18.05.2007
Sail-World.USA .... Latest US and International sailing news
As I write this, four challengers and the defender remain in contention for the America's Cup and the bigger prize - the victor's right, under the deed of gift, to determine the host city.
Today San Francisco's BMW Oracle has suffered another tactical defeat. She is down 1-3 against Luna Rossa We know she speed to burn and we're hoping she can still move on to the final round of the Louis Vuitton series and to represent the US as the Challenger.
The Cup could return to Valencia or Auckland. It could move elsewhere in the Med. Best of all, it could move to San Francisco if BMW Oracle somehow prevails.
Memorial Day Weekend (May 26th - May 28th) marks the beginning of the sailing season for many of us in the US. Let us know what is planned by your yacht club, sailing club or area racing association.
Keep us posted about what you are doing to grow your fleets. As summer sailing programs start, share the good news generated from your area's junior and adult sailing programs and Wednesday and Thursday night racing series.
E-mail us at USeditor@sail-world.com. Be sure to put us on your PR and media release list. When the racing is over, don't forget to send us an update.
Here is the latest Sail-World news, (with a North American bias).
I'm in Miami at the moment, but making plans to head to New England, Europe and the West Coast this summer. Hope to see you on the water.
BMW Oracle Racing still confident despite loss
The Louis Vuitton Cup semi-final mountain got steeper today as BMW ORACLE Racing went 3-1 down against Luna Rossa Challenge, but the USA team remained confident about fighting back. 'We never feel good about losing and being 3-1 down is not where we wanted to be at this stage,' said BMW ORACLE Racing navigator, Peter Isler....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=33815&ntid=20
US-IRC East Coast racing season kicks off
Action up east began with the American Yacht Club Spring Series sailed over two weekends April 28-29th and May 5-6th out of Rye, New York. Twenty-Four boats in three of the six divisions sailed under IRC while the others were one-design....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=33795&ntid=20
The America's Cup in San Francisco?
As I write this, four challengers and the defender remain in contention for the America's Cup and the bigger prize - the victor's right, under the deed of gift, to determine the host city. The Cup could return to Valencia or Auckland, but it could move elsewhere in the Med or to San Francisco, though this dream may be fading....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=33759&ntid=20
Stars after Valencia
While some Star crews have made religious commitments to attend the major regattas in North America and Europe over the past year, notable personalities have been missing from the action. They haven't been boycotting the class by any means, they been consumed by America's Cup campaigns....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=33757&ntid=20
Silver Panda wins the 2007 Wilson Trophy
Two American teams faced off in the finals of the Road Range Wilson Trophy, the 2007 British Open Team Racing Championship held in West Kirby....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=33808&ntid=20
Irish port of Galway will be Volvo stopover
The west coast Irish port of Galway will be the stopover for the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race following the Irish Government's announcement this week that it had agreed to make funding available to help bring the race to Ireland for the first time...
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=33810&ntid=20
What to Expect at the ICSA National Championships
College sailors are busy practicing for ICSA National Championships. The Women's National Championship starts May 23rd and runs through May 25th. 'Expect an exciting regatta,' said Tufts coach, Ken Legler....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=33762&ntid=20
Tybee 500 - Day 5
Day 5 of the Tybee 500 - Daytona to Fernandina Beach. Whether one has been able to watch the Tybee 500 from the beach or view it on the web, the six day multihull race has been the source of a lot of excitement. A few days of rough weather, broken rudders, holed boats and snapped masts have been bookended by calm seas during the first leg and Friday's forecast of 11-15 knots, for the final push from Fernindina Beach to Tybee Island....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=33805&ntid=20
2007 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship
Over 50 nations will descend on Kingston, Ontario, Canada for the 2007 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship. The 37th ISAF Youth Worlds will be sailed out of Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, a venue renowned for its fantastic conditions and whose history is littered with some of sailing's most famous names....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=33802&ntid=20
Semi places yet to be decided in close Con Cup
With four wins and one loss, Thursday was a very good day for Mathieu Richard in Long Beach Yacht Club's 43rd Congressional Cup....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=33797&ntid=20
Block Island Race launches New England season
The spring classic, hosted by the Storm Trysail Club and in its 62nd running, is a distance race of 185 nautical miles from Stamford, Conn., down Long Island Sound, to Block Island, R.I., and back....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=33794&ntid=20
Countdown to ICSA National Championships 2007
The final test of the year for college sailors - the Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) National Championships sponsored by PENTAX Imaging Company and Vanguard Sailboats - is set to get underway next week when competitors from 24 schools race for three titles: the ICSA Women's National Championship (May 23-25), the ICSA/APS Team Race National Championship (May27-29), and the ICSA/Gill Coed National Championship (May 30-June 1)....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=33793&ntid=20
Are we going to see a Canting Keel in this AC?
In the first week of May the America's Cup Measurement Committee released their latest decision relating to the use of a canting keel in the 2007 America's Cup....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=33780&ntid=20
Worldwide Louis Vuitton Cup audience soars on TV and Internet
Worldwide interest in the Louis Vuitton Cup and America's Cup is soaring - with huge international television audiences and higher than expected traffic onto the event website and through to the individual team websites....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=33779&ntid=20
Berntsson's 8-race streak takes Con Cup lead
Johnie Berntsson (9-1), ranked No. 14 in the world coming in, leaped to the top of the leader board Wednesday by winning all five of his matches, extending his win streak to eight in a row. He beat second-place Mathieu Richard (8-2) in his first match and third-place Simon Minoprio of New Zealand (7.75-2), the first-day leader, in his second race and never looked back....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=33774&ntid=20
Deadline - US Jr.Women's Singlehanded Championship
Registration will close on June 1 for the U.S. Junior Women's Singlehanded Championship for the Nancy Leiter Clagett Memorial Trophy....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=33772&ntid=20
Newport Harbor High wins ISSA Nationals
Southern California Teams, Newport Harbor High and Point Loma High School, sailed a regatta of their own. Local favorite and recent winner, Newport Harbor High School (Newport Beach, CA) beat out second place Point Loma High School (San Diego, CA) by 38 points. Other teams were quite distance behind....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=33660&ntid=20
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