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October 23, 2012Rolex Middle Sea Race 2012The 606-nautical-mile Rolex Middle Sea Race starts and finishes in Malta, and includes the deep azure waters of Sicily and the Strait of Messina, the islands of Pantelleria and Lampedusa, and even features Stromboli's active volcano as a course mark. Photos: Rolex/Kurt Arrigo
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October 23, 20122012 Ronstan A-Class Catamaran World ChampionshipWith 100+ A-Class catamarans racing at the World Championship in
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October 18, 2012AC72 Capsize on San Francisco BayOracle Team USA's AC72 17 capsized during training on San Francisco Bay on Oct. 16, the team's eighth day of practice. Currents and big breeze pushed the capsized catamaran under the Golden Gate Bridge as the team worked to salvage the boat. Photos: Guilain GRENIER / ORACLE TEAM USA. Click here to watch the capsize and the aftermath.
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October 16, 2012J/24 World Championship 2012Rochester YC (N.Y.) hosted 96 J/24s for the 2012 World Championship on Lake Ontario this September. After the 10-race series, Brazil's Mauricio Santa Cruz and team on Bruschetta took the championship title, while the U.S. team of John Mollicone and 11th Hour Racing finished second. Photos: Rochester YC
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October 15, 2012From the Archives: 1987 J24 Worlds in CapriCapri, Italy hosted the J24 Worlds in 1987. Check out the photos from the Sailing World Archives.
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October 15, 2012Boat of the Year 2013 NomineesDuring the week of Oct. 8, SW's Boat of the Year judges put 15 new models to the test on the Chesapeake Bay. The best of the best will be announced in SW's January/February 2013 issue, which will hit newsstands in mid-December. Photos by Walter Cooper.
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October 15, 2012National Sailing Hall of Fame Inductees 2012The National Sailing Center & Hall of Fame (NSHOF) inducted nine of sailing's significant contributors to the National Sailing Hall of Fame at Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans on Oct. 14. Photos by NSHOF/George Long
The inductees were: Peter Barrett (Madison, Wis.), Bob Bavier (New Rochelle, N.Y.), Gregg Bemis (Boston, Mass.), Stan Honey (Palo Alto, Calif.), Bruce Kirby (Rowayton, Conn.), John Kostecki (San Anselmo, Calif.), Mark Reynolds (San Diego, Calif.), Rod Stephens (New York, N.Y.), and John Cox Stevens (New York, N.Y.)
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October 15, 2012Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta 2012A record 425 college sailors from 38 schools racing 45 borrowed boats came together to participate in the Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta in early October. The event was hosted by the Storm Trysail Foundation and the Larchmont Yacht Club. Photos: Carter Williams and Maureen C. Koeppel
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October 10, 2012Audi Melges 20: U.S. National ChampionshipMichael Kiss on Bacio won his third consecutive national title on San Francisco Bay. Photos: ©2012 JOY | International Audi Melges 20 Class Association
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October 10, 2012America's Cup World Series, San FranciscoJimmy Spithill's Oracle Team USA returned to San Francisco to claim their second consecutive Championship title on the Bay waters, despite a capsize that damaged their wing on the second-to-last day of racing. Spithill also won the Match Racing Championship. Photos: ACEA
