Cowes Torquay Cowes race winner, Cinzano driven by Markus Hendicks from Germany, was involved in a close battle for a second time on Saturday when he finished runner-up to Dean Gibbs aboard Going Lean after leading almost from start to finish. However with Going Lean winning Class A Cinzano was still rewarded with …Â Details
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Sailing Sailboard – Arden Anderson is the fastest in the 2009 Midwest Speed Quest on Lake Okabena
The 2009 Midwest Speed Quest on Lake Okabena, Worthington Minnesota is over. This was a great year, with many new racers participating. It is time to announce the Final Results.
We follow the rules and methods of International Speed Sailing. Our GPS units are the most precise hand held units available. Our speeds can be compared to other Speed Sailors around the World. And the Prize Money remains the best in North American Speed Sailing.
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Racing returned to Crazy Horse Beach Saturday with nine world champions crowned in 11 racing classes.
The Pro-Am and Expert class final motos were run Saturday morning at the International Jet Sports Boating Association Personal Watercraft World Finals, when racing was suspended Friday following the crash and death of Team Serbia’s Cesare Vismara, 36, of Italy. Vismara was posthumously named the 2009 IJSBA World Champion in the Amateur Runabout Open class. And IJSBA Executive Director Scott Frazier announced that all entry fees in the Amateur Runabout Open class are being donated to Vismara’s family… Details
Alinghi, the 33rd America’s Cup Defender, cast off from the America’s Cup Island of Al Hamra this morning and set sail for its first training day in Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates.
“The conditions are ideal here for these boats,†said Brad Butterworth, Alinghi team skipper, “exactly the building sea breeze that we hoped for which means we can sail as much as six days a week; it couldn’t be better for what we are trying to achieve.†The giant catamaran Alinghi 5 arrived in the Emirates from Europe on 30 September after a… Details