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July 17, 2012Press Release: Preview of the Olympic 2012 Finn ClassWith competition for the Finn Class just 12 days away, the 24 sailors are ramping up for a fierce medal race. Favorites Ben Ainslie (GBR) and Zach Railey (USA) are just two players among any of the top 14 sailors who could arguably take home a medal of any color.
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July 16, 201252 Super Series at Palma, MallorcaNiklas Zennström's Rán Racing claimed their first victory in the 52 Super Series. Zennström described the near gale force conditions at the four-day Royal Cup in Palma, Mallorca, to be “as good as it gets”.
Photo Credit: Jacaranda Marketing
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July 11, 2012Heating Up at Palma: 52 Super SeriesEight teams will compete at the third regatta of the unaugural 52 Super Series. The Royal Cup at Palma, Mallorca is a four-day event that began today and will be hotly contested.
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July 10, 2012Extreme Sailing Series: Act 4 (Porto)Leigh McMillan's team The Wave, Muscat performed brilliantly on the tight racecourse of the Douro river, winning first place in 10 of the 32 races and extending his overall series lead. Red Bull Sailing Team came in second in Porto, with Oman Air claiming the final podium spot in third.
Photo Credit: Roy Riley/Lloyd Images and Joao Ferrand
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July 10, 20122011-'12 Volvo Ocean Race: Awards CeremonyFranck Cammas did not let the fact that both he and Groupama were new players in the Volvo Ocean Race stand in his way as he sailed into an overall victory for 2011-'12 series. The Prize Giving Ceremony took place in a flurry of confetti in Galway, Ireland, and was even attended by Prince Carl Philip of Sweden.
Photo Credit: Ian Roman and Paul Todd/Volvo Ocean Race
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July 6, 2012Falmouth J Class Regatta 2012J Class yachts Ranger, Velsheda, Rainbow, and Lionheart competed off Falmouth, U.K., at the end of June.
Photos: jclassyachts.com
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July 3, 20122011-'12 Volvo Ocean Race: Leg 9CAMPER celebrated victory in the final leg of the 2011-'12 Volvo Ocean Race, while Groupama clinched the overall win. Leg 9 took the teams from Lorient, France, and around the iconic Fastnet Rock to the finish in Galway, Ireland.
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 2, 2012A French Affair Gets PersonalThe Pro-Am events of the Volvo Ocean Race are meant to be a fun way for passengers to try sailing a Volvo Open 70. Blogger Bruce Gain learns that for PUMA skipper Ken Read, racing is racing.
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June 21, 2012Cammas' Poker FaceGroupama’s Franck Cammas hasn't declared victory in the 2011-'12 Volvo Ocean Race just yet.
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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.
