29.04.2007
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Shattered spi pole costs RSA against SWE
South Africa's Team Shosholoza started the Louis Vuitton Cup Round Robin 2 in superb form today by leading their closest rivals the Swedish Victory Challenge around all three marks on the race course but a shattered spinnaker pole put paid to ultimately pulling off a win as the Vikings overhauled them on the final run to the finish to cross the line 52 seconds ahead....
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BMW ORACLE Racing adds another win to tally
BMW ORACLE Racing added another two points to its score and retained the top place on the Louis Vuitton Cup challenger selection series with a clinical 3 minutes 17 second win over United Internet Team Germany in Valencia today....
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Fisher's View: Wobbly wind again
There is an old adage that states: you can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink. It is applicable in Valencia to yacht racing. All the paraphernalia was in place - the committee boats, the mark laying craft and the competitors, but only on the north course was any racing possible....
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Louis Vuitton Cup - Round Robin 2 reports and results
A large spectator fleet on the north race course saw the first Flight of action in Round Robin Two of the Louis Vuitton Cup. A close battle between Shosholoza and Victory Challenge was the highlight of the day, although China Team had some surprises for Luna Rossa early in that match as well...
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Bernard Stamm less than 24hrs from finish
Bernard Stamm has less than 24 hours left to go in the VELUX 5 Oceans. The Defending Champion and runaway leader in The Ultimate Solo Challenge is currently expected to arrive in the finish port of Bilbao between 12:00 and 14:00 local time (10:00 - 12:00 GMT)...
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Day 2 Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta
After another long wait for suitable wind conditions, racing at the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta in Annapolis, finally got underway this afternoon. The 270-boat fleet floated helplessly on the Chesapeake as the wind began to fill in and build...
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Editorial: Happy is Larry
Round Robin 1 of the Louis Vuitton Cup was dominated by the Valencian weather which did not perform as promised. When the breezes did come in they were quite variable in strength and direction and were not often above 10 knots. The eight race days lost must have had an effect on team focus. It is against this backdrop that the performance of the challenging teams must be evaluated...
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Fisher's View: Italian sparkling water
The most exciting and final day of the First Round Robin of the Louis Vuitton Cup belonged to Luna Rossa, the only boat to score two wins. It elevated the Prada sponsored team to second overall at the expense of Emirates Team New Zealand, who had BMW Oracle at Its mercy and allowed the opportunity to regain the lead slip from its grasp....
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LV Final day - BMW Oracle finish top
The remaining races of Round Robin One were sailed on Saturday at the Louis Vuitton Cup and BMW ORACLE Racing split its matches on the day to stay at the top of the table...
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Emirates Team New Zealand go down to BMW Oracle
The final match of the opening round of the Louis Vuitton Cup has always been billed as the clash of the titans and it lived up to its billing with BMW ORACLE Racing scoring a decisive win over Emirates Team New Zealand - which sealed top place in the round to USA 98...
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BMW Oracle beaten by Desafio Espanol
The biggest upset was when Desafio Espanol 2007 entertained the weekend spectators by being the first team in Round Robin One to beat BMW Oracle Racing. Despite an unpromising start to the day, Valencia continues to confound the forecasters providing 8-10 knots and sunshine on the north course for the remaining races of Flight 10...
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A pretty hairy night - RKJ
The weather turned unpleasant yesterday afternoon. Dark rain clouds formed and moved menacingly towards us - and then arrived. The wind shot up to 32 knots True and we tore off in front of it, reaching surfing speeds of 24 knots...
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Four points for +39
Two victories, or as a happy Iain Percy said during the media mixed zone 'one and a half' referring to the one against China Team which did not take the start due to a technical issue on the keelbox....
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Golden end for Team Draper-Hiscocks and Shaw
British sailors won five medals in five classes on the final day of the French Olympic Sailing Week in Hyeres on Friday, with gold going to World Champions Chris Draper and Simon Hiscocks in the 49er class, and windsurfer Bryony Shaw...
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Quotes Of The Day: LVC Racing Day 12, Flight 10
Quotes Of The Day: Louis Vuitton Cup Racing Day Twelve, Flight 10...
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Louis Vuitton Cup - Friday Report and Results
The top six teams on the leaderboard all have critical matches left to sail to complete Round Robin One after a challenging day for the Race Committee at the Louis Vuitton Cup on Friday. The gradient Easterly breeze flirted around the seven knot lower limit for racing for much of the afternoon. On the northern most course racing started on time in nine knots of wind and the two scheduled matches in both Flights 10 and 11 were completed...
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Fisher's View: Anything rather than nothing
This morning there was a goodly breeze, but because of the television scheduling no racing was held. In the afternoon, racing was only possible on the North course where two flights took place - in one, only one race was sailed, the other was that between +39 and the China Team that didn't show as its CHN-95 is still being repaired....
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May Day finish for Stamm in Bilbao
STAMM (SUI) aiming for Monday arrival in Bilbao - SHIRAISHI (JPN) serious issues with front sail - KNOX JOHNSTON (GBR) talks to his boat - BASURKO's (ESP) making slow progress...
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Volvo Ocean Race sign-up Kochi (India) for Stopover
Volvo Ocean Race has moved forward with its plans to bring the 2008-09 event to India and it now looks likely that the major southwestern port of Kochi will be the stopover on the new race route through the Middle East and Asia...
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Final Results from Hyeres
Final Medal Day results from French Olympic classes regatta at Hyeres. The conditions for the Medal race on the last day of the regatta couldn't have been better: stable wind averaging 15 knots, sun and waves. Racing was set close to the shore bringing the thrill of the last race to the spectators in Hyeres. In these conditions and with a short course, it was important to take a good start today and be fast to the top mark. Generally the event leaders have conserved their position...
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505 Inland Championships at Burton SC
Foremark Reservoir over the weekend of the 21st & 22nd presented the 505 fleet with a true test of their Inland sailing skills with winds forecast of 14 knots for the Saturday this was always going to be a tight regatta...
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Dee Caffari announces new recruits
Record-breaking yachtswoman, 34-year old, Dee Caffari enlists yacht racing expert Nigel King and weather router Mike Broughton as the Aviva Ocean Racing campaign prepares for a summer of competitive racing. Her successful transition to the Open 60 class will require expertise from a range of trainers that Caffari refers to as her 'knowledge bank'....
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Louis Vuitton Cup - Friday, Final of Round Robin 1
Today is the final day of racing in Round Robin One of the Louis Vuitton Cup and with respect to the leaderboard, the competition is coming down to the wire, with Flights 10 and 11 offering points that will be critical to determining final positions...
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Twelve GBR in Medal Races at Hyeres
A total of 12 British boats will feature in tomorrow's finals, with Skandia Team GBR making the most of the windier conditions to make some last minute gains, both into the medal races and, in other cases, into the medal positions ready for the last day of racing...
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USA 98 scores two more wins in Valencia
BMW ORACLE Racing widened the gap at the top of the leaderboard with two more wins in the Louis Vuitton Cup Round Robin One regatta in Valencia today, maintaining its unbeaten record and jumping three points clear of the next team...
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Louis Vuitton Reports and Results - Thursday
Desafio Espanol won both its races on Thursday to climb higher up the leaderboard, while BMW ORACLE Racing remains undefeated at the Louis Vuitton Cup. Near the top of the table, Italy's Luna Rossa Challenge beat Emirates Team New Zealand to remain in the top three on the points table...
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Fisher's View: Cooler, Rain, and Fickle Breeze
Never mind the weather, never mind the rain; there was a pot full of excitement when Areva met Victory in the most dramatic match to date. Penalties and mistakes were there and a nail-biting finish thrown in for good measure. And if we thought that was good, the match between Luna Rossa and Emirates Team New Zealand was equally dramatic....
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Spain move into top four of Louis Vuitton Cup
Today Desafio Espanol 2007 earned another two victories. With these two wins, over United Internet Team Germany in the first flight, and Victory Challenge in the second, the Spanish team gains four points more and position themselves with 15 points on the general classification table for the Louis Vuitton Cup...
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Top Ten Day in Hyeres - In or Out?
It was expected since the start of the regatta. The Easterly wind with his strength and waves finally arrived providing exciting racing for all sailors in Hyeres. Friday in Hyeres is Medal Race Day and only the top ten from each event will take part in the final push for the podium...
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BMW Sports Challenge Valencia
On 9 May 2007, BMW Sauber F1 Team driver Nick Heidfeld, BMW ORACLE Racing Team crew member Tony Kolb and golf professional Jose Manuel Lara will meet in Valencia for a quite unique competition...
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SAGA Insurance sets best 24hr run
The wind stayed favourable right the way through yesterday until it eased and veered but we had covered 310 miles in the previous 24 hours, an average speed of just over 13 knots and the best I have ever down with SAGA Insurance. Our speed will ease for a bit now...
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Hyeres - Olympic mums!
365 days a year and 24 hours a day are just enough time to organise an Olympic campaign with all the logistic, training and competitions involved. For these young women who are deciding to have a family as well. The time is gold and organisation skill an essential requirement...
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Louis Vuitton Cup - Thursday
Wind is at 10 to 11 knots on both courses off Valencia for Flights 8 and 9. It's time to win races for the middle group of teams battling to sneak into the top four on the leaderboard, joining that elite group which will advance to the Semi Finals of the Louis Vuitton Cup...
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Brits hold on in lightweight Hyeres
British sailors consolidated their positions at the French Olympic Sailing Week on Thursday, after a fourth day of extremely light wind racing. Skandia Team GBR's 49er crews held on to the same positions at the top of the leaderboard at the close of play on Wednesday after two topsy-turvy races in which teams who fared in one race found themselves struggling in the other...
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Delays in Hyeres as wind arrives late
Not a breath of wind this morning in Hyeres. The Finns and 470's, sailing further down the bay, were the first to launch, the race committee hoping for some sea breeze to reach their racing area first...
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Calais Round Britain Race - plenty of action
Eleven to thirteen boats is the line-up announced for the Calais Round Britain Race, which is symbolic of the importance of this opening event in the 2007 Imoca calendar! Given the complexity of the 1850 mile course around the British Isles, through maritime traffic, drilling rigs and tidal currents... we're certainly going to see some action!...
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