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Published on August 9th, 2013
By Bernie Wilson, AP America’s Cup champion Oracle Team USA forfeited its overall championships from the first two seasons of the America’s Cup World Series on Thursday after it was determined that its yachts were modified without the permission of the Measurement Committee. The violation occurred when America’s Cup teams were sailing 45-foot training yachts, ... Read More →
Published on August 9th, 2013
Middelfart, Denmark (August 9, 2013) – Whilst Denmark took a big step towards the finals and underlined their status as favourites in both the Open and Women’s competitions of the ISAF Nations Cup in Middelfart, Australia and Japan were locked at one-all in their semi-final. Three points are needed to qualify for the final. Denmark’s ... Read More →
Published on August 9th, 2013
The American Revolution may have effected a political separation from the United Kingdom almost 250 years ago, however, the physical distance “across the pond” is trivial when it comes to shared common interests, especially sports such as sailing in which the Brits and Americans have a long tradition of friendly but determined competition. Later this ... Read More →
Published on August 8th, 2013
Chicago, IL (August 8, 2013) – Ian Williams and team GAC Pindar lead the field at the end of a long and intense second day at the Chicago Match Cup. Last year’s winner at this event and the reigning World Champion of the Alpari World Match Racing Tour, Williams has already won the qualifying stage ... Read More →
Published on August 8th, 2013
LaPorte, Texas (August 7, 2013) – The leaders in each division entering today at the Chubb U.S. Junior Championships remain on top following today’s races on Galveston Bay. Nic Baird and Jackson Wagner/ Mark Power are atop the Byte CII and Club 420 standings, respectively, while Liam McCarthy/ Noah Blacker/ Nevin Avila/ Emily Wright are ... Read More →
Published on August 8th, 2013
La Rochelle, France (August 8, 2013) – Another day of big changes on the scoreboards at the 2013 470 World Championships in La Rochelle, France with some high scoring race finishes offsetting the lower point scores achieved by the leading teams. Claiming back their lead in the 470 Women are 2012 Olympic Gold Medallists Jo ... Read More →
Published on August 8th, 2013
Sandusky, OH (August 8, 2013) – PRO Jim Tichenor had his work cut out for him today at the Thistle U.S. National Championship. After successfully completing the qualifying series on schedule, and with day 3 (Wed) stormed out, he had to catch up today and he did just that. It was a long 3 race ... Read More →
Published on August 8th, 2013
Chicago Match Cup (Chicago, IL – August 6-11) was the fourth stop on the six event World Match Racing Tour 2013, the leading professional sailing series that is sanctioned by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF). Photos ... Read More →
Published on August 8th, 2013
Scuttlebutt advertiser, and very good friend John Sangmeister of Gladstone’s Long Beach shares sentiments from his Transpac Race experience… With our 73-foot trimaran “Lending Club/Tritium” having now safely traveled from Honolulu to Oakland on board the ... Read More →
Published on August 8th, 2013
The third and fourth races of the America’s Cup challenger Semi-Final series are on August 9 and 10, and unless the Artemis Racing (SWE) team unlocks the mysteries of offwind AC72 sailing, these could be their ... Read More →