Cowes, England (August 12, 2011) – With the presentation of the awards this week at the Royal Yacht Squadron’s Cowes Castle on the Isle of Wight, the cast of players has taken its final bow, and the production that was the Transatlantic Race 2011 has closed to rave reviews. The race made history with the... ... read full story
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2011 Shipyard Cup: Sailing yacht Whisper Wins Day One
August 14, 2011
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Under a beautiful Maine sky and fair breezes the 2011 Shipyard Cup fleet saw a great day of sailing. After a one hour delay to let the breeze build to a pleasant 10-15 kts., the staggered start spread the fleet out over 52 minutes. After 3 hours of racing on a delightful afternoon sailing yacht... ... read full story
Emirates Team New Zealand wins the first AC World Series Cascais, Portugal
August 14, 2011
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Emirates Team New Zealand made an incredible recovery during the ‘winner takes all’ fleet race on Sunday to win the America’s Cup World Series Cascais, the first event of a new global series leading up to San Francisco in 2013. With nine boats on the start line, the competition was close, and with a tricky,... ... read full story
ORACLE Racing Spithill wins Match Race championship Cascais, Portugal
August 14, 2011
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James Spithill and his ORACLE Racing crew swept aside the previously ascendant Emirates Team New Zealand to win the Cascais AC Match Race Championship on Saturday, as the AC World Series Cascais enters the final weekend of racing. Many of the matches featured close starts, blazing speed runs to the first turning mark and early... ... read full story
Tall ship sailing yacht Friendship of Salem at Dennis Conner’s North Cove
August 11, 2011
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The 171ft Tall-ship sailing yacht “Friendship of Salem” made her first appearance at Dennis Conner’s North Cove this morning. S/Y Friendship of Salem is a reconstruction of a 171-foot three-masted Salem East Indiaman built in 1797. She is the largest wooden US Coast Guard certified sailing vessel to be built in New England in more... ... read full story
AC World Series Cascais: Kiwis continue to roll over the competition
August 11, 2011
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Emirates Team New Zealand is quickly becoming the star of the show at the America’s Cup World Series – Cascais. For the second consecutive day, the Kiwis earned maximum points, after beating Artemis Racing in a match racing duel for first place to conclude a full day of racing. The Emirates team picked up where... ... read full story
America’s Cup on display at the Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2011.
August 11, 2011
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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
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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
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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
Yellowbrick launches Yellowbrick 3 – The world’s most advanced tracking device
August 09, 2011
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Yellowbrick, the world’s largest truly-global tracking provider, has launched Yellowbrick 3, an advanced professional tracking device incorporating a unique Two-Way Messenger function. This latest device from Yellowbrick enables communications and social media updates to be sent from any location in the world, no matter how remote, thanks to its use of the Iridium Satellite network.... ... read full story
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