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Ocean Pointscore Series : About Time does it again with Port Hacking Race win
04 February 2012 11:00
Sydney yachtsman Julian Farren-Price has provisionally taken out the Port Hacking Race, the third last race of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Ocean Pointscore Series (OPS), sailed in light south-westerly breezes today.Defending champion Farren-Price, and his ever-reliable Cookson 12, ...
Sail Auckland 2012 begins with ideal conditions
04 February 2012 10:46
After much anticipation, Sail Auckland 2012 has begun in near perfect conditions for 237 sailors in the Olympic, Paralympic and other invited classes. Left: Competitors prepare for the first days racing at the Landing at Okahu Bay (RAYC). Photo by ...
Volvo Ocean Race : Telefonica equals Steinlager 2 record
04 February 2012 10:10
Telefónica became the first team since Steinlager 2 in 1989-90 to win the first three legs of the Volvo Ocean Race when they held off the challenge of Groupama sailing team to arrive first into the Chinese port of Sanya ...
Volvo Ocean Race : 30nm gap in high speed chase to finish
04 February 2012 09:57
At 2200 UTC tonight, the first four boats racing in Leg 3 Stage 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race were screaming towards the Sanya finish in a high-speed chase led by Team Telefónica (Iker Martínez/ESP). Groupama sailing team were holding ...
Additions to the BYM News Photo Gallery Friday
03 February 2012 20:49
Volvo Ocean Race - closing stages of leg 3 -onboard photos from the boats – http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=750Artemis Racing AC45 training - February 2012 - Valencia, Spain – http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=910 The “Courrier Dunkerque” team will take the start of Sailing Arabia – The ...
The Bay Regatta : Karsting away
03 February 2012 15:14
Day two of The Bay Regatta saw sailors depart from their mooring off Paradise Koh Yao Boutique Resort & Spa and head south towards Krabi sailing through the breathtaking limestone karsts of Phang Nga Bay, one of the world s ...
Volvo Ocean Race : Telefonica leads in final showdown
03 February 2012 12:07
At 1000 UTC today, Telefónica (Iker Martínez/ESP) led Groupama 4 (Franck Cammas/FRA) by 27 nautical miles (nm) in the final showdown of Leg 3 to Sanya. Both boats tacked shortly before 0900 UTC and are still upwind but on the ...
New Zealand : Sail Auckland starts today
03 February 2012 11:34
For the first time in its sixteen year history, Sail Auckland will be hosted at the Royal Akarana Yacht Club. More than two hundred competitors from thirteen countries begin racing on the Waitemata Harbour on Saturday February 4th in the ...
Sailability Auckland : In the spotlight: Sean Stamp
03 February 2012 11:31
It took one year for 29 year old Sean Stamp to work up the courage to try sailing after he attended a community information session about Sailability Auckland. Like many of the sailors in Sailability Auckland’s High Needs training group, ...
The Great Race : Colin Metcher’s sailing passion
03 February 2012 11:22
Veteran Gold Coast sailor Colin Metcher (74) will again test his personal endurance at the tiller of his sports skiff Cool Change when the exciting fleet of mixed class dinghies and catamarans contest The Great Race on Saturday February 25.This ...
Volvo Ocean Race : Puma back in touch ; Telefonica pulls ahead
03 February 2012 08:05
PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG (Ken Read/USA) last night re-joined the fleet after a brief, but miserable sojourn to the east, while leaders of the pack, Team Telefónica, have again extended their lead over second-placed Groupama sailing team (Franck ...
Additions to the BYM News Photo Gallery
02 February 2012 20:11
le Sun Fast 3200 Cymba, skippé par deux italiens Isodoro Santecca et Francesco Piva a lancé à 04H20 TU un MAYDAY – http://bymnews.com/photos/displayimage.php?pos=-173428Maserati, led by Giovanni Soldini, set sail today in an attempt at a new record for the Cadiz-San ...
Volvo Ocean Race : Groupama 5 in the Mekong deltas
02 February 2012 18:59
Beating into difficult seas and a north-easterly wind reaching over thirty knots at times, Groupama 4 still has another six hard hours of racing along the Vietnamese coast before she can head offshore again and put in one last tack ...
Bay Regatta : Ruby Tuesday, sailing to the first day win in Racing
02 February 2012 16:42
“The regatta gave us a little bit of everything today,” said GoYachting’s Richard Valentine, “some sunshine with blue skies and wind early on, then the wind died and we were hit with full-on thunderstorms.” The previous evening, the 15th annual Bay ...
UK. RYA has removed its recognition of Hot Liquid Southampton
02 February 2012 16:38
The RYA has today removed its recognition of Hot Liquid Southampton as a provider of RYA training courses. This means that Hot Liquid Southampton is now no longer able to offer or run RYA training courses.The decision was made by ...
Warren Jones International Youth Regatta :It’s Gilmour’s choice
02 February 2012 11:48
David Gilmour, and his crew from Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, went undefeated through the third day of the Warren Jones International Youth Regatta, to win the round robin stage of the event.Gilmour finished with a 16 win, 2 loss ...
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