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LASER WORLDS : Slingsby secures third title • Schierup wins Juniors

2010-09-06T07:52:41Z

With a fourteenth from a dramatic, blustery 14th and final race off England's Hayling Island Australia's Tom Slingsby clinched his third Laser World Champion title in four years ahead of Skandia Team GBR's Nick Thompson who took silver.
The title finale saw the strongest winds (...)

WORLD MATCH RACING TOUR : Mathieu Richard Wins the 'King of the Mountain' Title in Spectacular Style

2010-09-05T05:00:00Z

Mathieu Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team won the 'King of the Mountain' title today in spectacular style, taking a huge stride towards his quest to become the 2010 ISAF Match Racing World Champion.
Having toyed with the teams all week at the St. Moritz Match Race, it was on the final (...)

ROUND BRITAIN & IRELAND RACE : Artemis Ocean Racing II broke the IMOCA 60' record

2010-08-31T11:40:30Z

Having crossed the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race finish line Monday at 00h32' 27'' after 6 days 10 hours 32 minutes and 27 seconds at sea, Artemis Ocean Racing II managed to break the IMOCA 60' course record at the end of an “epic day of full-on sailing”, as Jonny Malbon said upon (...)

ABU DHABI OCEAN RACING : Farr Yacht Design appointed for its VO70

2010-08-31T10:20:47Z

Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing Team has officially appointed US-based Farr Yacht Design (FYD), to design its Volvo Open 70 for the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12. Alongside this appointment is the announcement that Jason Carrington (UK) has been hired as the team's Technical Manager.
“Farr Yacht (...)

EXTREME SAILING SERIES : Yann Guichard Secures Victory in Kiel

2010-08-30T05:00:00Z

Yann Guichard and his crew on Groupe Edmond de Rothschild have won the third round of the 2010 Extreme Sailing Series™ in Kiel with a race to spare – an unusual occurrence on this circuit that normally sees every event go to the wire in the final double points race.
However, there (...)

Velux 5 OCEANS 2010-11 : Eight skippers on the start line in La Rochelle on October 17

2010-08-23T05:00:00Z

Up and coming French solo sailor Louis Duc today announced his withdrawal from the 2010/11 VELUX 5 OCEANS. Constrained by a lack of time and struggling to find sufficient financial support, the 26-year-old from was left with no choice but to concentrate on the 2014/15 edition of the race.
Race (...)

SOLO ROUND BRITAIN AND IRELAND RACE RECORD : Sidney Gavignet on track

2010-08-19T21:03:09Z

  Sidney Gavignet, skipper of the Arabian 100 trimaran Oman Air , crossed the start line off the Lizard Point, Cornwall UK at 17:55:08 GMT today (19/08/10) as he attempts to break the single-handed Round Britain and Ireland record. The record attempt forms part of his training for (...)

VIDEO : Shetland Round Britain & Ireland Race 2010 with Alex Bennett

2010-08-18T12:15:19Z

SOLITAIRE DU FIGARO • leg 4 : Armel Le Cléac'h awaited in Cherbourg

2010-08-18T05:00:00Z

This is not a race for the faint-hearted, that is for sure. The finale of La Solitaire du Figaro is proving to be more exciting than ever. If Armel le Cleac'h and François Gabart are pretty certain of their victory and second place overall, behind them, the battle for the third place is (...)

ASP EUROPE : Charles Martin wins Oakley Pro Junior Lacanau and takes 2010 Junior Title

2010-08-17T15:55:08Z

Oakley athlete Charles Martin (GLP), 20, has won the ASP Grade-2 Oakley Pro Junior Lacanau on Sunday after defeating Hossegor native Pierre-Valentin Laborde (FRA) in the 30-minute final in consistent three-foot (one meter) waves. Martin, with his second consecutive win in Lacanau, grabs the ASP (...)