January 2009
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Sat 31 Jan 2009
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I have had a perfect day of R&R, whilst Roxy has been crashing along in the trade winds. No sail changes, just the odd check of trim from time to time, so I have managed to get a fair ...
Sat 31 Jan 2009
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Busy days on Bahrain Team Pindar as I negotiate the infamous doldrums, and deal with a host of technical problems on board. It feels like I am over half way through the doldrums as the wind certainly shifted in ...
Sat 31 Jan 2009
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Good things happened today at US SAILING's Rolex Miami OCR, where 444 sailors from 41 countries are competing. Medals were determined in three Paralympic classes (Sonar, SKUD 18 and 2.4mR) as well as one Olympic class (Laser SB3, which ...
Sat 31 Jan 2009
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Emirates Team New Zealand got the win it wanted today – giving the organizers of the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series the tight, dramatic race they wanted. For skipper Dean Barker and the team, the 27sec margin was a proof ...
Fri 30 Jan 2009
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With 378 miles devoured in 24 hours at an average of 15.8 knots VMG, you could certainly say that Michel Desjoyeaux isn’t sparing the horses on his 60 foot monohull FONCIA. Trimming, repositioning in relation to the low evacuating ...
Fri 30 Jan 2009
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Great Britain will be gunning to continue the country’s proud Worlds medal-winning tradition when the 2009 ISAF Team Racing World Championships get underway in Western Australia on Saturday (31 January). Gandia, Spain played host to a double British celebration ...
Fri 30 Jan 2009
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A bye for Team Shosholoza on the first day of racing today (Friday 30 January) in the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series (LVPS) doesn’t mean a day for lazing about on Auckland’s golden Pacific beaches, picnicking on one of the ...
Fri 30 Jan 2009
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The AC33 has been designed through consultation between the Defender, the Challenger of Record and the 17 other entered teams and the process was headed by Tom Schnackenberg as the class rule and competition regulations consultant for AC Management. ...
Fri 30 Jan 2009
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During the three day event, competitors in the sailing divisions will be sent to one of four courses depending on weather conditions and which course the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series teams are using that day, explains NZ Marine chairman ...
Fri 30 Jan 2009
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Dean Barker puts the record straight: Earlier this week the Sunday Times published an eyebrow raising interview from the Emirates Team New Zealand Skipper which quoted him as saying “I am the best skipper in the World” – being ...