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QUOTABLE: Sailing is a consistency sport

April 28th, 2013

Three-time Star World Champion Robert Scheidt (BRA), who medaled in the keelboat event at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, returned to the Laser to compete at the ISAF Sailing World Cup event in Hyeres, France. Scheidt’s roots run deep in the Laser class, winning the World title eight-times while medaling at the 1996, 2000, and


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NATIONALITY: The history of this America’s Cup clause

April 28th, 2013

By John Longley – Grinder on Australia II The plea for a return to nationality in the America’s Cup is a recurring thread on Scuttlebutt, and it is always interesting to restate why we are where we are on this matter. Most America’s Cup fans would know that prior to the Second World War, the


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WORLD CUP: Women carry the load for North America

April 25th, 2013

Hyères, France (April 25, 2013) – Competition at ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères heated up on the fourth day as the Final Series came to the midway point. The big winds that were forecast never truly came true as a shifty 14-15 knot breeze prevailed across the six race courses that host ten Olympic and



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