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July 30, 2012Olympic Sailing: July 29, 2012Racing for the Finns, Stars, and Women Match Racing kicked off the Olympic regatta in Weymouth and Portland for the 2012 London Games. Photos by Daniel Forster.
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April 19, 20132013 America's Cup World Series, NaplesVeteran Sailing World contributor and America's Cup historian Steve Tsuchiya is in Italy for the sole America's Cup World Series stop in 2013. He's taken two rides on AC45s during practice and is catching the regatta from shore and on photos boats. Here's his first gallery. Click here to visit the second gallery.
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June 20, 2012Westward Cup (Cowes)Big Class yachts Mariette, Mariquita, and Eleonora grace the Solent at the second running of the Westward Cup. Photos by Rick Tomlinson and Chris Boynton.
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September 14, 2012The Dark Clouds Behind the Silver LiningWill 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?
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July 25, 2012US Sailing Team 2012: Bob WillisOn the verge of competing in his first Olympic Games, Bob Willis shares with us some of his concerns and what he's most excited about.
Click here to watch a video of Bob.
Text/images courtesy of US Sailing Team.
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April 4, 2013MOD70 Retreats for StrengthThe MOD70 has attracted interest and spectators, and delivered on being a relatively safe yet fun multihull class. But the problem is that the sponsors are not able to turn the spending spigot tap on again, or at least not just yet.
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June 12, 2012The Fastnet's Storm ForceTed Turner recalls the infamous 1979 Fastnet Race, which claimed the lives of 15 people and caused the abandonment or sinking of 24 boats. From our June 2002 issue.
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September 11, 2012Maxi Yacht Rolex CupFantastic racing greeted 34 teams at the 23rd annual Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup held in Porto Cervo, Sardinia. Hap Fauth’s brand new 21.94m Bella Mente captured the Mini Maxi Rolex World Championship. Igor Simcic’s 30.48m Esimit Europa 2 won the Maxi Racing class, while Filip Balcaen’s 34.13m Nilaya made short work of the Supermaxi class. Photos: Rolex/Carlo Borlenghi
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July 24, 20122012 SAP 505 World ChampionshipWith a staggering 188 boats, the 505 fleet employed a gate or rabbit start to give the entire fleet an equal chance during the starting phase. Over six days, just nine races were completed, leading to a tight point spread and ensuring that no place on the podium was locked down until the finish line. The team of Jan Saugmann and Martin Gorge (DEN 8964) snagged a third place in the final race, leap-frogging them into first overall.
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March 25, 2013Photo of the Month: Jesús RenedoSpanish photographer Jesús Renedo captured March’s Photo of the Month out of his home base in Palma where Olympic hopefuls were training in big breeze and waves for the ISAF Sailing World Cup.
