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ISAF Selects Kiteboarding For Rio 2016
The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has confirmed the final event and equipment selections for the Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition. The ISAF Council voted that Kiteboarding will replace Windsurfing for the men’s and women’s board events and confirmed the equipment that will be used for the Women’s Skiff Skiff (...) -
BACARDI Miami Sailing Week
Xavier Rohart and Pierre-Alexis Ponsot won the Star competition
The leaders became winners as the 2012 edition of Bacardi Miami Sailing Week (BMSW) presented by EFG Bank came to a close as the final races of the series were held for the Star, Audi Melges 20, Melges 24, Viper 640 and J/80 classes. Over 150 boats with competitors from 16 countries and across the U.S.A. have enjoyed elite competition on (...) -
Rolex Miami OCR
Champions Crowned in Ten Olympic Classes
In the lightest breezes yet over six days of sailing on Biscayne Bay, ten Olympic classes racing in US Sailing’s Rolex Miami OCR still managed to put on quite a show as they competed in their final medal races to determine gold, silver and bronze winners. Following the same format as the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics, the event (...) -
Rolex Miami OCR
Damien Seguin, Fitzgibbon & Tesch and Hessels/van de Veen/Rossen take gold in Paralympic classes
Today was critical for sailors in the three Paralympic classes (Skud-18, Sonar and 2.4mR) at US Sailing’s Rolex Miami OCR, where 529 sailors from 41 countries are competing. The Paralympic sailors were topping off five days of racing on Biscayne Bay with two final fleet races to determine who takes home medals. Many of the sailors, (...) -
US Sailing
Hardesty and Tunnicliffe are US Sailing’s 2011 Rolex Yachtsman & Yachtswoman of the Year
Etchells World Champion Bill Hardesty (San Diego, Calif.) and ISAF (International Sailing Federation) Sailing World Champion Anna Tunnicliffe (Plantation, Fla.) today were named US Sailing’s 2011 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year. A shortlist of eight male and seven female sailors – determined from nominations submitted (...) -
ISAF Sailing World Championships
Tunnicliffe, Vandemoer and Capozzi Win Worlds
Anna Tunnicliffe’s Team Maclaren of Molly Vandemoer and Debbie Capozzi won the the ISAF Sailing World Championships in Women’s Match Racing after defeating Lucy MacGregor (GBR) in four straight matches. -
Skandia Sail For Gold Regatta
Ben Ainslie : "Tougher competition than the Olympics"
‘Tougher competition than the Olympics’ was Ben Ainslie’s summary of Skandia Sail for Gold 2011. It was medal race day and the tension could be felt throughout the boat park as the elite of each Olympic discipline prepared to be tested. There was so much on the line – possible Olympic selection, ISAF World Cup points, (...) -
Bacardi Cup
Florent and Rambeau win 84th Bacardi Cup
For the 472 sailors from 25 countries, conditions on Biscayne Bay were ideal as temperatures in the low 70s and sunny weather combined with shifty breeze to challenge them on the final day of racing at Bacardi Miami Sailing Week presented by EFG Bank where champions were decided in five one-design (...) -
Rolex Miami OCR
Triple-play for Great Britain in the 37-boat Finn class
It was “do or die” today for sailors in the final medal races of US SAILING’s Rolex Miami OCR. Reserved for top-ten fleet racing finishers in Finn, 49er, Men’s 470, Women’s 470, Laser, Laser Radial, Men’s RS:X, Women’s RS:X and Star classes, the medal races also included “knock-out” Finals (...) -
ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards
Blanca Manchón and Tom Slingsby sailors of 2010
Blanca Manchón (ESP) and Tom Slingsby (AUS) joined the sailing world’s list of highest achievers last night, as they were respectively named female and male recipients of the 2010 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards.