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On calm waters under blue skies, Capt. Russell Amimoto’s crew of 12 brought the canoe in to a waiting crowd of family, friends and old salts at Sand Island.
One of the saltier ones on hand was Nainoa Thompson, president of the Polynesian Voyaging Society. He said that storms and overcast skies had been a big problem for the 12-day, 1,400-mile return leg of the voyage, but Amimoto and navigator Bruce Blankenfeld showed great skill and leadership in bringing the canoe home from Palmyra. The vessel had departed O’ahu for Palmyra on March 10 with a different crew, which flew back ahead of Hokule’a.
With the return crew, Thompson said… Details and Pictures
Top yachting journalist and author, Bob Fisher gives his view in the next moves in the America’s Cup:
Recriminations offer solace only to those who make them.
Progress is made by those with vision.
The clouds of war are rolling away, or at least there is a break in the sky, so that the America’s Cup problems should shortly be resolved.
Both Ernesto Bertarelli and Larry Ellison have publicly stated that their primary wish is for a multi-challenger event as soon as possible. To facilitate that would require compromise on both sides and that, it would seem, could be the sticking point…Â DetailsÂ
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Sailing America’s Cup – Valencia Sailing: BMW Oracle start training in Valencia on Extreme 40’s
As the portents point increasingly towards a Deed of Gift Match, for the 33rd America’s Cup in multihulls. ValenciaSailing.com report on the latest developments in Valencia, likely venue for the DoG Match:
Unless Alinghi and BMW Oracle reach an agreement towards the celebration of a multi-challenger conventional America’s Cup, one could say that the starting gun of the 33rd America’s Cup was fired early this afternoon in Valencia…Â DetailsÂ