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\ Volvo Ocean Race \ 2008 - 2009 \
StealthPlay: Hide and seek to gain

The docks in these race villages are always secretive as shore crews look to hide their creations, but now, with the launch of a StealthPlay initiative, the cloak and dagger feel will spread to the open ocean.
7-10-2008 > Press Release	More

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\ Match Racing \ World Match Racing Tour \
Blustery Breeze Greets Gold Cup Competitors

Three-groups, 24-team field complete three flights each in gear-busting conditions - World Tour leaders emerge at the top of the standings
7-10-2008 > Press Release	More

\ Figaro 2 \ Cap Istanbul \
The battle to win the war in the Marmara Sea…

After a west to east Trans-Mediterranean and 1,550 miles in its wake, the "European Capital of Culture – Cap Istanbul" is gradually drawing to a close. The grand finale promises to be as intense as it is rich in surprises and upsets. After passing through the Dardanelles Strait, and the 'high point' of the 1914-1918 war, the solo sailors will take the start of the final leg from Gallipoli to Istanbul.
7-10-2008 > Press Release	More

\ One Design \ RC 44 \
Tricky breeze on day one...

... of the Friuli Venezia Giulia RC 44 Cup The RC 44’s completed one flight today, with 3 knots of wind. Ceeref, Organika, Team Aqua and BMW ORACLE racing earned a precious point in those tricky conditions.
7-10-2008 > Press Release	More

\ Records \ No limits ! \
The Fifty Knot barrier and new world record falls

It was a massive Friday at the Lüderitz Speed Challenge, with a new world record, and the magic 50 knot barrier broken by Sebastien Cattelan of France with a blistering run of 50.26 knots (93kph). The new record, still subject to ratification by a sitting of the World Speed Sailing Records Council, has placed the small coastal town in the southern part of Namibia firmly on the map for the extreme sport of speed sailing, where sailing boats, windsurfers and kitesurfers use only the natural elements to power them to almost 100kph speeds.
7-10-2008 > Press Release	More

\ eXtreme 40 \ iShares Cup \
We'll be back!

TEAMORIGIN, the British America’s Cup Challenger founded by Sir Keith Mills, took second place on the podium at the 2008 iShares Cup. With the points level going into the final round of the five event Extreme 40 series in Amsterdam, the TEAMORIGIN crew, skippered by Rob Greenhalgh missed out on the top spot to America’s Cup holder Alinghi.
7-10-2008 > Press Release	More

\ Miscellaneous \ People \
The 'Medal Maker'...

... Named ISAF Sailing World Cup - Sail Melbourne Ambassador Known simply and affectionately as "the Medal Maker" among those in the sailing world, Australian Coach Victor KOVALENKO is about to realise yet another dream within in his sport. The Ukrainian born Australian citizen has managed to stack up Olympic medals for his adopted country since his arrival in 1994, leading Australian athletes to medals in every Games since, except Athens in 2004.
7-10-2008 > Press Release	More

\ Ocean Racing \ SolOcéane \
Bostik heading for Malta

Bostik, the first unit of the Veolia Oceans® series for the SolOceans, left the Gulf of Saint Tropez yesterday afternoon towards Calvi and Ajaccio in Corsica. But the final destination of this new voyage for Charles Caudrelier (skipper) and Yann Clavier (boat captain) is the Island of Malta, right in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea.
7-10-2008 > Breaking News	More

\ World Circuit \ Grade 1 \
Linda Rahm Wins Tróia Portugal Women's Cup

The Swedish Linda Rahm won the Tróia Portugal Women's Cup,organized by Sun Sailing team and sponsored by Turismo de Portugal and Troiaresort, which ended today in Tróia. The crew won 13 matches and was defeated only twice in the three Round Robins.
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\ IMOCA \ Vendée Globe 2008 \
Brian Thompson, powerful sailor, powerful boat

Brian Thompson and the Juan K designed Pindar are a powerful combination, the tall Cowes based sailor who has logged tens of thousands of ocean miles at speeds most us can only imagine, sailing the only Open 60 in this Vendee Globe race to be designed by the Argentinian designer who has a reputation for pushing the limits.
7-10-2008 > Press Release	More

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Transat Classique
16.08.08 / 15.12.08

Cap Istanbul
08.09.08 / 12.10.08

Trieste Cup
01.10.08 / 11.10.08

Bermuda Gold Cup
07.10.08 / 12.10.08

Middle Sea Race
15.10.08 / 25.10.08

16.10.08 / 19.10.08

Student Yachting World Cup
25.10.08 / 01.11.08

French one design Chp.
30.10.08 / 02.11.08

Vendée Globe
09.11.08 / 28.02.09

Cap Town - Moyen Orient
15.11.08 / 07.12.08

Paris Boat Show
05.12.08 / 14.12.08

The Superyacht Cup Antigua
09.12.08 / 12.12.08

Monsoon Cup
09.12.08 / 14.12.08

World Yacht Racing Forum
10.12.08 / 11.12.08

Gold Cup
10.12.08 / 14.12.08

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