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Today's additions to the BYM News Photo Gallery

09 March 2010   19:43
 Additions to the BYM News Photo Gallery UIM Honours World Champions in Monaco -  http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=787 2010, Louis Vuitton Trophy - http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=666 Harken Women’s Intl Match Racing Regatta - http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=688 Jules Verne Trophy - Audios, Videos & photos from aboard ...

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PUMA International Moth Worlds: Andrew 'Amac' McDougall still in the lead after three races

09 March 2010   19:23
Day Two of PUMA International Moth Worlds got to a late start as a foggy haze and light winds lead to a 30 minute postponement onshore.  Today was really a pressure game- those who stayed in the pressure were ...

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Jules Verne Trophy: Around 5,000 miles to go for Groupama 3

09 March 2010   19:19
With a little over 5,000 miles left before reaching Ushant, the virtual separation between Groupama 3 and Orange 2 has been yo-yoing for the past three days. The giant trimaran has picked up her average speed since escaping the ...

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First Tax and Duty Free Brisbane to Gladstone: Farr class yachts race for Courier Mail Cup

09 March 2010   19:12
Brisbane to Gladstone yacht race history will be cast in stone when five almost identical Farr 40 class yachts stage a private match race to win The Courier Mail Cup. All five high performance yachts crewed by experienced ocean ...

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Clipper Round the World: Teams position themselves for run to the scoring gate

09 March 2010   14:22
It appears that yesterday's prediction made by Qingdao's skipper, Chris Stanmore-Major, that the worst was still to come has been proved correct. According to the skipper of California, Pete Rollason, the past 24 hours have been extremely tough for ...

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ISA National Conference Awards

09 March 2010   14:14
 Ron Hutchieson is ISA Volunteer of the Year. Tom MacSweeney receives President’s Award. Philip Doran (u17 Laser Radial World Champion) is ISA Youth Sailor The 2009 ISA Volunteer of the Year is Ron Hutchieson. Ron Hutchieson was nominated by the ...

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Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta: Robert Alpe wins Audi A4 Avant

09 March 2010   14:06
The Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta has come to conclusion for another year with Robert Alpe, skipper of “Indulgence” (Aus 207) being announced as the overall winning boat and walking away with a brand new Audi A4 Avant valued at ...

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Louis Vuitton Trophy: The Maestro stops the Rascals

09 March 2010   13:45
No one on board Mascalzone Latino Audi Team thought that the first race would be easy.  The French-German team led by Schuemann, a three time olympic gold medallist and one time silver, and with the "enfant terrible" Sebastien Col ...

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Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland: All4One opens with point against Mascalzone Latino  

09 March 2010   13:30
ALL4ONE opened the Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland races today, winning a first point straight away against the Italian team Mascalzone Latino. ALL4ONE and Mascalzone Latino trained together in Valencia before the competition last mid-February, and that point was important ...

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Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland: Azzurra delivers stand-out performance on opening day

09 March 2010   13:23
Azzurra, the Italian boat with the old name and the young crew, defeated Britain’s TEAMORIGIN in the closest of four hard-fought races on the opening day of the Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland. Italian skipper and helmsman Francesco Bruni snatched ...

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Harken Women's Int'l Match Racing Regatta: Worlds best Match Racers arrive in Darling Point

09 March 2010   13:21
Some of the world’s best women’s match racers from Australia and New Zealand shared flights across the Tasman, flying in from Auckland following the New Zealand Women’s Match Racing Championship.  The highest ranked skipper in the regatta, Samantha Osborne ...

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Louis Vuitton Series: Tricky conditions for TeamOrigin; Wind favours Azzura

09 March 2010   10:46
In light and shifty conditions TEAMORIGIN lost to its first opponent, the Italian Azzurra team. In the other races today All4One took victory from Mascalzone Latino, Emirates Team New Zealand took a decisive win from the Swedish Artemis team ...

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Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland: Emirates Team New Zealand opened its campaign with win over Swedish Artemis

09 March 2010   10:41
In an early evening race, Emirates Team New Zealand sailing NZL92 played the  shifts and the tidal current to cross the line 1min 40secsec ahead of the Swedes. Skipper Dean Barker and his afterguard played a patient game, prepared ...

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Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta: Dragon sailor is crowned Grand Champion 

09 March 2010   10:35
Robert Alpe of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, with ‘Indulgence’ wins a new A4 Avant 1.8 TFSI multitronic The 8.9 metre Dragon first won her sailing division, then  won Audi Final Challenge event to win the car as major ...

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Manly 16ft Skiff's: Long time between drinks for Animal Welfare League

09 March 2010   10:15
Like a football team facing a winless year, the crew aboard Animal Welfare League was desperate not to finish Manly's 16ft skiff season with a duck egg in the victory column. But, with the campaign fast draining away, it ...

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Jules Verne Trophy: Storm zones for Groupama 3 

09 March 2010   10:12
Since Monday afternoon, Groupama 3 has been able to set a direct course towards the equator along the northern edge of a zone of high pressure. However, the wind has considerably picked up overnight and the situation looks tricky ...

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Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race reaches new heights

09 March 2010   10:08
At the close of entries, thirty yachts have entered the Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race – the largest fleet assembled for this race. The 213 nautical mile category 2 race starts at 12 noon on Friday 19 March ...

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Louis Vuitton Trophy: Mascalzone Latino Audi Team first to race in Auckland

09 March 2010   09:59
The Opening Ceremony for the Louis Vuitton Trophy, held at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron last night, officially started the regatta with a draw for tomorrow's races. For the first race Mascalzone Latino Audi Team will face the ...

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Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland : ARTEMIS vs Emirates Team New Zealand

09 March 2010   09:17
The Louis Vuitton Trophy racing begins here in Auckland today.  Eight teams have come to the previous home of the America’s Cup to fight for the Louis Vuitton Trophy which will be awarded on March 21. Emirates Team New ...

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Louis Vuitton Trophy-Auckland : Paul Cayard reports New Zealand

09 March 2010   09:12
The Louis Vuitton Trophy racing begins here in Auckland today. Eight teams have come to the previous home of the America's Cup to fight for the Louis Vuitton Trophy which will be awarded on March 21. Emirates Team New ...

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Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race: Little red towboat to chase fleet to Mexico

09 March 2010   08:55
It's a mad dash to Mexico, with over 400 sailboats of every imaginable size and shape racing 125 miles down the Pacific Coast to be the first across the finish line in Ensenada. And one little red towboat - ...

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PUMA International Moth Worlds : Andrew 'Amac' McDougall leads fleet into Day 2

09 March 2010   08:48
  With Day One of PUMA International Moth Worlds coming to a completion, the event is shaping up to be a battle of wits, weather and  worldliness.  With a forecast that is fairly typical- light to moderate breeze, generally ...

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New additions to the BYM photo Gallery 

09 March 2010   08:45
Additions to the BYM News photo gallery this weekend…. Audi Sydney Harbour regatta 2010 - http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=404 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta - http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=550 Moth - UAE Nationals Championships - http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=786 2010 Louis Vuitton Pacific Series - On their way - ...

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Croatia's Team Petra Kliba on the hunt for Olympic Gold

08 March 2010   17:02
Today is International Women’s Day, the perfect opportunity chosen by top Croatian Women’s match race skipper Petra Kliba to launch her quest for Olympic Gold in the 2012 London Games. As part of this launch, Kliba has announced today ...

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Jules Verne Trophy: Groupama 3 zigzagging northward

08 March 2010   16:56
Still in the high pressure which is stagnating off Argentina, Groupama 3 is trying to make as much headway as possible to the North. In order to do this, Franck Cammas and his men are having to tack in ...

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Louis Vuitton Trophy Regatta : TeamOrigin ready for racing to start

08 March 2010   16:08
Today, Monday 8th March 2010, was the last of the two practise days here in Auckland and tomorrow sees the start of action with day one of racing planned. As ever the event set-up is slick and professional with Emirates ...

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Louis Vuitton Trophy : ARTEMIS pairs with ETNZ for race 3 on day 1

08 March 2010   16:02
The draw, before a packed house in the Squadron’s Westhaven clubhouse, also decided which teams will enjoy the preferred starboard entry before their starts. The pairings for the first races tomorrow of the seven-day round robin are: Mascalzone Latino ...

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PUMA International Moth Worlds : Andrew 'Amac' McDougall leads fleet into Day 2

08 March 2010   15:09
With Day One of PUMA International Moth Worlds coming to a completion, the event is shaping up to be a battle of wits, weather and worldliness.  With a forecast that is fairly typical- light to moderate breeze, generally flat ...

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Clipper Round the World Race : California repairs mainsail in tricky conditions

08 March 2010   14:39
With the first 1,000 miles of the race to California almost completed, the forecasted low pressure system has finally arrived and the skippers who were cursing the lack of wind yesterday now find themselves with more than they bargained ...

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Wonderful world of Mirrors DVD debuts at RYA Volvo Dinghy Show 

08 March 2010   14:00
The Mirror is the World’s most popular double-handed dinghy, with many starting their sailing careers in this diminutive red sailed boat, some even going onto to win Olympic medals. The new Mirror Class DVD, which was launched at the ...

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