October 2008
Monthly Archive
Thu 30 Oct 2008
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America’s Cup competitors met in Geneva today. After the meeting Alinghi skipper, Brad Butterworth, spoke to BYM News and described a very positive meeting. Butterworth said “There is a good feeling amongst all the teams. We all want to ...
Thu 30 Oct 2008
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A new report today is expected to shine light into the foggy circumstances surrounding the death of Laura Gainey after she was swept off the deck of a tall ship into the north Atlantic Ocean.
Thu 30 Oct 2008
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Thu 30 Oct 2008
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The resumption of America's Cup hostilities on the water - rather than in the courtroom - may be one step closer after Team New Zealand agreed to drop its lawsuit against cupholder Alinghi of Switzerland.
Thu 30 Oct 2008
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SCUTTLEBUTT 2714 - Octover 30 2008: The latest news in the sport of sailing, letters from the 'buttheads, and the Curmudgeon's Observation.
Thu 30 Oct 2008
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After a spectacular day of racing in Annapolis at the 2008 Melges 24 North American Championship, it is 2007 World Champion Dave Ullman on Pegasus 505 who tops the leader board by three points from another previous world champ, ...
Thu 30 Oct 2008
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Tonight at 1854 GMT, Ericsson 4 (Torben Grael/BRA) broke through the magic 600 nm barrier, when she extended her historic 24-hour run to reach 602.66 nm, however, as with all sailing records, the exact distance will have to ratified ...
Wed 29 Oct 2008
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One person was killed and three others injured, including a U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer, when a 44-foot sailboat began sinking early Wednesday in rough seas off the New Jersey coast about 100 miles ...
Wed 29 Oct 2008
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France's Mathieu RICHARD gets a timely boost ahead of the battle for the 2008 ISAF Match Racing World Championship title as holds on to the top spot in the latest release of the ISAF World Match Racing Rankings on ...
Wed 29 Oct 2008
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Mike Campbell, winner on overall corrected handicap time of the 2007 Long Beach to Cabo San Lucas International Yacht Race, passed away Friday, Oct. 17 from Carcinoid Syndrome, a rare form of cancer. Campbell, 63, raced his Kernan 70, ...