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Volvo Ocean Race: Getting back on track, back in the water

07 February 2012   11:32
Sanya will be back in the water in her home bay within a week after her first real shakedown for almost two months. Skipper Mike Sanderson and his crew are staying in Sanya, China for the entire stopover, using ...

Volvo Ocean Race : A body pushed to the limit

07 February 2012   11:31
Cruel and unusual punishment is how the youngest Volvo Ocean Race sailor Rome Kirby described the conditions that sapped about 10 kg of his body weight during the race from the Maldives to China. Minutes after stepping off the ...

Entires open for 2012 Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta

07 February 2012   11:03
Entries for the 2012 Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta are now open, with an ‘early entry discount’ available to those who get their entries in before the 30th April 2012. To enter online or download the Notice of Race ...

Global Ocean Race: No respite in South Pacific horrible windward weather

07 February 2012   10:58
This leg will be remembered as the ultimate test of patience and resilience, it's been just over a week since we left Wellington, two boats have turned around and headed back in the first big South Pacific blow whilst ...

Sail Auckland 2012 : Final day plagued by light winds and extremely shifty conditions.

07 February 2012   10:02
There were no races completed today in the 470, 420, Laser, Laser Radial and Finn, so final results in those divisions are the ones that remain from yesterday. The RS:X, SKUD 18 and 2.4mR were the lucky three classes ...

St. Maarten Heineken Regatta : Beres Hammond the headliner for the 32nd event

07 February 2012   09:51
Are you ready for “SERIOUS FUN!”? Get ready to witness the biggest name in contemporary Reggae, Beres Hammond, grace the Kim Sha Beach stage for the closing night of the 2012 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta! Beres Hammond, (born Hugh ...

America’s Cup : ORACLE Racing hosts Congresswoman, Mayor at Pier 80

06 February 2012   20:55
ORACLE Racing, Team USA for the 34th America’s Cup, hosted two distinguished guests at its San Francisco base on Saturday, Feb. 4: Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, and San Francisco Mayor Ed ...

Additions to the BYM News Photo Gallery Monday

06 February 2012   20:52
Telefónica undergoes a service in China - http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=617 Dee Caffari and all-women sailing crew have just finished their 2nd phase of training for Sailing Arabia – The Tour - http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=925 Sonardyne to demonstrate "a deeper understanding" at Oceanology International ...

NeilPryde spices up the 2012 RS:X Worlds with US$45,000 in prize fund

06 February 2012   20:51
NeilPryde Windsurfing are pleased to announce sponsorship of a prize fund of US$45,000 to be awarded to the top 10 men and top 10 women in the final results of the 2012 RS:X World Windsurfing Championships which will take ...

Volvo Ocean Race : Telefonica undergoes a service in China

06 February 2012   20:47
The Spanish boat is now busy preparing for the next in-shore race and for the upcoming fourth leg of the round the world regatta "Telefónica" reached Sanya, the People's Rebublic of China's southernmost city on Saturday February 4th and ...

Global Ocean Race : Text book boat preservation in the Southern Ocean

06 February 2012   20:43
Throughout Sunday, thoughts of competitive racing were temporarily suspended for one of the Class40s in the Southern Ocean as the South African team on Phesheya-Racing was forced to heave-to in strong headwinds and confused seas. Furthest south at 48 ...

Latest from Dee Caffari as all-women crew prepare for Arabian challenge

06 February 2012   20:32
Dee Caffari and her all-women sailing crew have just finished their second phase of training for Sailing Arabia – The Tour, which will commence in Bahrain on the 12th February. As part of the crew’s preparation for Sailing Arabia ...

Kiteboarding trials dates announced

06 February 2012   20:04
ISAF is pleased to announce that there will be a series of Kiteboarding format trials held in Santander, Spain from 21-25 March. The Prince Felipe High Performance Centre that is hosting the evaluation event will also host the 2014 ...

Kiteboarding trials dates announced

06 February 2012   13:49
ISAF is pleased to announce that there will be a series of Kiteboarding format trials held in Santander, Spain from 21-25 March. The Prince Felipe High Performance Centre that is hosting the evaluation event will also host the 2014 ...

Netherlands. Heesen sponsors Synergy team for the 2012 RC44 Championship

06 February 2012   13:44
Heesen is thrilled to announce that they will be the main sponsor of the Synergy team for the 2012 RC44 Championship Heesen Yachts, world leader in design, engineering and construction of luxury superyachts, is thrilled to announce the main ...

Sail Auckland 2012’s penultimate race day

06 February 2012   11:18
Just one day remains for Sail Auckland 2012, New Zealand’s premier Olympic and Paralympic class regatta. Today saw slightly lighter winds and choppy water on most courses due to the influx of Waitangi Day holiday goers enjoying some time ...

Treasure V111 potential front runner Whitsunday Sailing Club’s championship .

06 February 2012   11:08
Treasure V111 the Riechel /Pugh 36 skippered by Whitsunday Sailing Club’s Harold Menelaus continues to record impressive results suggesting they have the potential to be a front runner for the club championship. The ‘Old Salt’ Harold Menelaus has owned ...

Volvo Ocean Race : Team Sanya finish to amazing welcome in home port of Sanya

06 February 2012   11:05
Chinese sailor Teng Jiang He grinned from ear to ear as he helmed Team Sanya across the finish line to a hero’s welcome from their home crowd. “We’re all staying here, we’re all very excited and we’re looking forward ...

Clipper 11-12 : De Lage Landen, New York & Edinburgh Inspiring Capital use islands’ funnel effect to gain advantage

06 February 2012   10:40
 There has been a division in the Clipper 11-12 fleet racing from Singapore to Qingdao as the ten 68-foot yachts navigate through the South China Sea. While Gold Coast Australia narrowly holds on to their lead, putting in their ...

470 Open European Championship : World’s top Olympic sailors head for Largs 

06 February 2012   10:35
The world’s top Olympic sailors are heading to Scotland for one of the final showdowns prior to the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition. The 470 European Championship 2012 is set to be hosted in Largs, Scotland from 25 June – ...

Weekend additions to the BYM News Photo Gallery

05 February 2012   18:29
18ft Skiffs: Australian Championship, Race 5 - Sunday, 5 February 2012 – http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=253 Abu Dhabi prepares to stage the third round of the 2012 UIM X-Cat World Series (February 8-9) – http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=667PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG & Abu Dhabi ...

Global Ocean Race : More strong upwind conditions for the GOR trio 

05 February 2012   17:47
The first week of Global Ocean Race (GOR) Leg 3 has been the most demanding of the entire circumnavigation so far with strong conditions for the five double handed Class40s from within hours of the start in Wellington, New Zealand, ...

Volvo Ocean Race : Drummer and dragons welcome Team Sanya home

05 February 2012   17:44
Thousands of fans lined the dock to deliver a raucous late night welcome to Team Sanya, the first sole Chinese entry in the Volvo Ocean Race, as they sailed into their home port on Sunday.Firecrackers sounded as the exhausted team, ...

Clipper 11-12 : Qingdao goes out on a limb

05 February 2012   17:41
The teams taking part in the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race are well aware of what lies ahead on this stage from Singapore to Qingdao. While the majority of the world’s longest yacht race follows the prevailing winds, ...

Neptune Regatta : Turning Slimy Pollywogs into Trusty Shellbacks...

05 February 2012   12:25
After the resounding success last year, the World's only sailing regatta and motor yacht rally, that races to the equator is back again. The brainchild of Regatta Chairman Tudor John, is fully occupied with bringing a regatta to an uninhabited ...

The Bay Regatta heads home

05 February 2012   12:19
 Day Four of The Bay Regatta saw sailors greeted with sunny skies and good wind as they left their anchorage off the Sheraton Krabi Beach Resort and headed back to Ao Chalong for the regatta’s final party and awards ceremony ...

18ft Skiffs: Gotta Love It 7 defeats Thurlow Fisher Lawyers by 1m43s on Sydney Harbour

05 February 2012   12:16
With the Australian Championship title already won by the Thurlow Fisher Lawyers team of Michael Coxon, Aaron Links and Trent Barnabas, today’s last race of the event on Sydney Harbour became more a final hit out for the upcoming Giltinan ...

NZL Sailing Team leads at Sail Auckland

05 February 2012   12:12
 Sail Auckland 2012 is now half way completed and the results are starting to take shape for competitive finishes.  Left: NZL Sailing Team's two 470 teams cross in close quarters on Sunday, racing at Sail Auckland 2012. Paul Snow Hansen ...

XXVIIIe Primo Cup-Trophée Credit Suisse : A Primo raced in strong wind conditions

04 February 2012   18:52
Strong conditions have been on the agenda today for the 65 competitors of the first leg of the 28th Primo Cup – Trophée Credit Suisse, with 2.50 m high waves and a permanent 30 knots wind. Only one tart was ...

A united Global Ocean Race fleet as the Class40s head deeper into the Pacific 

04 February 2012   18:43
Conditions have been improving significantly at the front of the fleet in the Southern Ocean since two of the Global Ocean Race (GOR) Class40s turned back to New Zealand on Thursday. Leg 3 from Wellington to Punta del Este, Uruguay ...