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5
Aug

Sailing America’s Cup – Will terrorists come to the 33rd America’s Cup?

The car bombing on the Spanish island of Mallorca, a very popular sailing venue, staged just before the start of the 28th Copa del Rey Audi Sailing Cup, has bought the topics of terrorism and sailing into sharp relief

Those who dusted off their atlases to find out the location of Ras al-Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates, the proposed venue for the 33rd America’s Cup, will have been a little taken aback to see that the racing will be staged within about 30nm of the Iranian coast.

Iran is a country which does not enjoy good diplomatic relations with too many countries, and the Challenging nation, USA, in particular, and with the exceptional of Defender, Switzerland.

Many will question the wisdom and sensitivity of staging an America’s Cup so close to the shores of a nation that was close to being invaded by the USA in the reign of the last President…  Details

5
Aug

Sailing America’s Cup – Alinghi confirm Ras al-Khaimah as the venue for the America’s Cup

The America’s Cup Defender, Alinghi, and its yacht club, the Société Nautique de Genève, today announced the venue for the 33rd America’s Cup in February 2010.

‘We are pleased to announce that Ras al-Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates, will be the Host Country for the 33rd America’s Cup,’ said Fred Meyer, Vice-Commodore of the Société Nautique de Genève (SNG). ‘This is a venue that offers perfect weather and great sailing conditions for a Match in February; the authorities have shown tremendous interest in, and support for hosting the America’s Cup; and the country has experience in organising first-class sporting events such as ATP tennis, PGA golf and Formula One. They will make a purpose-built island available at the Al Hamra Village in Ras al-Khaimah to provide the America’s Cup teams, sponsors and fans with an outstanding venue.’   …  Details

4
Aug

Video Sailing – Banque Populaire V Sets New Atlantic Sailing Records

He wanted it! He got it! The Eastbound North Atlantic sailing record has fallen! Pascal Bidégorry, skipper of the enormous maxi-trimaran Banque Populaire V, is now not only the fastest man under sail over 24 hours, covering an amazing 907.9 miles, he has also become the fastest man across the pond, smashing Groupama 3’s previous sailing record by a whopping 12 hours 32 minutes and 6 seconds.

It took Pascal and his 11 crew a mere 3 days 15 hours 25 minutes and 48 seconds to rocket from Ambrose Lighthouse to Lizard Point, averaging 32.94 knots. You simply can’t compare this with Eric Tabarly’s record back in 1980, though it was a true exploit back then, when he crossed the North Atlantic in 10d5h14m20s, averaging 12.15 knots onboard his Paul Ricard.

It all started on Wednesday, when Franck Cammas and his 9 crew members passed the line at the Ambrose Lighthouse off New York at exactly 20:12:16 UTC onboard his record breaking trimaran Groupama 3, hitting 30 knots straightaway. Pascal Bidégorry crossed the line 2h 35m26s later, at 22:47:42 UTC, quickly gaining speeds of over 35 knots. Then the fight began for 22 heroes aboard those two magnificent high performance maxi-trimarans…  Details and Excellent Pictures

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3
Aug

Sailing – Groupama 3 breaks 24-hour record; 841 miles at 35-knot average

Propelled along by a disturbed system coming across from Canada and heading towards Great Britain, Groupama 3 has benefited from some ideal conditions to break the 24 hour distance record. Franck Cammas and his nine crew are the first to break the symbolic 800 mile limit by covering 841 miles at an average of over 35 knots!

The acceleration in time is incredible! In less than ten years, the gain in speed under sail over 24 hours has increased by over 250 miles, which is an average of over ten knots (17 km/h), a bonus of nearly 30%! Indeed Groupama 3 racked up 841 miles in 24 hours this Saturday morning and their pace is such that Franck Cammas and his nine crew are likely to improve on that still further over the next few hours… It is a record which has been a reference to sailors around the world for a long time: the first sailboats to break the 300 mile barrier in a day were the American clippers (1846), …  Details

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