Posted on October 21, 2009 by emilyboats
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Rolex Middle Sea Race
Without doubt the most productive finish line watch duty at this year’s Rolex Middle Sea Race was from 11.30 to 15.30 on Wednesday. Royal Malta Yacht Club watchkeepers, Clive and Mary Chipperfield, witnessed eleven yachts complete the course, equalling the number that arrived over the whole of Monday and Tuesday. The total [...]
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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 August 10, 2009 by emilyboats
Fastnet 2009
Spectators along the Cowes shoreline, enjoyed a magnificent, colorful spinnaker start of the Fastnet Race yesterday. Ten knots of wind from the east propelling the 300 strong fleet westwards down the Solent. First away, were the IMOCA 60s. Dee Caffari’s Aviva that made the most positive start towards the pin end. However she was [...]
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Posted on July 2, 2009 by emilyboats
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Transpac 2009
The Transpac boats in Divisions 3, 4 & 5 start their race tomorrow. Sailing crews from each of the 19 Transpac sailboats are looking toward their navigators to determine what route they are going to take initially, so that they can decide which sails to take and which to leave behind. While the navigators [...]
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Posted on June 25, 2009 by emilyboats
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Sailing Open 60’s at Cowes Week
Cowes Week’s Artemis Challenge has long attracted some of the biggest names in the Open 60 sailing world. The 2009 entry list already boasts a fleet of seven boats, including five British skippers, as well as a taste of France and the Basque Country, and more teams are expected to [...]
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