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New Olympic scholarship available

June 5th, 2013

At a celebration in New York, NY on June 4, the U.S. Olympic Committee presented the Jacques Rogge Olympic Pathways Scholarship, which will be administered by US Sailing. Named for International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge, a three-time Olympian in the Finn class, the scholarship will award one young American sailor a full racing course


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Sally Barkow Remains Number One Match Racer in U.S.

June 5th, 2013

(June 5, 2013) – Sally Barkow (Nashotah, WI), winner of the Carlos Aguilar Grade 2 Open Match in the U.S. Virgin Islands remains the number one ranked U.S. match racer. Moving up to second is Dustin Durant (Long Beach, CA), who will be representing the U.S. at the ISAF Nations Cup Grand Finale in Denmark


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Ciao from Italia: Lightning Class Intergalactics

June 5th, 2013

(June 5, 2013) – The Lightning International Master and European Championships got underway today, providing a prelude to the World Championship that starts next week. The Club Velico Castiglionese in Castiglione del Lago, Italy is hosting sailors from 10 countries for these events. There are 39 boats in the European Championships and 21 of these


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WIMRS: Echegoyen undefeated after first day at Women’s Worlds

June 5th, 2013

(June 5, 2013) – After a postponement due to lack of wind, Tamara Echegoyen of Spain swept her opponents away when the ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship 2013 finally got under way in Busan, Korea. With five wins and no losses at all, the gold medallist from the London 2012 Olympics clearly showed that


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North American Kiteboard Racing Championship – Day One

June 4th, 2013

San Francisco, CA (June 4, 2013) – The first day of the North American Kiteboard Racing Championship at St. Francis Yacht Club had the 75 kiters split into two fleets to begin the qualifying stage of the event. Riccardo Andrea Leccese (ITA) and Johnny Heineken (USA) started fast by winning all four races in their


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Three teams now housed in San Francisco

June 4th, 2013

The Italian America’s Cup challenger, Luna Rossa, has moved its AC72 to the western side of the Bay from a temporary base in Alameda to its permanent home in the City at Piers 30/32, where the team will host its technical operations this summer. The new base in the city is adjacent to fellow challenger


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Second stage of Women’s International Match Racing Series in Korea

June 4th, 2013

The inaugural Women’s International Match Racing Series is in Korea for the second event. Nine world-class sailors will race June 5 – 9 for coveted Series points and a championship title in the ISAF Women’s Match Racing Worlds in Dongbaek Park, Haeundae Beach in Busan. London 2012 Olympic gold medallist Tamara Echegoyen hasn’t been on


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Blind Sailing Worlds

June 4th, 2013

The IFDS Blind Sailing World and International Championship 2013, organized by Seabournia Yacht Club in Sagawa Bay, Miura Peninsula, Japan, was held May 26-June 1. Fifteen races were completed in winds varying from light to sufficiently strong to cancel racing. After Classification into one of the three Vision Impaired Classes (B1, B2, B3), the 19


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Swiss yachting federation to sponsor Clipper Round the World Yacht Race

June 4th, 2013

The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race will feature a yacht sponsored by Swiss Sailing for the 2013-14 edition of the world’s longest ocean race. Swiss Sailing, founded in 1939 with now 146 sailing clubs and 46 boat classes as members of Switzerland’s umbrella organisation for sailing, kite and windsurfing, will be allocated one of


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Everhart-Skeels, Walker win Robie Pierce One-Design Regatta

June 3rd, 2013

Sarah Everhart-Skeels and Cindy Walker edge out Duane Farrar and Maureen McKinnon in the 5th Annual Robie Pierce One-Design Regatta. Tied for first-place after 12 races, Sarah Everhart-Skeels, Cindy Walker and Brian Skeels overcame Duane Farrar, the Gold Medal Paralympian Maureen McKinnon and Sol Marini based on their five bullets compared to Farrar and McKinnon’s



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