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Storm Trysail Club’s 68th Block Island Race

May 22nd, 2013

(May 22, 2013) –  Ushered in with snow and rain, a messy spring in the Northeast looks to be giving way to more acceptable conditions for Memorial Day Weekend and the Storm Trysail Club’s 68th Block Island Race that coincides with it. Scheduled to start Friday, May 24 at 1400, the 186 nautical mile race


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Moving day at the Finn World Masters

May 22nd, 2013

La Rochelle, France (May 22, 2013) – It was moving day at the Finn World Masters; the day everything changes, the day between the beginning and the end. There were lots of changes at the top with several favourites picking up high scores after the only race sailed. Michael Maier (CZE) sailed a flawless race


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Report eyes pent-up demand after cool spring

May 21st, 2013

Growth of new boat registrations is down in all categories for the three-month period from February to April, according to new Bellwether data from Florida-based Info-Link Technologies. But Info-Link co-owner Jesse Wells says looking at three-month rolling averages can be tricky when considering months that traditionally see fewer sales, such as February, March and April,


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U.S. Olympic Sailing Program Releases Vision 2024 Plan

May 21st, 2013

Portsmouth, R.I. (May 21, 2013) – The U.S. Olympic Sailing Program released “Vision 2024,” its plan to rebuild the pathways to the Olympic podium. The plan represents phase one (2013-2016) with a 10-step action plan. With a mission of creating sustainable performance in all aspects of Olympic class sailing and reshaping our Olympic pathways, Vision


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Past Champion takes lead at Finn World Masters

May 21st, 2013

La Rochelle, France (May 21, 2013) – With little respite in the weather, the Finn World Masters completed two more great races in moderate, cold winds. Three time champion Andre Budzien (GER) takes a one point lead over Erik Lidecis (USA) with Michael Maier (CZE) four points back. Racing for the 274 sailors continues on


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285 Finns gather for 2013 World Masters

May 20th, 2013

La Rochelle, France (May 20, 2013) – The racing on the opening day of the 2013 Finn World Masters had the fleet of 285 Finns split into two starts of around 140 boats each. After the first two races, three times champion Andre Budzien (GER) shares the lead with Erik Lidecis (USA), sailing his first


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Davidson Wins CMRC Spring Invitational

May 20th, 2013

Fluky conditions at the Chicago Match Race Center’s Grade 3 Spring Invitational (May 18-19) forced organizers to determine a winner based on the round robin races completed. Scoring the victory was Newport Beach-based Ryan Davidson and his Golden State Match Racing team of Payson Infelise, Brandon Folkman and Matt Hecht, who amassed an impressive 5-0



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