August 2009
Monthly Archive
Mon 31 Aug 2009
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The sailors of the Istanbul Europa Race experience the difficulty of cruising around the islands of the Aegean Sea when the wind is missing. There's almost no meltem, the wind that usually blows at this time of the year …
Mon 31 Aug 2009
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Double victory for the Australian team composed by Darren Bundock and Glenn Ashby in the first two races of the Tornado World Championship, that is being played on Lake Garda, between Toscolano and Gargnano. Darren Bundock was already 6 …
Mon 31 Aug 2009
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The ten yachts that will be competing in this year’s Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race received a big send off from their base in Royal Clarence Marina, Gosport today, ahead of their journey north to the Humber …
Mon 31 Aug 2009
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Crafty Whitsunday Sailing Club skipper Roger Down has sailed many enjoyable nautical miles at the helm of the 25 year old Bruce Farr designed 11.6 m sloop True Love. Generally the comfortable cruiser racer becomes a racer rather than …
Sun 30 Aug 2009
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Oman Sail Masirah could not have produced a more nail-biting finish to round 4 of the iShares Cup at Kiel, Germany. Last off the start line, their Oman Sail stablemate Renaissance, the only ones who could snatch victory, got …
Sun 30 Aug 2009
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The fourth grand prix of the season came to an end in Germany this Sunday with a 4th place for the men on Gitana Extreme – LCF Rothschild Group. Decidedly performing very well this season, Pete Cumming’s men scored …
Sun 30 Aug 2009
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The fourth event in the iShares Cup in Kiel saw the first podium finish for Groupama 40, who take third place behind Masirah and Renaissance, the two Extreme 40s from the Oman team, who also share the podium in …
Sun 30 Aug 2009
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Only 24 hours after the start of the Istanbul Europa Race, and tactical options are proving decisive for Estrella Damm Sailing Team and the rest of the fleet. At the 10.00 CET position report, the Spanish boat with skippers …
Sun 30 Aug 2009
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Sat 29 Aug 2009
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Great Britain’s Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell take silver at the 470 World Championships in Denmark.