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Published on August 11th, 2013
La Rochelle, France (August 10, 2013) – Mat Belcher/Will Ryan (AUS) finish the Medal Race in 6th place to win the 470 World Championship gold, and Jo Aleh/Polly Powrie (NZL) win their Medal Race to secure victory. In a fitting anniversary for the newly crowned 2013 470 World Champions, it was exactly one year ago ... Read More →
Published on August 11th, 2013
Middelfart, Denmark (August 10, 2013) – Brazil’s women won a thrilling seventh edition of the ISAF Nations Cup final on Saturday an hour after Australia’s men had also upset the form book and the home favourites by whitewashing Denmark. See the results here: http://www.matchracingresults.com/2013/isaf-nations-cup/ Click here for video highlights. In the Open event, Australia’s men ... Read More →
Published on August 11th, 2013
Lysekil, Sweden (August 10, 2013) – By securing her third successive victory in Lysekil Women’s Match, Camilla Ulrikkeholm will further strengthen her top position on the ISAF match racing world ranking. In the Lysekil finale, the Dane beat Lucy Macgregor with a 3-1 score, but the British team still takes the Terry J Kohler Perpetual ... Read More →
Published on August 11th, 2013
La Rochelle, France (August 9, 2013) – Two races today and the eight-boat Medal Race line-up is determined, after one of the trickiest race days yet. Massive wind shifts favoured those who kept their heads out of the boat to seize the advantage. Tomorrow, 10 August, will mark exactly one year since Jo Aleh/Polly Powrie ... Read More →
Published on August 11th, 2013
Up to 80 Lightnings from as far south as Sao Paulo, Brazil will descend on Cedar Point Yacht Club (CPYC) in Westport, CT for the 75th Lighting North American Championships (NAs) on August 17-23. The list of planned participants includes World Champions, America’s Cup skippers, Olympians, and Yachtsmen/Yachtswomen of the Year winners. With over 15,470 ... Read More →
Published on August 11th, 2013
After three weeks, two countries and over individual 26 races at three major events, the Club 420 Association has awarded the coveted Triple Crown Awards for the 2013 summer season. This is the first season of the series championship which recognizes the top teams and the top individual athletes, both skippers and crew, who accumulate ... Read More →
Published on August 11th, 2013
(August 9, 2013) – You know a club is exclusive when they won’t even let the Queen in. For almost 200 years Britain’s Royal Yacht Squadron has had a strict men-only policy, meaning even its patron, Queen Elizabeth II, was denied entry. But it seems the tide has finally turned for the world’s most prestigious ... Read More →
Published on August 11th, 2013
The Cal State Long Beach Sailing Team torpedoed the competition in Xiamen, China last month as they swept their way to victory at the first Pan-Pacific University Sailing Championship. Over 20 teams from China, Taiwan and ... Read More →
Published on August 10th, 2013
Chicago, IL (August 10, 2013) – Keith Swinton cut through the competition at Chicago Match Cup like a knife through butter today. First the Australian skipper of Black Swan Racing bounced back from a poor Qualifying ... Read More →
Published on August 10th, 2013
Chicago, IL (August 10, 2013) – Despite predictions for better wind than yesterday, the second day of racing got off to an even slower start today in the Verve Cup Offshore Regatta held at the Chicago ... Read More →