 team will launch their AC72 catamaran on October 26 in Auckland, New Zealand. Additionally, the Artemis Racing team expects to be sailing their AC72 in San Francisco by the end of October


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Clarification

October 4th, 2012

In Scuttlebutt 3689 it was reported that the gold medal won by Helena Lucas (singlehanded event) at the 2012 Paralympic Games was Great Britain’s first ever Paralympic sailing medalist. This information came from the International Sailing Federation, and while it is technically correct, a British team led by Andrew Cassell did win the gold medal


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2012 Long Island Sound Sonar Championship

October 3rd, 2012

For the 34 teams at the 2012 Long Island Sound Sonar Championship (Sept. 29-30), host Noroton Yacht Club in Darien, CT could only offer a weekend of traditional July weather with light and remarkably shifty northerly zephyrs during the event. But the cream rises to the top even when the milk is a bit sour, and Colin Gordon demonstrated remarkable consistency in such squirrely conditions. Gordon was guided through the bumps and potholes by tactician Bill Lynn, Bill's son Peter and sail maker Tom "TK" Kinney


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Three Crowns Up For Grabs at The Adris RC44 World Championship

October 3rd, 2012

The 2012 RC44 season has its grand finale this week in Rovinj on Croatia’s Istrian peninsula. In addition to this being the showdown for the five event match racing and fleet racing series, it also stands alone as the class’ World Championship. Valentin Zavadnikov and Leonid Lebedev’s Synergy Russian Sailing Team with American helm Ed


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Dinghy Champions Prepare for Endeavour Trophy this Weekend

October 3rd, 2012

The Endeavour Trophy is taking place at the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, Burnham-on-Crouch on October 5-7. This invitation-only event, to determine the overall dinghy champion of champions from the UK's most popular dinghy racing classes, is recognised as an ultimate achievement in British dinghy racing. A total of 25 British national champions are signed up for the event, including 470 Olympic silver medallists Stuart Bithell and Luke Patience, plus last year's Endeavour champions Nick Craig and Toby Lewis


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Hungarians Cruise To Flying Dutchman World Title

October 3rd, 2012

Santa Cruz, CA (September 30, 2012) Hungary’s Szabolcs Majthenyi and Andras Domokos took the 2012 Flying Dutchman World title, hosted by Santa Cruz YC (Sept. 25-30), with a day to spare. The 43-boat fleet completed nine races, with the top North American entrant Lin Robson/Adriaan Schmal (USA) finishing 16th. American Steve Bourdow, Olympic silver medal



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