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Volvo Ocean Race: Abu Dhabi return to Auckland with bullhead damage
Image by Paul Todd - Volvo Ocean Race
Ian Walker's Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing have been forced to return to port in Auckland just a few hours into Leg 5 after the Emirati team suffered a major breakdown related to the bulkhead attaching the J4 ram to the boat.
Speaking on the dock a few minutes ago Walker confirmed that he hoped to be underway again within 36 hours and had not given up on catching the fleet on the way to Brazil given the battering the f...
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Laser World Masters Championships day 2 - Red snakes but no ladders
Image by Laser Masters Worlds Media 2012
It was another glorious day for the second day of competition at the Laser World Masters Championships 2012.
Sunshine with 10-15 knots of breeze graced the waters of Moreton Bay, Brisbane, Queensland.
As the sailors on the Northern (Bravo) course dropped their empty water bottles on the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron's (RQ) start boat ‘Goodwill' they received a present, a red (confectionary) snake, a very ...
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Sydney Harbour Regatta away to a great start
Image by Saltwater Images
Sydney Harbour was a mass of colour on the opening day of Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s annual Sydney Harbour Regatta, which boasted 237 boats from the two grand prix 66ft Reichel/Pugh designed Wild Oats X down to the historic 18 foot skiffs and vintage yachts, which turned a few heads today.
While the grand prix IRC classes thrashed it out in two windward/leeward races held just north of Sydney Heads, the remaining ...
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BACARDI Miami Sailing Week -- Champions Crowned On Final Day of Racing
Image by Onne van der Wal
March 10, 2012 (Miami, Fla.) – The leaders today became winners as the 2012 edition of BACARDI Miami Sailing Week (BMSW) presented by EFG Bank came to a close as the final races of the series were held for the Star, Audi Melges 20, Melges 24, Viper 640 and J/80 classes. Over 150 boats with competitors from 16 countries and across the U.S.A. have enjoyed elite competition on Biscayne Bay, as well as the hospitality for w...
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Volvo Ocean Race :Groupama 4 second in the In-Port race
19 May 2012 22:15
Franck Cammas and his men sailed a superb In-Port race off Miami in some very stormy conditions with an easing breeze, which didn't exceed twelve knots. Getting off to a good start astern of Abu Dhabi, Groupama 4 picked ...
Europa Warm'Up : Two Good at the Gun
19 May 2012 22:06
Armel Le Cléac’h and his crew on Banque Populaire closely followed by Bernard Stamm and team on Cheminées Poujoulat kept their cool to lead the Europa Warm’Up IMOCA Open 60 fleet away from Barcelona as the first leg out ...
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