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World Cup season ends in France

April 17th, 2013

Following ISAF Sailing World Cup events in Australia, USA, and Spain, the season will close next week in Hyères, France. Over 800 sailors will compete in the ten Olympic events and the singlehanded and tripehanded Paralympic events on April 22-27. – Event website


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Ben Ainslie highlights Olympic garage sale

April 15th, 2013

Four Olympic torches, including one signed by five-time Olympic sailing medalist Sir Ben Ainslie, are among the 80 items to be auctioned during a two-day public sale on April 27-28. London 2012 organisers are staging a clear-out of hundreds of items that were used during the Games. – Full report


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RIO 2016: The road returns to Europe

April 7th, 2013

Palma, Spain (April 6, 2013) – The 44th Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mapfre – third event in the ISAF Sailing World Cup circuit – delivered the ten Olympic events to Europe for the first prominent event of the 2016 quadrennial. Despite it being early in the Olympic cycle, it is hard not to recognize how the


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Last hurdle towards Palma title

April 5th, 2013

Palma, Spain (April 5, 2013) – It is now time for Medal Race stage at the 44th Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mapfre – ISAF Sailing World Cup Palma. Tomorrow, the top sailors in all classes will be sailing a new Medal Race format that could potentially be used at the Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition. The


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RIO 2016: The road returns to Europe

April 3rd, 2013

Palma, Spain (April 3, 2013) – The 44th Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mapfre, ISAF Sailing World Cup Palma regatta, saw the conclusion of the qualification series after three days of racing in the bay of Palma. After two days of strong winds, more moderate conditions prevailed today. Renee Groeneveld and Karel Begemann (NED) are leading the



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