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Following the final two races, with light breeze on the course, Mean Machine took the third step on the podium of the TP 52 Rolex Global Championship 2007 Sweden’s Artemis, skippered by Torbjorn Tornqvist with Russell Coutts on tactics …

The crew of westernaustralia2011.com continues to lead the pack as the fleet approach the first full week of racing since leaving La Rochelle last Sunday on the 4,200-mile race to Salvador in Brazil. Hull & Humber is just 16 …

The German Patrick Egger (crew Dominic Stahl) is the winner of 2007 Tornado Torbole Trophy. Second the Swiss Nowak-Rusterholz, third the Austrian Salzmann (Dietmar and Cornelia). No race for Togni brothers (20.) and 15th place for the Torbolean Paroldo-Ferraglia. …

The organisers of the Régates Royales - Trophée Panerai have had a difficult week in Cannes, with the weather and wind conditions moving from one extreme to the other. On Friday, mistral conditions with winds gusting over 35 knots …

  Originally scheduled for Nov 5 – 17th, the event has been withdrawn from the calendar due to difficulties in securing title sponsorship.   Despite the very best efforts from both the PWA, and the local organizers, there was not …

After the dramatic events of yesterday’s freestyle conclusion, massive Saturday crowds flocked to the Island of Westerland’s Brandenburger Strand at Sylt to mingle with windsurfing’s top names and biggest celebrities.   Sylt’s fine wine and quality seafood attract crowds …

If there are gods about the place, they woke up smiling on Friday morning. Dawn broke divinely calm - bronze and rose in the east fading to pewter but holding the promise of stillness. The sea around the ‘Kapitan …

Positions on the race viewer look very different today as skippers and crews take tactical decisions based on weather forecasts and the existence of the island of Madeira in the middle of their course. The result is a division …

No wind today on the bay of Cannes. We have been out here on the water since 0930 hoping for some wind but nothing ever materialized except some rain. So the 12 Meter World Championship is a non event. …

Marcilio Browne seizes the Freestyle world title as 2006 champ Jose Estredo and tour leader Kiri Thode’s hopes fade into the twilight. A long day of tension and drama also saw 2007 slalom champ Antoine Albeau demolish the opposition …