Velux 5 Oceans: Final hurdle approaches for Bernard Stamm

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This afternoon's position updates show Bernard Stamm continuing to make good progress. He is now 125 miles northeast of the Virgin Islands, having averaged just under 13 knots since this morning's update and with 1290 miles left to run ...
 

Australia. Tig Thomas & Plum Crazy in comeback for Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta

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One of the best known small ocean racing yachts of the 1970s, Plum Crazy, and her 80-year-old original owner ‘Tig’ Thomas are making a comeback to major event racing in this coming weekend’s Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta. Sailing again ...
 

Loneliness and the long-distance rower

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New America’s Cup yachts: ITA-85

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Considering that the sailnumber of the first boat to be built for the 32nd America's Cup in Valencia was 83 and that after almost two years numbering has reached 100, ITA-85 was one of the first new-generation ...
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UK. Finlands Lehtinen wins JPMorgan Asset Management Winter Challenge Womens final

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Last weekend saw fifty of the world’s top women’s match racers descend on Queen Mary’s Sailing Club in Staines for the JPMorgan Asset Management Winter Challenge Women’s final. Expectations were high for world number one Claire Leroy (FRA), who ...
 

Milwaukee Crews Readying Lake Michigan Cargo Boat For 102nd Year of Sailing

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It's older than the Titanic, and it's outlasted the Edmund Fitzgerald. And again this spring, up will rise the St.
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France. Charles Caudrelier joins Marc Guillemot as Jacques Vabre Transat co-skipper

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  The new SAFRAN monohull racing boat will cross the starting line of the Jacques Vabre Transat (Le Havre – Salvador de Bahia) on November 3 with skipper Marc Guillemot joined by Charles Caudrelier, winner of the Le Figaro-Afflelou ...
 

Velux 5 Oceans. South Atlantic proves hard work for Unai Basurko

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  The South Atlantic is still proving hard work for the trio at the back end of the VELUX 5 OCEANS fleet. While in the North Atlantic Bernard Stamm has covered 350 miles in the 24 hour period up until 10:20 ...
 

Velux 5 Oceans. High pressure ridge makes agonizing progress for Sir Robin

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  “Yesterday was thoroughly frustrating.  The wind died mid morning but it was another 5 hours before the seas subsided so we banged about making little progress.  But at least, apart from an hour and a half, we had ...
 

Velux 5 Oceans. Bernard Stamm approaching Caribbean island chain

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  Bernard Stamm continues to make good progress up the North Atlantic and this morning at 0532 UTC had 1,419 miles to go to the Norfolk, Virginia finish line, having covered 357 miles in the last 24 hours. His ...
 

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