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Monthly archives for September, 2021
Alinghi finishes second in TF35 Trophy at Scarlino
Monday
Sep 13
2021
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Sep 13
2021
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The seven TF35s embraced salt water all together for the first time in their careers this week. The fleet migrated to the Italian town of Scarlino, in Tuscany, for the last two Grand Prix of the 2021 TF35 Trophy…
Global Solo Challenge welcomes 34th entry
Monday
Sep 13
2021
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Sep 13
2021
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French skipper Jérôme has already set his eyes on the boat he thinks has the characteristics for taking part in the Global Solo Challenge, but viewing and purchasing the boat has been much delayed by Covid related travel restrictions…
Noble Marine Allen RS600 Nationals overall
Monday
Sep 13
2021
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Sep 13
2021
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Congratulations to George Smith, RS600 National Champion 2021 – a much deserved and popular first win!
suicide by hurricane?
Monday
Sep 13
2021
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Sep 13
2021
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This story – two stories actually – is bizarre and ultimately tragic.
The farthest Graham Collins sails his boat is along the coast of Nova Scotia, so the Haligonian was stunned when he got a call from the U.S. Coast Guard on Friday, asking if he was sailing through the eye of hurricane Larry.
Friday started out like any other day for Collins. The president and co-owner of Compass Distillers was working away when he received a phone call from his friend.
Officials with the U.S. Coast Guard’s rescue coordination center in Boston had been trying to reach Collins but were unable to get hold of him, so they started contacting people on his emergency contact list…
New Challenges for a New IMOCA 60
Monday
Sep 13
2021
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Sep 13
2021
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11th Hour Racing’s new IMOCA gets rolled out of the shed at MerConcept in Concarneau for launching and measuring. For the team, the outcome was a fast boat that also moved the sustainability needle for the marine industry. (Amory Ross/)
A little over 20 years ago, Swiss sailor Bernard Stamm and three crew blasted across the Atlantic on the front edge of a winter storm, and set a new monohull record for the New York to Lizard crossing: 8 days 20 hours and 56 minutes. They did it in Stamm’s IMOCA 60, beating a record that had been held by Bob Miller’s superyacht Mari Cha III by more than four hours. At 44.7m length overall, Mari Cha was almost two and a half times longer than the IMOCA 60 and the new record spoke volumes for the future.
A possible future: an IMOCA 60 with four crew could have been the replacement for the aging Whitbread 60, the boat then used for the Volvo Ocean Race. The IMOCA 60 could have slashed crew numbers (and therefore cost) and ramped up performance and spectacle. Surely this new record was the harbinger for a remarkable future for offshore racing? Well, it’s taken 20 years, but the future is finally here, with the launch of 11th Hour Racing Team’s new IMOCA 60 – the first to be purpose-built for a four or five-person crew. Personally, I can’t wait to see what she can do – and not just on the water. This boat was built with more than just speed in mind…
Rodriguez/ Tocke win Snipe North Americans 2021
Monday
Sep 13
2021
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Sep 13
2021
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Ernesto Rodriguez and Kathleen Tocke dominated the 2021 North Sails Snipe North American Championship held September 10-12 in Beverly MA. With 41 teams competing, the duo won five of the six races to take the title by 17 points over Enrique Quintero/ Charlie Bass with Augie Diaz/ Barbie Brotons four points further back in third. – Full report
Great Britain SailGP Team finish in sixth
Sunday
Sep 12
2021
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Sep 12
2021
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Racing for the first time with the brand new 29M wings, designed for the light breeze, the Great Britain SailGP Team had an explosive day on the water at the France Sail Grand Prix in Saint-Tropez…
USA leads in France SailGP
Saturday
Sep 11
2021
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Sep 11
2021
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Saint-Tropez, France (September 11, 2021) – The 2021 SailGP season has had more than its share of light winds and the opening day of the France Sail Grand Prix continued that theme as light-winds saw the eight national teams reduced to three crew for the fifth event of season two.
Jimmy Spithill and the U.S. team put in an impressive performance to claim two race victories as the U.S. team finished the day at the top of the leaderboard, three points ahead of Peter Burling’s consistent New Zealand SailGP Team in second. Phil Robertson’s Spain SailGP Team rounded out the top three heading into tomorrow a further point behind and tied on even points with Nathan Outteridge’s Japan team…
GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Denmark day 4
Friday
Sep 10
2021
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Sep 10
2021
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The competition did not commence today due to the lack of wind, but we launched our new “In the bag” series during the morning live-stream show, that highlights the gear each rider is currently using…
candle in the wind
Friday
Sep 10
2021
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Sep 10
2021
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The 2019 loss of the superyacht Andiamo in Miami was caused by unattended candles, an inoperable fire alarm and too much firefighting water, according to a new report from NTSB.
On December 18, 2019, the 120-foot yacht Andiamo was moored at the Island Gardens Deep Harbour Marina in Miami. The six crew members aboard the yacht were preparing for the arrival of a guest of the owner. While getting spaces ready, two crewmembers found that the lighting systems in the lower level were not working…
America’s Cup: Dalton explains the new AC40
Friday
Sep 10
2021
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Sep 10
2021
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For the first time in 170 years of America’s Cup history, women will be able to compete in an America’s Cup Women’s Regatta, using the new AC40 one design foiling monohull which will have multiple uses in the 37th America’s Cup cycle…
Star World Championship – Black flag shuffles the deck
Friday
Sep 10
2021
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Sep 10
2021
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The second day of racing for the 2021 Star World Championship at Keil was hit by a some notable black flags and the attention level was right back up…
New AC40 foiling monohull for next America’s Cup
Thursday
Sep 09
2021
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Sep 09
2021
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RNZYS and RYS have released a first glimse of the new intiatives to be included as part of the Protocol for the 37th America’s Cup due to be published in November…
2021 Slalom World Champions crowned in Paros
Thursday
Sep 09
2021
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Sep 09
2021
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Paros has now made its stamp as a world class slalom destination after producing outstanding racing conditions throughout the entire event from light to medium to strong and super strong winds…
Stars+Stripes development team at Ficker Cup
Thursday
Sep 09
2021
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Sep 09
2021
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Sailing team Stars+Stripes, led by world champion sailors Mike Buckley and Taylor Canfield, have announced the formation of a development team to compete at this year’s Ficker Cup match racing regatta, September 10-12 in Long Beach, California…
Finn European Masters – Paradise sailing
Thursday
Sep 09
2021
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Sep 09
2021
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After the first two races of the Finn European Masters, Zdenek Gebhart, from Czech Republic leads…
Can Alinghi defend her GC32 Worlds crown?
Thursday
Sep 09
2021
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Sep 09
2021
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In one week’s time racing will be under way off Villasimius in southeastern Sardinia in the 2021 GC32 World Championship. This will only be the third time this title has been fought for since the GC32 was endorsed by World Sailing…
Marine Auctions September Online Auctions
Thursday
Sep 09
2021
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Sep 09
2021
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Details of Vessels and Marina Berths offered for sale in Marine Auctions’ September Online Auction. The Bidding will commence at 5am on Thursday 16th September and will end on Wednesday 22nd September at 2pm…
2021 Rolex NYYC Invitational Cup preview
Thursday
Sep 09
2021
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Sep 09
2021
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For the first time since the inaugural event in 2009 the fleet for the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup will hit the starting line without a defending champion…
sweet
Thursday
Sep 09
2021
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Sep 09
2021
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Star World Championship – First race to Spitzer and Nehammer
Wednesday
Sep 08
2021
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Sep 08
2021
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Finally the wind made an appearance and the Star World Championship in Kiel managed their first race…
52nd La Solitaire du Figaro Stage 3 day 4
Wednesday
Sep 08
2021
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Sep 08
2021
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With just over 100 nautical miles to sail to Roscoff on the Bay of Morlaix Pierre Quiroga (Skipper Macif 2019) was maintaining a slender lead of just under one mile after passing Bishop Rock at the Scilly Isles this afternoon…
Any real info on the Buccaneer 32?
Wednesday
Sep 08
2021
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Sep 08
2021
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Hello folks, been lurking here for a while picking up great info from this forum, figured it was now time to join you all. I’m in the market for a boat in the mid-30 foot range that will be comfortable for longer term sailings. I’m up in the Seattle area and I’ve come across some terrific bargains on the Bayliner Buccaneer 32, a few of them on the market now in the $10K to $20K range that look to be in fine shape, just in need of some cosmetic work.I’ve researched Buccaneers and seen that…
Robertstad takes German WASZP Eurocup
Wednesday
Sep 08
2021
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Sep 08
2021
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Norwegian sailor Mathilde Robertstad has taken out the third leg of the WASZP Eurocup held in conjunction with Kiel Week 2021…
triple wing
Wednesday
Sep 08
2021
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Sep 08
2021
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Classification society DNV issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a unique, three-wing rig designed to provide wind propulsion to large ocean-going ships. According to UK-based Windship Technology, the patented design can produce the power required to sail an 80,000 dwt ship on the main long transoceanic routes…
Tom Slingsby wins Moth Worlds 2021
Wednesday
Sep 08
2021
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Sep 08
2021
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It’s another win for Tom Slingsby, who has successfully defended his title as the Moth World Champion. Slingsby used the North Bi9 DSX Decksweeper, a standard design developed after the 2019 Worlds in Perth, Australia…
Charting a course through junior sailing
Tuesday
Sep 07
2021
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Sep 07
2021
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A four-time Collegiate All-American at Dartmouth College (’95) and a member of the U.S. Olympic Sailing Team in the Women’s 470 Class in the 1990s, Whitney Peterson is currently found frostbiting SeaDog dinghies in the winter and promoting youth sailing in the summer.
As the incoming Commodore of Sachem’s Head Yacht Club (Guilford, CT), she has run the club’s junior sailing program for almost a decade. In a report Whitney wrote for WindCheck magazine following the 2021 RS Feva North American Championship, she shares some observations on promoting the sport through the early years:
Moth Worlds – it’s all about having fun…
Tuesday
Sep 07
2021
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Sep 07
2021
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Quite what Tom Slingsby is feeling as he ruthlessly dominates the Moth Worlds 2021 in Malcesine is anyone’s guess, but it’s probably good…
K1 Nationals at the WPNSA
Tuesday
Sep 07
2021
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Sep 07
2021
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The K1 National Championship was held 3rd to 5th September at WPNSA. Competitors started arriving on Thursday to set up their boats ready for the two points races to be held on Friday and subsequent six points races to be held over Saturday and Sunday…
Skunked again at Star Worlds
Tuesday
Sep 07
2021
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Sep 07
2021
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Kiel, Germany (September 7, 2021) – After a lack of wind prevented racing yesterday to begin the 2021 Star World Championship, the 83 teams from 18 countries remain deadlocked as the wind was again too weak on the second day of the championship. Six races are scheduled on September 6-11. – Details
OK Dinghies at Kieler Woche overall
Tuesday
Sep 07
2021
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Sep 07
2021
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Bo Petersen has won Kieler Woche for OK Dinghies after no more racing was possible on the last two days. André Budzien was second with Benjamin Hammerö third, from the fleet of 36 boats…
2021 International Moth Worlds day 4
Tuesday
Sep 07
2021
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Sep 07
2021
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Five races were held in a variable Ora wind, which tested the technical skills of the athletes, but the script has not changed. Slingsby is still perfect, Phil Robertson has broken into the top 5 and Checco Bruni has climbed back to sixth…
Hadron H2 Nationals at Herne Bay overall
Monday
Sep 06
2021
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Sep 06
2021
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After two days of grey skies and brisk winds, the final day dawned with sunshine and a light to moderate Easterly breeze – much to the relief of many in the fleet…
Biggest Women’s Regatta Cancelled
Monday
Sep 06
2021
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Sep 06
2021
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Lockdown has had a massive impact on the Waikawa Boating Club inhouse racing and the nationally significant Evolution Sails Women’s Regatta. 195 registered crew have been told they won’t be racing in the 2021 edition of the highly regarded annual event…
Rolex Middle Sea Race reaches 100 yacht milestone
Monday
Sep 06
2021
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Sep 06
2021
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With 50 days to the start of the 42nd Rolex Middle Sea Race, the Royal Malta Yacht Club (RMYC) is preparing itself for a stellar fleet…
B14 Nationals at Rock overall
Monday
Sep 06
2021
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Sep 06
2021
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The final day arrived and the fleet were down bright and early as the scheduled start was to be 11:30 out in the bay. The wind was 6–9 knots SE, and hopefully would hold until we had the 3 scheduled races completed…
New line-up for 2021 Congressional Cup
Friday
Sep 03
2021
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Sep 03
2021
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The 2021 Congressional Cup now has a revised line-up as it prepares for its 56th edition on September 14-19 in Long Beach, CA.
Last-minute snags have defending champion Ian Williams (GBR) withdrawing, in addition to Phil Robertson (NZL) and Nick Egnot-Johnson (NZL). Taking their places will be Chris Poole (USA) – right off a win in the Oakcliff International Regatta – and Dustin Durant (USA), a three-time Congressional Cup veteran and host club representative. Final berths will be filled by Ficker Cup’s top trio of finishers.
Considered the ‘grandfather of match racing’ Congressional Cup was founded in 1965 by Long Beach Yacht Club, where organizers revolutionized the game of match racing with on-the-water umpiring. The only Grade One Match Race in the US and a championship event on the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT), the regatta is raced on a fleet of identical 37-foot Catalina keelboats…
Sarah Douglas named Canadian Sailor of the Year
Friday
Sep 03
2021
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Sep 03
2021
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(September 2, 2021) – Sarah Douglas was named Sail Canada’s Rolex Sailor of the Year for 2020-2021.
Following her 6th-place finish at Tokyo 2020, Sarah Douglas received this award for the second time in a row at Canada’s Celebration of Sailing held by Sail Canada and the Royal Canadian Yacht Club today in Toronto, Ont. The event, attended by approximately 110 guests including members of the Tokyo 2020 Canadian Olympic Sailing Team and past Olympians, celebrates performances and experiences of Canada’s high-performance sailors of the past, present and future.
Sarah Douglas achieved Canada’s best individual performance in women’s sailing in Olympic history in Tokyo by finishing in 6th position overall in Laser Radial. She also became the first Canadian to take part in the Medal Race of the Laser Radial class since this event was introduced to the Olympic Games program in 2008 in Beijing…
2021 International Moth Worlds day 1
Friday
Sep 03
2021
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Sep 03
2021
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A stable 8 to 12 knots Ora allowed for all six scheduled races to take place on the opening day of the Redoro Frantoi Veneti Moth World Championship, with strong performances from Tom Slingsby and Iain Jensen from Australia…
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