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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.

Four threaten to rock boat for Wild Oats

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.

Four threaten to rock boat for Wild Oats

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.

Azzurra capture Louis Vuitton Trophy

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...

Video: First reaction from Dean Barker on his team finishing 2nd in LV Trophy

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

Azzurra Knocks Kiwis off Top Spot

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

Azzurra scores 2-0 shut out of Emirates Team New Zealand to win Louis Vuitton Trophy

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...

• Azzurra scores 2-0 shut out of Emirates Team New Zealand to win Louis Vuitton Trophy Nice Côte d'Azur - ISAF News

Notes

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...

Groupama 3 is now sound and safe in Cape Town

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....

Disappointing fourth for British in Louis Vuitton Trophy series

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.

Gordon Brown meets Cumbria flood victims

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.

Ben Ainslie and Team Origin's Louis Vuitton Trophy campaign comes to an end

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.

Ainslie gets revenge as Team Origin win

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.

Ben Ainslie and Team Origin level Louis Vuitton Trophy semifinal 11 against Azzurra

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Team Origin trounce Italian opponents Azzurra and go all square 11 in the Louis Vuitton Trophy semifinals.

Alinghi must meet measurement rules

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.