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Woman overboard photo #01
During the J24 Fleet 43 Downeast Regatta last weekend one of the crew on "Mr. Hankey" fell overboard and as able to scramble back on board before the the boat righted itself. The woman was unharmed and "Mr. Hankey" finished 7th overall Event: J24 Fleet 43 Downeast Regatta 09-08-12 |
Woman overboard #03
Her red hat is going to get wet! Event: J24 Fleet 43 Downeast Regatta 09-08-12 |
Woman overboard #04
She is able to pull herself out of the water--not easy to do with so much pressure. Event: J24 Fleet 43 Downeast Regatta 09-08-12 |
Woman overboard #06
Success! Event: J24 Fleet 43 Downeast Regatta 09-08-12 |
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Woman overboard photo #02
Notice the woman underneath the boom |
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
Fantastic 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 |
Rolex Big Boat Series
Jim Swartz (Park City, Utah) and his team aboard the TP52 Vesper was named the IRC North American Champions for 2012 and also captured the St. Francis Perpetual Trophy at the 48th running of the Rolex Big Boat Series at St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, Calif. Photos: Rolex/Daniel Forster |
Meet the AC72
With the clock ticking down to the 34th America's Cup, Emirates Team New Zealand and Oracle Team USA hit the water in their AC72s. Click here to check out videos of the sailing. |
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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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