Video Offshore Powerboat Racing – Offshore Powerboat Race, Point Nj 9/13/09 – Small Race, 11 boats, Ripping Threw The Inlet, All the big boats were in the new york harbor racing for points this race is a no point race so nobody showed up.
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Fantastic sailing conditions capped off a special weekend of racing on Captain’s Harbor for the 12 boats and 26 competitors at the 2009 U.S. Disabled Sailing Championship, hosted by the Riverside Yacht Club, and sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A. and Dry Creek Vineyard.
New champions, Charles Rosenfield (Woodstock, Conn., Boat #142) in the singlehanded 2.4mR division and, US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics member, Jen French (St. Petersburg, Fla., pictured below) with crew, Roger Cleworth (Lithia, Fla., USSTAG) and Kevin Wixom (Lakeside, Calif.) of the Ideal 18 doublehanded division, were undeniable in their quest to … Details
Well, they did it! Benoît Lequin and Pierre Yves Moreau sailed a 20 foot sport catamaran (beach cat) from New York to Lorient, across the Atlantic and into sailing history. As crazy as it sounded, what seemed an impossible feat is now the reference time to beat. With a time of 18 days, 18 hours, 52 minutes and 45 seconds, the total distance travelled on the little open catamaran was 3628 miles. “It is true that the boat is small, but the project was ambitious,” Benoît said at the finish.
Before leaving New York Benoît told us his goal for crossing the Atlantic was simply to make it across safely, and that he and Pierre Yves had … Details, Pictures & Video
2009 U.S. Disabled Sailing Championships preview.
The true spirit of competitive sailing will be on display when some of the most courageous athletes from the United States will convene for three days of racing on Cos Cob Harbor for the 2009 U.S. Disabled Sailing Championship (USDSC). This year’s championship, hosted by the Riverside Yacht Club and sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A. and Dry Creek Vineyard, will be held on Sept. 11-13, 2009 in Riverside, Conn. The U.S. Disabled Sailing Championship is the only national sailing championship for disabled sailors. Competing sailors will compete for US SAILING’s prestigious Chandler Hovey Trophy and Judd Goldman Trophy.
Managed by US SAILING, the sport’s national governing body, the event is open to any sailor with a physical disability. Participants have included… Details