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34th America’s Cup: Russell Coutts joins China Team in Sanya, China

April 05, 2012

Written by Zuzana Bednarova

Russell Coutts, CEO of the current America’s Cup champions ORACLE Racing-Team USA will be attending the Hainan Rendez-Vous, held from 6 to 8 April, 2012 in Sanya, China as a VIP guest and will be a special guest of honor of China Team. ... read full story

34th America´s Cup: Exclusive interview with LOICK and BRUNO PEYRON from Energy Team France

April 05, 2012

Written by Zuzana Bednarova

Energy Team

LOICK and BRUNO PEYRON, two French challengers for the 34th America´s Cup from Energy Team France will meet Michel Dejoie from Nautical Channel for an exclusive all sails hands on interview. ... read full story

90ft McConaughy superyacht Genuine Risk leads the way at Rolex China Sea Race 2012

April 05, 2012

Written by Zuzana Bednarova

90ft McConaughy Dubois 90 sailing yacht Genuine Risk leads the way at Rolex China Sea Race 2012, trying to break the race record of 47h 43m 7s, with 366 nautical miles left (as of 6:00 AEST). ... read full story

34th America´s Cup: Licence Agreement between ENERGY TEAM and ORACLE Racing

April 05, 2012

Written by Zuzana Bednarova

Energy Team

The French Challenger ENERGY TEAM has just concluded a major agreement with the American Defender ORACLE Racing. This historic agreement enables ENERGY TEAM to achieve significant time and budget savings whilst maximizing its highest performance potential with its AC72 wingsailed catamaran in the Louis Vuitton Cup Challenger Series in July and August 2013. ... read full story

Peter Craig Appointed as Principle Race Officer for the Pendennis Cup

April 05, 2012

Written by Zuzana Bednarova

Pendennis has appointed for the first time this year a professional race officer to take charge of the Pedennis Cup. Esteemed yachtsman Peter Craig from Marblehead, USA, has a wide range of experience with many of the premiere international regattas. ... read full story

St. Barths Bucket Regatta 2012: Great Success for Hoek Design Superyachts

April 05, 2012

Written by Zuzana Bednarova

This year´s St Barths Bucket Regatta was a huge success for the four Hoek Design superyachts, including the charter yacht This Is Us, the superyacht Firefly, the sailing yacht Marie as well as the Athos megayacht. ... read full story

Rolex China Sea Race 2012: Day 2 – 1700hrs

April 05, 2012

Written by Zuzana Bednarova

Several yachts were sailing well south of the rhumb line, with Jelik V throwing in an early tack to get back above, while Hi Fi and Freefire both waited until around early afternoon and the Genuine Risk superyacht a further hour before changing their direction in the search for boatspeed. ... read full story

Les Voiles de St. Barth 2012: Tight at the top

April 05, 2012

Written by Zuzana Bednarova

There was a better breeze today at the Les Voiles de St. Barth yacht race, with a layday for competitors tomorrow and a full day of activities planned at Nikki Beach. Racing continues on Friday, with two races planned and a first start at 11:00am. ... read full story

Naples America´s Cup World Series training starts over the Easter Weekend

April 04, 2012

Written by Zuzana Bednarova

Naples America´s Cup World Series training starts over the Easter Weekend and Championship Racing takes place from April 11 to 15 with the top sailing teams in the world competing in Naples. ... read full story

Les Voiles de Saint-Barth 2012: Day 1

April 04, 2012

Written by Chelsea Smith

Tuesday, the first day of racing at Les Voiles de St. Barth 2012, dawned with flags lightly streaming, instilling hope that there would be enough wind. After studying the range of course choice, the race committee settled on a 17-nautical miler that kept the fleet entirely along the southern coast, where the pressure held. The... ... read full story

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