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New England Boatworks agrees to pay EPA fine

May 5th, 2013

The Environmental Protection Agency announced that New England Boatworks will pay a $31,500 penalty and take steps to reduce its emissions of volatile organic compounds from paints and thinners used at its Portsmouth, R.I., facility under a settlement with the agency to resolve allegations of Clean Air Act violations. – Soundings, read on


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U.S. Optimist Team Trials

May 5th, 2013

One hundred ninety-three sailors competed in the U.S. Optimist Team Trials, an event that qualifies sailors to represent the U.S. at International and Continental championship. Hosted by Pewaukee Yacht Club (WI) on May 2-5, Shawn Harvey won in a series dominated by his Coral Reef Yacht Club members, with CRYC taking five of the top


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Sperry Top-Sider Annapolis NOOD Regatta attracts 221 teams

May 5th, 2013

Annapolis, MD (May 5, 2013) – The 2013 Sperry Top-Sider Annapolis NOOD Regatta recorded 221 teams competing in 15 classes, completing eight races during the three day event (May 3-5). Following up on his win at the San Diego NOOD, Bennet Greenwald won the 49-boat J/70 class. The victory earned Greenwald’s team of Jeff Madrigali,


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Antigua Sailing Week – Final day report

May 5th, 2013

(May 3, 2013) – You could almost feel the tension on the dock as the international fleet sailed out to the combat area. With many class winners yet to be decided, the pressure was heightened by tricky conditions. The breeze was rarely more than 10 knots and there were huge wind holes appearing all over


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Aqua snatch victory at the RC44 Trapani Cup

May 5th, 2013

Trapani, Italy (May 5, 2013) – The RC44 Trapani Cup really did go down to the wire, the eventual winner not decided until the final metres of the final race of the event. Team Aqua had laid the gauntlet down to Team CEEREF winning the first two races of the day. Going into the final


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Wessex Exempt are worthy winners of 64th Wilson Trophy

May 5th, 2013

Wirral, UK (May 5, 2013) – The 2013 British Open Team Racing Championship for the Wilson Trophy was won by Wessex Exempt today in a thrilling best of five final sailed on West Kirby’s marine lake. The six sailors overcame stiff competition from 34 teams from as far afield as America, Ireland and across the


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Last race decides Act 3 Extreme Sailing Series

May 5th, 2013

Qingdao, China (May 5, 2013) – After 25 races, the four day Extreme Sailing Series saved its best for the final double-points race to determine the winner between Alinghi and The Wave, Muscat. The Swiss America’s Cup winners, with Morgan Larson taking the helm from team’s skipper Ernesto Bertarelli at this Act, won the race


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Canadian recreational boating industry economic impact study

May 5th, 2013

The National Marine Manufacturers Association has released a study which reveals that Canada’s core recreational boating industry contributed an estimated economic impact of $5 billion and 67,000 jobs throughout Canada in 2012. The “core” recreational boating industry consists of boat and accessory manufacturers, boat and accessory dealers, marina operators, repair and maintenance shops, schools and


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Dodging Turtles, Dodging Bullets to Become 5O5 World Champions

May 3rd, 2013

Bridgetown, Barbados (May 3, 2013) – Claas Lehmann and Leon Oehme lived the longest day of their sporting lives on Friday—and came away champions. With Lehmann steering and Oehme out on the trapeze wire, they went to the line of race nine of the 2013 SAP 5O5 World Championship as one of three teams with a


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Looking like a German sweep at 5O5 Worlds

May 2nd, 2013

Stefan Boehm came to Barbados as someone who had never won a national sailing championship in his native Germany and certainly had never won a world title. On that basis, no one picked him to be where he is now, leading the SAP 5O5 World Championship with one race remaining. The final race will be



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