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Spirit of Cape Town hangs in there

James Boyd — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:56:28 +0000

Day 2 of racing at the Neilson Active Holiday UK Laser SB3 National Championships started with a steady 10 knots of wind off the coast of Brighton this morning.

Olympic veteran on fire

James Boyd — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:46:25 +0000

Showing that experience pays in this class, so today veteran windsurfer and quadruple Olympic medallist Alessandra Sensini from Italy pulled into the lead at the RS:X World Championships, being h

Iehl dispatches the King of the Mountain

James Boyd — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:38:49 +0000

France's Damien Iehl was the aggressor on day two of The St.

Race favourite?

James Boyd — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:32:50 +0000

The Anglo-French team of Miranda Merron and Halvard Mabire have officially entered the Global Ocean Race with a new Finot-Conq Design Pogo S² Class40 hull and deck due to arrive from Structure

Ed Wright surges ahead

James Boyd — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:02:23 +0000

Ed Wright has taken a comfortable lead at the 2010 Finn Gold Cup in San Francisco after another outstanding day, placing first and third in the two races.

Slingsby shows his strength

James Boyd — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:21:26 +0000

On the strength of two impressive race wins in slightly stronger breezes today off England’s Hayling Island Australia’s double world champion Tom Slingsby stepped four points clear at t

Minoprio, Williams and Hansen tied

James Boyd — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:22:01 +0000

The opening day of racing at the St Moritz Match Race dawned bright but cold, with the surface of the lake covered in a thin layer of picturesque mist.

South Africa take an early lead

James Boyd — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:09:26 +0000

Summer has officially returned to the south coast of the UK today for the first day of racing at the 2010 Neilson Active Holiday Laser SB3 National Championships.

Weymouth conditions

James Boyd — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:08:07 +0000

It was a crazy, confusing day at the 2010 Open 470 Europeans in Istanbul, yet somehow Gideon Kliger and Eran Sela emerged from their side of the men’s qualifying with two first places.

Two new RC44 teams

James Boyd — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:44:18 +0000

A record 13 teams will compete in the RC 44 World Championship in Lanzarote, Canary Islands over 11-16 October.

Artemis still looking good for handicap win

James Boyd — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:20:27 +0000

At just before 0200 BST this morning, The British Keelboat Academy’s TP52, John Merricks II crossed the Royal Yacht Squadron Line to finish the Sevenstar Round Britain and Irela

The C-Class guru's assessment

James Boyd — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:43:05 +0000

C-Class guru Steve Clark is still reeling from the destruction on first day of Little America’s Cup racing last week of the solid wing sail from his catamaran Cogito, the aerodynamic

Croatia ahead by a point

James Boyd — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:35:23 +0000

Across today’s two testing qualifying heats at the Laser World Championships off Hayling Island, it was avoiding the early high score discard that was top of the agenda for most sailors.

No wind gets 470 sailors talking about sails

James Boyd — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:19:16 +0000

Double win for Ed Wright

James Boyd — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:01:51 +0000

Thomas Le Breton (FRA) has taken the lead at the Finn Gold Cup in San Francisco after two third places on Tuesday.

Farr 40s to head for Sydney

James Boyd — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:35:18 +0000

The Farr 40 Class Association today announced that the 2011 Rolex Farr 40 World Championship will take place over 23-26 February at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron (in Sydney, Australia.

12 teams at the ready for St Moritz Match Race

James Boyd — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:29:03 +0000

The race village at the Segel-Club St.

Last of the Mohicans first in Kerteminde

James Boyd — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:16:21 +0000

Dutch sailor Dorian van Rijsselberge has launched himself into the lead today at the RS:X World Championship, with the final two qualification series races held off Kerteminde, in the centre of Den

13 September, Valencia

James Boyd — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:51:49 +0000

BMW Oracle Racing have issued the following press released:

Abu Dhabi Volvo Ocean Race campaign names designer and builder

James Boyd — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:31:16 +0000

Farr Yacht Design has been appointed to develop Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing’s Volvo Open 70 for the 2011/12 Volvo Ocean Race.

Trujillo fast out of the blocks

James Boyd — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:35:18 +0000

After two fantastic races on San Francisco Bay, the 2004 Olympic Silver medallist Rafa Trujillo (ESP) takes the early lead in the 2010 Finn Gold Cup.

Giulia Conti and Giovanna Micol look to defend title

James Boyd — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:13:12 +0000

The tension is increasing and the temperature is going up in Istanbul, on the eve of the 2010 Open 470 European Championships on Monday 31 August.

Michael Bullot's statement of intent

James Boyd — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:51:21 +0000

The strong tidal current and light and at times very shifty breeze proved to be the principal challenges on the first day of the Laser World Championships off Hayling Island.

International faces join the Banque Populaire maxi

James Boyd — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:50:27 +0000

After aseven week refit and check up, the maxi trimaran Banque Populaire V is now all set for the start of the term!

New Zealand and China dominate at the RS:X Worlds

James Boyd — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:39:23 +0000

In stark contrast to yesterday’s marginal winds, so conditions came alive on the Bay of Kerteminde, Denmark, for day two of the RS:X World Championships with 20 knot winds, brilliant sunshine

Swans prepare for Porto Cervo

James Boyd — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:52:27 +0000

With just over two weeks to go an impressive fleet of Swans is poised to sail into Porto Cervo, Sardinia for the 2010 Rolex Swan Cup.

Early lead for Poland

James Boyd — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:48:13 +0000

A shallow, slow moving depression crossing western Scandinavia, made for a challenging opening day at the RS:X World Championships in Kerteminde, Denmark.

Groupe Edmond de Rothschild runaway leader

James Boyd — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:42:30 +0000

Yann Guichard and his crew on Groupe Edmond de Rothschild have won the third round of the 2010 Extreme Sailing Series in Kiel with a race to spare – an unusual occurrence on this c

Emirates Team NZ saunter into the lead again

James Boyd — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:54:00 +0000

Emirates Team New Zealand’s return to Cartagena proved something of a repeat performance as the 2009 Audi MedCup champions retained the overall Caja Mediterráneo Region of M

Victory for Groupama

James Boyd — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:03:24 +0000

Franck Cammas' VO70, Groupama, crossed the Royal Yacht Squadron Line today at 10.26.55 GMT to claim line honours in the 2010 Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race and take both the race