Racing

Franck 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

The 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.

Photo Credit: www.bildahlphotography.com

J Class yachts Ranger, Velsheda, Rainbow, and Lionheart competed off Falmouth, U.K., at the end of June.

Photos: jclassyachts.com

The 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.

CAMPER 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.

Click here to read more in our Finish Line forum.

Veteran AC photographer, historian, and journalist Steven Tsuchiya gives a glimpse of the AC World Series stop in Newport, RI, by focusing on the people involved.

Day 4 of the ACWS in Newport wrapped up the Series with Oracle Team USA on top. Team Spithill took home the first-ever overall America's Cup World Series Championship, while Team Coutts won the Newport Match Racing Championship. Photos: R. Steven Tsuchiya

Oracle Team USA Spithill claimed another bullet in the second fleet race of the America's Cup World Series in Newport, and will battle Coutts in the match racing finals.

Perfect conditions and close racing made the first day of racing at the AC World Series in Newport a spectacle.

Emirates Team NZ bit the dust on the first day of racing at the AC World Series in Newport. A water-logged wing extension created havoc as the team tried to right the boat.

America's Cup World Series teams tuned up under ideal conditions on the final training day in Newport, R.I. Photos: Gilles Martin-Raget

Yesterday was the Offical Training Day 1 for the America's Cup World Series in Newport. After an opening press conference, the sailors headed out for some windy practice races. The tension was tangible between ORACLE Team Spithill and Emirates Team New Zealand, for they will be vying for the overall title--Team Spithill currently has a narrow 4 point lead, but that could quickly disappear. Big breeze led to exciting racing, and even a collision with one of the mark boats!

Photo Credit: Guilain Grenier and Gilles Martin-Raget

The 18th Annual Leukemia Cup Regatta took place on June 9, 2012 at Elliott Bay Marina, and raised over $150,000 for blood cancer research and patient services. Sailors from around the Pacific Northwest gathered to race, party, and crusade for a cause. Congratulations to this year's top fundraiser, Michael Coleman, who collected $12,740.

Photo Credit: Jan's Marine Photography, janpix.smugmug.com

Ron 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.

A crowd of hundreds, including youth sailors from many local sailing programs, gathered on Tuesday for the opening press conference of the 2012 America's Cup World Series in Newport, RI. After the ceremony, youth sailors were given a chance to take photos with the cup and meet and greet their heroes.

Photos: Stuart Streuli

Rochester 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

The 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. 

Photo Credit: LTN_Michigan

The Race Village for the America's Cup World Series at Fort Adams in Newport, R.I., bustles with activity. Photos by ACEA/Gilles Martin-Raget

AC World Series teams prepare on the waters of Newport, R.I., ahead of the start of the final event of the 2011-'12 circuit.

AC45s are flying high in Newport, R.I., in anticipation of the AC World Series finale. Photos by ACEA/Gilles Martin-Raget