April 2008
Monthly Archive
Mon 28 Apr 2008
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SCUTTLEBUTT 2584 - April 28 2008: The latest news in the sport of sailing, letters from the 'buttheads, and the Curmudgeon's Observation.
Sun 27 Apr 2008
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On Thursday, April 24, Alinghi entertained members of the European press at its base, on the water and at dinner. The event was called “Back to Sailing” and Media Director, Paco Latorre, explained why: “What we want to share ...
Sun 27 Apr 2008
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"He was always good with his hands"
As a young girl in the 1950s, Viviane Thereau lived on a series of sailing ships, cruising the Caribbean from island to island with her parents, brother and sister. via Myrtle Beach Online
Sun 27 Apr 2008
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The Team Shosholoza match race team skippered by Paolo Cian have claimed the first major match race victory of 2008 by winning the opening event of the World Match Racing Tour in Vitoria, Brazil yesterday (Saturday). Representing South Africa's ...
Sun 27 Apr 2008
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In an anticlimactic fifth and final match where a dying breeze found rival Bjorn Hansen (SWE) on the wrong side of a huge shift, Italian Paolo Cian and his Team Shosholoza managed to navigate through the zephyrs and win ...
Sun 27 Apr 2008
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"It's all good onboard on Day 7 - we've got some good wind at last and are now caning it downwind towards Madeira at 11kts. This feels like 90 kts relative to the average speeds over the last couple ...
Sat 26 Apr 2008
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New Zealand has won silver in the Laser class and bronze in the Men’s 470 class at the ISAF Grade One French Olympic Sailing Week just concluded in Hyeres. Andrew Murdoch held onto second place to win silver, while ...
Fri 25 Apr 2008
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A Canadian trying to sail non-stop around the world against the wind has been forced to give up the attempt after he was injured and his 12-metre sailboat damaged in a roll-over in the South Atlantic. via Winnipeg Sun
Fri 25 Apr 2008
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Top-ranked match racing sailors from six countries will visit southeast Michigan in May to compete in the inaugural Bayview Yacht Club International Match Race for the Detroit Cup, it was announced today. The May 8-11 event, sponsored by Toyota ...
Fri 25 Apr 2008
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Day 90: As Russian solo circumnavigator Fedor Konyukhov commences his 90th day at sea in this lonely quest to set a benchmark record around the Antarctica Cup Racetrack, the Russian adventurer must be wondering what more the weather gods ...