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June 1, 20122011-'12 Volvo Ocean Race: Leg 7Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing clinched their first offshore leg win during Leg 7 from Miami, Fla., to Lisbon, Portugal. Photos by Ian Roman, Paul Todd, VOR media crewmembers Diego Fructuoso/Team Telefonica, Yann Riou/Groupama Sailing Team, Hamish Hooper/CAMPER ETNZ, Nick Dana/Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing.
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July 5, 2012Krys Ocean Race: PrologueThe Prologue of the Krys Ocean Race took five MOD 70 teams from Newport, R.I., to the Big Apple. Stève Ravussin's Race for Water came out with the win. Photos: Billy Black/Krys Ocean Race
Click here to watch videos from the Prologue aboard Musandam-Oman Sail, and click here to read more about the racing in our Finish Line forum.
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August 23, 2012America's Cup in San Francisco: Day 1Steven Lapkin shares shots from the first day of racing at the America's Cup World Series in San Francisco. Luna Rossa Swordfish and Piranha, along with Ben Ainslie's J.P. Morgan BAR advanced out of the match racing quarterfinals.
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December 11, 2012C&C 101Boat of the Year Nominee
Photos by Walter Cooper
The C&C 101 is billed as a return to C&C’s racing roots, and for this they tapped young in-house designer Tom McNeill. Teased by dying winds and a shortened test sail, the judges sailed the boat on two separate days so as to give it a fair test.
Short-tacking up the shoreline of the Naval Academy, the boat accelerated quickly out of the tacks, and was responsive on the helm to subtle course changes, characteristics the judges liked. The build quality and interior were positives as well, but there numerous issues of which the judges were critical, including the mainsheet system, which was difficult to trim, and the cockpit ergonomics, which while wide, and open, were not comfortable (the floor being too low, for example).
The judging panel from our sister publication, Cruising World, however, found no such issues and were most impressed with its entry-level pricing—$175K—bestowing the boat with their Domestic Boat of the Year award.
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April 5, 2013World Cup PalmaWild and windy photos from the 44 Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mapfre (ISAF Sailing World Cup Palma) in Palma, Spain, which ran from March 30 to April 6, 2013.
Click here to read an interview with event photographer Jesús Renedo.
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June 20, 2012Giraglia Rolex Cup (Saint-Tropez)Nearly 200 international yachts flocked to this sun-kissed town to celebrate the Giraglia Rolex Cup's 60th anniversary this year. The regatta is aptly nicknamed "Queen of the Mediterranean," both for its historic roots and its magnificent scenery. Oh, and the fierce conditions and competition that await the daring competitors.
Esimit Europa 2 smashed the race record by over three hours, completing the 242-nautical mile race from Saint-Tropez, France to Sanremo, Italy, in just over 14 hours. Read more in our Finish Line forum.
Photos: Rolex/Kurt Arrigo
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July 28, 20122012 Olympics, Pre-RegattaA collection of images from the Weymouth including the opening ceremony with Team GBR, and Saturday's practice races for the Finn and Star classes.
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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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January 24, 2013Quantum Key West 2013: Day FourOnne van Der Wal brings us the Quantum Key West action from the regatta's big hardware: IRC, Maxis, HPR, and lots more.
Click here to access SW's complete coverage of Quantum Key West.
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May 20, 2013Luna Rossa Goes for a FoilIn what can only been seen as a poke in the eye of the folks in charge of the America's Cup, Luna Rossa went out for a sail just two days after the review panel asked all teams to refrain from sailing for about a week while it convened to look into the death of Artemis crewmember Andrew Simpson. Photos by Carlo Borlenghi/Luna Rossa Challenge
