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Paul Bayliss wins RS700 UK Nationals 2008
Paul Bayliss from Portchester SC won the RS700 National Championship in some style. Leading every day he covered his nearest rival for the title, Tim Johnson of Chew Valley Lake SC, in the first race of the final day, ensuring he was out of the leading finishers ... [more] 
12ft Skiff Bartercard Cup, Round 3 - Torbay
August bank holiday weekend saw a fleet of six 12ft Skiffs travel to Paignton for the third round of this year's Bartercard Cup series, which was run as part of Royal Torbay Week. With only one point separating the two leading boats in the series, this was set to be a hard-fought event, which certainly turned-out to be the case ... [more] 
Gilbert and Willan head for RS200 Title
Roger Gilbert and Jane Willan, from Frensham Pond SC, lead the RS200 Gul Nationals by 21 points as they head for another title. Geoff Carveth and Lucy Macgreagor are in second and Ben Saxton and Kate Macgregor are third with just two races to be completed ... [more] John Pink and Rick Peacock are 49er Champions As the fleet set off for their final two races of the 49er UK National CHampionship, the wind was brisk but manageable. As racing started the wind increase and gave a lively finish to an excellent three days racing. John Pink and Rick Peacock made sure they kept their lead and sat on Dylan Fletcher and Alain Sign in both races to take the 2008 Championship ... [more] 
Bribón wins protest to lead Murcia Trophy
In brisk winds and moderate seas off Cartagena nothing could be taken for granted in conditions which exposed strengths and weaknesses in virtually equal measure to produce and exciting pair of races on the second day of the Region of Murcia Trophy, the penultimate Audi MedCup Circuit regatta of the 2008 season ... [more] McGrane and Vidal extend lead at RS800 Nationals Ben McGrane and Olivier Vidal extended their lead on the third day of the RS800 Nationals at the Porthpean SC. Overnight leaders Ben McGrane and Olivier Vidal got the right side of the 30 degree shift which hit as the fleet started the first race to take an early lead which was never challenged ... [more] 29er National Championship at WPNSA - day 2 A little less wind for day 2 of the 29er UK Nationals at WPNSA meant there was full on racing rather than just getting around the race track. Bleddyn Mon and Tom Humpreys sailed an immaculate day winning all four of their races getting one up on Max Richardson and Alex Groves who won all but one of theirs ... [more] 
Puma Ocean Racing leaves US for VOR start
PUMA Ocean Racing left Newport, Rhode Island today for their final warm-up before the start of the Volvo Ocean Race. This transatlantic crossing from Newport to Alicante, Spain is no simple feat and will be the final test of the PUMA Ocean Racing Team and the boat before the race begins. ... [more] 
Gilbert / Willan lead RS200 Nationals after day 3
Roger Gilbert and Jane Willan took two more wins on day 3 of the Gul RS200 Nationals at Hayling Island SC. With the first discard this gives them a clear five wins and they are 16 points ahead of Geoff Carveth and Lucy Macgreagor, who with a fifth and a fourth move into second ... [more] 
Bayliss sailing to RS700 title at UK Nationals
Paul Bayliss added three more wins make it six straight after day 3 at the Gul RS700 Nationals at Hayling Island SC. In each race he was chased across the line by Tim Johnson. These two are now 12 points clear of the next competitor, Jon Heissig ... [more] 
Bribón make flying start at Audi MedCup
Bribón made their best start to an Audi MedCup Circuit regatta since the start of the season in Alicante, when they won the first race of the Region of Murcia Trophy Regatta and followed up with a strong third place to take an early two points advantage over the ever consistent Audi MedCup Circuit leaders Quantum Racing ... [more] 
Richard Stenhouse leads Musto Skiff Worlds
Richard Stenhouse took an early lead in perfect conditions on Lake Silvaplana at the Musto Skiff World Championships. Roger Oswald won the first race with Stenhouse second, a situation Stenhouse soon righted, winning the next two races. Oliver Graeme finished the day in second place and Tom Wright in third ... [more] TP52 Ran dashes to win RORC Cowes to Dieppe Race Niklas Zennstrom’s turbo charged TP52 RAN, was the first yacht to finish the Cowes to Dieppe Race by a massive margin: it was nearly five hours before the second boat was home. RAN averaged over 10 knots in a rapid crossing of the English Channel ... [more] 29er UK Nationals - Day 1 at Weymouth Day 1 of the 29er UK Nationals being held at the Weymouth and Portland Sailing Centre and a wet and windy day greeted the 55 boats, many who had come from as far away as Norway and France. Bleddyn Mon and Tom Humphreys are equal leaders with Max Richardson and Alex Groves after two races ... [more] 
Images from the launching of BMW Oracle
Images from Anacortes in the USA, site of the building and launching of BMW Oracle Racing's 90ft multihull challenger for the 33rd America's Cup. The new 90-foot multihull yacht touched water for the first time and the trimaran was commissioned with the traditional bottle of champagne smashed across the bow. The yacht is a key element of the team’s preparation for the next America’s Cup ... [more] Gul RS800 National Championships – Day 2 The second day of the RS800 Nationals at Porthpean SC provided the fleet with light breezes, building considerably during the second race to full on 800 racing. Both races were won by the pairing of Ben McGrane and Olivier Vidal (Selden), showing in the second race that once ahead they had the downwind pace to make sure they were never caught. ... [more] Fireball National Championships Final Report An impressive 90 Boat fleet assembled for for a great week's racing off the Cornish coast. The forecast was for a mixed week weather wise and that's how it turned out. The entry list was littered with past National, European and World champions from the Fireball and other classes. ... [more] 
New York Yacht Club World Invitational Cup
New York Yacht Club (NYYC) Commodore Charles H. Townsend announced today the inaugural New York Yacht Club World Invitational Cup, an invitational fleet-racing regatta. ... [more] 
Gul RS700 Championships 2008 - Day 2
Paul Bayliss won the first race of the second day at the Gul RS700 Nationals being held at Hayling Island SC, then was adjudged OCS in race 4 but retains his overall lead after the discard ... [more] 
Gul RS200 National Championships - day 2
Roger Gilbert and Jane Willan have taken the lead after day 2 at the Gul RS200 National Championships at Hayling Island SC. Two race wins Monday took Gilbert and Willan seven points clear of second placed Ben Saxton and Kate Macgregor with a clean score of three wins after the first discard. ... [more] 
British Airways Round Jersey Race
The Royal Channel Islands Yacht Club's annual British Airways Round Jersey Race was held in mixed conditions Sunday. Starting in rain and strong winds at 9.30am an impressive fleet of 23 boats, including two French visitors, set off for the customary anticlockwise circumnavigation of the Island ... [more] 
Platoon takes practice race for Carthagena event
The fifth venue of the 2008 Audi MedCup, Carthagena in Spain, proved to be just as challenging as expected today, with Platoon powered by Team Germany coming out best to take the practice race win. Racing for the Region de Murcia Trophy starts Tuesday at 1300hrs with up to three windward-leeward races scheduled ... [more] 
Sail-World’s Olympic Sailing coverage continues
Sail-World‘s Olympic coverage is far from finished. We have another five Sail-World Olympic newsletters to be published, which will finish at the end of the Paralympic regatta. ... [more] Baker & Hughes lead day 1 of RS800 Nationals The RS800 fleet assembled at Porthpean Sailing Club for their national championships. The first day’s racing showed the strength in depth which has developed in the fleet recently. Neil Baker and James Hughes lead overall by two points ahead of Charlie Roome and Steve Hall tied in second with Spod Olive and Guy Filmore ... [more] Gul RS200 National Championships - day 1 A record 136 RS200s have gathered at Hayling Island Sailing Club to compete in the Gul 2008 National Championships. With many of the pre-event favourites having picked up a discardable race already, the early leaders are Robbie Burns and Victoria Lee-Simpson, repeating last years good showing, followed by Sam Littlejohn and Becky Hyde and James Stewart and Tobytastic ... [more] 
Marcus Hamilton (AUS) wins Contender Worlds
The last day of the 2008 Velocitek Contender Worlds and the wind was up and the bay was whipped with whitecaps. By the time competitors hit the racecourse, the rollers were big, but the wind was diminishing steadily, so by the third and last race it was marginal trapezing. Congratulations go to Australian Marcus Hamilton who won the 2008 Velocitek Contender World Championship ... [more] 49er National Championship – day 2 Once again Weymouth harbour provided the wind and the weather for a perfect days sailing. John Pink and Rick Peacock stamped their authority on the fleet by winning all four races. Dylan Fletcher and Alain Sign has a good day which has pulled them up to second ... [more] Goacher and Evans retain Flying 15 European title Steve Goacher and Phil Evans have retained the Flying 15 European title. The event hosts have now confirmed that the final two races were cancelled and that the results posted of six races are the final results ... [more] 
Britain raises the 2012 Olympic flag
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, the Official 2012 sailing venue, marked the official Beijing to London hand over with the unveiling of a new 2012 flag, given to the Academy by the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games ... [more] 
Olympics: ISAF says Qingdao Regatta roaring succes
'The Olympic sailing competition has been a tremendous success,' Goran Petersson, chairman of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), said at the farewell party for the Olympic sailing competition. ... [more] 
Images Day 3 & 2 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week
Plenty of breeze, plenty of sunshine and plenty of big boats at 2008 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week. Images by Jack Atley. ... [more] 
Gul RS700 Championships 2008 - Day 1
The 47 boat fleet gathered at the home of the RS700, Hayling Island SC over the weekend for the 2008 Gul National Championship. The first two races on Sunday produced blue skies, bright sunshine and a ‘force four fantastic’ wind in Hayling Bay. At the finish of day 1, Paul Bayliss is leading with two wins, followed by Tim Johnson on 5 points and Nick Peters on 10 ... [more] Marcus Hamilton takes lead in Contender Worlds On day 4 of the Contender Worlds being held in Kingston, Canada, Champion 505 sailor, Ethan Bixby, scored another bullet in very light wind, even though the day started out looking very promising. New overall leader is Marcus Hamilton of Australia. A second place was good enough for him to overhaul Soren Andreasen of Denmark ... [more]
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