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Aquece Rio Test Event
Laser and Laser Radial gold medals went the way of Tom Burton (AUS) and Anne Marie Rindom (DEN)
Racing on the Pão de Açucar race track, a south easterly breeze in between 5-10 knots allowed all the fleets to conclude their racing. The breeze died towards the latter part of the afternoon as the Women’s 470 wrapped up proceedings. -
Aquece Rio Test Event
Billy Besson and Marie Riou (FRA) stayed strong to take the Nacra 17 honours in Rio
A south westerly breeze from 15-20 knots spoilt the Finn and Nacra 17 sailors on the Pão de Açucar course as two excellent Medal Races played out. The breeze faded towards the afternoon with the 49er getting three single point theatre style Medal Races in and the 49erFX sailing (...) -
Sport Cats
Glenn Ashby and Emirates Team New Zealand dominated 2014 A-Class worlds
The final race results do little to upset the leader board, and if anything go on to cement the three top racers in their podium places. The 2014 A-Class World Champion is Glenn Ashby (AUS), second is Blair Tuke (NZL) with Peter Burling (NZL) in third. Most notable perhaps is the fact that the top four places are all members of the (...) -
Match-Racing
Taylor Canfield won the 2013 Alpari Match Racing World Tour
Taylor Canfield has won the Alpari Match Racing World Tour after a dramatic final day at the Monsoon Cup in Malaysia. Canfield has Phil Robertson to thank for his Tour victory after the WAKA Racing skipper swept to a 3-0 win over Ian Williams to take the Monsoon (...) -
ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards
2013 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards go to Mathew Belcher and Jo Aleh & Polly Powrie
Having being nominated twice before in 2010 and 2012, it proved to be third time lucky for Mathew Belcher, the Australian Olympic and World champion in the 470 dinghy class, whose current winning streak stretches to an amazing 17 consecutive regattas. -
America’s Cup
9 - 8 : ORACLE TEAM USA stages massive comeback to win 34th America’s Cup
ORACLE TEAM USA won the 34th America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup in a winner-take-all 19th race, defeating challenger Emirates Team New Zealand by 44 seconds in today’s clincher. Led by 35-year-old skipper Jimmy Spithill, ORACLE TEAM USA won by the score of (...) -
America’s Cup
8 - 8 : ORACLE TEAM USA, Emirates Team New Zealand in winner-take-all race for the 34th America’s Cup
After staging an improbable comeback from 7 points behind and with no margin for error, ORACLE TEAM USA has forced a winner-take-all race tomorrow for the 34th America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup after sweeping both races today. -
America’s Cup
8 - 6 : ORACLE TEAM USA takes another step towards defending the America’s Cup
ORACLE TEAM USA’s improbable comeback is alive and well in the 34th America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup . Skipper Jimmy Spithill led the defender to another wire-to-wire victory in Race 16 and now needs just three more victories to successfully defend the America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup (...) -
America’s Cup
8 - 5 : ORACLE TEAM USA extends 34th America’s Cup with a pair of victories today over Emirates Team New Zealand
The defender won Race 14 by 23 seconds and Race 15 by 37 seconds in two wire-to-wire victories. ORACLE TEAM USA trails Emirates Team New Zealand 8-5 on the scoreboard and 8-7 in victories (the team’s first two victories weren’t counted due to a penalty imposed by the International Jury), but has won four straight since Emirates (...) -
America’s Cup
8 - 3 : Oracle Team USA gets lucky in race 13
Emirates Team New Zealand came within one nautical mile of winning the 34th America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup today, but then fell afoul of the 40-minute time limit. When Race 13 was re-sailed, the Kiwis were thwarted by a penalty and good speed Speed #speedsailing from defender ORACLE TEAM (...)