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St. Moritz Match Race
Keith Swinton of Australia won his first Alpari World Match Racing Tour event in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Sept. 2. over former champion Mathieu Richard of France. Bjorn Hansen (SWE) retains the top overall spot in the tour, while Ian Williams (GBR) keeps second going into the next stop in Marseilles on Sept. 24.Photos: Loris von Siebenthal/St. Moritz Match Race |
2012 Paralympic Games
Sailing at the Paralympic Games in Weymouth and Portland, U.K., runs through Sept. 6. US athletes competing include Jen French and JP Creignou (SKUD 18), Mark LeBlanc (2.4 mR), and Paul Callahan, Tom Brown, and Bradley Johnson (Sonar).Click here for more information on sailing at the Paralympic Games. Photos: US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider Facebook page |
The America's Cup Super Sunday
Oracle Team USA swept the match racing and fleet racing of the America's Cup World Series in San Francisco. Photos by Gilles Martin-Raget.Click here to watch highlights from Super Sunday.Click here to watch Coutts' crash from Friday's racing. |
Americas Cup World Series: Saturday
Moderate winds for Saturday's World Series races delivered fast, close racing for the fleet as they pursue Oracle Team USA's Jimmy Spithill. |
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America's Cup World Series
Action from an action-packed second day of racing at the San Fran stop of the 2012 America's Cup World Series |
Moth Worlds 2012: Wipeout
Thierry Martinez catches a hairy top-mark situation with Australians John Harris and Joe Turner at the 2012 Moth Worlds on Lake Garda in Italy.Click here to find more photos of the event. |
America's Cup in San Francisco: Day 1
Steven 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. |
Moth Worlds 2012: Lake Garda, Italy
Foiling fanatics flock to Lake Garda, Italy, for the Moth World Championship, which runs through August 26. Check out a video of the sailing action here. Photos by Thierry MartinezClick here to check out Martinez's photos from a hairy top-mark rounding. |
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The America's Cup World Series: San Francisco
The second season of the America's Cup World Series is scheduled to begin Wednesday, Aug. 22, in San Francisco. There will be a total of eight teams competing: Artemis Racing (SWE), China Team (CHN), Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL), Energy Team (FRA), J.P Morgan BAR (GBR), Luna Rossa Challenge 2013 (ITA), ORACLE TEAM USA (USA), and Team Korea (KOR). Photos by Gilles Martin-Raget |
Mass Bay Junior Olympics at Annisquam Yacht Club
The 2012 Mass Bay Junior Olympic Festival that took place at Annisquam Yacht Club was accompanied by sunshine and light air on Monday, giving way to more breeze on Tuesday. Thomas Walden and William Hundahl from Pleon won first in the C420 fleet of 50 boats, while Nicholas Mehlman and Antonia Rerisi of MSA took home first in C420 Green. Zoe Ting of Sandy Bay YC brought home first in Optimist Green, and Emma Rose Safford, also of Sandy Bay, won in the Optimist White fleet. Jed Bell of Hingham YC won Optimist Blue, and Rachel Foster of Pleon won Optimist Red. Matt Safford of Pleon won first in the Laser Radial division.Photo Credit: Daphne Papp |
Highlander Nationals
Held July 21-26, the Highlander Nationals were held at EYC/Whiskey Island Marina. This quirky class brought with it tents, kilts, and party treats, on top of competitive racing.Photo Credit: Chris Howell and Gayle Kaufolz |
Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week
One of the UK's longest running and most succesful sporting events, Cowes Week has played a key role in the British sporting summer calendar since 1826. Roughly 1,000 boats flock to Cowes for a mix of competitive sailing and social activites, and over 100,000 spectators join in to watch the racing--and crash the parties.Photo Credit: Rick Tomlinson and Getty Images |
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2012 Olympics, Day 13
Racing wrapped up for the Men's and Women's 470 fleets in Weymouth. Photos by Daniel Forster |
2012 Olympics, Day 11
Olympic champions were crowned in the 49er class, while racing continued for the Women's 470 and Women's Match Racing. Photos: Daniel Forster |
2012 Olympics, Day 10
On Day 10 of the 2012 Olympic Regatta, the RS-X Medal Races are decided, and action continues in the 470 classes and Women's Match Racing semis. |
2012 Olympics, Day 9
The ninth day of sailing competition in Portland and Weymouth decided the medalists in the Laser and Laser Radial classes, while the 49er and Men's 470 classes continued to do battle. Photos: Daniel Forster, Juerg Kaufmann |
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