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Black Watch Wins Ames Cup In Castine Classic Regatta

August 6th, 2013

Castine, ME (August 5, 2013) – In the fourteenth annual Castine Classic Yacht Regatta, Black Watch, a 67.8’ Sparkman & Stephens yawl built in 1958, sailed by Peter Kellogg and Lars Forsberg, led a fleet of 40 classic yachts to win the coveted Ames Cup. The Ames Cup honors the memory of Richard Glover Ames


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Oakcliff Sailing Center: From Zero To US Sailing Team Official Sailing Center

August 6th, 2013

Not one to let moss grow underfoot, renowned yachtswoman Dawn Riley has swapped a successful career as a pro sailor and set her sights on creating the Oakcliff Sailing Center in Oyster Bay, NY, a (relatively) new training center for those seeking a career in the business of sailing, whether it be sailboat racing or


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Nations Cup In Middelfart Promises To Go Off With A Bang

August 6th, 2013

(August 6, 2013) – After an opening ceremony at Hindsgavl Castle tonight (Tuesday, August 6) overlooking the beautiful field of play on Fænøsund, canons will sound the start of the ISAF Nations Cup Grand Final match racing on Wednesday morning at 1000hrs (CET) in Middelfart, Denmark. Follow the racing live. The final is on Saturday,


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Chubb US Junior Championships

August 5th, 2013

Portsmouth, R.I. (August 5, 2013) – From all over the United States, sailors have arrived just southeast of Houston, Texas for three days of racing at the Chubb U.S. Junior Championships for the Sears Cup and the Bemis and Smythe Trophies. Top junior single-, double-, and triplehanded sailors who have earned the right to compete


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Ken Read Joins America’s Cup TV Commentating Team

August 5th, 2013

August 5, 2013 – San Francisco, CA – North Sails is pleased to announce that Ken Read, president of North Sails Group, has joined the America’s Cup TV commentating team in San Francisco, CA. Read will join Todd Harris, Gary Jobson and the ACTV production team to deliver live commentary for the Louis Vuitton Cup


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NBC ramps up America’s Cup coverage in the United States

August 5th, 2013

San Francisco, CA (August 5, 2013) – The America’s Cup is returning to network television in the United States for the first time in over 20 years with NBC. Coverage begins with Semifinal races 3 and 4 of the Louis Vuitton Cup, the America’s Cup Challenger Series, on August 9 and 10 which will be


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St. Francis Yacht Club Wins Third Straight Hinman Masters Trophy

August 4th, 2013

NEWPORT, R.I. (August 4, 2013) – For the third straight year, just one race separated the top two teams at the New York Yacht Club Invitational Team Race Regatta for the Commodore George R. Hinman Masters Trophy. This year, the deciding race was also the final race of the regatta, with St. Francis Yacht Club


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Epic Adventures Await Bella Mente Racing this August

August 4th, 2013

NEWPORT, R.I. (August 2, 2013) – Bella Mente Racing will be battling the elements along with some of the world’s top competitors when it takes on two of Europe’s premier racing events this month. From August 6th through 8th, Hap Fauth’s 72’ Judel/Vrolijk designed Bella Mente will race in the Big Boat series of Aberdeen


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Team NZ Back On The Water

August 4th, 2013

San Francisco, CA (August 3 2013) – With the breeze up to a brisk 22-24 knots on Saturday, Emirates Team New Zealand took the AC72 for a test and training run on San Francisco Bay. Fresh from five days in the boat shed for modifications, the big cat revelled in the conditions on the Louis


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Quantum Racing (USA) Win 32nd Copa del Rey

August 4th, 2013

(August 3, 2013) – Winning six races from a full programme of 11 contests on the Bay of Palma, Quantum Racing have won the 32nd Copa del Rey for the 52 SUPER SERIES for the first time. The American team, which is skippered by Ed Baird, enjoyed the sparkling sea breeze which topped 20kts at



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