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Published on August 7th, 2013
Lysekil, Sweden (August 7, 2013) – Four matches of the Lysekil Women’s Match round-robin still remains, but the quarterfinalists are already decided. Also confirmed is that Lucy Macgregor (GBR) will also be the first champion of the inaugural Women’s International Match Racing Series. At this point she cannot finish the Lysekil event lower than eighth ... Read More →
Published on August 7th, 2013
Before Artemis Racing had launched their AC72, helm Nathan Outteridge knew what it would take to win… “To succeed in the 34th America’s Cup, a team will certainly require a fast boat, but more importantly being able to do all the maneuvers properly. It will be imperative to understand what a boat can do, being ... Read More →
Published on August 7th, 2013
San Francisco, CA (August 7, 2013) – In another lop-sided match, the America’s Cup challenger Luna Rossa (ITA) trounced the Swedish Artemis Racing team in the second race of the Louis Vuitton Cup Challenger Semi-Final series. The final delta was 2:06 minutes. The two minute start cycle provided riveting maneuvers, with Artemis Racing claiming a ... Read More →
Published on August 7th, 2013
San Francisco, CA (August 7, 2013) – Today African Diaspora Maritime Corp. withdrew with prejudice (i.e., permanently) its motion for a preliminary injunction against Golden Gate Yacht Club seeking to enjoin the America’s Cup races scheduled to begin on September 7, 2013. The parties have agreed not to comment publicly on this matter until further ... Read More →
Published on August 7th, 2013
By Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Riding the BART train from San Francisco International airport, I exited two blocks from the Bay on Market Street. At lunch time there is the ebb and flow of the downtown workforce. People seem to seek out the water to recover from cubicle cramp. Arriving at the end of Market Street, ... Read More →
Published on August 7th, 2013
(August 7, 2013) – A dramatic first day of the ISAF Nations Cup in Middelfart, Denmark, saw the pre-event pundits eating their words as Brazil’s Henrique Haddad and Japan’s Wataru Sakamoto emerged at the top of Group B of the Open competition with four wins out of five each. The two-much fancied Australian teams were ... Read More →
Published on August 7th, 2013
On the left is the replica yacht America, the 139-foot yacht that won the historic, Royal Yacht Squadron’s “100 Guinea Cup” race around the Isle of Wight in 1851. The trophy was donated to the New ... Read More →
Published on August 7th, 2013
Hull no1 of the first Forty(1)Design, designed by Jason Ker, is now complete. The latest addition to the Class40 fleet left McConaghy Boats last week and is now on a ship bound for the UK, where ... Read More →
Published on August 7th, 2013
Louis Vuitton Cup race (Semi-Final, Race 2) on August 7, 2013 at 1:00pm PDT between challengers Luna Rossa Challenge (ITA) and Artemis Racing (SWE), with Italian team winning by 2:06 minutes. Click here for VirtualEye data. ... Read More →
Published on August 7th, 2013
The O’pen Bic World Cup, 2013 took place August 1-5 on Lake Garda in Italy. The fleet was divided into two categories, the under 13’s and under 15’s with sails of 3.8 sq. m and 4.5 ... Read More →