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Rambler 88 wins the King Edward VII Cup
Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with UNCL, Yacht Club de Dinard, Société Nautique de la Baie de St. Malo, Junior Offshore Group (JOG) and the Royal Yacht Squadron. George David's American Canting Keel Maxi, Rambler 88 has won the 2017 Cowes Dinard St Malo Race, and the King Edward VII Cup dating back to
Published 14:20 on 10 Jul 2017
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FOUR SEASONS IN ONE INCREDIBLE DAY
Four seasons in one day, a game of two halves, a bit of everything; you can pick your cliche, but the 2017 Round the Island Race in association with Cloudy Bay has certainly delivered on all levels. Ultimately, it will be the MOD70, Concise 10 taking the lion's share of the headlines, and rightly so as Ned Collier Wakefield steered the 70ft trimaran to a thrilling race record, shaving exactly a minute off the
Published 08:28 on 3 Jul 2017
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America’s Cup J Class Regatta Race 1 Falls Victim to Light Airs
Despite a huge spectator fleet mustered off NE Bermuda's north shore ready and waiting attentively to see the record fleet of seven J Class yachts in action for the first two scheduled races of the America's Cup J Class Regatta, the winds did not cooperate and no racing could be run. The fickle breezes did not build above five knots for
Published 14:39 on 20 Jun 2017
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Rombelli Wins Absolute First Melges 40 Grand Prix in Costa Smeralda
STIG, helmed by Alessandro Rombelli crowned Champion of Melges 40 Grand Prix, the new benchmark in one-design racing (17 June 2017 / Porto Cervo, Italy) - The Yacht Club Costa Smeralda has officially concluded the first Melges 40 Grand Prix event on the 2017 circuit, featuring the largest keelboat produced by
Published 14:38 on 20 Jun 2017
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53 for the RORC IRC National Championship
Racing gets under way this Friday on the Solent for the cream of the British keelboat fleet at the Royal Ocean Racing Club's IRC Nationals. Since replacing the Channel Handicap System in 2000, IRC has been adopted around the globe to allow boats of differing sizes, ages, styles and speeds to compete equally. For
Published 10:19 on 20 Jun 2017
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Burling and Emirates Team New Zealand push ahead
Battle resumed on Father's Day in the America's Cup Match, presented by Louis Vuitton with Jimmy Spithill's ORACLE TEAM USA looking to seize back the advantage gained by Peter Burling's Emirates Team New Zealand on day one. However, it was day two to the Kiwis again, with Emirates Team New Zealand recording two more back-to-back victories over the Defenders of the America's Cup, putting themselves 3-0 up in the first-to-seven series that will determine the
Published 06:01 on 19 Jun 2017
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J Class Yachts Open The Show
The seven J Class yachts which are in Bermuda to compete in the America's Cup J Class Regatta provided the perfect, spectacular curtain raiser to a picture postcard first day of the 35th America's Cup Match, presented by Louis Vuitton as they staged an exhibition on the Great Sound, on the same race course. The compact, two leg course used for the exhibition
Published 05:56 on 19 Jun 2017
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LADYCAT TAKES SECOND PLACE IN BOL D'OR MIRABAUD
The 79th edition of the Bol d'Or Mirabaud was to be a match race from start to finish. Ladycat powered by Spindrift racing and Alinghi were neck-and-neck throughout the race fighting to the bitter end to secure lead and be crowned winner of the coveted event. After just over five hours of racing in very tough conditions, the black and gold team, defending its
Published 05:55 on 19 Jun 2017
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The count down commences & race partners are finalised
The Round the Island Race in association with Cloudy Bay, takes place on Saturday 1st July. As organisers at the Island Sailing Club (ISC) in Cowes count down the days, the Rear Commodore Sailing and head of Race Management Dave Atkinson, is hoping for a late surge in entry numbers to record a final number on par with last year at around the 1,500 mark. Entries currently
Published 15:35 on 15 Jun 2017
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Hanuman Wins Light Wind Race 1 of the America's Cup Superyacht Regatta
Hanuman bounced back quickly from starting too early to win the first race of the America's Cup Superyacht Regatta in Bermuda. Although they had to return and recross the line Hanuman were able to recover as the breeze filled from the right side of the first upwind leg. Already positioned on the favoured side, they chased Velsheda around the first windward
Published 08:03 on 14 Jun 2017
