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CON CUP: Nearly ready for the knock-out round

April 11th, 2013

Thursday’s weather: Wind 5-8k, S; cloudy-hazy, 71F. Friday’s forecast: Wind 5-10k SW; sunny 69F., dry Long Beach, CA (April 11, 2013) – When’s the last time you saw spinnakers raised to start a match race? Or a leader spin off a penalty at the finish line with his opponent tickling his transom? Great Britain’s Ian


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CON CUP: Williams breezing at 10-1; Baird’s team in the swim

April 10th, 2013

Wednesday’s weather: Wind 5-12 SW; high temp. 75F. Thursday’s forecast: Wind S 5-9k; high temp. 71F. Long Beach, CA (April 9, 2013) –  It’s no surprise that Great Britain’s Ian Williams, the top-ranked match racer in the world and winner of the last two Congressional Cups, is clear of the field after two days, but


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CON CUP: It’s never like this, except when it is

April 9th, 2013

Long Beach, CA (April 9, 2013) – Mathieu Richard of France hadn’t match-raced in seven months and Great Britain’s Ian Williams was coming out of five inactive months, but they dealt better with weird conditions than anyone else in a 10-boat international field to share first place with four wins and one loss after Day


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CON CUP: Solid reputation attracts elite field

April 9th, 2013

That the 2013 Congressional Cup attracts such a quality line-up is a tribute to the event. In its 49th edition, the event may be at the forefront of match racing, but it is not part of the World Match Racing Tour. Yet with 70% of the field traveling from Europe, New Zealand or Australia, including


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49th Congressional Cup, truly international, starts Tuesday

April 8th, 2013

Long Beach, CA (April 8, 2013) – Some of the world’s best match racing sailors from six countries and the U.S. Virgin Islands are competing in Long Beach Yacht Club’s 49th Congressional Cup starting Tuesday. Two round-robin rotations will be followed by sailoffs through Saturday. Competition will be at Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier on the


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US Grand Slam Series

April 5th, 2013

Organizers of the four events comprising the 2013 US Grand Slam Series have announced they are accepting applications for invitation



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