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Sailing World Cup : Weymouth was the final event before the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland was the final opportunity for sailors to test themselves at an elite, official event before the summer showcase in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Medal Races provided a glimpse of what is to come at Rio 2016 with those aiming to peak for the Olympic Games topping the (...) -
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Sailing world Cup : Hyères reserves its toughest challenge for final day
Hyères threw out its toughest challenge for the final day of racing at the Sailing World Cup with a truly up and down day of the purest form. A breeze in excess of 20 knots came through in the morning with many wondering if there would even be any racing at all. Thunder, lightning, torrential rain and huge winds ensured the Olympic sailors (...) -
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Youth Worlds : The Nations Trophy was won by Australia with boy’s Laser Radial sailor Alistair Young leading the charge
The final day of the 45th Youth Sailing World Championships produced some tense finishes as medal places were mixed about on the waters of Langkawi, Malaysia. The gold medal in the boy’s Laser Radial and 420 were already decided, with some of the sailors in other fleets knowing they had a medal, just not what colour it would be. There (...) -
Séries Olympiques
ISAF SAiling World Cup Hyères : Double French Gold In Paralympic Events
France’s Damien Seguin, in the 2.4mR, and Bruno Jourdren, Eric Flageul and Nicolas Vimont-Vicary, in the Sonar, made it a double gold for the host nation at ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères as the Paralympic competition wrapped up. -
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Trofeo Princesa Sofia : The french teams are performing well in Palma
The medal races concluded on Saturday the 46th edition of the Trofeo Sofia IBEROSTAR deciding on the Olympic classes winners. Two final races in the 2.4 and the Dragon conclude the event. -
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International Vila de Palamós Optimist Trophy : Spanish Albert Torres claims victory
Albert Torres (RCN Palma) is the winner of the XXV International Vila de Palamós Optimist Trophy that finished in the bay of Palamós. In a difficult final day, with tricky and unstable NNE wind, from 7 to 12 knots, the Spanish sailor managed to control the pressure and maintain his leading position to the end. The other two places on the (...) -
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ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami : It was a week of superlatives
Think 678 sailors, 599 boats, 150 races for ten Olympic classes and three Paralympic classes. At the ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami, presented by Sunbrella, we talked of "a racecourse built out of shifts." We spoke of competitive performances that exceeded any comparison to walking a tightrope. Dancing on a tightrope would be more to the (...) -
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6th Monaco Optimist Team Race : Four Aces for Gstaad Yacht Club
For the fourth consecutive year, four Swiss youngsters from the Gstaad Yacht Club won the Monaco Optimist Team Race, an international event organised by the Yacht Club de Monaco, with the support of FxPro and FON that drew 13 nations. -
ISAF Sailing World Cup -Melbourne
Australian Sailing Team Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin were the powerhouse multihull crew
A second and final set of medal winning performances brought the 2014 to a close on Sunday December 14. Some of the day’s highlights on the Stadium course included Tom Burton’s trifecta of gold medal Laser wins at this World Cup event, the Australian identical twins out-sailing the Portuguese brothers in the 470s and the final (...) -
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Giard Covers Kokkalanis To Seal Men’s RS:X Title in Abu Dhabi
Racing at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Cup Final in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates has wrapped up with praise in abundance for the venue. Abu Dhabi has spoilt the 270 competitors from 38 nations over four days of racing. Medal Races across the ten Olympic events and Open kiteboarding brought proceedings to a close in an exciting finale in the (...)