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America’s Cup on display at the Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2011.

August 11, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

The America’s Cup will be on display during the Audi Hamilton Island Race Week at regatta headquarters, Hamilton Island Yacht Club - Photo Credit Andrea Francolini  Audi ©

The America’s Cup, the oldest trophy in the history of international sport, will be the spectacular centrepiece at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week this month, and while there it will celebrate a remarkable milestone: the 160th anniversary of when it was first contested in 1851. Sporting history reveals that the contest for this remarkable trophy... ... read full story

AC World Series continues to set pace for close action sailing in Cascais

August 11, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Emirates Team New Zealand is setting a torrid pace at the Cascais AC Match Race Championship, the third stage of the AC World Series competition, leading after the first day of the series. Following a two-hour postponement due to unusually light and fickle winds in Cascais, the three seeding fleet races were packed with thrills... ... read full story

Superyacht fleet arriving for 2011 Shipyard Cup

August 10, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Boothbay Harbor is starting to buzz with excitement as the entrants for this weekend’s Shipyard Cup start to arrive.  The Shipyard Cup is a big boat sailing regatta held annually in the Boothbay Region (racing Saturday and Sunday from about noon – 4:30 P.M. depending on conditions).  This year’s Shipyard Cup is of special interest... ... read full story

STRUCTeam™ to engineer first example of new 100ft Wally Cento Sailing Yacht.

August 08, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

STRUCTeam Ltd is proud to announce that it has gained a contract to engineer the first example of a new class of sailing yacht being built to the Wally Cento “box” rule. The 100’ (30m) Wally Cento sailing yacht, designed by naval architects Judel Vrolijk, currently being built in the UK at Green Marine, due... ... read full story

Americas Cup World Series in Cascais: Emirates Team New Zealand double winners

August 08, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Five teams crowded the podium on Sunday at the America’s Cup World Series – Cascais as the opening weekend ended with some champagne sailing across the two events. On Sunday, large crowds on the beach and in the spectator fleet enjoyed front row seats with the racing just meters from the shore. While both Asian... ... read full story

Win an Audi at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week

August 04, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Travelling at around 40 knots while steering is an enthralling experience every competitor at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week can enjoy during this year’s regatta, which starts August 19. And, the same experience could result in that sailor’s yacht being named the winner of a stylish Audi A1. This highly anticipated contest is on land... ... read full story

Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2011: The bold and the beautiful set for Porto Cervo, Sardinia.

August 04, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Come early September and as the height of the Mediterranean summer season passes with the grace of a fading sunset, the eyes of the sailing world will be focused firmly on one stand-out attraction: the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup. This annual meeting of the bold and the beautiful, elegance and finesse, onshore refinement and offshore... ... read full story

BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival 2012

August 04, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Like a snow ball rolling downhill, the momentum is already building as plans take shape for the 2012 BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival, March 26 – April 1 2012. The promotional kick off takes place this week at the longest running and perhaps the biggest yachting event in the world, Cowes Week.   Joining forces... ... read full story

Ewan McGregor, Zara Phillips and Natalie Pinkham to Race for Charity at Artemis Challenge

August 03, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

The fifth edition of the Artemis Challenge is set to continue the tradition of attracting big name stars as Ewan McGregor, Zara Phillips and Natalie Pinkham take to the water in 2011. The Artemis Challenge, a high adrenaline 50 mile race around the Isle of Wight to claim a £10,000 charity prize fund, will take... ... read full story

Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race 2011: Sailing yacht Living Doll wins

August 02, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Victorian sailing yacht Living Doll (Michael Hiatt) has today been declared the IRC overall winner of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s 26th Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, while S/Y Loki (Stephen  Ainsworth), last year’s winner, came in second and yacht Ragamuffin (Syd Fischer) was placed third. Hiatt, from Melbourne, celebrated his 59th birthday last evening,... ... read full story

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