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Jules Verne Trophy: Groupama 3 begins to make up ground

13 March 2010   21:40
 At the beginning of her forty-first day at sea in her bid to conquer the Jules Verne Trophy, Groupama 3 is finally benefiting from some favourable weather conditions. However, God knows that the crew has had to be patient before ...

Bacardi Miami Sailing Week: Short but sweet day 2 for Melges fleets  

13 March 2010   21:38
A looming, yet vicious storm system lurked to the north of Miami, Fla. as the fifteen-strong Audi Melges 20 fleet anticipated a second day of racing. Nothing could hold back the Audi Melges 20s and Melges 24 fleets as ...

Farr 40 Australian Championship: Estate Master holds its lead 

13 March 2010   21:10
  Lisa and Martin Hill’s Estate Master, held onto their overnight lead and extended to a four point separation after three races today in day two of the 2010 Farr 40 Australian Championship.  Estate Master went into day two ...

Louis Vuitton Trophy: Victory for Mascalzone Latino Audi Team

13 March 2010   21:08
It was a clear win for Mascalzone Latino Audi Team in the fourth flight of the Louis Vuitton Trophy of Auckland. Russian team Synergy was hungry for points, their scoreboard indicating 0, making skipper Karol Joblonski even more formidable. ...

Clipper Round the World: Hull & Humber skipper arrives in hospital in Japan 

13 March 2010   21:02
  Hull & Humber skipper, Piers Dudin, has arrived in hospital in Japan where he has received surgery on his broken leg. He is in good spirits and is even reported to be learning a few words of Japanese. ...

Louis Vuitton Trophy: Tough day for Artemis in Auckland

13 March 2010   07:59
With the day off yesterday, all teams were ready to get back into it today.  We had a moderate Southwesterly breeze at 1030 this morning, which built to as much as 23 knots for our match and the last ...

Louis Vuitton Trophy: TeamOrigin takes win over French Aleph Team after start line collision

13 March 2010   07:58
 TEAMORIGIN scored an important point on the score board today by beating the French Aleph Team. The pre-start action was dramatic with a hard contact collision between the boats as Aleph illegally altered course in the tight pre-start manoeuvring ...

Emirates Team New Zealand enjoys unbroken record

13 March 2010   07:54
Brisk breezes and high-pressure competition delivered a basket of surprises and some painful losses during the fourth day of competition for the Louis Vuitton Trophy in Auckland. After a day lost to heavy, gusty winds, the moderate to fresh ...

Louis Vuitton Trophy: Tough Match for All4One against Emirates Team New Zealand

13 March 2010   07:52
ALL4ONE did a very nice match today against the local team of Emirates Team New Zealand, even if the point was not for ALL4ONE in the end. All the match was set after the start, even if the French-German ...

Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland: ETNZ tops the leader board

13 March 2010   07:47
 ETNZ the only undefeated team in the round robin is top of the leader board with four points.  Azzurra is second with three points and TEAMORIGIN, ALL4ONE and Artemis each on two points. Today’s race was sailed in a ...

Harken Women's Intern'l Youth Match Racing: Whitty wins Regatta

13 March 2010   07:42
 Lucinda Whitty, representing Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, and her crew of Stacey Jackson and Nina Curtis, have won the Harken Women’s International Match Racing Regatta in convincing style with three straight wins in the Grand Final.  Starting the day ...

Gallery additions to the BYM News Gallery today

12 March 2010   21:17
2010 Audi Melges 20 Miami Winter Series Event No. 3 - http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=691 Piers Dudin, Skipper of Hull & Humber, safely medevaced by the Japanese Coastguard - http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=189 Jules Verne Trophy – Audios &  Videos from aboard Groupama 3 - ...

Cruising Club of America's Annual Awards presented in New York City

12 March 2010   21:16
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston highlights impressive list of Award Recipients On March 5, the Cruising Club of America presented its annual awards at a dinner held in New York, N.Y. at the New York Yacht Club. The Cruising Club of ...

America's Cup: 2010, a new beginning for Greek Challenge

12 March 2010   21:07
 2010 could not have started in a more exciting way for Greek Challenge. On the sporting side, Gavin Brady, Chris Larson and Sotiris Buseas match raced in Annapolis MD in subzero temperatures (-11 Celsius) on Jan. 29th. Determination is ...

Jules Verne Trophey: Groupama 3 at the zenith

12 March 2010   19:52
At 15°S, Groupama 3 is 900 miles from the switch of hemispheres, but the sun is at its zenith as the crew approach the boreal spring: the Doldrums, it too stretched across the equator, is already in the sights ...

Grassroots boost as RYA OnBoard arrives in two more counties

12 March 2010   18:46
  Kids in Staffordshire and North Warwickshire will have their best ever opportunity to get into sailing and windsurfing from this spring with the arrival of OnBoard - the Royal Yachting Association’s celebrated grassroots sailing initiative - to the ...

BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival: Music, models, Mount Gay and more

12 March 2010   18:43
 Music, models, Mount Gay and more… just what sailors at the 2010 BVI Spring Regatta will find at the Regatta Village, March 29 – April 4.  The BVI will be party central with the festivities kicking off an Nanny ...

Clipper Round the World Race: Spirit of Australia skipper takes command of Hull & Humber 

12 March 2010   13:05
 After sustaining a fracture to his right leg on the tenth day of Race 7, Piers Dudin, Skipper of Hull & Humber has been safely medevaced by the Japanese Coastguard. The 50 metre rescue vessel is now motoring towards ...

Farr 40 Australian Championship:Estate Master takes day one lead

12 March 2010   12:14
 Sydney (AUS) – The highly competitive Farr 40 class put everything on the table today when the fleet sailed four races on day one of the 2010 Farr 40 Australian Championship.  Defending champion Guido Belgiorno Nettis and his team ...

Clipper Round the World skipper Piers Dudin heads to Japan

12 March 2010   10:58
Piers Dudin, 31, skipper of Hull & Humber, has been uplifted by a Japanese Coastguard rescue boat. This will rendezvous with a larger Coastguard vessell with a helicopter onboard and he will then be flown to Japan.

Jules Verne Trophy: Groupama 3 heading into tradewinds 

12 March 2010   10:31
Groupama 3 is continuing to make headway northward and is likely to make it into the E'ly tradewinds over the coming hours: the light breezes which slowed her progress last night should finally give way to a highly beneficial ...

Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland: Artemis prepare to race Azzurra

12 March 2010   09:59
No racing today on the harbor as the wind speeds hit 25+ knots.  The boats had actually taken a bit of a beating on Thursday, so it was prudent to give them a thorough check today and avoid any ...

Harken Women's Inter'l Youth Match Racing Regatta: Osborne & Eastwell hand Whitty her first defeat 

12 March 2010   09:22
Samantha Osborne, representing Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, had a clear goal in her match against Lucinda Whitty – to ruin Whitty’s perfect scorecard in the Harken Women's International Match Racing Regatta. Their match in the final flight of ...

Ferry Patrons Trophy. Possum takes up 18 foot skiff racing

12 March 2010   09:14
There is rarely a dull moment in the 18 Footers and supporters are never surprised at what might happen, but last Sunday saw a ‘first’ – something even the most ardent follower would have never expected to see in ...

Bacardi Miami Sailing Week : Incredible start for Audi Melges 20 

12 March 2010   09:09
With breeze on conditions forecasted, 15 Audi Melges 20s made their way out on to the race course for the first day at Bacardi's Miami Sailing Week, hosted in part by Coconut Grove Sailing Club (CGSC), supported by Shake-A-Leg ...

Louis Vuitton Trophy Regatta: High winds racing cancells racing

12 March 2010   09:03
In the Viaduct Basin, flags and banners for the Auckland International Boat Show snapped and fluttered in the gusty early morning breeze as exhibitors checked the security of their signs, displays and tents.  Winds were expected to increase in ...

Todays Photo Gallery additions

11 March 2010   21:12
Additions to the BYM News Gallery Thursday The RYA Volvo Dinghy Show 2010 - http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=406 Aicon Group - MORGAN 33 DINGHY - http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=181 First sail - Nicolas Lunven et Jean Le Cam aboard GENERALI - http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=552 Med Cup-  modifications ...

USA. West Marine announces delay ofQ4 09 webcast and conference call

11 March 2010   21:07
 West Marine, Inc. (Nasdaq:WMAR) announced that it has delayed the distribution of its 2009 fourth quarter and fiscal year earnings release, as well as the related conference call and webcast previously scheduled to take place later today while working ...

Jules Verne Trophy: Groupama 3 between a stormy low and the tradewinds

11 March 2010   21:01
Franck Cammas and his nine crew are navigating through a difficult zone between a stormy low and the tradewinds of the Saint Helena High. In fact Groupama 3 will have to continue northward for another 36 hours before she ...

Royal Cornwall Yacht Club to host first J Class Regatta in UK waters since 1937

11 March 2010   20:30
The J Class Association is pleased to announce outline plans for a series of spectacular regattas in England during 2012 - the Olympic Year. This will be the first time in history that more than four of these imposing ...