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The rankings are compiled by Sailing World Magazine and determined by the coaches of the ICSA.  Every coach gets 1 vote to rank all the teams. Latest Rankings (March 17, 2010) Coed [#] = first-place votes received Total Points     01. Boston College [8] 273 11. Hobart/Wm. Smith 117 02. Georgetown [6] 269 12. Tufts 109 03. St. Mary's 249 13. Washington College 98 04. Yale 238 14. South Florida 96 05. Roger Williams 206 15. Boston Univ. 78 06. Brown 198 16. Old Dominion 74 07. Charleston 190 17. Salve Regina 61 08. Harvard 188 18. Stanford 44 09. Navy… more »

Photos by ThMartinez/Sea&Co March 14, 2010- Today was the final day of 2010 PUMA Moth Worlds.  The Race Committee was forced with an early onshore postponement for lack of wind.  After a morning on shore, the breeze in Dubai filled in nicely to get Race 13 off at 12:45 local with a reported wind of 11 knots.    Simon Payne led the fleet going into the day. Being the last day of racing, with everything on the line, we saw an aggressive start from the fleet; it appeared that a slew of boats could have been over but only one recorded… more »

From SeacoastOnline.com By Dave Choate dchoate@seacoastonline.com March 03, 2010 10:15 PM BARRINGTON — Equipment belonging to the University of New Hampshire's club-level sailing team was destroyed when the Mendums Pond boat house was struck by fire Wednesday night. Mendums Pond is a UNH outdoor recreation area located just off of Route 4 in Barrington, and encompasses some 200 acres, according to the school's Web site.   UNH spokeswoman Erika Mantz said the sailing team is due to start its season following spring break in just a few short weeks, and that boats, wetsuits and sails were lost in the blaze. “We'll… more »

Two years away from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, USSTAG's athletes are constantly training to step up their game - to sail faster and smarter. But what sets apart the best Olympic and Paralympic athletes from the rest? Dean Brenner explains. From The Medalist, the official newsletter of US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics We’re now into our second year of the quadrennium, and the reality of the four-year Olympic cycle is that each year those who are serious about medaling at the Games in 2012 need to be a little bit sharper, a little bit better. Constant improvement is the… more »

US SAILING Announces 2010 US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics New Team of Olympic/Paralympic Hopefuls Is Packed with Medalists and Rising Talent Click to see their Sailgroove videos Laser:   Kyle Rogachenko Rob Crane Laser Radial:   Paige Railey Claire Dennis Finn:   Zach Railey Bryan Boyd Men's RS:X:   Ben Barger James Sobeck Women's RS:X:   Farrah Hall Solvig Sayre Men's 470:   Stu McNay | Graham Biehl Mikee Anderson | Dave Hughes Women's 470:   Erin Maxwell | Isabelle Kinsolving Molly Carapiet Amanda Clark | Sarah Chin   49er:   Erik Storck | Trevor Moore Peet Must | Carl Horrocks Star:   George Szabo… more »

USA WIN 33RD AMERICA'S CUP MATCH BMW ORACLE Racing Team’s revolutionary wing sail powered trimaran USA convincingly won Race 2 off Valencia today to win the 33rd America’s Cup match outright. The American team, founded ten years ago by software mogul Larry Ellison, achieved its ultimate goal when they powered across the finish line of Race 2 with a margin of 5 minutes and 26 seconds to defeat the Swiss Defender’s Alinghi 2-0.  Ellison sailed on board USA today, his first America’s Cup Match race proving a winning one.  BMW ORACLE Racing become the first American team to win the… more »

BMW ORACLE Racing Team have the upper hand as Race 2 looms. WHERE TO WATCH  *First race could begin Sunday at 6:00am ESTAmericasCup.comESPN360.com (USA Only)BMWOracleRacing.comBoatson.tvLive text updates Challengers BMW ORACLE Racing need just one more race win to land the America’s Cup.  After losing Race 1 on Friday, in the best of three race series, Defender Alinghi are in a must win situation as they approach the second contest, the 39 miles triangle course which is scheduled for Sunday.  Cool, blustery offshore breezes prevailed through Saturday around Valencia’s Marina Real Juan Carlos 1 but they are forecast to give way… more »

FIRST BLOOD FOR USA Challenger BMW ORACLE Racing Team (USA) scored the vital first win in the best-of-three race series that is the 33rd America’s Cup off Valencia, Spain The American team, sailing under the flag of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Yacht Club, were quickly able to overturn an early mistake when they were caught flat footed on the wrong side of the start line.  Despite an initial deficit when they crossed the start line of 1 minute and 27 seconds, the trimaran USA, with its massive 68 metres wing sail were able to pass the Defender’s catamaran Alinghi 5… more »

Friday should see a third attempt to get Race 1 of the 33rd America’s Cup away. The prospect of a window of suitable weather to allow the windward-leeward course comprising two 20-miles legs is anticipated tomorrow although Valencia has been subjected to some brisk, chilly northerly winds through today Thursday. WHERE TO WATCH  *First race could begin Friday at 6:00am ESTAmericasCup.comESPN360.com (USA Only)BMWOracleRacing.comBoatson.tvLive text updates A postponement was signalled in the early evening which means no start sequence will be before 1154hrs (LOCAL)* Even around the Marina Juan Carlos 1 the flags were stiffened by the wind through most of… more »

On the strength of the weather forecasts for overnight Tuesday and early Wednesday the decision has been taken that there will be no warning signal for Race 1 prior to 1154hrs on Wednesday. This applies only to Wednesday.  WHERE TO WATCH *First race could begin Wednesday at 6:00am ESTAmericasCup.comESPN360.com (USA Only)BMWOracleRacing.comBoatson.tv Harold Bennett (NZL) Principal Race Officer explained: “We have issued an amendment that there will be no signal before midday tomorrow (Wednesday).”“We will make a further assessment at 0830hrs in the morning. So we will have a look at what it is like early in the morning. We will… more »

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RACE 1 POSTPONED. WAIT 'TIL WEDNESDAY Race 1 of the 33rd America’s Cup remains on hold after the breezes off Valencia refused to cooperate to allow the scheduled first showdown between the two giant multihulls Alinghi 5 and USA to take place Monday.  Race officer Harold Bennett (NZL) and the race committee team made considerable efforts to locate a wind which was settled enough and of sufficiently even strength across the proposed 20 miles first leg, but they proved fruitless. An offshore breeze at times looked promising but it never quite mustered enough strength to spread out to sea to reach… more »

WHERE TO WATCH *First race begins Monday at 4:00am ESTAmericasCup.comESPN360.com (USA Only)BMWOracleRacing.comBoatson.tv Producing live TV images from America’s Cup race courses is never easy, but this 33rd America’s Cup presents a whole new set of challenges for the official broadcaster TWI. With the two giant multihulls USA and Alinghi 5 expected to reach speeds of over 30 knots, the outer limit of the race course could be 40 miles offshore, and the possibility of lateral separation of up to 20 miles, then a corresponding step up in the level of technology is required in order to beam the live images… more »

By Lynn Fitzpatrick January 21, 2010 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) - Iain Percy and Andrew "Bart" Simpson (GBR) were crowned 2010 Star World Champions today.  The reigning Olympic Gold Medalists continue to add treasures to war chests.  Percy's sterling collection of championship titles includes the 2002 Star World Championship and an Olympic Gold Medal in the Finn in 2000.  Percy and Simpson are in the TeamORIGIN afterguard and began sailing Stars together in 2007.  They were persistent in getting every ounce of boat speed out of their Mader Star and won the Olympic Gold Medal in the most exciting Medal… more »

Sailgroove's Miami OCR PageOfficial Miami OCR Homepage Portsmouth, R.I. (January 20, 2010) – The world’s best Olympic and Paralympic sailors are counting down the days to US SAILING’s 2010 Rolex Miami OCR, the second of seven stops of the 2009-2010 International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Sailing World Cup and this year’s first showcase for the major talents looking to represent their countries at the 2012 Olympic/Paralympic Games in Weymouth, England. The event kicks off Sunday, January 24, with six days of racing beginning on Monday. This event annually draws elite sailors from around the world, and this year is no different:… more »

Massey wins successive i14 title – game on for minor placings Neil Patchett Posted: 10  Jan. 2010 from YACHTe.com.au Photo: Archie Massey and Dan Wilsdson speeding towards gold - Christophe Favreau British sailor Archie Massey and his crew Dan Wilsdon won the CST Composites International World Championship today with a race to spare on Sydney Harbour, and in doing so, the Brit became the first sailor to win the i14 world title back to back.“Winning the worlds a second time - yeah I am happy with that – it’s the first time it has been done,” said a laconic Massey.“Dan (Wilsdon his crew)… more »

Bora Gulari and Anna Tunnicliffe Are US Sailing's 2009 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (January 6, 2010) – CST Composites International Moth World Champion Bora Gulari and Semaine Olympique Française Laser Radial Champion Anna Tunnicliffe today were named US SAILING’s 2009 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year.  A shortlist of 10 male and five female sailors – determined from nominations submitted by members of US SAILING – was evaluated by a panel of sailing journalists who selected these two sailors for the noteworthy distinction.     Established in 1961 by US SAILING and sponsored by… more »

Olympic SportsWoman of the Year – Anna TunnicliffeOlympic SportsMan of the Year – Zach RaileyOlympic Team of the Year – George Szabo and Rick PetersParalympic SportsWoman of the Year -- Maureen McKinnon-TuckerParalympic SportsMan of the Year – John RufParalympic Team of the Year – Scott Whitman and Julia Dorsett  Portsmouth, R.I. (December 18, 2009) – US SAILING has chosen eight US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics (USSTAG) members as the sport’s 2009 SportsWoman, SportsMan and Team of the Year, in both Olympic and Paralympic classes, for outstanding on-the-water performance, achievement and sportsmanship. US SAILING’s Olympic Sailing Committee (OSC) has named Laser Radial/Elliott6m/Women’s… more »

The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia is pleased to announce that the Seven Network and Yahoo!7, will provide a live 90 minute webcast of the start of the 65th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race to a global audience. This is the second year that Yahoo!7 has live streamed the race.  In addition to Seven Network's live television broadcast in Australia, anyone, in any country around the world will be able to watch the start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race provided they have a computer and broadband internet access from 12.30pm AEST until 2:00pm AEST.  With spectator numbers on… more »

Sailig's Best of 2009 Are Shortlisted US SAILING’s Rolex Yachtsman & Yachtswoman of the Year Awards PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (December 16, 2009) – It wouldn’t be December without the annual “year in review” and “best of” lists, and the release of US SAILING’s shortlist of nominees for the 2009 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year Awards marks that traditional milestone for the sport of sailing in the United States.  It was an outstanding year of achievement on-the-water during the 2009 calendar year:  American men won nine world championships, while competitive excellence was achieved by American women in both fleet and… more »

Portsmouth, R.I. (December 16, 2009) – US SAILING’s Olympic Sailing Committee (OSC) has chosen three exemplary sailing coaches for the 2009 Coaches of the Year Awards. Based on nominations from the public, the OSC has named Mark Ivey (Tiburon, Calif.) the National Coach of the Year, Ryan Minth (New York, N.Y.) the Developmental Coach of the Year, and Greg Koman (Burlington, Vt.) the Volunteer Coach of the Year. These three winners exhibited extraordinary dedication to the sport of sailing and made an impact on the sailors they coached in 2009.The OSC has also nominated these winners to the United States… more »

Photos © Dean Barnes ST. THOMAS, USVI (November 15, 2009) - Light winds worked to the benefit of US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics (USSTAG) member, Genny Tulloch (San Francisco, Calif.), on the final day of US SAILING's 2009 U.S. Women's Match Racing Championship (USWMRC), hosted by the St. Thomas Yacht Club and sailed in Cowpet Bay. Tulloch was joined by crew Chafee Emory (Newport, R.I.), Elizabeth Hall (Chevy Chase, Md.) and Elizabeth Kratzig (Miami Beach, Fla.).Tulloch upset fellow USSTAG teammate, Anna Tunnicliffe (Plantation, Fla.), and her crew of Molly O'Bryan Vandemoer (Redwood City, Calif.), Liz Bower (Rochester, N.Y.), and Alice Manard… more »

The rankings are compiled by Sailing World Magazine and determined by the coaches of the ICSA. Latest Rankings (Nov. 15, 2009) Coed [#] = first-place votes received Total Points     01. Boston College [13] 354 11. Navy 174 02. Yale [5] 328 12. Hobart/Wm. Smith 155 03. Brown 326 13. Miami 150 04. St. Mary's 309 14. Washington College 119 05. Georgetown 285 15. South Florida 93 06. Charleston 268 16. Salve Regina 76 07. Roger Williams 251 17. Old Dominion 59 08. Vermont 239 18. Boston Univ. 47 09. Harvard 209 19. Stanford 35 10. Tufts 194 20. Rhode Island… more »

November 11, 2009Torben Grael and Anna Tunnicliffe joined the sailing world's most prestigious list of winners last night, 10 November, as they were named winners of the 2009 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards at a spectacular ceremony held in Busan, South Korea. Sailors, officials and special guests from all over the world gather every November for the International Sailing Federation's (ISAF) Annual Conference and the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards. The Awards are recognized as the highest honour a sailor can receive in recognition of his/her outstanding achievements and this year's official award ceremony took place… more »

The rankings are compiled by Sailing World Magazine and determined by the coaches of the ICSA. Latest Rankings (Nov. 4, 2009) Coed [#] = first-place votes received Total Points     01. Yale [18] 378 11. Hobart/Wm. Smith 180 02. Roger Williams [1] 341 12. Tufts 175 03. St. Mary's 309 13. Boston Univ. 100 04. Boston College 303 14. South Florida 97 05. Georgetown 298 15. Old Dominion 87 06. Brown 272 16. Washington College 83 07. Charleston 271 17. Dartmouth 65 08. Harvard 242 18. Stanford 53 09. Navy 218 19. Connecticut College 53 10. Vermont 213 20. Salve Regina… more »

Photos © Reneé Athey/SPYC St. Petersburg, Fla., USA (October 25, 2009) – Italy’s Giulia Conti won the 2009 Rolex Osprey Cup – one of only two ISAF Grade 1 women’s match racing events in the U.S. – held at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club (St. Petersburg, Fla.), from October 21-24.  Along with crew Lisa Lardani, Alessandra Angelini and Giovanna Micol, Conti (Toscolano Maderno, Italy) defeated Anna Tunnicliffe (Plantation, Fla.) in the ‘first to win three’ final match format. A total of 111 matches were run by Principal Race Officer Pat Seidenspinner on Tampa Bay for the four-person teams sailing in… more »

The rankings are compiled by Sailing World Magazine and determined by the coaches of the ICSA. Latest Rankings (Oct. 22, 2009) Coed [#] = first-place votes received Total Points     01. Yale [12] 385 11. Vermont  171 02. Roger Williams [5] 368 12. Salve Regina  148 03. Georgetown [1] 349 13. Tufts  135 04. Boston College 323 14. South Florida  132 05. Brown 322 15. Stanford  128 06. Charleston 291 16. Boston Univ.  116 07. St. Mary's 269 (tie) Dartmouth  116 08. Navy 246 18. Washigton College  112 09. Harvard 221 19. Old Dominion  33 10. Hobart/William Smith 199 20. MIT… more »

LAKE CARLYLE, Ill. (October 17, 2009) – Skip Dieball and crew Jody and Tom Starck expanded the four point lead they had through 14 races yesterday by dropping an impressive, 2-1-3, line in today’s three races to win US SAILING’s Championship of Champions by a 13 point margin.“Most national championships are tough enough,” said Dieball. "Coming here to face 19 other national and world champions is incredibly challenging. Winning this regatta is really gratifying. We’ve been sailing for 10 years in Lightnings and I hope we do it for 10 more.”Dieball (Toledo, Ohio) has had an outstanding season. He won… more »

Videos from T2P available below Anna Tunnicliffe (Plantation, Fla.) and her team of Molly O'Bryan Vandemoer (Redwood City, Calif.), Liz Bower (Rochester, N.Y.) and Debbie Capozzi (Bayport, N.Y.) have won US SAILING's 2009 Rolex International Women's Keelboat Championship. Racing took place at the Rochester Yacht Club October 7-10, 2009. At the gala Rolex Awards ceremony held this evening at the RYC, Tunnicliffe and her team were awarded US SAILING's perpetual Bengt Julin Trophy and a Rolex Oyster Perpetual Stainless Steel & Gold Datejust presented by Jaimie Carlsen of Rolex Watch U.S.A.  "We're very excited," said Tunnicliffe, Olympic Gold Medalist and… more »

The rankings are compiled by Sailing World Magazine and determined by the coaches of the ICSA.  Every coach gets 1 vote to rank all the teams. Latest Rankings (Oct. 7, 2009) Coed [#] = first-place votes received Total Points     01. Yale [14] 318 11. Salve Regina 159 02. Boston College [2] 303 12. Harvard 127 03. Georgetown 288 13. Navy 122 04. Brown 261 14. Vermont 121 05. Roger Williams 248 15. Hobart/William Smith 90 06. Charleston 241 16. Dartmouth 78 07. St. Mary's 215 17. Stanford 77 08. Washington College 177 18. MIT 58 09. South Florida 173 19.… more »

Portsmouth, R.I. (October 1, 2009) – US SAILING’s Olympic Sailing Committee (OSC) seeks nominations from the public for the 2009 Coach of the Year Awards in Sailing. The awards are a part of the United States Olympic Committee’s (USOC) Coach Recognition Program which highlights the accomplishments and contributions of coaches who train athletes at all levels of sailing. The OSC will nominate sailing coaches in five categories: National Coach of the Year, Developmental Coach of the Year, Volunteer Coach of the Year, Paralympic Coach of the Year and the “Doc” Counsilman Science Award. The OSC will accept nominations from the… more »

Chicago, Illinois, USA (September 30, 2009) – Flash Gordon 5, the Farr 40 owned by Helmut Jahn won the 2009 Rolex Farr 40 North American Championship, held September 24-27 in Chicago, Ill. Nine teams representing the best in North American one-design racing battled on Lake Michigan beneath the skyline that Jahn’s architecture firm Murphy/Jahn has helped to define over the past three decades.   Racing was hosted at the Chicago Yacht Club (CYC), which provided race committee assistance under the leadership of Principal Race Officer Sue Reilly. At the awards ceremony held at the CYC, Jahn was presented with a… more »

Portsmouth, R.I. (September 28, 2009) – The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has named US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics’ (USSTAG) Anna Tunnicliffe (Plantation, Fla.) a nominee for the 2009 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Award, the most prestigious recognition in the sport of sailing. Tunnicliffe was chosen based on her outstanding achievement during the qualifying period of September 1, 2008 to August 31, 2009. Tunnicliffe has shown the depth and breadth of her talent by excelling in a variety of boats and multiple disciplines this year. This is the second consecutive year Tunnicliffe has made the shortlist of nominees.  “I’m… more »

See highlights from racing in big breeze courtesy of YCCSWatch Melges 32 Worlds video now at OffshoreRules.com Porto Cervo, Italy. 27th September 2009. Pieter Taselaar’s (Mamaroneck, N.Y.) Bliksem (USA) has taken victory in the Audi Melges 32 World Championship 2009, the first edition of the Worlds for the class, organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in Porto Cervo. Taselaar’s team included Jeremy Wilmot (Newport, R.I.) as tactician and his brother Nathan (Sydney, Australia), who is a 470 Men’s Olympic Gold medalist (2008). Other crew members were Americans Willem van Waay (San Diego, Calif.), George Peet (Detroit, Mich.), Alex Clegg (East Greenwich, R.I.) and… more »

Check out video from this wild course, as well as interviews at OffshoreRules.com   Porto Cervo, Italy. 24th September 2009. Claudio Recchi’s Team 93 (ITA) remains in first place overall with three races having been run in the Audi Melges 32 World Championsip 2009, organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. Pieter Taselaar’s (New York, N.Y.) Bliksem (USA) took a bullet in today’s only race and climbed from yesterday’s third place to sit in second place overall ahead of Stefano di Properzio’s Mataran (ITA). Red (GBR), owned by James Woods, slipped from second overall to fourth after taking sixth place in today’s race.  Recchi, who is one of the… more »

The rankings are compiled by Sailing World Magazine and determined by the coaches of the ICSA.  Every coach gets 1 vote to rank all the teams. Latest Rankings (Sept. 24, 2009) Coed [#] = first-place votes received Total Points     01. Yale [11] 309 11. Hobart/William Smith 153 02. Georgetown [4] 297 12. Harvard 142 03. Roger Williams 260 13. Stanford 123 04. Brown 248 14. Tufts 100 05. Boston College 246 15. Old Dominion 92 06. St. Mary's [1] 245 16. Washington College 84 07. Charleston 243 17. MIT 69 08. South Florida 182 18. Boston Univ. 59 09. Navy… more »

VIEW LIVE UPDATES FROM THE COURSE NOW Porto Cervo, Italy. 22nd September 2009. The Yacht Club Costa Smeralda’s sailing season in Porto Cervo is about to close in style with the twelfth and final event of the season being an inaugural ISAF World Championship for one of the most exciting and rapidly expanding one-design classes around. The Audi Melges 32 World Championship 2009 began officially on Sunday 20th September with registrations, measurements and official checks on the 30 participating boats and crews, but the tension will truly rise when racing starts tomorrow, Wednesday 23rd at 12 midday. Racing will continue… more »

Interview by Giles Pearman PORTO CERVO, ITALY (12 September 2009) -- After five splendid racing days with stable conditions featuring north to northeasterly winds, sunshine, blue skies and choppy seas, the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2009 has drawn to a close.  Organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in conjunction with the International Maxi Association, the event which is now in its 20th edition, saw 42 maxis competing and between five to seven races held for each of the various divisions over the course of the series. Niklas Zennstrom’s Judel Vrolijk designed 72’ Bermudian sloop Ran (GBR), launched this year and already winner… more »

Photo © Rolex / Daniel Forster AUSTIN, Texas – Even if you can’t make it to San Francisco this weekend, you can still partake in all the boating action Rolex sponsors by watching LIVE coverage of the Rolex Big Boat Series on SailGroove.org. This regatta is held annually in the San Francisco Bay and is considered the most prestigious racing event held on the U.S. West Coast.  It draws spectators and top competitors from around the nation to St. Francis Yacht Club. Rolex has been the title sponsor of this event since 2005 and the regatta includes competitive one-design and handicap… more »

The rankings are compiled by Sailing World Magazine and determined by the coaches of the ICSA.  Every coach gets 1 vote to rank all the teams. Latest Rankings (August 31, 2009) Coed [#] = first-place votes received Total Points     01. St. Mary's [7] 216 11. Tufts 112 02. Georgetown [2] 201 12. Stanford 91 03. Yale [1] 181 13. Brown 89 04. Boston College 173 14. Hobart/William Smith 82 05. Charleston 158 15. Boston Univ. 81 06. Roger Williams 148 16. Connecticut College 38 07. Harvard 128 17. Washington College 37 (tie) Navy 128 18. SUNY Maritime 30 09. Old… more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chris Love, chris@sailgroove.org, 774-217-3394   SAILGROOVE.ORG TO STREAM 2009 18' SKIFF INTERNATIONAL LIVE   Austin, TX – August 28, 2009 — Sailgroove.org will be at St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, Cal. August 31-September 4, 2009 for the 18' Skiff International regatta, including the world famous Ronstan Bridge to Bridge Race on Thursday, September 3.  Sailgroove will provided the daily videos and reports its fans have come to expect as well as live, streaming coverage of the racing from atop the St. Francis Yacht Club, which starts daily at 1:00PM PST. Competitors from around the globe… more »

This article is from the US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics' newly launched newsletter, The Medalist Report. Less than a year after Zach Railey won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in China, the Finn sailor is already setting his sights on 2012. First up: Zach structured an on- and off-the-water training plan to ensure he peaks, performance-wise, at key events throughout the year. The Medalist caught up with Zach at Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich, Conn., where he was coaching young Optimist sailors. He shared his elite training plan - and gave advice for every sailor about how to stay… more »

Photo © FRIED ELLIOTT/www.friedbits.com Star World Championships Varberg welcomes Star sailors from all over the world to the 2009 Star Class World Championship. And of course everyone else who enjoys top class racing on the water. Since 1922 the Star class has sailed world championships and only twice before the championship has been sailed in Sweden, 1970 and 1979 in Marstrand. During all those years only two Swedish crews have become World Champions – Pelle Petterson/Ulf Schröder 1969 and Fredrik Lööf/Christian Finnsgård 2001 and Fredrik Lööf/Anders Ekström 2004. We expect around 80 boats from 25 countries to come to Varberg… more »

Photo © FRIED ELLIOTT/www.friedbits.com Star World Championships Varberg welcomes Star sailors from all over the world to the 2009 Star Class World Championship. And of course everyone else who enjoys top class racing on the water. Since 1922 the Star class has sailed world championships and only twice before the championship has been sailed in Sweden, 1970 and 1979 in Marstrand. During all those years only two Swedish crews have become World Champions – Pelle Petterson/Ulf Schröder 1969 and Fredrik Lööf/Christian Finnsgård 2001 and Fredrik Lööf/Anders Ekström 2004. We expect around 80 boats from 25 countries to come to Varberg… more »

The North-Atlantic in 3 days 15 hours 25 minutes and 48 seconds* for the Maxi-Trimaran Banque Populaire V Pascal Bidegorry and his crewmen make history They dreamt of it! They made it ! By passing Lizard Point a 16h 13m and 30s (French time) (14:13:30 TU)! Less than a year after the launch of the Maxi Banque Populaire V, Pascal Bidégorry and his crewmen just made history by signing an incredible new benchmark time on the Transatlantic record.  Alarming all the indicators, the world's biggest sailing trimaran has just covered 2 921 miles between New-York and Point-Lizard, in 3 days… more »

Star World Championships Varberg welcomes Star sailors from all over the world to the 2009 Star Class World Championship. And of course everyone else who enjoys top class racing on the water. Since 1922 the Star class has sailed world championships and only twice before the championship has been sailed in Sweden, 1970 and 1979 in Marstrand. During all those years only two Swedish crews have become World Champions – Pelle Petterson/Ulf Schröder 1969 and Fredrik Lööf/Christian Finnsgård 2001 and Fredrik Lööf/Anders Ekström 2004. We expect around 80 boats from 25 countries to come to Varberg to compete in the… more »

  Photos © Per Heegaard - heegaard-fotografi.dk Portsmouth, R.I. (July 16, 2009) – Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.) might only be 22 years old, but she already has countless sailing titles to her name. Today, the US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics (USSTAG) member has added yet another title to her resume by winning the European Laser Radial Women’s Championship in Charlottenlund, Denmark. The European Championship is considered to be one of the most important Laser Radial regattas (alongside the World Championship and the World Cup series) and this win indicates that Railey is ready for the tough competition she will face at… more »

(From USSailing.org) Portsmouth, R.I. (July 11, 2009) – Less than a year after winning a silver medal at the Olympic Games – and after having taken most of that time off from sailing - US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics member Zach Railey (Clearwater, Fla.) has proven that he is still on top of his game. Today in Vallensbaek, Denmark, the 25-year-old Railey won the silver medal at the Finn Gold Cup, the world championship for the Olympic Finn class. The world’s top Finn class sailors – 89 sailors from 30 countries in total – competed in the regatta and racing was… more »

Live on-the-water updates, tracking and more: www.farr40worldchampionship.com Geoff Stagg speaks about the Farr 40 Class - June 23, 2009 PORTO CERVO, ITALY (June 23, 2009) – Representing 10 nations (AUS, DEN, FRA, GBR, GER, GRE, ITA, SUI, UKR, USA), 26 Farr 40s are ready and waiting for the start tomorrow of the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS).  Racing will take place from June 24-27 with a maximum of 10 races scheduled for this highly competitive class in which victory often hangs on a team’s performance in the final race of the series. Vincenzo Onorato,… more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chris Love, chris@sailgroove.org, 774-217-3394 SAILGROOVE.ORG PRESENTS THE 2009 US SAILING YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS Austin, TX – June 23, 2009 — Sailgroove.org is the official media outlet for the 2009 US Sailing Youth Championships hosted by Indian Harbor Yacht Club (Greenwich, CT) June 26 through June 30.  Sailgroove will provide exclusive coverage of the races from Greenwich, CT with photos and video coverage available each day after the events. The US Sailing Youth Championships is an annual event for sailors under 20 years of age.  Elite entrants are selected by résumé only and will be competing in four classes… more »

Race 1 Video Race 2 Video After an extremely disappointing leg nine, which saw second overall in the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 slip away when Telefónica Blue ran aground and had to return to Marstrand for emergency repairs, Bouwe Bekking and his men made a remarkable comeback today, to snatch the in-port race in Stockholm from nearest rival PUMA.  Telefónica Black was third. The rocks and islands surrounding the course set today for the final of the in-port race series in the Volvo Ocean Race were black with thousands of spectators, while out on the water, in the Stockholm Archipelago, … more »

  INTER-COLLEGIATE SAILING ASSOCIATION NAMES 2008/2009 ICSA ALL-AMERICA SAILING TEAM Yale University Wins Fowle Trophy NEWPORT, R.I.  (June 17, 2009) – The Intercollegiate Sailing Association of North America (ICSA) has announced the members of its 2008/2009 ICSA All-America Sailing Team, along with the Quantum Female College Sailor of the Year, the College Sailor of the Year, Sportsman of the Year and the winner of the Leonard M. Fowle Memorial Trophy for the all-around best college team.  The ICSA All-American honors are awarded to competitors who demonstrated outstanding performance in competition during the college sailing year (fall and spring seasons) just concluded.… more »

May 29, 2009 For more information on the poll, or on how your team's coach can become a part of it, www.sailingworld.com/rankings.  Coed MAISA 1. Georgetown 2. St. Mary's 3. Navy 4. SUNY Maritime 5. Hobart/Wm. Smith 6. Washington College 7. Old Dominion 8. Pennsylvania 9. USMMA/Kings Point Also receiving votes: Cornell, Fordham MCSA 1. Wisconsin 2. Minnesota 3. Northwestern (tie) Michigan 5. St. Thomas (Minn.) 6. Notre Dame Also receiving votes: Miami (Ohio), Michigan St., Ohio St. NEISA 1. Boston College 2. Yale 3. Roger Williams 4. Harvard 5. Tufts 6. Boston Univ. 7. Brown 8. Connecticut College 9. Vermont… more »

  The Maxi Trimaran Banque Populaire V on a Conquest of the Oceans : The North Atlantic Crossing Record In brief: Banque Populaire V, the largest ocean racing trimaran in the world, was launched in August 2008 in Lorient (Brittany – France). Built at sites in Cherbourg, La Rochelle and Lorient, the construction of the maxi trimaran took 250 000 man hours of work, utilsiing a total workforce of some 170 people. Under the leadership Pascal Bidégorry, skipper of the Banque Populaire trimarans since 2004, the crew of the Maxi Banque Populaire V embarks on an ocean records campaign ready… more »

ERICSSON 4 WINS THE VOLVO OCEAN RACE 2008-09 – PUMA TAKES LEG NINE (More Leg 9 coverage here) A third place finish in leg nine has been enough for Ericsson 4 to provisionally win the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09.  The team now has a 13-point lead over PUMA, with just 12 points available in the rest of the race. “We made a few errors on the leg, but we got what we wanted so we're pretty happy,” said Ericsson 4 skipper Torben Grael.  “We were very close in Marstrand, but now it's done. It's finished. We can really enjoy it.” It… more »

BRIAN PORTER WINS THREE-WAY, FIRST PLACE TIE-BREAKER TO TAKE THE 2009 AUTONET MOBILE MELGES 24 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, AYRES NAMED TOP CORINTHIAN (Photo by Serge Zavarin) 4 June 2009 In an amazing final day of racing on San Francisco Bay, Brian Porter on USA-749 Full Throttle won a three-way tie for first place to win a record-setting fourth U.S. National Championship title, a first in U.S. Melges 24 Class history. Also, tied for first place was Vince Brun on USA-553 Bailout and in third was Dave Ullman on USA-505 Pegasus 505. Each of the top three teams carried 20 points a piece. Going into today's racing… more »

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The rankings are compiled by Sailing World Magazine and determined by the coaches of the ICSA.  Every coach gets 1 vote to rank all the teams.  Latest Rankings (May 6, 2009) Coed [#] = first-place votes received (#) = prev. rank Total Points     01. Georgetown [7] (2) 328 11. Hobart/Wm. Smith (11) 179 02. Boston College [6] (1) 324 12. Navy (7) 169 03. Yale [4] (5) 316 13. SUNY Maritime (9) 166 04. St. Mary's (6) 276 14. Stanford (13) 130 05. Charleston (4) 266 15. Boston Univ. (13) 107 06. Roger Williams (3) 249 16. Washington College (17)… more »

The Woonsocket Rockets top the leaderboard after day one at the 2009 British Open Team Racing Championship for the Wilson Trophy at West Kirby Sailing Club Streaming Updates at wksc.net/wilsontrophy A clear blue sky and a chilly ten knot breeze greeted the forty two team racing squads competing in the 60th Wilson Trophy at West Kirby Sailing Club this morning. With the 2009 British Open Team Racing Championship title at stake there was a subtly serious edge to the otherwise convivial atmosphere which prevailed over the sailors’ alfresco breakfast of coffee and bacon sandwiches. With perfect team racing conditions on offer,… more »

  By ICSA - CollegeSailing.org Norfolk, Virginia (April 28, 2009) – A year after its successful introduction of a semifinal round and “brackets” to the spring-time competition for the ICSA/Gill Coed National Championship, ICSA (Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association) has announced the pairings for this year’s Western and Eastern Semifinals and has scheduled the two events to run concurrently from the Fan Pier in Boston, Mass., as part of the festivities surrounding the only North American stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race.  From May 2-3, 2009, 36 college sailing teams -- which have been seeded into the Western or Eastern Semifinals based… more »

US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics Member Anna Tunnicliffe Wins Gold at French Olympic Sailing Week in Hyères, France HYERES, France (April 24) - US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics member Anna Tunnicliffe (Plantation, Fla.) has done it again: she has won another gold medal at an ISAF World Cup event. This time around, Tunnicliffe showed her dominance in Hyères, France, site of French Olympic Sailing Week. The 2008 Olympic gold medalist has now won her third ISAF Sailing World Cup event.  Tunnicliffe won the event after a week-long comeback in today's Laser Radial Medal Race. After a slow start in the regatta, Tunnicliffe… more »

The rankings are compiled by Sailing World Magazine and determined by the coaches of the ICSA.  Every coach gets 1 vote to rank all the teams.  Latest Rankings (April 22, 2009) Coed [#] = first-place votes received (#) = previous rank Total Points     01. Boston College [21] (1) 458 11. Hobart/Wm. Smith (9) 216 02. Georgetown  [3] (2) 455 12. Tufts (11) 188 03. Roger Williams (6) 403 13. Boston Univ. (18) 176 04. Charleston (5) 377 (tie) Stanford (10) 176 05. Yale (3) 375 15. Vermont 161 06. St. Mary's (4) 358 16. Brown (12) 126 07. Navy (8)… more »

St. Petersburg, Fla. (April 13, 2009) – Genny Tulloch (Tiburon, Calif.) and her team won the 2009 Rolex Women’s Match, hosted April 9-12 by the St. Petersburg Yacht Club (St. Petersburg, Fla.). Sailing with Tulloch, who is ranked #1 on the US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics, were crew members Liz Hall (Bristol, R.I.), Jamie Haines (Newport, R.I.) and Chafee Emory (Newport, R.I.). A total of 10 teams competed in the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Grade 3 match-racing regatta, which was created in 2002 to improve opportunities for women sailors specifically interested in match racing. With the win, #43 world-ranked Tulloch, along… more »

Follow the start of leg six of the Volvo Ocean Race live on www.volvooceanrace.org, where there will be full coverage from the race course, including live commentary of the start, beginning at 1:45 PM EST. The Volvo Ocean Race fleet is scheduled to start leg six from Rio de Janeiro to Boston at 15:00 local time (18:00 GMT) on Saturday afternoon. While the start port is home to Ericsson 4 skipper Torben Grael, the finish line represents the race coming to the hometown of the PUMA OCEAN RACING team. “I won’t lie, it’s good to be going home, I haven’t been… more »

From NYYC.org This is an open letter to the Société Nautique de Genève and the Golden Gate Yacht Club from the commodores of the five yacht clubs that either set the America’s Cup competition in motion: the Royal Yacht Squadron, or have been a former trustee of the Cup: the New York Yacht Club, the Royal Perth Yacht Club, the San Diego Yacht Club and Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. We write to encourage you to negotiate together for a fair and equitable multi-challenger competition for the thirty-third defense of the America’s Cup. We believe that such an event, as… more »

Check out some of the Athletes' blogs in the blogs section! Portsmouth, R.I. (April 10, 2009) – US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics (USSTAG) member Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.) won a gold medal today in a competitive Laser Radial fleet of 62 boats at the Princess Sofia Trophy in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Railey, the 2006 ISAF Yachtswoman of the Year and US SAILING’s Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year, is starting her 2012 Olympic campaign off with a bang.  “This gold medal feels amazing because I just started sailing full-time again in January,” said Railey, who took most of 2008 off to… more »

The rankings are compiled by Sailing World Magazine and determined by the coaches of the ICSA.  Every coach gets 1 vote to rank all the teams.  Latest Rankings (April 8, 2009) Coed [#] = first-place votes received, (#) = previous ranking Total Points     01. Boston College [14] (2) 375 11. Tufts (9) 181 02. Georgetown  [5] (1) 354 12. Brown (10) 178 03. Yale (3) 332 13. SUNY Maritime (16) 160 04. St. Mary's (4) 327 14. Connecticut College (17) 91 05. Charleston (5) 300 15. South Florida (13) 86 06. Roger Williams (8) 267 16. Eckerd (15) 83 07.… more »

READY TO RACE IN RIO ***For live video, audio and boat tracking, go to volvooceanrace.org at 11:45AM EST. The Volvo Ocean Race fleet returns to sea this weekend for the 'Light In-Port Race’ on Guanabara Bay, just off the Marina da Gloria in Rio de Janeiro. Two races are scheduled on Saturday [April 4] , beginning at 13:00 local time (16:00 GMT), and they will be scored as a series. The winner on the day will be awarded four scoring points towards the overall Volvo Ocean Race leaderboard. A light to moderate sea breeze is forecast for Saturday afternoon, with… more »

The rankings are compiled by Sailing World Magazine and determined by the coaches of the ICSA.  Every coach gets 1 vote to rank all the teams. Latest Rankings (March 25, 2009) Coed [#] = first-place votes received, (#) = previous ranking Total Points     01. Georgetown [19] (1) 415 11. Stanford (15) 200 02. Boston College [1] (3) 391 12. Hobart/Wm. Smith (20) 174 03. Yale (4) 378 13. South Florida (11) 162 04. St. Mary's [1] (2) 357 14. MIT (13) 141 05. Charleston (6) 317 15. Eckerd (17) 130 06. Harvard (8) 303 16. SUNY Maritime (12) 87 07.… more »

                2009 NUMBERS FOR ICSA NATIONALSSPRINGWomen’s     MA 5.58 = 6       Top 9    MA 1.86 = 2    Women’s       MA = 4Dinghies    MC 3.41 = 3       for      MC 1.14 = 1    Dinghies      MC = 2  (27)      NE 7.76 = 8      finals    NE 2.58 = 2*   Semis         NE = 6*            NW 1.55 = 2        (9)     NW  .52 = 1     (18)         NW = 1            PC 3.41 = 3                PC 1.14 = 1                  PC = 2            SA 3.41… more »

by Sara (Sally) Green and Dick Boblenz Once again, a flock of Snipes has flown through CYC leaving history in its wake.  On March 9 - 11, CYC hosted her 71st Snipe Midwinter Regatta. This is not only CYC’s longest running regatta, it is also the longest running Snipe regatta in the United States.  This year, 25 competitors and their one person crews came from eleven countries.  Some of these Snipes have been making the long migratory flight to CYC for many years.  While CYC no longer has an active Snipe fleet (would anyone like to start one?), the club’s… more »

The rankings are compiled by Sailing World Magazine and determined by the coaches of the ICSA.  Every coach gets 1 vote to rank all the teams.  Latest Rankings (March 11, 2008) Coed [#] = first-place votes received, (#) = previous ranking Total Points     01. Georgetown [9] (4) 344 11. South Florida (13) 169 02. St. Mary's [6] (1) 341 12. SUNY Maritime (15) 163 03. Boston College [3] (2) 318 13. MIT (11) 129 04. Yale (6) 291 14. Boston Univ. (12) 116 05. Roger Williams (3) 282 15. Stanford (14) 113 06. Charleston (7) 279 16. Connecticut College (19)… more »

Here they are!  The first rankings released this spring season.  The rankings are compiled by Sailing World Magazine and determined by the coaches of the ICSA.  In this new system, every coach gets 1 vote to rank all the teams.  See below for details.  Latest Rankings (February 26, 2008) Coed [#] = first-place votes received Total Points     01. St. Mary's [16] 576 11. MIT 260 02. Boston College [13] 550 12. Boston Univ. 252 03. Roger Williams 507 13. South Florida 245 04. Georgetown 452 14. Stanford 231 05. Harvard 410 15. SUNY Maritime 221 06. Yale [1] 396… more »

VIOLENT SQUALLS BRING BIG GAINS AND LOSSES   By VolvoOceanRace.org 2/25/09 1300 GMT All five boats racing down the South Pacific Ocean in leg five of the Volvo Ocean Race are engaged in a battle with nature.  The doldrums and the associated clouds and squalls are causing big gains and huge losses across the fleet as the boats get pushed further away from their optimum courses by the unstable weather.     “It’s all about your route through the cloud minefield,” says Guy Salter from Ericsson 4 (Torben Grael/BRA) who is clinging onto first place.  “Often you just can’t avoid them… more »

By Martin Tasker for TVNZ.co.nz So how do we measure the success of the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series? Well, given that it is the America's Cup in microcosm, maybe the best analysis would be via the mantra of Mr America's Cup Dennis Conner who always referred to the quest for the world's oldest international sporting trophy as "a game of life." What constitutes a game of life? It must surely have drama, intrigue, high emotion, low emotion, brain power, technology, personalities, controversy, back-stabbing, front-stabbing, creativity, courage, endurance, sporting excellence, pain, laughter, tears, outrage, theatre, the list is endless. Looking at… more »

  Terry Hutchinson and Anna Tunnicliffe Are US SAILING's 2008 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year    By US Sailing January 7, 2009 – TP52 World Champion Terry Hutchinson and Laser Radial Olympic Gold Medalist Anna Tunnicliffe today were named US SAILING’s 2008 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year. A shortlist of nine male and five female sailors – determined from nominations submitted by members of US SAILING – was evaluated by a panel of sailing journalists who selected these two sailors for the noteworthy distinction. Members of the panel agreed that it had been “quite a year”… more »

By US Sailing ussailing.org   2008 Paralympic Gold Medalist Nick Scandone passed away Friday, after a long battle with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, a debilitating neurodegenerative disease that affects the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. An avid sailor since he was a child, Scandone reached his ultimate goal of a Paralympic gold medal this past summer in Qingdao, China with SKUD-18 teammate Maureen McKinnon-Tucker.    Scandone beat the odds of his disease by not only being strong enough to compete at the 2008 Paralympic Games, but by winning the gold medal a day early, with two… more »

  Sailing’s Best of 2008 Nominees Announced for US SAILING’s Rolex Yachtsman & Yachtswoman of the Year Awards PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (December 10, 2008) – Joining the year-end “best of” lists is US SAILING’s short list of nominees for the 2008 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year awards.  Established in 1961 by US SAILING and sponsored by Rolex Watch, U.S.A. since 1980, the annual presentation of US SAILING's Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year awards are widely regarded as the sport's ultimate recognition of an individual’s outstanding on-the-water achievements for the calendar year.  Over its history the coveted award has… more »

New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup 20 Entries Accepted; Yacht Clubs to Field Amateur Teams NEW YORK, N.Y. (December 4, 2008)–Twenty yacht club teams from around the world have accepted the New York Yacht Club’s (NYYC) invitation to compete in the first-ever New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup.  Announced in August and scheduled to debut September 15-19, 2009, the event is for Corinthian (amateur) sailors representing their yacht clubs and respective nations.  It will take place on the famed waters off Newport, R.I., where Harbour Court, the NYYC’s on-the-water clubhouse, is located. "The response was greater than we could ever have expected given… more »

Dockwise Yacht Transport Partners with Global Boat Shipping to Expand Service to Northwestern Europe  FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA. (November 14, 2008) -- Dockwise Yacht Transport (DYT), headquartered in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., has announced a cooperative partnership with Global Boat Shipping (GBS) of Germany to enable increased shipping options for reaching the northwestern shores of Continental Europe as well as the popular cruising grounds off the southern coast of the UK and in the Baltic Sea. The strategic alliance allows DYT to continue offering its unique float-on/float-off yacht transport service with its own fleet of four semi-submersible ships while adding GBS’s well established… more »

Governor Proclaims Tall Ship Oliver Hazard Perry as Rhode Island’s Own Reception Highlights Future Programs and Benefits NEWPORT, R.I. (Nov. 6, 2008) – Aboard the 132-foot steel hull of Rhode Island’s future Tall Ship Oliver Hazard Perry, Rhode Island Governor Donald L. Carcieri ceremoniously raised his state’s flag today, after proclaiming that the vessel, during its construction and when it is sailing, will not only symbolize the state’s rich maritime history but also represent the importance of the marine trades to Rhode Island’s sound economic future. Once it is sailing in 2011, the Oliver Hazard Perry will be a fully operational, sailing… more »

US SAILING’sRolex International Women’s Keelboat ChampionshipSets Sail to Rochester, N.Y. in 2009 Rochester, N.Y., USA (November 5, 2008) – Organizers of US SAILING’s Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship (IWKC) have announced a change in venue and dates for the next running of this biennial regatta.  Due to the impact of September’s Hurricane Ike on the greater Houston area, including the Galveston Bay communities of Clear Lake, Kemah, La Porte and Shoreacres, where the Houston Yacht Club (HYC) is situated, the organizing committee made the difficult decision to pass the helm to another club and not host the 2009 regatta.  The new… more »

Mayhem Takes Title at 2008 IRC East Coast Championship Annapolis, Md. (November 4, 2008) – With the defending champion, John Kilroy’s Samba Pa Ti, out of the mix, the 2008 IRC East Coast Championship title was up for grabs this past weekend in Annapolis, Md. The three-day regatta, run by the Storm Trysail Club’s Chesapeake Station, consisted of a 29.64nm distance race on Friday and five windward/leeward races on Saturday and Sunday. In the end, Mayhem, the TP52 owned by Ashley Wolfe (Calgary, CAN), won IRC Class 1 and was crowned the overall 2008 champion among the 35 competing boats.  Arethusa,… more »

US SAILING's 2009 Rolex Miami OCR Notice of Race Available Online Miami, Fla. (October 30, 2008) –  US SAILING’s Rolex Miami OCR is preparing for its 2009 debut as the second stop on the inaugural International Sailing Federation’s (ISAF) Sailing World Cup 2008-2009 circuit. Already a long-time ISAF Grade 1 world ranking event as well as a US SAILING Team AlphaGraphics qualifier and preferred winter training regatta for the world’s elite Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls, the Rolex Miami OCR also will celebrate its 20th Anniversary when it returns to Coconut Grove, Fla., from January 25-31, 2009. The Notice of Race is now… more »

Storm Trysail Club Hosts 2008 IRC East Coast Championship in Annapolis, Md. Annapolis, Md. (October 28, 2008) – Later this week the East Coast racing season wraps up with the Storm Trysail Club’s IRC East Coast Championship, scheduled for October 31 – November 2, 2008 on Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis, Md.  A total 37 boats ranging in length from a 30-foot M30, Mummbles owned by Brad Kauffman (Annapolis) to the largest, represented in three 52-foot entries: Mayhem, the TP52 owned by Ashley Wolfe (Calgary, CAN); the Judel/Vroljik 52 Anema & Core owned by Ennio Staffini (Annapolis); and the IRC 52 Vincitore… more »

CONTI WINS ROLEX OSPREY CUP St. Petersburg, Fla., USA (October 28, 2008) – Italy’s Giulia Conti won the 2008 Rolex Osprey Cup – one of only two ISAF Grade 1 women’s match racing events in the U.S. – held at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club (St. Petersburg, Fla.), from October 22-25.  Along with crew Alessandra Marenzi, Alessandra Angelini, Giovanna Micol, Conti (Toscolano Maderno, Italy) defeated Debbie Capozzi (Bayport, N.Y.) in the ‘first to win three’ final match format. A total of 78 matches were run by Principal Race Officer Pat Seidenspinner on Tampa Bay for the four-person teams sailing in Sonar… more »