America’s Cup World Series match racing final on Sunday will be an all Oracle Team USA affair after helmsmen Russell Coutts and Jimmy Spithill each notched wins in the semis in San Francisco on Saturday, 25th August. Oracle Team USA Spithill followed with second and first place finishes in the day’s fleet races to hold on to the top spot on the leaderboard.
‘This is the second event in a row that we’ve both made the final in match racing, so we’re happy with that,’ said Coutts. ‘We defended well, and in a close match race it’s good to come out on top. After the events of yesterday, I expect … More
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Fasten your seatbelts. The fastest sailors on Planet Earth are ready for the 2012 Lüderitz Speed Challenge, held in Namibia’s most famous speed strip.
The international speed sailing event has been taking place, since 2007, in the southern coast of the African country and, since then, many national and world records have fallen.
Interestingly, the Lüderitz Speed Challenge is a battle of two fierce and eternal rivals: kiteboarders and windsurfers  … More
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Check out master photographer Carlo Borlenghi’s pictures from day 3 of the America’s Cup World Series on San Francisco Bay … Here
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Street windsurfing, wind skateboarding, skateboard windsurfing, skateboard sailing and land windsurfing. It doesn’t matter how you name it. Just ride it. When you’ve got a wind sail and a skateboard, there’s action guaranteed.
Select an outdoor parking lot, asphalted zones, open air coastal walks, emptymanufacturing plants, smooth and flat surfaces and even wet sand, where  … More
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