Wild Oats skipper pinpoints threats
ABC (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Wild Oats XI skipper Mark Richards believes at least four other boats can threaten his maxi's bid for a record fifth straight Sydney to Hobart line honours crown.
ABC (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Wild Oats XI skipper Mark Richards believes at least four other boats can threaten his maxi's bid for a record fifth straight Sydney to Hobart line honours crown.
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Wild Oats XI skipper Mark Richards believes at least four other boats can threaten his supreme maxi's bid for a record fifth straight Sydney to Hobart win.
The Age (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Wild Oats XI skipper Mark Richards believes at least four other boats can threaten his supreme maxi's bid for a record fifth straight Sydney to Hobart win.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
• Italians soundly defeat New Zealand favourites in final • Russians defeat Britain's TeamOrigin for third place There were two major upsets in the Louis Vuitton Trophy regatta in Nice in its final stages – the first was the defeat of Britain's TeamOrigin by the Russian team, Synergy, in the match for third place, and the second when the favourites, Emirates Team New Zealand, were...
Valencia Sailing (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Dean Barker talks about his team's result in the LV Trophy. Nice, 22 November 2009. Video copyright BTS Broadcast
Yachting World news (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Having dominated the Louis Vuitton Trophy for two weeks, the Kiwis are defeated in the final. Matthew Sheahan reviews the event
Valencia Sailing (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
[Source: Louis Vuitton Trophy] The team from the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda makes a triumphant return after a 22-year hiatus. Even before the Louis Vuitton Trophy Nice Côte d’Azur began, Azzurra skipper Francesco Bruni spoke of his passion and honour to be leading an iconic sailing brand back into the fray after a long absence. This afternoon he could barely describe his joy. Bruni and his...
Water Dissolves Water (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
1. Today was the first day of my nine-day Thanksgiving vacation. I'll be travelling in a few days. but today I celebrated by spending the afternoon at a chan temple ( chan is the Chinese form of Zen, the ancestor tradition to the younger Japanese lineage). The temple was new to me, but it had apparently opened on the other side of the city about a year ago, and a friend had invited me to attend an...
Valencia Sailing (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
[Source: Cammas-Groupama] Groupama 3 arrived in Cape Town early this Saturday afternoon and immediately tied up alongside so as repairs could begin to reinforce the aft beams. It was at around 1300 hours UTC that Franck Cammas and his nine crew made landfall after two weeks at sea: Groupama 3 had to abandon her Jules Verne Trophy record attempt on the eleventh day after breaking the port beam bulkhead....
The Independent (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
A disappointing fourth was the reward for Ben Ainslie and Britain’s America’s Cup challenger Team Origin in the Louis Vuitton Trophy series off Nice.
Channel 4 (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
During a visit to flood-hit Cumbria Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledges an extra £1m to help storm victims who are now braced for more rain after England's wettest day on record. Alex Thomson reports.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Team Origin soundly beaten by Italian team Azzurra to signal the end of their Louis Vuitton Trophy campaign in Nice.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
An emphatic win for Britain’s Team Origin in the semi-final of the Louis Vuitton Trophy series in Nice squared the best of three at 1-1 as skipper Ben Ainslie took revenge for the opening loss to Italy’s Team Azzurra, skippered by Francesco Bruni.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Team Origin trounce Italian opponents Azzurra and go all square 11 in the Louis Vuitton Trophy semifinals.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Extra pressure poured on the Swiss holder of the America's Cup, Ernesto Bertarelli's Alinghi, following the latest ruling from New York judge, Shirley Kornreich.