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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”.
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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, 2012Annapolis Leukemia Cup RegattaThe Annapolis Leukemia Cup Regatta was held on June 1-2 at the Annapolis Yacht Club and raised over $180,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. This year marked the 20th Anniversary of this important event and reaffirmed the dedication of its participants to find cures for blood related cancers and improve the lives of patients and their families.
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July 9, 2012From the Archives: Ultimate Metamorphosis of the Open 30Just when the Ultimate 30 class appeared dead, U.S. owners and interested sailors in Europe gave this big dinghy a new lease on life - and a new name. From our February 1991 issue.
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July 9, 2012From the Archives: The Heat is OnWith a little more than one year to the Atlanta Olympics, the results of the largest Olympic classes event in the U.S. made it clear that the pressure was on the U.S. team to pick up the pace. From our May 1995 issue.
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July 9, 2012Naked AmbitionHoping to convince any doubters that sailors are athletes, too, 2008 gold medalist Anna Tunnicliffe goes sailing in the buff for ESPN the Magazine's annual The Body issue.
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June 26, 2012Typhoon National RegattaRon Mihills and his two sons, Rick and Brent Mihills, won the two-day, 5-race regatta with a record of 3-3-1-1-1 in the 19 boat Championship fleet. PRO John McCarthy presided over teams from as far away as Michigan, North Carolina, and Washington DC, and over 50 volunteers helped to make sure that everything ran smoothly.
Photo Credit: Diane Cook-Tench, Lin McCarthy, and Blanche Stevens.
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June 26, 2012Great Lakes International Challenge CupRochester Yacht Club's Match Racing Regatta, also known as the Great Lakes International Challenge Cup, took place on June 15-17. The Challenge Cup was hosted in conjunction with Dave Perry coaching an advanced Match Racing Clinic. 10 teams representing 4 countries were present for 5 days of sailing near the Port of Rochester on Lake Ontario. Although Dave Perry led in the standings at the end of Day 1, Terry McLaughlin finally pulled ahead with 9 points over Perry's 8, with Peter Wickwire losing the tiebreaker to come in 3rd, also with 8 points.
Photo Credit: Betsy Lawless
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June 26, 2012Leukemia Cup Regatta at the Great Lakes Yacht ClubThe Great Lakes Yacht Club has raised over $500,000 since they began hosting their Leukemia Cup Regatta, and this year proved to be just as fruitful as years past. Nearly 30 boats sailed on May 19th in the three-race regatta on Lake St. Clair in order to raise funds for blood cancer research and patient services. The top fundraiser for the year was Trey Rose, a member of the Crescent Sail Yacht Club who raised $6,090 in memory of his co-worker John Balconi.
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