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 | NO ROOM TO BREATH AT THE TOP
Posted by admin on Thursday, July 03 2008 @ 22:31:54 GMT
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 Slightly stronger breeze and more reaching than was anticipated resulted in the offshore race of the Rolex Commodores' Cup, providing the 45 yachts taking part with a most complete test. For the small boats in Class 3, the bigger conditions also made for a shorter race with the leaders arriving home unexpectedly early, at breakfast time this morning, with the Hong Kong boat, Yeoman of Wight, skippered by Jamie McWilliam winning by a substantial margin of 17 minutes ahead of Radboud Crul's Netherland Red yacht Rosetta from the Rocks and 25 minutes ahead of France White's Felix, skippered by Samuel Prietz. |
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| Hardesty (USA) Crowned 2008 Etchell World Champion
Article sent by cork04. Posted by admin on Thursday, July 03 2008 @ 21:55:00 GMT
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Day 1 of the Etchells World Championships hosted by Chicago Yacht Club saw International competitors from the US, Canada, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland compete for the world title. Sailors in the 83 strong fleet arrived to a brisk 15-18 knot NNW wind for the 5 mile sail out to the race course. The winds lightened and the race started on time in an 8-12 knot breeze. A large right shift in the first beat proved to be the race determining factor, for many boats were locked out to the left side after the start.
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| GP14 ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND LEINSTER CHAMPIONSHIP
Article sent by 241scotty. Posted by admin on Thursday, July 03 2008 @ 21:52:39 GMT
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 The GP14 Leinster Championships took place over the weekend at Blessington Sailing Club, Co. Wicklow. The weekend proved exciting and close with only two points separating the top three boats at the end of the weekends sailing. |
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| French start where they left off
Posted by admin on Monday, June 30 2008 @ 21:37:06 GMT
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After a two hour delay waiting for the wind to fill in, the 2008 Rolex Commodores' Cup got underway shortly before lunchtime today with two windward-leeward inshore races in the Western Solent. Conditions could not have been better for the 45 boat fleet with 12 knots of wind from the southwest and brilliant sunshine.
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| LET BATTLE COMMENCE
Posted by admin on Monday, June 30 2008 @ 21:24:34 GMT
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 A record-matching fleet is due to take to the water tomorrow for the first inshore races of the 2008 Rolex Commodores' Cup. Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club, the event will see 45 yachts, divided into 15 three boat teams, representing six nations competing in what is the world's premier event for cruiser racers. The crews, who are almost entirely amateur, will race over the next week on a mixture of courses: windward-leewards in the Solent, a long offshore and - new for this year - a race around the Isle of Wight. |
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| ROLEX COMMODORES' CUP 2008 TEAM LINE UP COMPLETE
Posted by admin on Thursday, June 26 2008 @ 10:38:29 GMT
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 The main event begins on Sunday 29th June , with the first race scheduled for 10.30AM on Monday 30th June, but there has been no shortage of activity since close of challenges for the 9th biennial Rolex Commodores' Cup 2008.
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| ROUND IRELAND RECORD BROKEN
Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 25 2008 @ 10:27:56 GMT
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At 05:48:47 hours this morning Mike Slade’s ICAP Leopard devoured a massive 10 hours, 35 minutes and 10 Seconds off the BMW Round Ireland Yacht Race record, completing a hat trick of records that includes the Fastnet Race and the transatlantic crossing. Near gale force winds - while not always favourable (bad wind is better than no wind) - helped the canting keel, 100 ft maxi power it’s way to a record time that will take a lot of beating.
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| 1720 UK Nationals Report
Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 24 2008 @ 18:01:23 GMT
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Ricochet owned by Stephen Forrester-Coles of Holyhead YC was the convincing winner of the 1720 Nationals sailed at Royal Western YC from 19-21 June. Ricochet won all seven races she sailed to tie up the championship with one race to spare.
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| ICAP Leopard Leading BMW Round Ireland Yacht Race
Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 24 2008 @ 14:01:13 GMT
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Having rounded the Fastnet Rock at 07.30 hrs this morning ICAP Leopard is leading the BMW Round Ireland Yacht Race as she powers past the Blasket Islands. Mike Slade's superyacht quest for the race record is a little behind schedule as she needs to better 11 knots of boat speed to beat the record whereas she has averaged just over 9 knots over the first 24 hours.
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| BMW Round Ireland Yacht Race Finally Starts
Posted by admin on Monday, June 23 2008 @ 16:02:25 GMT
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The starting gun for the 2008 BMW Round Ireland Yacht Race was sounded at 1200 hours today to signal probably the most exciting and competitive contest in the 28 year history of Ireland's premier offshore sailing challenge.
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