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September 14, 2012

The Dark Clouds Behind the Silver Lining

by Ryan O'Grady
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© Volvo Ocean Race/Farr Yacht Design
A new canting-keel 65-footer from Farr Yacht Design is the new face of the Volvo Ocean Race

Will the move to a one-design for the next Volvo Ocean Race be enough to bring eight quality teams to the starting line come 2014?

With the recent announcement that an all-female team has placed a deposit for the first VO 65 One Design, the decision to move to a one-design boat appears to have been vindicated for the next Volvo Ocean Race. "I reckon that with the old boat, the Volvo Open 70, we would not even have thought about this," says Richard Brisius, head of Atlant Ocean Racing, the management team behind the female SCA team. "The new 65-foot design is still a monster--still a huge boat--but it's now at least possible, even though you could never say it's going to be easy."

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September 12, 2012

Almost Perfect

by Ryan O'Grady
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© Ryan O'Grady
Fernando working at the end of the pole

Visions of a fast Vineyard Race and Saturday afternoon finish dashed through my head. Could it really happen? Or was this just another forecast destined to fail?

Sometimes I’m amazed that anyone chooses to distance race in the Northeast. The events lack the fun factor of distance sailing in most other places. Take the Vineyard Race for instance. Taking place every Labor Day weekend since 1932, the race starts off Stamford, Conn., rounds the Buzzards Bay Light tower to starboard, Block Island to starboard, and finishes back in, err, Stamford 238 miles later.

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September 11, 2012

Tall Ships, Big Lessons

by Bruce Gain
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The Etoile Polaire weathered tough conditions with youngsters on board en route to Lisbon, Portugal.

A micro and macro account of this year’s Tall Ships Races shows what lessons beginner sailors can take away from the world’s largest offshore event of its kind.

As anyone who sails knows, almost anything can happen on the water, especially during long-distance stretches of 500 miles or more. The stakes are especially high for the skipper when they are responsible for the well being of an inexperienced crew. These two risks were compounded by the sheer number of participants during Sail Training International’s annual Tall Ships Races that took place in July and August.

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September 7, 2012

Where Have the Tacking Duels Gone?

by Tim Zimmermann
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Match racing at the America's Cup World Series just hasn't been cutting it for Tim Zimmermann.

The multihulls of the America's Cup have speed and excitement, but Tim Zimmermann finds the subtleties of match racing tactics and strategy to be lacking.

Stu explained why he declined to watch the ACWS the other night. I guess I should explain why I am worried I may decline to watch the America's Cup Match itself. Well, let's be real. I'll watch it. But I am worried that it's going to be boring.

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September 4, 2012

A Tale of Two AC72s

A look at the new machines of the America's Cup: the AC72s of Emirates Team New Zealand and Oracle Team USA.

The clock is ticking down to the 34th America's Cup, and two teams have splashed their AC72s thus far.

Emirates Team NZ hit the water in their new AC72 last month. Their fourth day of training on Aug. 29 saw speeds in the 30-knot range. Just check out the chase boats trying to keep up!

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August 27, 2012

Why I Didn't Watch the America's Cup World Series

by Stuart Streuli
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In their post-competition interviews, USA Pro Cycling Challenge winner Christian Vande Velde (top) and America's Cup World Series champ James Spithill said basically the same thing. Why did Vande Velde's comments seem so much more heartfelt?

The America's Cup World Series has the wow factor nailed, but it still struggles to attract the long term viewer.

Last night, between putting the kids to bed and doing the same for myself, I had a few hours to kill.I thought about trying to catch up on a few of the TV series I have on the DVR, but I just wasn’t sure I had the focus for anything with a complicated plot line.

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August 27, 2012

Super Sunday at the Americas Cup World Series

Oracle Team USA swept the America's Cup World Series in San Francisco with Russell Coutts' team winning the match racing championship, while Jimmy Spithill's team captured the fleet racing and event championship.

Watch highlights from Super Sunday at the America's Cup World Series in San Francisco:

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August 26, 2012

Americas Cup World Series San Francisco: Saturday Highlight Reel

Oracle Team USA continued its dominance on the penultimate day of the AC World Series San Francisco, giving little doubt to the scale of their defense. Jimmy Spithill is on a tear on the home turf.

Saturdays two semi-final matches race set up an Oracle Racing team Super Sunday rematch, and the two fleet races of the day put Oracle's team Spithill atop the leaderboard. Here's Saturday's video highlights.

 

 

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August 24, 2012

America's Cup World Series: Coutts Crash

Who says sailboat racing is boring? Plenty of fast-paced action off the San Francisco waterfront today, including one smashing smash-up by Oracle Racing's Russell Coutts. Are the boss's reaction times slowing down with age?

Now that's getting boxed out! Russell Coutts crashes into the race committee boat during the third fleet race of the America's Cup World Series in San Francisco on the third day of racing.

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August 21, 2012

America's Cup: Emirates Airborne Again

by Dave Reed
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Emirates Team New Zealand capsizes during the practice race of the America's Cup World Series San Francisco, incurring minor damage.

Emirates Team New Zealand planted their wing in San Francisco Bay, joining a host of other teams this week learning how far to push in the windy conditions.

The last time Dean Barker and his teammates on Emirates Team New Zealand capsized their AC45 (in Newport in June) the ensuing drama of righting the boat from its bows-to-the-sky position proved more entertaining than the capsize itself. It was an experience that Barker admitted he'd soon rather forget.

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