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College Rankings

March 20th, 2013

In the third poll of the spring college season, Sailing World’s College Rankings as of March 20, 2013 finds Yale in command of the coed rankings followed by Georgetown and Stanford. Boston College tops the women’s rankings, while Cornell leaps into the top 10. Twenty-eight coaches voted in this poll: Boston College, Brown, Charleston, Columbia,


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2013 US Sailing Development Team announced

March 20th, 2013

Portsmouth, R.I. (March 20, 2013) – Thirty-eight talented sailors have been named to the 2013 US Sailing Development Team (USSDT), the pathway team supported by the U.S. Olympic Sailing Program and US Sailing’s Olympic Sailing Committee (OSC). The USSDT was created in 2007 to help young athletes, who have been identified as future Olympic prospects,


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International Rolex Regatta

March 20th, 2013

Commencing tomorrow, Thursday 21 March, and running to Sunday 24 March, the International Rolex Regatta in St.Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. An impressive fleet of seventy boats will contest three days of racing as part of an event that has graced the international yachting calendar since the 1970s.Participants include an


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Extreme Sailing Series

March 20th, 2013

Leading independent evaluation agency, Havas Sponsorship Insights, has confirmed the final media value of the 2012 Extreme Sailing Series™ at €27.8million over the seven Acts in 2012 versus €25.7million in 2011 over nine Acts. A growing international interest and an ever-stronger TV news and programming footprint including live broadcasts from five venues in 2012, is


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Les Voiles de St. Barth

March 19th, 2013

Several decidedly national sailing teams will participate this year in the fourth edition of Les Voiles de St. Barth, which has become one of the most colorful and anticipated racing opportunities in the Caribbean.  Scheduled for April 8-13, the event draws teams from around the world who enjoy extending their competitive sailing season in a


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Climate change

March 19th, 2013

Rapidly melting ice has already remade shipping possibilities in the Arctic. Over the past decade, commercial use of the Northern Sea Route during late summer has become commonplace, dramatically shortening the journey from Europe to the Far East.If present trends continue, though, the options for shipping goods across the Arctic will expand even more. According


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Edgartown Race Weekend

March 19th, 2013

The Edgartown Yacht Club has added an extra day to its 2013 Big Boat Buoy Races (BBBR), which were inaugurated in 2012 as a one-day partner event to the club’s famously popular ’Round the Island Race. Now the club, located on the renowned island retreat of Martha’s Vineyard, can offer three full days of racing


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BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival

March 18th, 2013

With less than a week to go until the 42nd edition of the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival (March 25-31) at Nanny Cay, a truly international cast is making ready to take centre stage in the beautiful sailing grounds off Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Entries from at least 12 different nations including Australia, Germany,


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Marine Conservation Grants

March 18th, 2013

In support of its ongoing efforts to improve and conserve the marine environment, West Marine is seeking applications for Marine Conservation Grants. There will be five to ten grants awarded in amounts ranging from $500 -$5000 per recipient. Applications are available online – the closing date for entries is May 1, 2013 and the winners


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Bucket Regatta

March 18th, 2013

The St Barths Bucket Regatta, an invitational regatta open to yachts over 31 meters LOA, expectes 35 yachts to join the festivities and racing on March 28-31 in this French West Indies territory. Among the field are five J Class yachts – the first gathering of five or more J’s since 1937. The largest yacht



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