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Mirsky defeats Gilmour in Match Cup Sweden
In an example of the Apprentice beating the Master, 22-year old Torvar Mirsky (AUS) and his Mirsky Racing Team has defeated four time ISAF Match Racing World Champion and America’s Cup veteran Peter Gilmour (AUS) and his PST Team to advance to the Semi-Final stage here at Match Cup Sweden. ... [more] 
Magnitude 80 breaks Tahiti record
Magnitude 80 sailed out of the dark into a French Polynesian welcome Thursday night to cross the Tahiti Race finish line offshore from the Pointe Verde lighthouse near Papeete at 11:13 p.m. PDT (8:13 p.m. local time) and break the record by almost 3 ½ days. ... [more] 
2008 Gran Canaria PWA Grand Slam – Day One
The Gran Canaria PWA Grand Slam – Day One and the action packed day culminated with Victor Fernandez and Daida Moreno taking top honours in their respective fleets, leaving only the double elimination left to settle the scores. ... [more] 
Jack Brabham Races Again
Sir Jack “Black Jack” Brabham, the triple world champion Formula 1 driver is to race again on a different circuit. Sir Jack has enthusiastically given the use his nickname for the Grand Prix 66 foot racing yacht to be called “Black Jack”. ... [more] 
GBR, FRA, IRL after Day 5 of Commodores’ Cup
The Pressure Cooker Starts to BoDay five of the Rolex Commodores’ Cup 2008 and the 45 competitors and their 15 teams found themselves challenged by a new course format. Today’s single race was around a variety of marks in the central and eastern Solent, sailed in an awkward southeasterly breeze of around 12 knots. GBR teams earned the top two spots in Class One with Fair Do’s VII taking second ... [more] 
B&G SIMRAD 50 has been postponed by SSANZ
The first race of the B&G SIMRAD Two Handed Triple Series has 50 has been postponed by race officials due to the weather forecasts, showing that winds of up to 45 knots were predicted to hit the race fleet this afternoon. The forecasts were backed up by America's Cup weather specialist Jon Bilger's new PredictWind.com weather service. ... [more] 
Quantum Racing go Clear on penultimate day
In strong, Mistral winds today on the Gulf of Cagliari it was John Kostecki and the crack Artemis crew who showed, as in Marseille, that they thrive in strong winds when they won the only race. Quantum Racing go into the final day with a four point lead. With the Mistral wind peaking at nearly 30 knots, only one race, the seventh of the Audi Region of Sardinia Trophy Regatta, could be completed ... [more] 
Clipper Fleet head into final port - Liverpool
After just over twenty four hours of racing up the Irish Sea from Cork to Liverpool only 14 miles separate the entire Clipper fleet, as they battle for the final three podium positions in the biennial 35,000-mile Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. New York and Uniquely Singapore are leading the fleet, but with three boats just one mile behind, there is no room for complacency ... [more] 
Nouvelle-Calédonie wins twice
Nouvelle-Calédonie wins twice at the Tour de France Sailing Race. Apart from the first buoy, where they ranked second behind Brest Grandes Ecoles ENSIETA ESC (Loïc Le Garrec), Nouvelle-Calédonie never saw the stern of the other competitors again. ... [more] 
Bostik ready for Reconnaissance Transatlantic race
Alexia Barrier (FRA) will be at the helm of Bostik for the Reconnaissance Transatlantic race. ... [more] 
Mirsky to race Gilmour at Match Cup Sweden
Mirsky Racing Team will be up against mentor Peter Gilmour and his PST crew at Match Cup Sweden tomorrow. MRT's reports on Day Two and Three at Match Cup Sweden are below. ... [more] 
Hull & Humber leads Clipper Race 14 to Liverpool
Race 14, the final race of the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race series from Cork, Ireland, to Liverpool, UK, is underway with the crew of Hull & Humber signalling their intent from the outset and crossing the start line first. ... [more] 
Race filled - 30 entrants for Vendée Globe 2008
The 2008 Vendée Globe thirty places planned in the race notice have now been filled and there will indeed be thirty candidates lining up on 9th November for the start in Les Sables d’Olonne. An exceptional line-up, an unprecedented competitive level, this edition of the race deserves all the superlatives. It is now certain that the 2008 Vendée Globe will be an all ticket affair. ... [more] For this week's complete news stories select Last 7 Days For last month's complete news stories select Last 30 Days Archive News
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