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Jim McDonnell Named Overall Winner at Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta Chicago

June 10th, 2013

Chicago, IL (June 10, 2013) – Taking home the prestigious Overall Winner honors at the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta Chicago was Des Plaines, IL-based Skipper Jim McDonnell and crew aboard Spanker in the Beneteau 40.7 class. McDonnell received an invitation to participate in the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Championship Regatta in the BVI at the end of the


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Buchan and Buchan win Star North Americans

June 9th, 2013

Newport Beach, CA (June 9, 2013) – Forty-two boats competed in the Star North American Championship, hosted by Newport Harbor Yacht Club. After six races, Brian Ledbetter/ Gregg Morton held a tenuous two point lead going into the final day, but it would prove to be not enough. With Carl Buchan/ Jamie Buchan winning the


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ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship

June 9th, 2013

Busan, Korea (June 9, 2013) – Spain’s Tamara Echegoyen has been crowned ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Champion, beating Camilla Ulrikkeholm of Denmark 3-2 in the final. Sailing with Echegoyen was Sofia Toro, Eva Gonzalez, Mariana Lobato and Lara Cacabelos. In the Petit Final in Busan, Katie Spithill (AUS) lost the first match against Ekaterina


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Bermuda One-Two Yacht Race

June 9th, 2013

(June 9, 2013) – The remnants of tropical storm Andrea have left a large and messy sea state for the solo leg of the Bermuda 1-2 race. The fleet of 23 starts on June 8 has lost Murray Danforth on Flying Turtle (Beneteau Figaro II) due to electrical failure and Don Gray on Warriors Wish


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Johnny Heineken wins North American Kiteboard Racing Championship

June 7th, 2013

San Francisco, CA (June 7, 2013) – The fourth day of the North American Kiteboard Racing Championship at St. Francis Yacht Club had the top 10 of the 74 kiters facing off today in four Platinum races to see who will take the title. With reigning world champion Johnny Heineken pressured by local Bryan Lake,


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Alleged corruption in America’s Cup World Series events

June 7th, 2013

Naples, Italy (June 6, 2013) – Probes into suspected contract rigging for the America’s Cup events that took place in Naples in 2012 and 2013 were opened and police searched government buildings on Thursday. Investigations include the brother of the city’s mayor, Claudio de Magistris, along with the mayor’s chief of staff Attilio Auricchio, the


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Day Three of Lightning Masters, Europeans

June 7th, 2013

Castiglione del Lago, Italy (June 7, 2013) – The final day of the Lightning European and International Master Championships concluded today with no racing taking place due to no wind. Americans Ched Proctor, Jamie Ewing and Jay Lurie won both the European Open and International Master Championships. Team Proctor secured their wins with two bullets


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North American Kiteboard Racing Championship – Day Three

June 6th, 2013

San Francisco, CA (June 6, 2013) – After three days of racing at the North American Kiteboard Racing Championship at St. Francis Yacht Club, the top 10 of the 74 kiters will now face off on Friday in four scheduled races to see who will take the title. Maintaining the overall lead is reigning world


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The season’s first Atlantic tropical storm

June 6th, 2013

(June 6, 2013) – The season’s first Atlantic tropical storm had already spawned tornadoes in Florida and threatened to fuel more twisters on Thursday night, after making landfall over the Big Bend area, where the Florida peninsula joins the mainland. Andrea will likely remain a tropical storm for a day or two, hugging the shore


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Echegoyen still on top of the MR World Championship

June 6th, 2013

Busan, Korea (June 6, 2013) – The second day of round robin racing at the ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship 2013 finds Spanish star Tamara Echegoyen remains undefeated, topping the nine teams competing for a 100 000 USD prize purse at the second event of the inaugural Women’s International Match Racing Series. Full story



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