CELEBRATING SIXTY IN STYLE - 19/06/2012
Few editions of the Giraglia Rolex Cup will live as long in the memory as the 60th running of this Mediterranean classic. The 2012 race had it all: thrilling conditions over a week’s competitive sailing, a course record that was not only beaten but pulverized, and an incredibly consistent and...
Team Korea pays entry fee, hits important milestone - 19/06/2012
Team Korea has paid its entry fee for next year's Louis Vuitton Cup (America's Cup Challenger Series) hitting another important milestone on the road to San Francisco in 2013. This marks the first time a team from Korea has challenged for the America's Cup. "I'm very happy to see Team Korea take...
THE D35 REALSTONE WINS THE 74th BOL D’OR MIRABAUD - 19/06/2012
The young sailors of the Regatta Training Center (CER) of Geneva once again dazzled everyone by their technical and tactical know-how. Realstone Sailing indeed wins the 74th edition of the Bol d'Or Mirabaud arriving 7 minutes ahead of de Rham Sotheby's skippered by Philippe Cardis. Guy Picciotto’s...
‘HAMMERTIME’ AT ORACLE TEAM USA - 16/06/2012
One of the world’s most recognizable rap artists, MC Hammer, visited ORACLE TEAM USA today and proved he can touch the helm. MC Hammer rode as a Guest Racer with Russell Coutts, but ended up helming the boat. “I’ve never steered a boat,” said the music and entertainment icon. “But Russell said,...
LEG 8 REVIEW: SHORT, FAST AND BRUTAL - 16/06/2012
The Leg 8 race from Lisbon to Lorient was short, but it was anything but sweet. From drifting in the Azores to racing into the eye of a storm where searing speeds and heartbreaking boat damage resulted, the shortest leg of the race yet didn't come up short on drama. Just shy of 2,000 miles, the...
NEAR MISS TRIUMPHS AT GIRAGLIA ROLEX CUP - 15/06/2012
Franck Nöel’s TP52 Near Miss (SUI) has been confirmed as the overall winner of the 2012 Giraglia Rolex Cup. A big boat race was predicted ahead of the historic 60th edition of the race from Saint-Tropez to Sanremo. And so it proved. Yesterday morning, the 100-foot Maxi Esimit Europa 2 (SLO) smashed...
HOME GLORY FOR GROUPAMA FOLLOWING TELEFÓNICA’S CRUEL TWIST OF FATE - 15/06/2012
Groupama completed a heroic comeback victory on Leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race on Friday, strengthening their grip on the overall standings and realising a dream homecoming to Lorient – while Telefónica were left to reflect on what might have been after a cruel twist of fate. Just two days ago...
The nine D35 participating in the Vulcain Trophy presented by Business & Decision are getting ready for the Bol d'Or Mirabaud, the Lake Geneva flagship competition, counting as the fifth stage of the D35 championship, this Saturday, June 16th at 10 am. For the occasion, the star multihull...
The overall result of the closest ever Volvo Ocean Race could hinge on a risky manoeuvre the teams will try to pull off in heavy weather, fading light and close to the eye of a violent storm later on Thursday. With less than 500 nm to go before the teams reach Lorient, and just one more offshore...
Team Telefónica led a furious charge into the eye of a North Atlantic storm on Wednesday, with just 10 nautical miles separating the top four teams overall and the fastest 24-hour runs of the race a real possibility. How the leading quartet of Groupama, Telefónica, PUMA and CAMPER play the risky...
Three days of dramatic inshore competition concluded today at the 2012 Giraglia Rolex Cup. Another exciting day’s racing unfolded with wind speeds reaching 35 knots as the fleet attacked a 26.4-nautical mile course, adjusted slightly for the smaller classes. Sir Peter Ogden’s 62-foot Mini Maxi...
The top three teams overall in the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 remained locked together in a titanic struggle on Tuesday as the fleet slowed slightly on the way to the only Leg 8 turning mark -- São Miguel island in the Azores archipelago. At 1000 UTC Team Telefónica had nosed back in front of overall...
Inaugural AC World Series title to be decided in Newport - 12/06/2012
The inaugural champion of the AC World Series will be decided in Newport, Rhode Island on July 1, the final day of racing in the series. Under the spotlight of a nationwide audience on NBC, the grand finale will see one of eight teams win the title. ORACLE TEAM USA’s Jimmy Spithill holds pole...
TELEFÓNICA AND GROUPAMA IN CLOSE COMBAT AS GAME INTENSIFIES - 12/06/2012
Overnight, Telefónica (Iker Martínez/ESP) relinquished their lead to Groupama (Franck Cammas/FRA) in a game that will only intensify as the fleet makes the approach to the turning mark of São Miguel in the midst of the light air Azores High. At 0700 GMT, Telefónica had inched ahead of the French by...
TESTING CONDITIONS - 12/06/2012
A second day of inshore racing took place today in Saint-Tropez as the 2012 Giraglia Rolex Cup continues to catch the eye. A 30.3-nautical mile course was set for most of the fleet, a 25.4-nm course reserved for the smaller classes. Conditions were again boisterous, with winds reaching speeds of 30...
Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships Creates Five 2012 Olympic Qualifiers - 11/06/2012
The Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships today welcomed the announcement that five sailors who participated in the Championships’ Emerging Nations Programme have each qualified to compete at the London 2012 Olympic Games. The four countries of Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, Chinese Taipei...
SUN, SAILING, SAINT-TROPEZ - 11/06/2012
The 2012 Giraglia Rolex Cup is underway. Today, under alluring blue skies in Saint-Tropez, the first of three days of inshore racing took place with the event’s international fleet, in excess of a hundred yachts, divided into two groups. The larger boats, including the Maxi yachts (measuring over...
GROUPAMA SURGE ON RACE TO THE AZORES - 11/06/2012
Groupama (Franck Cammas/FRA), who snatched the overall race lead from Telefónica after finishing second on the transatlantic leg from Miami to Lisbon, entered the Leg 8 reckoning in a menacing third place this morning at 0500 UTC as the fleet raced towards a high pressure zone hovering around the...
DOUBLE VICTORY FOR REALSTONE THIS WEEKEND - 11/06/2012
Only one race has been sailed in Versoix today in very light wind conditions. Realstone Sailing confirm their leadership position after the victory yesterday in the Genève-Rolle-Genève. Dona Bertarelli, on Ladycat, finished second of the Open de Versoix in front of Ernesto Bertarelli on Alinghi....
Leigh McMillan wins closest Extreme Sailing Series Act this year in Istanbul - 11/06/2012
In the closest finish we have seen so far this year, British Olympian Leigh McMillan and his crew onboard The Wave, Muscat won Act 3 of the Extreme Sailing Series in Istanbul, after four days and 29 races which has seen them in a game of cat and mouse with Roman Hagara and his Austrian Red Bull...
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CELEBRATING SIXTY IN STYLE
Key Partners - 19/06/2012
Few editions of the Giraglia Rolex Cup will live as long in the memory as the 60th running of this...
Team Korea pays entry fee, hits important milestone
America's Cup - 19/06/2012
Team Korea has paid its entry fee for next year's Louis Vuitton Cup (America's Cup Challenger...
THE D35 REALSTONE WINS THE 74th BOL D’OR MIRABAUD
sandra Mudronja - 19/06/2012
The young sailors of the Regatta Training Center (CER) of Geneva once again dazzled everyone by...
‘HAMMERTIME’ AT ORACLE TEAM USA
ORACLE Racing - 16/06/2012
One of the world’s most recognizable rap artists, MC Hammer, visited ORACLE TEAM USA today and...
LEG 8 REVIEW: SHORT, FAST AND BRUTAL
Volvo Ocean Race - 16/06/2012
The Leg 8 race from Lisbon to Lorient was short, but it was anything but sweet. From drifting in...
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