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Aqua Won RC44WC Crown

January 18, 2020Uncategorized Standard

Aqua, the team of Chris Bake got the advantage of an eight-point advantage when it moved into that final day of RC44 World Champions for 2019. On the final day, they were not overconfident, they performed and hang on the same lead, and their efforts bagged him the crown of RC44 World Champions for 2019. This team won this title of 2019 beating Nika, the team of Vladimir Prosikhin and Artemis Racing, the team of Torbjörn Törnqvist.

When Bake was asked to share his experience, he said, “This win is the result of hard efforts and I am feeling great for the same.” It was not like the championship was easy for him and other teams. There were challenges but he bravely fought back and turned as a winner. About challenges, he said, “Last day was performing and was an excellent day. The boats were doing great, but today it was quite challenging, the track was patchy and shifty.” [...]

Super Fast Sailing Open 29 of Midwinters West

April 4, 2019Uncategorized Standard

The inauguration for the biggest event in the sailing that is for the 29er west mid-winters competition finished 10 to 15 ties which were 4 in no. from 250 degrees moderate float to 270 as the day went on.

It was unquestionably not the typical sneaky Bay of South and complete for the conditions which were “speed test” the more and more experienced groups settled in and could concentrate on changing modes from speed work in the puffs and after that gain tallness in the light spots. Downwind was very hard to lose any of the watercrafts so the attention was on negligible gybes and not committing an error by flipping. [...]

The Tofinou 10 Is Set To Rock All Sailing Events

December 6, 2018Uncategorized Standard

Surfing down a shortwave, we’re all of a sudden doing more than 9 ties toward the sloppy shallows off La Rochelle in western France. As I look down the long, glimmering bends that portray the lines of the new Tofinou 10, grasping the help for dear life, it’s abruptly plain why individuals will part with about a large portion of a million dollars to possess her.

The planners Joubert Nivelt were stern with how the look appeared refined and polished. The Tofino is a 10 and it has an amazing dayboat cum weekender which doesn’t really require the grand volume beneath and the best part, the results are quickly framed and have smooth running and have an open cockpit. The low coach roof which is cut out of the teak slot decks is made a mix of bent mahogany along with rich dim fiberglass and flush incubates and is pretty varnished. Obviously, well it’s no doubt that it takes numerous layers of varnish to accomplish this feat and it is a strong indication of the yard has its scrupulousness that the how bold these wooden boards on the outside can be expelled for restoring and getting back and well this thing is ought to keep her looks and her state. [...]

Foundation Marks Milestone In Indian River County

July 24, 2018Uncategorized Standard

VERO BEACH – The Youth Sailing Foundation (YSF) commissioned two power boats and four racing sailboats in a sunset waterfront ceremony, which was attended by the foundation directors, boat sponsors and the young sailors who will crew the boats. This is an important milestone in the sailing growth in Indian River County.

Moreover, it is also the most recent accomplishments of this organization. [...]

Websites That Help You Go Virtual Sailing

June 27, 2018Uncategorized Standard

Many people are often discouraged about sailing as they feel that it is not a spectator sport. Indeed, besides the lake, bay area or stadium like water races that are conducted in this sport, most of the long distance sailing events are difficult to follow around. However, it is no longer true as virtual spectatorship [...]

Browne Defeated By Fernandez In Starboard Tack Showdown In The PWA Grand Slam

October 30, 2017Keelboat, Yachts Standard

The wave, final of men was held in starboard tack cross-on winds.

This time as well Victor Fernandez shone; he produced one more superb display to secure the victory in the event in the PWA Grand Slam, in Sylt, Germany.

The seventh day of the 2017 Sylt PWA Super Grand Slam (SPWASGS) saw the Sylt producing virtually many variations of conditions that one can ever imagine.

The day of the event started off with glassy waves, which made it difficult for many sailors to take race with the condition to take the breath.

By the evening, the wind continued to pick up and swing slowly more and more toward the onshore.

Wave double elimination women’s

The two rounds (opening) of the double elimination of women were completed in conditions, which was really challenging and with the wind swinging onshore more than earlier in the day.

Justyna Sniady, Caterina Stenta and Steffi Wahl all of them in the second round to progress to the joint seventh place at least, won their opening heat, on the other hand Lena Erdil become the winner of both of her heats today. She dispatched of Caroline Weber and Serena Zoia in the next round, she will face Wahl [...]

2017 Blind Championship Goes To Boston

August 10, 2017Keelboat, Yachts Standard

The Sheboygan Lakefront in Lake Michigan was the place where the 2017 Blind Fleet Racing North American and National Championship was held from the 16th to 18th of June. A total of four teams took part in this championship and entered into competitive racing. This Blind fleet racing comprises of a team where two sailors [...]

Nominate Open For National Sailing HOF

April 10, 2017Keelboat, Yachts Standard

For the Hall of Fame 2017 Class of the US National Sailing candidate nomination has been started.

The nomination for various categories should be submitted by midnight (Pacific Time) on 30 March, 2017. Nomination received post 30 March will get included automatically for consideration for the 2018 Class of Induction.

The 2017 Class will be the 7^th group to get into the Hall of Fame.

Categories for the nomination include

The category for SAILING recognizes achievements made by Offshore Sailor, Cruiser or Sailboat Racer on the water.
The category for TECHNICAL recognizes the sailors as well as the crew who have contributed aspects of technical sailing significantly. E.g. Designers, Boat Builders, Sailmakers, etc.
The category CONTRIBUTOR recognizes those sailors and crew who have contributed significantly in the American sailing experience. Some of the examples are Coaches, Teachers, Administrators, Artists; Media (includes work of author, film, TV etc.) Promoters, Organizers and Musicians.

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Media Promotions Of World Cup Series

March 23, 2017Yachts Standard

Those who have lamented in the past about how content has been poor for World Cup viewers online, they need not crib anymore with several changes having been incorporated in the series this year.

With World Sailing is a media partner of this series, there is event news to be found on its official website and other related forums. It has also leveraged several social media channels to stream updates on the events, as was found when the first leg of the series was executed in Miami in January.

World Sailing is looking at doing coverage for the series at a level that was done for the Olympics. Hence, news would be made available for different time zones and 24 hour coverage would be offered as well. The January events had a digital content producer as well as a photo editor and photographers covering the different events. [...]

History Made By Team Falcon

February 16, 2017Yachts Standard

Team Falcon made history by sailing 662 miles i.e. 1062 KM in a custom designed hydro foiling catamaran sailboat that too in an extreme weather condition from New York to Bermuda.

Till now nobody has tried to flow sailboat on this amount of large and Open Ocean in Atlantic.

The team falcon is comprised of team members ORACLE Team United State of America’s helmsman and twice America’s Cup winner Jimmy Spithill and his crew Rome Kirby, Shannon Falcone, CY Thompson, Tom Loughborough and Emily Nagel of Bermuda. Team touched its endpoint after spending straight 66 hours at sea.

The team started from New York, it is the first place where America’s Cup was hosted in 1870, and led to Bermuda, the place where 35th America’s Cup will take place in next summer. They said they are on the mission of flying boat on water. And they actually did it; they fly the boat, experience the deadly event and eventually succeed in their mission. [...]