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America’s Cup: It’s Time to go Racing

September 5th, 2013

San Francisco, CA (September 5, 2013) – On May 6, 2010, the Defender and the then Challenger of Record, Club Nautico di Roma, held a joint press conference to report on plans for the 34th Cup. Since that announcement, the past three years have offered a predictably acrimonious path, highlighted recently with death, destruction, and


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This Cup has all Americans on the American Teams

September 4th, 2013

Among the 20 teams that will take to the waters off Newport, R.I., for the 2013 New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup presented by Rolex, there are four that will be flying the Stars and Stripes of the United States. Each of these teams has waged a hard-fought battle to arrive on the starting line.


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Kiwi Sweep at Youth America’s Cup

September 4th, 2013

San Francisco, CA (September 4, 2013) – The Red Bull Youth America’s Cup delivered plenty of action over four days of intense competition on San Francisco Bay. Today, the New Zealand Sailing Team with Emirates Team New Zealand recovered from a poor start to beat their fierce rivals on Full Metal Jacket (NZL) and the


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US Sailing Releases Report on 2013 Islands Race Tragedy

September 4th, 2013

Portsmouth, RI (September 4, 2013) – US Sailing has released a report of an independent review panel on its investigation of the sailing accident that occurred off the coast of Southern California on Friday, March 8 during the 2013 Islands Race. The accident resulted in the death of a sailor. The 2013 Islands Race Organizing Authorities


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Rich Club, Poor Club

September 4th, 2013

By John Branch, NY Times San Francisco, CA – Twenty years ago, before its failing finances were rescued by the



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