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FICKER CUP: Who will Canfield pick to keep his streak rolling?

April 7th, 2013

Long Beach, CA (April 6, 2013) – Decisions, decisions. Who will Taylor Canfield pick to race in Sunday’s semifinals of the Long Beach Yacht Club’s Ficker Cup? It may be Japan’s Waturu Sakamoto … and if Sakamoto were to win that match and ultimately the Ficker, would he collect a local crew to race in


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Dickson’s ‘AARP’ crew off to 5-0 start in Ficker Cup

April 5th, 2013

Long Beach, CA (April 5, 2013) – So go figure how it is that in an event billing “an international fleet of ambitious young sailors” hoping to qualify for next week’s 49th Congressional Cup, the team on top after Day 1 of the Long Beach Yacht Club’s Ficker Cup has an average age of 41.


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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 to each of their ISAF Grade 2 match race regattas being held in August and September. This series is in its third season and is an important breeding ground for teams aspiring to the highest


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YOUTH: Dave Perry on the pulpit

April 4th, 2013

Dave Perry is a motivational guy, and while wearing his hat as the Chairman of the US Sailing Match Racing Committee, he is fired up about spreading the gospel of match racing to junior sailors. Sit back, relax, and enjoy his sermon… I am excited for another year of match racing in the U.S., and


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Ficker Cup: Gateway to the big time

April 1st, 2013

An international fleet of ambitious young sailors is lined up for Long Beach Yacht Club’s Ficker Cup on April 5-7, hoping to pluck the lucky ticket on the match racing merry-go-round into next week’s 49th Congressional Cup. The Ficker is rated a Grade 2 event by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) based on the records


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Junior match racing

March 14th, 2013

The 47th Governor’s Cup committee is currently soliciting entries from the US and abroad for the 47th year of the



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