Posted on October 8, 2009 by emilyboats
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Sailing in Bermuda at the Argo Group Gold Cup
Team Pindar’s Ian Williams has got off to a strong start at the Argo Group Gold Cup in Bermuda. Six wins and just one defeat in the round robin stage have guaranteed him a place in the quarter-finals tomorrow, keeping his world title hopes alive.
Williams lost just [...]
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Posted on September 25, 2009 by emilyboats
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iShares Cup Boat Collision in Amsterdam
A collision with the Extreme 40 catamaran BT put a large hole in the port hull of Masirah during day 1 of the iShares Cup Amsterdam and she started taking on water. Pete Cumming and his crew, leading the overall iShares Cup circuit at this stage, will get redress for [...]
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Posted on August 12, 2009 by emilyboats
First Yacht to Finish Fastnet Race
Plymouth – The 100 foot yacht ICAP Leopard crossed the Fastnet race finish line at the Plymouth breakwater at 01:09:36 (BST) after 2 days, 11 hours, 9 minutes and 36 seconds of sailing in relatively light conditions. The other yachts in the Fastnet fleet are now heading for the finish [...]
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Posted on June 25, 2009 by emilyboats
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iShares Cup in Hyeres
With a week to go until Hyères welcomes the return of the iShares Cup sailing fleet – and if last year’s event is anything to go by it will be another jaw-dropping display of Extreme 40 sailing action. Round 2 of the 2009 iShares Cup will take place between 3rd to 5th [...]
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Posted on June 1, 2009 by emilyboats
Sailing news from around the world:
The Boston College Sailing Team has won the 2009 ICSA/APS Team Race National Championship, successfully defending the title won a year ago on Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay. The three days event was sailed in Flying Juniors at Treasure Island Sailing Center, hosted by California Maritime Academy and the University of [...]
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