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AMERICA’S CUP: Still good for San Francisco

March 17th, 2013

If it was not awash in controversy, it would not be the America’s Cup. The 34th edition may be noted more for the conflict within the host city than within the competing teams. In this report by C.W. Nevius of the San Francisco Chronicle, he comments on a recent hearing called by Supervisor John Avalos


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Farr 40 Miami Beach Invitational

March 17th, 2013

Miami, FL (March 15, 2013) – Most Farr 40 regattas comes down to the last leg of the last race on the last day, and the Miami Beach Invitational was indeed decided by two incredibly close finishes that happened just seconds apart. First, Enfant Terrible edged Plenty by a bow length in the battle for


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Circumnavigate Bermuda in Optimist

March 16th, 2013

Welshman Tom Herbert-Evans carved his name in local sailing history March 15, 2013. The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club (RBYC) Sailing Academy Director became the first sailor to circumnavigate Bermuda in an Optimist dinghy. He achieved the unprecedented feat in an elapsed time of nine hours, 28 minutes and 48 seconds after setting off on his


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EIGHT BELLS: Richard Barre Nye

March 16th, 2013

Mr. Richard Barre Nye, a former Wall Street businessman and avid yachtsman, died March 14, 2013. A graduate of Dartmouth



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