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Dana Rohde wins U.S. Junior Women’s Singlehanded Championship

July 19th, 2013

Marion, MA. (July 19, 2013) – Hot and humid temperatures settled on Buzzards Bay with gusty winds, as the 42-boat Laser Radial fleet completed three more races on the final day of racing at the 2013 U.S. Junior Women’s Singlehanded Championship (USJWSC), hosted by the Beverly Yacht Club in Marion, Mass. Dana Rohde (Richmond Hill,


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Top eight teams advance to Quarter-Finals

July 18th, 2013

Corona del Mar, CA (July 18,2013) –   The second day of the Governor’s Cup, the 47th Annual International Junior Match Race Championship, brought south west winds of 8 to 13 knots at noon with a temperature in the low 70’s.  There was heavy chop when the racers were towed out at noon. This was the


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Farr 30 World Championship – Day 2

July 18th, 2013

Newport, RI (July 18, 2013) – The Farr 30 World Championship rolled through another set of three races today, with six races now on the chart. It was moving day for current World Champ Deneen Demourkas, posting a 3-1-1 to rise from fourth overall to the lead. Day one leader Rod Jabin and his Ramrod


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Rohde Enters Final Day of Racing with 14-point Lead

July 18th, 2013

Marion, MA (July 18, 2013) – Light and shifty winds on Buzzards Bay limited the 42-boat Laser Radial fleet to two races on Day 2 of competition at the U.S. Junior Women’s Singlehanded Championship. Dana Rohde (Richmond Hill, Ga.) posted a 1-16 today, has now won four of six races, and holds a 14-point lead.


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Skunked at Flying Scot North Americans

July 18th, 2013

Mooresville, NC (July 18, 2013) – Competitors woke up to a dead calm on the second day of finals at the Flying Scot North American Championships. Race organizers postponed racing but ultimately cancelled for the day. There is promise of more wind on Friday, the final day of the event. Only two races have been


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Optimist World Championships – DAY 2

July 18th, 2013

Riva del Garda Trento, Italy (July 18, 2013) – Another beautiful, but long day of racing, confirming the strength of the Singaporean team. A day of redemption for Germany and Great Britain. It was the second day of racing in the Optimist World Championship in Riva del Garda with highly variable conditions. In the first


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Stephanie Roble is the New Number One Match Racer

July 18th, 2013

Wisconsin native Stephanie Roble (East Troy, WI) and her Epic Team Racing is the new number one women’s match racer in the U.S., number seven in the world, and number nine in the U.S. Open Division. Racing out of the Chicago Match Race Center, Roble recently won the Stena Match Race Sweden, a stop on


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New World Record

July 17th, 2013

(July 17, 2013) – The World Sailing Speed Record Council ratified the new Singlehanded Monohull 60 foot Transatlantic Record. From June 27 to July 6, Marc Guillemot (FRA) onboard the Open 60 Safran completed the 2880m route in an elapsed time of 8 days 5 hours 20 minutes and 20 seconds (avg speed of 14.62


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Governor’s Cup – Day 1

July 17th, 2013

Corona del Mar (July 17, 2013) Twelve teams began the round robin segment of the Governor’s Cup, the 47th Annual International Junior Match Race Championship. Undefeated at 7-0 are Balboa Yacht Club and Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, led respectively by skippers Ryan Davidson and Chris Steele. – Event details More: Three teams are unbeaten


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Farr 30 World Championship – Day 1

July 17th, 2013

Newport, RI (July 17, 2013) – The Farr 30 World Championship got underway today, with three races held in light condition. Rod Jabin and his Ramrod team lead the 13-boat field, rolling a 2-2-1 to hold a three point lead over Kevin McNeil’s Seabiscuit. Racing concludes Saturday. – Event website More: The heat wave continued



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