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It’s Ladies First for the Volvo Ocean Race

An all-female effort from Sweden is the first to throw its hat in the ring for the 2014 Volvo Ocean Race. Kersti Strandqvist, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications at SCA, above with project manager Richard Brisius.

12_17157  ©Th.Martinez/Sea&Co.  CAMPIONE DEL GARDA - ITALY . 20 August  2012 . 
2012 ZHIK NAUTICA MOTH WORLDS. Day 1.
B8-Anthony Kotoun(ISV3596)

To the Flame

The 2012 Zhik Nautica Moth Worlds kicked off on Lake Garda, Italy, on August 20, with a big turnout of foiling fanatics.

Race Committee

A Satisfaction Guarantee

If sailors are customers, then race committees should focus on delivering satisfaction while striving for perfection themselves. Jobson Report from our July/August 2012 issue.

Mass Bay Junior Olympics at Annisquam Yacht Club

The 2012 Mass Bay Junior Olympic Festival that took place at Annisquam Yacht Club was accompanied by sunshine and light air on Monday, giving way to more breeze on Tuesday. Thomas Walden and William Hundahl from Pleon won first in the C420 fleet of 50 boats, while Nicholas Mehlman and Antonia Rerisi of MSA took home first in C420 Green. Zoe Ting of Sandy Bay YC brought home first in Optimist Green, and Emma Rose Safford, also of Sandy Bay, won in the Optimist White fleet. Jed Bell of Hingham YC

Highlander Nationals

Held July 21-26, the Highlander Nationals were held at EYC/Whiskey Island Marina. This quirky class brought with it tents, kilts, and party treats, on top of competitive racing. Photo Credit: Chris Howell and Gayle Kaufolz

COWES, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 12: Race action in the Redwing class during day two of the Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week on August 12, 2012 in Cowes, Isle of Wight. (Photo by Richard Langdon/Getty Images)

Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week

One of the UK’s longest running and most succesful sporting events, Cowes Week has played a key role in the British sporting summer calendar since 1826. Roughly 1,000 boats flock to Cowes for a mix of competitive sailing and social activites, and over 100,000 spectators join in to watch the racing–and crash the parties. Photo Credit: Rick Tomlinson and Getty Images

Sailing World

An Olympic (Length) Review, Part II

Was the move to a different Trials a good one? Is the development pipeline working? Is there hope for 2016? Part II of our Olympic review looks at thes questions.

Sailing World

An Olympic (Length) Review, Part I

The closing ceremonies of the 2012 Olympics featured a phoenix rising as the Olympic flame was extinguished. Can the U.S. Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider treat the sailing regatta in a similar way, and pull the keys to a successful future from the ashes of a disaster? Here’s a few thoughts.

GOLD:
Belcher Mathew, Page Malcolm, (AUS, 470 Men)


2012 Olympic Games 
London / Weymouth

2012 Olympics, Day 13

Racing wrapped up for the Men’s and Women’s 470 fleets in Weymouth. Photos by Daniel Forster

Sailing World

It’s Ladies First for the Volvo Ocean Race

An all-female effort from Sweden is the first to throw its hat in the ring for the 2014 Volvo Ocean Race. Kersti Strandqvist, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications at SCA, above with project manager Richard Brisius.

12_17157  ©Th.Martinez/Sea&Co.  CAMPIONE DEL GARDA - ITALY . 20 August  2012 . 
2012 ZHIK NAUTICA MOTH WORLDS. Day 1.
B8-Anthony Kotoun(ISV3596)

To the Flame

The 2012 Zhik Nautica Moth Worlds kicked off on Lake Garda, Italy, on August 20, with a big turnout of foiling fanatics.

Race Committee

A Satisfaction Guarantee

If sailors are customers, then race committees should focus on delivering satisfaction while striving for perfection themselves. Jobson Report from our July/August 2012 issue.

Mass Bay Junior Olympics at Annisquam Yacht Club

The 2012 Mass Bay Junior Olympic Festival that took place at Annisquam Yacht Club was accompanied by sunshine and light air on Monday, giving way to more breeze on Tuesday. Thomas Walden and William Hundahl from Pleon won first in the C420 fleet of 50 boats, while Nicholas Mehlman and Antonia Rerisi of MSA took home first in C420 Green. Zoe Ting of Sandy Bay YC brought home first in Optimist Green, and Emma Rose Safford, also of Sandy Bay, won in the Optimist White fleet. Jed Bell of Hingham YC

Highlander Nationals

Held July 21-26, the Highlander Nationals were held at EYC/Whiskey Island Marina. This quirky class brought with it tents, kilts, and party treats, on top of competitive racing. Photo Credit: Chris Howell and Gayle Kaufolz

COWES, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 12: Race action in the Redwing class during day two of the Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week on August 12, 2012 in Cowes, Isle of Wight. (Photo by Richard Langdon/Getty Images)

Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week

One of the UK’s longest running and most succesful sporting events, Cowes Week has played a key role in the British sporting summer calendar since 1826. Roughly 1,000 boats flock to Cowes for a mix of competitive sailing and social activites, and over 100,000 spectators join in to watch the racing–and crash the parties. Photo Credit: Rick Tomlinson and Getty Images

Sailing World

An Olympic (Length) Review, Part II

Was the move to a different Trials a good one? Is the development pipeline working? Is there hope for 2016? Part II of our Olympic review looks at thes questions.

Sailing World

An Olympic (Length) Review, Part I

The closing ceremonies of the 2012 Olympics featured a phoenix rising as the Olympic flame was extinguished. Can the U.S. Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider treat the sailing regatta in a similar way, and pull the keys to a successful future from the ashes of a disaster? Here’s a few thoughts.

GOLD:
Belcher Mathew, Page Malcolm, (AUS, 470 Men)


2012 Olympic Games 
London / Weymouth

2012 Olympics, Day 13

Racing wrapped up for the Men’s and Women’s 470 fleets in Weymouth. Photos by Daniel Forster

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