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Published on August 4th, 2013
NEWPORT, R.I. (August 2, 2013) – Bella Mente Racing will be battling the elements along with some of the world’s top competitors when it takes on two of Europe’s premier racing events this month. From August 6th through 8th, Hap Fauth’s 72’ Judel/Vrolijk designed Bella Mente will race in the Big Boat series of Aberdeen ... Read More →
Published on August 4th, 2013
San Francisco, CA – The semifinal round of the Louis Vuitton Cup, the America’s Cup Challenger Series, between Artemis Racing of Sweden and Italy’s Luna Rossa Challenge begins on Tuesday, Aug. 6. The Swedish team has been fighting the clock to be ready to race in time. With six days of training on the new ... Read More →
Published on August 4th, 2013
Cowes, UK (August 4, 2013) – Just weeks after the furore over female golfers being excluded from membership at Muirfield, another bastion of gentlemen-only clubs, the Royal Yacht Squadron, is set to ballot its members on allowing women to join for the first time in 198 years. The founder of the historic Cowes Week, which ... Read More →
Published on August 4th, 2013
San Francisco, CA (August 3 2013) – With the breeze up to a brisk 22-24 knots on Saturday, Emirates Team New Zealand took the AC72 for a test and training run on San Francisco Bay. Fresh from five days in the boat shed for modifications, the big cat revelled in the conditions on the Louis ... Read More →
Published on August 4th, 2013
(August 3, 2013) – Winning six races from a full programme of 11 contests on the Bay of Palma, Quantum Racing have won the 32nd Copa del Rey for the 52 SUPER SERIES for the first time. The American team, which is skippered by Ed Baird, enjoyed the sparkling sea breeze which topped 20kts at ... Read More →
Published on August 3rd, 2013
By Gary Jobson San Francisco, CA (August 2, 2013) – When I arrived at Pier 80 on the San Francisco waterfront for my day of sailing aboard Oracle Team USA’s AC 72 catamaran, the first sailor I met was the tactician, John Kostecki. His first words got my attention, “When they give you the safety ... Read More →
Published on August 3rd, 2013
Santa Cruz, CA (August 2, 2013) – Santa Cruz’s Dennis Bassano and the North American Land Sailing Association will show off their land yachts this weekend as part of the AC Open, which is running parallel to the America’s Cup, in San Francisco. Bassano, who is president of NALSA, and others will compete in three ... Read More →
Published on August 2nd, 2013
Cardiff, UK (August 23, 2013) – Quashing all fears of a shut down in Cardiff Bay on the opening day of the Extreme Sailing Series™ Act 6, the light airs that looked set to characterise the ... Read More →
Published on August 1st, 2013
Aarhus, Denmark (August 1, 2013) – The racing was close today on Kaløvig Bay with the lead for the Gold fleet changing at each race. Four races were held starting at 3pm after a postponement on ... Read More →
Published on August 1st, 2013
August 1, 2013 By Louay Habib With less than two weeks to go before the start, the Rolex Fastnet Race will see over 300 yachts racing using the Spinlock IRC rating rule. For 29 years IRC ... Read More →