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UIM World F1 Championship Portimao: Abu Dhabi triumph in Portugal - It's very rare that the size of the field increases after the red lights go out at the start of a race but that's what happened in the opening round of the 2010 UIM World F1 Championship in Portimao, ...

RYA South Zone scoops 2010 Eric Twiname Shield - It was the RYA’s South Zone that walked away basking in the winners glory today (9 May) as the 2010 RYA Eric Twiname Championships came to a close on Rutland Water. Following the bitter disappointment of last years competition, ...

The Taittinger Royal Solent Yacht Club Regatta 2010 preview - As soon as the last firework of Cowes Week 2010 hits the water, the yacht racing focus in The Solent shifts west for the third edition of The Taittinger Royal Solent Yacht Club Regatta held in Yarmouth, Isle of ...

Nepresso Cup: Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones' Magic Carpet Squared secures victory - On the final day of racing at the Nespresso Cup, the first exclusive regatta for Wally yachts, Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones’ Magic Carpet Squared sailed a great final race to secure the overall Nespresso Cup trophy… The Nespresso Cup came ...

Wilson Trophy British Open Team Racing: Team Extreme, USA, takes whitewash victory - The final day of the 2010 Wilson Trophy dawned beautifully bright and clear and following a brief delay to allow the wind to build strength and stabilise direction, racing for the final part of the round robin element got ...

APL Race Week : X-41 World Championship set for Arendal Norway - For the past 14 consecutive years the Arendal Sailing Association has been the proud organizer of APL Race Week. The Association is the oldest Yacht Club and has been responsible for the implementation of a wide range of prestigious ...

Audi Winter Series: You're Hired pips Vanguard at the post -  It was another beautiful day on Sydney Harbour with spring like temperatures and lots of love for all the Mothers taking part in race three of the Audi Winter Series, hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia on Mother’s ...

XII International Women's Match Race Criterium: Anne Tunnicliffe's USA team wins in Calpe - Reigning champion French Claire Leroy, second placed in the World Ranking, loses final battle against the US crew by 3-1. Spanish Tamara Echegoyen gets to the semifinals, but in the petit finale has to surrender also to the Australian ...

XII International Women's Match Race Criterium: Team Tunneciffe win In Calpe - After four days of learning the boats, adjusting to new crew numbers, and tricky wind and sea conditions, Team Tunnicliffe finally knocked off last year's champion to win the finals 3-1 at the XII International Women's Match Race Criterium. ...

RYA Eric Twiname Championships: Spirits not dampened on Rutland Water - Temperatures of 6°C, 18-20 knots of wind and driving rain, did little to dampen the spirits of 325 young sailors and windsurfers competing at day one of the 2010 RYA Eric Twiname Championships today (8th May). Hosted at Rutland ...

Mini Pavois: Start postponed for the 2nd leg between Gijon and La Rochelle - The start is postponed by 23 hours. The fleet will set sails on Monday the 10th of May at 11 am. This delay is due to the stormy pressure that slowly moves in the Bay of Biscay. This pressure ...

World F1 Championship : Price misses pole after crash in Portimao - Unseasonably cold and damp weather greeted the 2010 World F1 Championship tour in Portimao for the opening round of the series. This year, a new qualifying format was being introduced adopting the same system as F1 motor racing. Qualifying ...

Nespresso Cup Trophy: Stage set for ultimate battle in Portofino - The second day of racing in Portofino focuses on design as the Nespresso Cup Trophy is unveiled and the Wally yachts demonstrate their high-performance design out on the water leaving the front-runners on equal points going into the final ...

Wilson Trophy British Open Team Racing Championship Team Extreme in top position - Competitors at the 2010 Wilson Trophy British Open Team Racing Championships had an early start on day two of the event, with racing getting underway at eight o’clock sharp this morning. Conditions out on the marine lake at West ...

Transat AG2R La Mondiale: Vive les grains - A l'approche de l'arc Antillais, les premiers grains font leur apparition - et vont s'intensifier d'ici à l'arrivée. Les duos de la Transat AG2R LA MONDIALE doivent donc composer avec les nuages : exploiter les accélérations en bordure et ...

XII International Women's Match Race Criterium: Anna Tunnicliffe reports from Calpe - We had a lot of racing today at the XII International Women's Match Race Criterium in Calpe, Spain.  We wrapped up the quarter-finals first today against Spain's Cameselle.  We won that round 3-1 to advance to the semi finals. ...

Transat AG2R La Mondiale: Bernard Stamm sur Cheminees Poujoulat changement de regime - La route vers Saint Barth est brûlante, l'alizé est modéré, mais les choses vont changer pour le Figaro Cheminées Poujoulat, en 9e position de la Transat AG2R LA MONDIALE, et pour ses concurrents ! Cap au Nord-ouest, ils filent ...

Vendee-St.Petersburg Inauguration of the village in Saint-Gilles Croix-de-Vie - It was at 3oclock Friday afternoon  that Philippe de Villiers cut the ribbon opening the village for the first edition of the Vendée St. Petersburg. An exhibition area of 1150 sq.m, which will be home to the Vendée Council ...

Clipper Round the World Race: Spirit of Australia looks set for third victory - "Time for a good old fashioned drag race!" exclaims Brendan Hall, skipper of Spirit of Australia. "Four boats within spitting distance of the finish, in roughly the same breeze and with equally determined crews. It doesn't get more exciting ...

Groupama Volvo Ocean Race strategy revealed - This Thursday in Eric Tabarly's Cité de la Voile and then its base in Lorient, vessel owner Groupama and its team, revealed the reasons behind their commitment to the next two editions of the Volvo Ocean Race, the crewed ...

Tacktick Suunto J/80 UK National Championship: Three different race winners on Cardiff Bay - Races Four, Five and Six of the Tacktick Suunto J/80 UK National Championship 2010 took place today in the Bristol Channel. This is the second time that the J/80 Class has selected Cardiff Bay Yacht Club as the host ...

World Sailing Teams Association welcomes the plan for the 34th America's Cup -  On Thursday in Rome, the Defender and Challenger of Record for the 34th America's Cup issued details of their plan for the next Match. The two teams, BMW ORACLE Racing and Mascalzone Latino Audi Team, are both among the founding ...

XII International Women's Match Race Criterium : French teams still lead in Calpe -  It will be French Claire Leroy and Anne-Claire Le Berre, Spanish Margarita Cameselle and Tamara Echegoyen, Danish Camilla Ulrikkeholm, American Anna Tunnicliffe, Australian Katie Spithill and Danish Lotte Meldgaard to battle to get to the semifinals. It's the very first ...

Stena Match Cup Sweden takes on Olympic Elliott 6 for womens class -  World Match Racing Tour event, Stena Match Cup Sweden in Marstrand, has appointed the new Elliott 6 as the boat for the women’s class. The decision to use the same racing boats as the Olympic Games in London 2012 ...

ARC Europe : Transatlantic Rally sets sail from Nanny Cay, Tortola, BVIs -  Perfect conditions greeted the start of World Cruising Club's transatlantic sailing rally ARC Europe yesterday, as the fleet crossed the start line just off Nanny Cay Marina, Tortola, at midday local time. Under a warm Caribbean sun and with steady ...

Match Race Germany : Historic first female entry for the 13th edition -  Match Race Germany, Stage 2 of the ISAF World Match Racing Tour, has invited its first ever female entry to take part in the 13th edition.  Twenty six year old Kathrin Kadelback (GER) EWE Sailing Team will be helming with ...

Nespresso Cup: Shared passion for performance as J One clinches first race -  The first day of the Nespresso Cup, the very first exclusive Wally regatta, has drawn to a close after a day of challenging conditions on the waters of Portofino. The Nespresso Cup brings together an interesting blend of people who ...

Wilson Trophy British Open Team Racing Championship -  Racing got underway bang on time today at the sixty-first edition of the Wilson Trophy British Open Team Racing Championship, hosted by West Kirby Sailing Club. Widely recognised as one of the world’s premiere team-racing events, thirty-two teams from the ...

2010 Audi MedCup Public Village opens Saturday in Cascais -  The Portugal Trophy, Cascais, starts next Tuesday, May 11th, with the TP52 Series official training. But, ashore in Cascais the action starts tomorrow, Saturday, May 8th, with the official opening of the first Public Village of the Audi MedCup season. ...

Clipper Round the World Race: Spirit of Australia regrets inshore gamble - The Clipper Race Committee, in accordance with the International Rules of Sailing, today announced that it is implanting a rule to shorten Race 8. The forecast for the next week shows extremely light and unreliable winds which could affect ...