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where is the Boss going?

The Boss has jibed!   He has given up 1st place and dropped to 2nd… but he is going fast! Will the move pay off?  Check out the Tracker below: Follow them on the Tracker!  

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Land Rover BAR prepare to unveil America’s Cup boat

Ben Ainslie and the Land Rover BAR team head to Fukuoka in Japan while work continues on Britain’s latest America’s Cup race boat, currently known by the code name R1 For the rest of the story from...

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Sleeves Rolled Up at World Sailing Annual Conference

World Sailing’s 2016 Annual Conference brings together up to 700 delegates this week in Barcelona, Spain. Here’s an update from November 7: World Sailing President Carlo Croce opened up the third day...

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A-Class: Sandro Caviezel G7 Upwind Foiling

A-Cat sailors are finding new ways and techniques with current equipment to improve and optimize foiling. Till now we haven´t seen upwind foiling being used as default mode while racing , not at Punta...

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Americans to Compete in Australian Youth Match Racing Champs

Twelve teams from four countries will compete in the Musto International Youth Match Racing Championship, held November 22 to 25 in Sydney Harbour, Australia. The winner of this World Sailing Grade 2...

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Effort to Recover Qingdao China

It’s now been nearly two weeks since Chinese singlehanded sailor Guo Chuan went missing off his 97-ft trimaran Qingdao … For the rest of the story from latitude38.com CLICK HERE!

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Some numbers and highlights of Torbole Techno 293 World Championship

A few days after the conclusion of the Olympic class Techno 293 World Championships, at Circolo Surf Torbole it’s now time to analyze. This week of regattas has certainly been a key focus for the youth...

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Vendée Globe: Battle for the Top Spot

Racing Jean-Pierre Dick (pictured above) and Alex Thomson battle for the lead, while the light weather off southern Portugal gives the traditional boats a chance to strike. The track going south for...

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NoveNove Maui Aloha Classic –Day 8– Recap photos and Boujmaa interview

No wind on day seven caused Duncan Coombs to call for a lay day. With a massive swell on the horizon, the Amateur and Masters fleet has been released tomorrow. There will be a skippers meeting at 10:00...

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Vendee Globe – Conrad Colman from Foresight Natural Energy – Day 3

USA/Kiwi round the world sailor, now resident in France, Conrad Colman updates from the Atlantic Ocean aboard Foresight Natural Energy as he attempts to become the first ever Vendee Globe competitor to...

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There Are Days Like This

But hopefully not many… For the rest of the story from Scuttlebutt Sailing News CLICK HERE!

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53 knots

Rob Douglas (US-55) won the 2016 IKA Kitespeed World Championships (sponsored by Lynch Associates) on the flat, windy offshore waters of Martha’s Vineyard Oct 22-Nov 4th. Rob sailed his Cabrinha Apollo...

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Queens University of Canada win Student Yachting World Cup

Queens University of Canada won the Student Yachting World Cup. Southampton University finished third… For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK HERE!

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Vendée Globe – Day 3 – Small decisions, big consequences?

After a relatively quick passage across the Bay of Biscay Sunday night and Monday then dealing with the stress of the confluence of shipping traffic at Cape Finisterre, the lighter airs down the...

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Designing the IMOCA 60

Vincent Lauriot-Prévost Having designed 12 of the 29 IMOCA 60s competing in the eighth edition of the Vendée Globe, Vincent Lauriot-Prévost of VPLP Design looks back over an exceptional period in yacht...

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Melges 24 World Championship– Girl power holds well for women’s future

The strong contingent of female sailors at the recent Line Honors Melges 24 US National Championship, held at Lake Geneva Yacht Club, holds well for the future of women in the class. Finding them also...

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World Sailing Releases Para Sailing Plan

Barcelona, Spain (November 8, 2016) – World Sailing released today its Para World Sailing Strategic Plan for 2017-2020 as the sport seeks re-introduction into the Paralympic Sports Programme for 2024....

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Star Sailors League Finals – 25 teams, 50 top sailors, 17 countries

For the fourth edition of the event, the top 12 Star teams of the SSL Ranking 2016, and 13 VIPs from the world of sailing, will race in the clear blue water in front of Nassau Yacht Club. 50 of the...

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Vendée Globe – Day 4 – The best place to be today?

Approaching Madeira, which the leaders should pass in the small hours of Thursday, the middle ground, direct course continued to work for the pacemaker. But the Banque Populaire solo skipper has seen...

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Mills and Clark are Rolex World Sailors of the Year

Britain’s Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark are the female winners and Santiago Lange of Argentina is winner of the male Rolex World Sailors of the Year award For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK...

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