From 18-22 June Kiel, Germany will host the final ISAF Sailing World Cup Regatta where the World Cup titles will be decided. The 2010-2011 series has served up some excellent competition as sailors prepare for the London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition to be held in Weymouth and Portland, Great Britain. Of the top ten in the 49er only Nico Delle-Karth and Nikolaus Resch (AUT) and Peter Kruger-Andersen and Nicolai Thorsell (DEN) will sail in Kiel. Delle-Karth and Resch, who are currently third in the 49er Standings, know t...
9 June, 2011 – Gyeonggi Province, Korea: A controversial umpiring decision saw Ian Williams snatch victory from Peter Gilmour in the most exciting duel of Qualifying Session Two at the Korea Match Cup. The victory put Williams safely into third place just one point behind joint leaders Mathieu Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team and Francesco Bruni (ITA) Bruni Racing. Gilmour appeals for a penalty in his epic match against Williams. © Image Copyright to Chris Davies / WMRT Four times match racing world champion Gilmour (AUS) YANM...
The winners of the 2011 Intercollegiate Sailing Association Women’s All-America Team and the Quantum Women’s College Sailor of the Year announced at the final banquet of the Sperry Top-Sider/ICSA Women’s National Championship. Cascade Locks, OR (May 27, 2011) – The Intercollegiate Sailing Association has announced the Quantum Women’s College Sailor of the Year and their 2011 Women’s All America Team at the final Sperry Top-Sider Women’s National Championship banquet. The prestigious awards are a...
With Bressani On The Brink Of Victory, Scene Is Set For A Final Day Showdown For The Remaining Podium At The 2011 Melges 24 World Championship 20 May 2011 - Corpus Christi, TX, USA - The international fleet competing at the 2011 Melges 24 World Championship in Corpus Christi, Texas, enjoyed two more breezy races on day five of the regatta. By way of a 1,5, performance today, Lorenzo Bressani on ITA 817 Uka Uka Racing extended his lead at the top to 26 points over second placed Brian Porter on USA 749 Full Throttle. Alec Cutler on BER ...
SAILGROOVE'S MELGES 24 WORLDS COVERAGE STARTS WEDNESDAY 5/18 12 May 2011 - Corpus Christi, TX, USA - With an entry list bulging with some of the very best international sportsboat teams in the world, the 2011 Melges 24 World Championship hosted by the Corpus Christi Yacht Club, Texas is set to be one of the most closely fought in the class's history. In keeping with the tradition of Melges 24 World Championships, this year's event which runs from 11 - 21 May, has attracted a top quality international field with entries from Australia, Ber...
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11 May 2011 – Gmunden, Austria.The RC44 class had a mix of world class match racers along with match race novices fighting it out for honours at the RC44 Austria Cup today. Mathieu Richard (FRA) was runner up at the 2010 World Match Racing Tour, today he was at the helm of the new Aleph Sailing Team’s RC44. He finished the day with two wins, but lost to on form boats – Team Aqua and ORACLE Racing. It was Russell Coutts steering ORACLE Racing who finished the day undefeated, winning three tough matches against Katusha, wi...
The relentless pace of the racing schedule at the 2011 Wilson Trophy for the British Open Team Racing Championship continued on the second day, with the first races of the day getting underway shortly after 8AM. Despite the earliness of the hour, the ferocity of the team racing action was undiminished, with the cool morning air echoing to the sound of competitors shouts and umpire’s whistles. With the breeze steadily increasing from 10 knots for the early races up to just short of 20 knots by around 11 o’clock, the call was sensibl...
American solo sailor Brad Van Liew today made it an incredible four wins out of four legs in the VELUX 5 OCEANS solo round the world race as he sailed into his hometown of Charleston, South Carolina. The people of Charleston turned out in force to cheer on the 43-year-old as he brought an end to a gruelling 5,900-mile leg from Punta del Este, Uruguay. Photo copyright Ainhoa Sanchez/VELUX 5 OCEANS After a painfully slow and frustrating final few days at sea which saw him battle fluky, light winds on the approach to the finish, Brad steered...
What a day, what a finish. The nail-biting ended at 4pm, when the Italian yacht Nerone crossed the line three boats behind the Australians on Transfusion. The separation was enough to give Transfusion’s owner Guido Belgiorno-Nettis revenge for last year’s defeat at the hands of the Massimo Mezzaroma and Antonio Sodo Migliori. More importantly it gave him the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship title. A three-year voyage successfully completed: for Belgiorno-Nettis a dream moment, “It was fantastic, what a challenge....
