Valencia Sailing (Free subscription) | yesterday
[Source: Louis Vuitton Trophy] By virtue of its second win in as many races Emirates Team New Zealand today grabbed the early lead at the Louis Vuitton Trophy Nice Côte d’Azur. Team New Zealand leads overall with 2 points. Sweden’s Artemis and Great Britain’s TeamOrigin each have 1 point on 1-0 records. Led by skipper Dean Barker, the venerable Team New Zealand defeated ALL4ONE...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
• Team record convincing victory over Team Synergy • 'It'll be difficult to be consistant' While the America's Cup remains clogged up in the New York courts, the alternative for the excluded teams is the Louis Vuitton Trophy in Nice. Ben Ainslie and Britain's TeamOrigin opened the regatta with a convincing one-minute victory over the Russian Team Synergy. Ainslie took the initiative in the...
The Independent (Free subscription) | yesterday
The new golden girl of British and European ocean racing abandons her partner and her cats and leaves her adopted French shores with another Frenchman today. With the departure of Dame Ellen MacArthur from the scene which catapulted her to fame, Sam Davies seems set to inherit the mantle of international fame. She is the complete package: bright, attractive, articulate and friendly. And she can sail....
Valencia Sailing (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
[Source: Cammas-Groupama] In a N-NE'ly breeze of around twenty knots, Groupama 3 is able to hurtle along with all her sail aloft at an average speed of nearly thirty knots. With the wind set to continue to shift round this Saturday evening, Franck Cammas and his nine crew will gybe onto a tack taking them due South towards the equator. A good night for rest and a fine day for this start to the weekend:...
Valencia Sailing (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
[Source: LV Trophy] Half of the opening day’s scheduled matches at the Louis Vuitton Trophy Nice Côte d’Azur were completed in conditions that challenged race officials and tended to favour the leading yachts. Emirates Team New Zealand and TeamOrigin share the top spot on the leaderboard after scoring triumphs in light and shifty winds. Team New Zealand defeated TFS – Pages...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Team Origin posted a convincing win against their Russian rivals to kick off their inaugural Louis Vuitton Trophy campaign in Nice.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Hours before starting Transat Jacques Vabre from Le Havre to Costa Rica British sailor Alex Thomson announced a new sponsorship deal with Hugo Boss.
News-Insurances (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Jules Verne Trophy 2009-2010. Groupama 3 has been able to lengthen her stride since the latitude of Porto. With the gradual rotation of the wind from the NW to the NE off the coast of Portugal, Groupama 3’s course has curved to accelerate: in a few hours time Franck Cammas and his crew [...]
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Sydney - Australian teenager Jessica Watson said Saturday that loneliness was not an issue as she passed the two-week mark in her bid to become the youngest person to sail solo and unaided around the world. Jessica, 16, set sail from Sydney on Octobe...
Valencia Sailing (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Groupama 3 had reached Cape Finisterre this Friday lunchtime. As such Franck Cammas and his nine crew were set to rack up over 500 miles in 24 hours midway through the afternoon, which remains a good average speed for this first day in predominantly beam winds and close-hauled conditions. The downwind conditions along the Portuguese coast should enable them to quickly make up their deficit in relation...
Courrier Mail (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
TEENAGE sailor Jessica Watson is facing her first serious weather test on her round-the-world voyage as winds challenge her journey towards the equator.
Valencia Sailing (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
[Source: BMW Oracle] While the American challenger for the 33rd America’s Cup is in San Diego, preparing for the Match in February, in Europe, the team is getting ready to take on the Louis Vuitton Trophy - Nice, the first in a number of regattas organised by Louis Vuitton and the new World Sailing Teams Association. The eight competing teams will match-race equalised ACC boats in the regatta....
ISAF News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
At 15:50:22 on Thursday 5 November Franck Cammas and his nine crew steered Groupama 3 past the Créac'h lighthouse to start their attempt for the Jules Verne Trophy awarded to the holder of the outright round the world record.
ISAF News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Britain's Lucy Macgregor defeated defending champion Sally Barkow of the USA to clinch the title at the ISAF Grade 1 Busan Cup Women's International Match Race title in Korea.
Valencia Sailing (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Although racing is scheduled to start on Saturday, the 8 teams taking part in the Louis Vuitton Trophy in Nice have been training since the start of the week. Emirates Team New Zealand and BMW Oracle practiced on Wednesday but the strong winds (up to 25 knots) and big waves made it impossible to carry out any training on Thursday. Our friends at BTS Broadcast caught up with Dean Barker, helmsman of...
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