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J/105 Midwinter Championship

Published on March 10th, 2013

Contact: Christopher or Julie Howell E-mail: howell@j105.org Bill Zartler’s Solaris Repeats as J/105 Midwinter Champion Seabrook, TX, March 10, 2013 – Bill Zartler and his Solaris team will be keeping the title of J/105 Midwinter Champion. Despite placing seventh in Sunday’s only race, Solaris hung on for the two-point victory and back-to-back Midwinter Championship trophies. ... Read More


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Women and Sailing

Published on March 10th, 2013

WHEN WOMEN WEAR BRUISES TO WORK Some of us bruise more than others, and when those bruises leave the sailing scene and enter the work place, not everybody knows you to be a weekend warrior. A story by Hilary Oliver in Adventure Journal explains… ———————————————————————- One June afternoon, Katie’s boss quietly cornered her in her ... Read More


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Inaugural HPR40 Midwinter Championship 2013

Published on March 10th, 2013

In what helmsman and co-owner Steve Benjamin called a “fantastic day of sailing,” his  Spookie has won the inaugural HPR40 Midwinter Championship here in Miami by a mere 1 point margin over Dee Smith’s Farr 400 ... Read More


Guest Commentary

A view on the America’s Cup

Published on March 10th, 2013

From Adrian Morgan: From the remote fastnesses of the Scottish Highlands, one can see for miles, both backwards and forwards, and from my perspective, 1000s of miles from San Francisco it looks like the America’s Cup ... Read More


Guest Commentary

We don’t do it for the comfort

Published on March 10th, 2013

From John Rumsey: As a follow-up to Chris Caswell in Scuttlebutt 3790-91, I always thought the definition of sailing was what Bob Johnson once told me as we thrashed up wind aboard “Big TI” in a ... Read More


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Sailing versus golf

Published on March 10th, 2013

From Craig Fletcher: I both golf and sailing, and recently got to thinking about the culture of sailing vs. golf in respect to the use of the rules. In sailing we are taught from a young ... Read More


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Extreme Sailing Series

Published on March 10th, 2013

Muscat, Oman (March 8, 2013) – It may not have been high speed racing on the final day of the Extreme Sailing Series opening Act today but it was as tense as it gets, and in ... Read More


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Women’s International Match Racing Series

Published on March 10th, 2013

The inaugural Women’s International Match Racing Series has further defined its entry and scoring process for the 2013 season. A dozen teams are expected to be competing for the Overall Series Prize Pool in excess of ... Read More


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Thistle Midwinter East Regatta

Published on March 10th, 2013

St Petersburg, FL (March 8, 2013) – Forty-four boats competed in the Thistle Midwinter East Regatta (Mar 3-8), with seven races completed on Tampa Bay. Skip Dieball with crew Jeff Eiber and Abby Freeman won the ... Read More


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Gaastra 52 World Championship 2013

Published on March 10th, 2013

Miami, FL (March 9, 2013) Niklas Zennström and the Ran Racing team secured the Gaastra 52 World Championship title on the final run of the last race of the series after a thrilling showdown off Miami’s ... Read More


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