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James Spithill crowned RC 44 match racing world champion
The first three medals of the inaugural RC 44 World Championship for the Islas Canarias Puerto Calero Cup were awarded today in recognition of the match racing portion of the regatta. -
World Match Racing Tour
Ben Ainslie rallies his team to victory in Bermuda
Triple Olympic gold medalist Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN put in a sublime performance to add a second Argo Group Gold Cup to his team’s trophy cabinet after a scintillating final against Jesper Radich (DEN) Gaastra Racing Team in Stage 8 of the World Match Racing Tour World Match Racing Tour #WMRT (...) -
Normandy Sailing Week
Sultanate’s Farr30 win the Normandy Sailing Week
With 100 boats, 700 racers, four days of racing, some superb weather conditions, and a great atmosphere both on and off shore… the Normandy Sailing Week has made its mark as an event not to be missed. Tonight eight crews from the various series represented here are heading home with a (...) -
Laser SB3 Eurocup
Rodion Luka : "We enjoyed the racing" in Crozon-Morgat
After four days of racing in conditions ranging from blazing sunshine and light airs, to driving rain and 24-knot gusts, TEAM RUSSIA was the deserving winner of the GPEN Laser SB3 Eurocup, sailed at Crozon-Morgat, Brittany from May 28-31, 2010 as part of the Grand Prix Ecole (...) -
Melges 32
Joe Woods crowned Melges 32 Euro Champion
On the final day, in mistral conditions that had no boundaries, Woods hit the fleet hard resisting fierce attacks from those, who at the end of the Championship accompanied him on the podium, Lanfranco Cirillo and tactician Michele Paoletti on Fantastica and Luca Lalli on B.LinSailing.com with Lorenzo Bressani on (...) -
RC 44 Tour 2010
BMW ORACLE Racing conquers the RC 44 Austria Cup
There were only three points between BMW ORACLE Racing and RC 44 Challenge ahead of the last race. USA 18 finished three places ahead of USA 17, catching up on their opponent and grabbing the title thanks to the number of race wins. Pieter Heerema’s No Way Back finishes (...) -
Rolex Farr 40 Worlds
Massimo Mezzaroma’s Nerone wins Farr 40 Worlds
The Rolex Farr 40 Worlds lived up to its billing as the big boat one-design championship against which all others are measured. The 2010 series was decided on the final race of the final day, raced in front of a huge spectator fleet from rubber ducks to 25 metre sport fishers. Massimo Mezzaroma’s Nerone (ITA) ended the day lauded (...) -
Hublot Palmavela
Artemis wins in the TP52 class in the bay of Palma
In a nice breeze of the 215 which went up to 12 knots, and an airplane free sky, the Hublot PalmaVela regatta held the last races of its 7th edition. All the fleets were on the water today, with Maxis and TP 52 TP 52 #TP52 ’s running their coastal races in the charlie area. In the TP52 class Artemis was the predictable winner, but (...) -
World Match-racing Tour
Local French hero Mathieu Richard wins stage 1
Match Race France, Stage 1 of the ISAF World Match Racing Tour World Match Racing Tour #WMRT (WMRT) has put a new twist on an ancient maritime tale. The scenario of English sailors battling French sailors is reminiscent of the famed 1805 Battle of Trafalgar when UK’s Lord Nelson defeated Emperor Napoleon of France. Ben Ainslie (GBR) (...) -
RC 44 Championship Tour 2010
Tornqvist conquers the Al Maktoum Sailing Trophy
Chris Bake and his Team Aqua win the fleet regatta after a fantastic final battle whilst Torbjorn Tornqvist and Artemis conquer the Al Maktoum Sailing Trophy (the combination of the match race and fleet race rankings) ahead of Pieter Heerema’s No Way Back and Markus Wieser’s Team Sea (...)