Racing
Giant Helicopter Used For Yacht Launch
(citytalk) The Alinghi team hopes a giant catamaran launched on Lake Geneva will help them retain the trophy next year. A Russian helicopter was hired to lift the 90 ft (approx 30 metre)
double hulled yacht Alinghi 5 from its temporary factory at Le Bouveret
out onto the lake. READ MORE and WATCH THE VIDEO
Post to TwitterYacht left high and dry in boat race
(telegraph) Instead of making up vital ground against 19 rival boats, the
Jersey-registered Knight Star found itself perched precariously on a
rock. The boat's skipper, Arthur Manning, admitted that there had been an 'embarrassing misjudgment'. READ MORETranspac Yacht Race Blends Both The Old, New
(gazettes) On one hand, one of the most sleek and modern sailboats in the
world — the 103-foot Alfa Romeo — is ready for the biennial Transpac
race from Long Beach to Hawaii. READ MOREOnce Around, With Gusto
(windcheck) The sand sharks that inhabit the normally peaceful waters around Block
Island must be asking one another, “What the hell happened?!” There
were hundreds of these three- to four-foot squalos (also known as
dogfish) in the area during yesterday’s race, presumably having a good
time basking on the surface and surfing the six-to eight-foot waves
before being overrun by fins of a different, altogether more malevolent
nature. READ MORENEW YORK YACHT CLUB CONFIRMS ROLEX WATCH U.S.A. AS OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF INVITATIONAL CUP
(sportsfeatures) Building upon a partnership established in 1994, the New York Yacht
Club today announced that Rolex Watch U.S.A. has become an official
sponsor of the New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup,
to be held Sept. 15-19 in Newport, R.I. Rolex, the world’s most
prestigious maker of timepieces and a long-time supporter of sailing,
joins formerly announced sponsor Sperry Top-Sider, the iconic American
brand best known for inventing the performance boat shoe, in presenting
this unique regatta, which features world-class, Corinthian sailing
among 18 teams representing premier yacht clubs from around the globe.
The winning skipper of the Invitational Cup will receive a
Sailors at the ready for New York Yacht Club's Annual Regatta
(sailworld) Now that it’s June, boats are in the
water, sailing boots are out of the closet, and the New York Yacht Club
(NYYC) 155th Annual Regatta presented by Rolex is whipping up
enthusiasm for its 2009 edition, set for Friday, June 12, through
Sunday, June 14. READ MOREVolvo race changes rules to attract more women
(AFP) — Organisers of the Volvo Ocean Race announced Sunday changes to
the next edition of the round-the-world yacht race aimed at boosting
the number of women who take part. READ MOREFestival opening to go ahead with or without the yachts
(galwaynews) THE official opening ceremony of the Galway Stopover of the Volvo Ocean
Race – which kicks off this coming Sunday – will go ahead as planned,
even if none of the seven yachts have reached Galway Harbour in time
for the celebration. READ MORELOBSTER'S REVENGE
(volvooceanrace) The fleet has gone fishing in the last 24 hours, as the lobsters take revenge
for all that New England seafood indulgence. Almost everyone has a tail
(geddit?) to tell of hooking up pots and losing miles. Green Dragon was
worst hit, giving them and the Volvo Ocean Race Virtual Gamers some serious work to do overnight. READ MORE