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U.S. announces 2013 Olympic and Paralympic team

March 13th, 2013

Portsmouth, R.I. (March 13, 2013) – US Sailing, the national governing body for the sport, announced 34 athletes named to the 2013 US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider. The national team is selected annually and comprised of the top sailors competing in the events selected for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. American sailors qualified based


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Host opportunity for Extreme Sailing Series

March 13th, 2013

OC Sport, organisers of the original stadium sailing circuit, the Extreme Sailing Series, are officially inviting formal bids from cities or regions around the world interested in hosting an Act as part of this high profile, international annual circuit in 2014 and beyond. The award-winning and innovative circuit provides Host Venues with a commercially sound


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Economics of hosting America’s Cup

March 13th, 2013

Fewer teams, fewer spectators and fewer super yachts mean the America’s Cup regatta is no longer expected to generate more than $1 billion for the Bay Area’s economy, according to a new report, but it also means it will cost substantially less to host sailing’s most storied event. San Francisco’s costs have similarly shrunk from


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Lightning Southern Circuit

March 12th, 2013

Miami, FL (March 12, 2013) – The second stop of the 2013 Lightning Southern Circuit has attracted a 43-boat fleet to the Midwinter Lightning Championship (March 12-13). Four races were completed today, with one design guru Ched Proctor with crew Tim Milhiser and Jay Lurie rattling off a 2-3-5-3 to top the rankings. Racing concludes


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Disabled sailing

March 12th, 2013

American Yacht Club (Rye, NY), in conjunction with Larchmont Yacht Club (Larchmont, NY), will once again be hosting the fifth annual Robie Pierce One-Design and Women’s Invitational Regattas for sailors with disabilities off the waters of Milton Harbor, Rye, NY. Notices of Race are now available. Click here for details


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New sailing speed record

March 12th, 2013

The World Sailing Speed Record Council has ratified a new Sydney to Hobart (AUS) record. Set by Sean Langman (AUS) and two crew onboard the ORMA 60 Team Australia on Feb 23, 2013, the team covered the 630 nm route in 1 day 5 hours 52 minutes and 23 seconds for an average speed of


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Farr 40 U.S. Circuit

March 11th, 2013

A typically talent-laden fleet of seven Farr 40s has gathered in one of the world’s greatest locales to contest the Miami Beach Invitational Regatta, being held March 13-16. This is the second stop on the United States circuit for Farr 40 class, coming two months after Quantum Key West 2013 kicked off the season. Professional


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Lightning Southern Circuit

March 11th, 2013

The 2013 Lightning Southern Circuit got underway last weekend at the Deep South Regatta (March 9-10) in Savannah, GA, with Tito Gonzalez/ Alberto Gonzalez/ Christan Herman winning the 41-boat event. The fleet now heads south to the Midwinter Lightning Championship (March 11-13) In Miami, FL and then to the Winter Lightning & Master Championships (March


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Cal Maritime wins college keelboat invitational

March 11th, 2013

San Pedro, CA (March 10, 2013) –  California Maritime Academy’s Keelhaulers won half of the 10 races to earn their victory at the sixth Port of Los Angeles Harbor Cup/Cal Maritime Invitational Intercollegiate Regatta (Mar 8-10), which attracted 10 teams from across the nation to race in Catalina 37s. Equally impressive as Cal Maritime’s win


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J/105 Midwinter Championship

March 10th, 2013

Contact: Christopher or Julie Howell E-mail: howell@j105.org Bill Zartler’s Solaris Repeats as J/105 Midwinter Champion Seabrook, TX, March 10, 2013 – Bill Zartler and his Solaris team will be keeping the title of J/105 Midwinter Champion. Despite placing seventh in Sunday’s only race, Solaris hung on for the two-point victory and back-to-back Midwinter Championship trophies.



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