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Cowes Week day 1 preview 

31 July 2010   13:04
 There’s a definite buzz in the air as competitors make final preparations for their first day on the water on the opening day of Cowes Week. Both Black and White Group classes will head west from the RYS line with ...

Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race : Wild Oats XI's injured bowman taken to Newcastle

31 July 2010   12:40
Just hours into the 25th Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race the situation at the front of the fleet changed dramatically when Wild Oats XI’s bowman Tim Wiseman got his hand caught in the mainsheet block. At approximately 5pm ...

Solitaire du Figaro: Group Bel 21st finisher in Gijon

31 July 2010   12:33
This morning, Armel Le Cléac'h won the first leg of the Solitaire 2010 between Le Havre and Gijón, at precisely 01:14:32, after 3 days, 11 hours, 14 minutes and 32 seconds at sea. Once again, the "Jackal" has earned ...

Solitaire du Figaro: French skipper Armel Le Cleac'h on Brit Air wins first leg 

31 July 2010   12:06
Yann Eliès (Generali Europ Assistance) and Eric Peron (Skipper Masif 2009) cross the finish line in 2nd and 3rd place respectively. The 45 skippers participating to first leg of La Solitaire du Figaro from Le Havre to Gijón are ...

Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race: Round one to the Victorians

31 July 2010   09:15
Round one of the silver jubilee Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race went to the Victorians, the wily interstaters brazenly beating the Sydney bunch out of the starting blocks on Sydney Harbour today. Following their midline start, the crew ...

Melges 32 U.S. Nationals : DeVos continues to Reign Supreme 

31 July 2010   09:05
It was another beautiful day in Harbor Springs, Mich. with the Melges 32 squeezing in two more races for a total of five U.S. National Championship heats completed. Ryan DeVos aboard Volpe remains firmly in the overall lead with ...

Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race sailors talk about records 

31 July 2010   08:58
Mark Richards typically doesn’t like to speculate on breaking records until Wild Oats XI, the 100ft supermaxi he helms, has sliced time off the previous best. But at this morning’s final weather briefing for the 25th Audi Sydney Gold ...

PWA Sotavento Fuerteventura Grand Slam : Jose 'Gollito' Estredo claims single elimination victory

31 July 2010   08:38
With plenty of wind from first light, the single elimination started on schedule in Sotavento, with those that qualified the previous day taking on some of the world’s most proficient tour regulars who’d automatically been seeded through to the ...

Additions to the BYM News Photo Gallery Friday

31 July 2010   08:10
Melges 32 U.S. National Championship - http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=624 BMW ORACLE Racing - RC 44 Valencia Cup -Training fleet races - http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=329 Il Sonar Paralimpico Della Canotieri Garda Qualifica L'Italia Per Londra 2012 - http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=589 Cracklin Rosie (Corby 40, Class One) ...

Viva Mallorca; New home for Global Ocean Race confirmed 

30 July 2010   20:42
  The organisers of the Global Ocean Race 2011-12 (GOR) have great pleasure in announcing  they have contracted with the Spanish island of Mallorca to host the start and finish of the circumnavigation. Situated in the Mediterranean, Mallorca will ...

RC 44 Valencia Cup : 17 racks up the bullets

30 July 2010   20:32
Whether it was the amateur driver, changed conditions or new found boatspeed, 17 was “en fuego” today on Day 1 of the fleet racing portion of the RC 44 Valencia Cup. Coming out of the match racing skipper James ...

RC 44 Valencia Cup : Myralf, 17 come out firing bullets; Oh, to be 17 again

30 July 2010   20:25
  After wishing for more boatspeed following the match racing portion of the RC 44 Valencia Cup, Anders Myralf of Denmark guided James Spithill and the 17 crew to three first place finishes today to wrest control of the ...

Cowes Week: Oman Sail sailors in force in Cowes

30 July 2010   20:05
The two Oman Sail Extreme 40’s, Masirah and The Wave, Muscat, are in Cowes to compete in the second round of the European Extreme Sailing Series. The duo finished second and third in the first event in France and ...

29th Copa del Rey Audi Mapfre, ready to go

30 July 2010   19:41
The terraces of the Real Club Náutico of Palma have hosted the presentation of the twenty-ninth edition of the Copa del Rey Audi Mapfre, which will take place on the waters of the bay of Palma between Monday the ...

OK Dinghy Europeans: Youth wins over experience as artosz Rakocy takes title in Medemblik

30 July 2010   19:35
The final day at the OK Dinghy Europeans at Medemblik, Netherlands brought sunny skies and high temperatures, but more of the same shifty, tricky winds that have plagued the week. Bartosz Rakocy (POL) took the title with a fifth ...

SAP 505 World Championships : Hamlin & Zinn survive a destructive day in Denmark

30 July 2010   19:21
With the breeze gusting up to 30 knots, the SAP 505 World Championships have started with a bang in Aarhus, Denmark. Too much of a bang for many of the 126 teams who struggled to complete two gruelling opening ...

Artemis Challenge & Exteme 40 : Dual objective in Cowes for Veolia Environnement

30 July 2010   12:59
Roland Jourdain and his men arrived in Cowes this week to take part in Cowes Week starting on July 31. A heavy program awaits them, as the Veolia Environnement team is taking this opportunity to try their hand first ...

UK. Get onboard with the RNLI at Cowes Week

30 July 2010   12:36
As Cowes Week charity of the year, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) will be part of the action both on and off the water during this year’s regatta. There’ll be all sorts of opportunities for visitors and competitors ...

Solitaire du Figaro: Yoann Richomme is confirming his strategical & tactical ability

30 July 2010   12:06
The gybing battle A good night’s sailing across the Bay of Biscay, gliding in a good northerly breeze from 13 to 15 knots, the fleet is still compact but the gybing battle has just started. Armel Le Cléac'h is ...

SAP 505 Worlds: Jorgen & Jacob Bojsen-Moller hope to continue winning

30 July 2010   11:28
Having just won the 505 Pre-Worlds Regatta in Aarhus, Denmark, Jorgen and Jacob Bojsen-Møller are looking to continue their winning ways in the SAP 505 World Championships which start tomorrow. The Danish brothers came agonisingly close to winning the ...

23rd Jessica Uniack Memorial Beach to Bay Race :Young sailors test skills in choppy waters

30 July 2010   08:35
More than 180 young sailors ranging in age from 6-14 ventured into the choppy waters of Long Beach Harbor Thursday in the 23rd annual Jessica Uniack Memorial Beach to Bay Race co-hosted by Long Beach Yacht Club and Alamitos ...

Melges 32 U.S. Nationals: DeVos puts fleet on notice in Harbor Springs

30 July 2010   08:26
Stunning conditions prevailed on day one of the 2010 Melges 32 U.S. National Championship, hosted by the Little Traverse Yacht Club. A moderate 8-12 knots of breeze and glorious sunshine was the signature feature of the day, not to ...

Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta : NZL Sailing Team flag flies at Weymouth Sailing Club

30 July 2010   08:22
A large team of New Zealand’s Olympic class sailors are descending upon Weymouth, England in preparation for 2010 Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta. A training camp at the venue for the New Zealand team precedes the regatta, with competition ...

Additions to the BYM News Gallery Thursday

29 July 2010   21:26
Additions to the BYM News gallery RC44 – http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=329 Sydney -  Gold Coast – http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=248 Campionato Nazionale Moth International -http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=786 Deepwater Horizon Oil spill Gulf of Mexico - http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=848 Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron Wins the World Laser Radial Men’s ...

Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup : Big guns at the ready in Porto Cervo

29 July 2010   21:22
With an active racing season well underway, a fleet of top maxi yachts have committed to being in Porto Cervo to compete at the 2010 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup. The event is a favourite gathering for these competitive and ...

PWA Sotavento, Fuerteventura : Freestyle's freshest flip the vibe with a fistful of tricks

29 July 2010   21:04
On the opening day of freestyle competition a handful of new school youngsters upped the stakes with an awesome display of trickery alongside a gang of well-established tour regulars. Despite the wind not blowing at full force, head judge ...

Velux 5 Oceans : Van Liew Christens boat with vivid graphics & Back to Roots name 

29 July 2010   20:59
It's not a comfortable position, but Brad Van Liew has been here before.    Just a few short months away from the start of a world-class sailing race that sends skippers around the globe alone, Van Liew is mentally ...

RC 44 Valencia Cup fleet poised for fleet racing

29 July 2010   20:38
After bashing about for two days in a match racing regatta held in winds up to 20 knots, today is an off day for the RC 44 Valencia Cup. In sailor’s parlance an off day is a practice day, ...

RC 44 Valencia Cup : El dia de los jovenes at BMW Oracle Racing

29 July 2010   20:36
Today was a day for the youths as BMW ORACLE Racing and Marina Real Juan Carlos I welcomed 15 youth sailors between the ages of 14 and 17 from the Real Club Nautico de Valencia to ride aboard the ...

OK Dinghy Europeans: Double win for Goodbody; Rakocy still leads

29 July 2010   19:19
The final day of the OK Dinghy European championships will be a fight between youth and experience. After two more races on Thursday, the gap at the top has narrowed though the young Bartosz Rakocy (POL) still maintains a ...