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America’s Cup: Update on Artemis Racing and the AC72 Rudder Rule

Published on July 17th, 2013

(July 17, 2013) – Artemis Racing this week completed the structural testing on its second AC72. The team turned the platform upside down, placed it on dollies and then used heavy weights and hydraulic rams to torque it. The current timetable has Artemis Racing hitting the water early next week. If conditions permit, the team ... Read More


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Edgartown Yacht Club’s Edgartown Race Weekend

Published on July 17th, 2013

 Something Fun for Everyone EDGARTOWN, MASS., MARTHA’S VINEYARD (July 17, 2013)—The Big Boat Buoy Races that comprise the first segment of the annual Edgartown Yacht Club Race Weekend begin this Thursday, July 18 and continue through Friday, July 19 on Edgartown Outer Harbor and Nantucket Sound.  Twenty nine boats in IRC and PHRF (Spinnaker, Non-spinnaker ... Read More


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UK Sailmakers Loft Owners Buy UK International

Published on July 17th, 2013

UK Sailmakers International, the owner of the UK Sailmakers name, trademarks and proprietary sailmaking software, has just been purchased by a large group of UK Sailmakers’ loft owners. This will be a unique business model in ... Read More


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Light winds at Flying Scot North Americans

Published on July 17th, 2013

Sixty-eight teams are competing in the Flying Scot North American Championships in Mooresville, NC, hosted by Lake Norman Yacht Club on July 15-19. The Flying Scot North Americans got off to a very light-wind start. On ... Read More


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Optimist World Championship – Day 1

Published on July 17th, 2013

Riva del Garda Trento, Italy (July 17, 2013) – A fantastic start to the 51st World Optimist Championships: Italian Dimitri Peroni leads after two races with sunshine and winds of 15-18 knots, neck and neck with ... Read More


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America’s Cup Needs to Set Sail for Real

Published on July 17th, 2013

We will spare you the repetitive facts that the 34th America’s Cup is not yet the event we were promised. In fact, this edition is a shocking embarrassment when put aside other prominent events that organizers ... Read More


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