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World Series Cup Miami: Great Britain won the Nations Trophy in Santander
After a beautiful, sun-baked, windy week of racing in Santander, the final day saw a light, 6-8 knot, north westerly breeze under grey skies. Although the air temperature was cool, the competitive sailing was hot and five close Medal Races, entwined with gripping and tense narratives, played out on Santander (...) -
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2016 Extreme Sailing Series : Alinghi win Sydney finale to secure third title
Swiss team Alinghi were crowned 2016 Extreme Sailing Series Extreme Sailing Series #extremesailing ™ champions yesterday after an epic final-day shoot-out at the season finale in Sydney. -
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Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards 2016 : Santiago Lange and Hannah Mills & Saskia Clark
The winners of the 2016 Rolex World Sailors of the Year were announced at an impressive awards ceremony held at the 18th century Casa Llotja De Mar, in the presence of some 500 guests -
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GC32 Racing Tour : Franck Cammas and his crew win the 2016 championship
Franck Cammas and his crew on NORAUTO powered by Groupama Team France proved convincingly that their dominance of the 2016 GC32 GC32 #GC32 Racing Tour was no fluke. On this closing day of Marseille One Design, held in at times in ‘top of the range’ conditions, the French team managed a perfect five-out-of-five score line. This (...) -
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D35 Trophy : Ladycat powered by Spindrift wins the 2016 season
Since the first event of the circuit in May and the resulting first place for Ladycat powered by Spindrift racing, Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard’s team has kept the pressure up for the whole season and has dominated the competition. The helm of the black and gold catamaran Xavier Revil, one of the trusted sailors that form the (...) -
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M32 Series : Ian Williams and GAC Pindar crowned champions of the M32 Scandinavian Series
Ian Williams and GAC Pindar were crowned champions of the M32 Scandinavian Series today after winning the series final in Stockholm. The local teams skippered by Hans Wallén and Nicklas Dackhammar couldn’t get close enough to challenge the British skipper in front of the crowds at (...) -
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Rio 2016 : GBR wins 470 Women’s gold, New Zealand silver, France bronze in tight Medal Race
With Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark (GBR) having already won the Women’s 470 gold medal, the battle for silver and bronze came down to a six-way fight between New Zealand, USA, France, Japan, the Netherlands and Slovenia. Annie Haeger and Briana Provancha (USA) took up the early running and led for the first lap, putting them in silver (...) -
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World Match Racing Tour 2016 : Phil Robertson crowned World Match Racing Champion
The 29-year-old and his Robertson Racing crew also banked US $33,000 for winning in Marstrand, Sweden, plus a World Champion’s bonus of $1,000,000. It’s the largest prize money ever awarded in the sport of sailing, but Robertson’s whoops of joy and celebration were more about winning the title of Match Racing World Champion. (...) -
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Sailing World Cup : Weymouth was the final event before the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland was the final opportunity for sailors to test themselves at an elite, official event before the summer showcase in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Medal Races provided a glimpse of what is to come at Rio 2016 with those aiming to peak for the Olympic Games topping the (...) -
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Sailing world Cup : Hyères reserves its toughest challenge for final day
Hyères threw out its toughest challenge for the final day of racing at the Sailing World Cup with a truly up and down day of the purest form. A breeze in excess of 20 knots came through in the morning with many wondering if there would even be any racing at all. Thunder, lightning, torrential rain and huge winds ensured the Olympic sailors (...)