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#TJV2015
Transat Jacques Vabre : Gabart and Bidégorry on MACIF first to Itajaí
French co-skippers François Gabart and Pascal Bidégorry on the new 30m Ultime Trimaran MACIF crossed the finish line at 05:59Hrs 27secs UTC this morning (00:59hrs 27secs local) in Itajaí, Brazil as first Ultime, to take line honours in the 5400 miles Transat Jacques Vabre Transat Jacques Vabre #TJV2015 double handed Transatlantic race which (...) -
#VolvoOceanRace
Volvo Ocean Race : Team Brunel won the In-Port Race Itajaí
Team Brunel (Bouwe Bekking/NED) won an excruciatingly drawn-out Team Vestas Wind In-Port Race Itajaí in the Volvo Ocean Race on Saturday when a lack of breeze tested the sailors’ patience and seamanship to the full (full story below). -
#VolvoOceanRace
Volvo Ocean Race : Ian Walker celebrates epic Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing win
Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (Ian Walker/GBR) buried the miserable memories of three years ago to win an epic Southern Ocean/south Atlantic crossing in Leg 5 and claim their second stage victory in the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15. -
ASP World Tour
Gabriel Medina is the 2014 ASP World Champion
Gabriel Medina, 20, made history today, becoming the first Brazilian to claim the prestigious ASP World Title, besting an international field of world-class athletes on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy ASP World Championship Tour (WCT). The young Brazilian secured his remarkable world surfing crown at the final stop of the season, the Billabong Pipe (...) -
ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards
2014 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards are James Spithill (AUS) and Martine Grael & Kahena Kunze (BRA)
Australian James Spithill was nominated for leading ORACLE TEAM USA to one of the greatest comebacks in all sporting history. Trailing Emirates Team New Zealand 8-1 in a first to nine quest for one of yachting’s greatest prizes, the America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup , skipper Spithill inspired a comeback of epic proportion (...) -
Aquece Rio Test Event
Laser and Laser Radial gold medals went the way of Tom Burton (AUS) and Anne Marie Rindom (DEN)
Racing on the Pão de Açucar race track, a south easterly breeze in between 5-10 knots allowed all the fleets to conclude their racing. The breeze died towards the latter part of the afternoon as the Women’s 470 wrapped up proceedings. -
Aquece Rio Test Event
Billy Besson and Marie Riou (FRA) stayed strong to take the Nacra 17 honours in Rio
A south westerly breeze from 15-20 knots spoilt the Finn and Nacra 17 sailors on the Pão de Açucar course as two excellent Medal Races played out. The breeze faded towards the afternoon with the 49er getting three single point theatre style Medal Races in and the 49erFX sailing (...) -
Aquece Rio – International Sailing Regatta
Van Rijsselberge (NED) And Picon (FRA) Take Rio RS:X Honours
Dorian van Rijsselberge (NED) and Charline Picon (FRA) took the Men’s and Women’s RS:X honours at Aquece Rio – International Sailing Regatta 2014 as the Medal Races on Pão de Açucar brought the windsurfing proceedings to an end. -
KITEBOARD RACING WORLD CHAMPIONCHIP
Brasilian Veloso (Master) and French Nocher (Youth) are world champions of Formula kitesurf
A fresh Scirocco wind blowing south east has caractarized the four Medal races in the last day of the event in Cagliari. Brasilian Wilson Veloso (Master) canadian Adam Vance (Grandmaster) from French Maxime Nocher (Youth) Swiss Astrid Berz (women master) and Russian Elena Kalinina are the new world champions Formula (...) -
Mondial Laser
Brazil’s Robert Scheidt crowned 2013 Laser World Champion in Oman
Robert Scheidt was crowned 2013 Laser World Champion in Oman for the ninth time today after winning the final race of the regatta then proclaimed this Laser World Championship title as his best so far.
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