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Gidday, Today the wind was once again blustery and made boat control challenging at times. We only had three races today with two wins and one loss. Our loss came to fellow kiwi William Tiller after a very close and thrilling match. We managed to gain a penalty on Will in the prestart dialup. Will was moving backwards and we were forced to avoid, being the right of way boat, moving forward. We had a bad start after this, coming off the line with Will tight to leeward of us, forc... Read More
Greetings from Perth, Today was a lesson for us in how to match race in the breeze as the ‘Fremantle doctor’ came in strong this afternoon blowing 25-30 knots. It was a fairly brutal day on the water with two big collisions in other matches, with boats holed and points deducted for boats in the wrong. Added to this were a couple of injuries to the team. Late addition, 13 year old Matt Bindon was flung out of the boat with by the mainsheet through a gybe during the pr... Read More
New partners join World Yacht racing Forum and Yacht racing Design & Technology Symposium The Barcelona World Race joins Horus Watches as Official Sponsor of the 2009 World Yacht racing Forum, alongside Presenting Sponsor Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA). Inaugural Yacht racing Design & Technology Symposium welcomes Awlgrip and Holmatro as Silver Sponsors. 5 November 2009 - The World Yacht racing Forum is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Barcelona World Ra... Read More
HOOK SET TO COMPETE IN SBI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN KEY WEST Tuesday 27 October 2009 Nigel Hook is targeting a winning return to Key West Anglo-American pilot and Powerboat P1 stalwart Nigel Hook is to compete at next month's Key West World Championships alongside Swedish driver Michael Silfverberg. The duo will form the new #77 Lucas Oil Scandinavian Offshore Challenge team for the even... Read More
CONTI REPEATS AS ROLEX OSPREY CUP CHAMPION St. Petersburg, Fla., USA (October 25, 2009) – Italy’s Giulia Conti won the 2009 Rolex Osprey Cup – one of only two ISAF Grade 1 women’s match racing events in the U.S. – held at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club (St. Petersburg, Fla.), from October 21-24. Along with crew Lisa Lardani, Alessandra Angelini and Giovanna Micol,... Read More
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