Sailr - Sailing News for SailorsAll the latest sailing news in one placeVolvo Ocean Race Breaks New Ground With Launch of Innovative Web Site Volvo Ocean Race Press Blog- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Portsmouth (England) &8211; 17 September 2008 &8211; The WhitbreadVolvo Ocean Race, so often at the forefront of online innovation, has pushed the boundaries still further for the 2008-09 race with the launch of a ground-breaking web site aimed at taking visitors closer to the heart of the action. Direct Link Commentshttp://www.sailr.com/news122753.html Volvo Ocean Race- September 17, 2008 Each crew member in the race must undergo intensive sea survival training. Recently, we joined PUMA and Green Dragon for their two-day course at the Marine Safety Training Centre in Newcastle. Direct Link Commentshttp://www.sailr.com/news122761.html Volvo Ocean Race- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Ger O'Rourke and the crew of the Dutch team Delta Lloyd have completed their pre-race qualifier and arrived in Alicante to complete the full set of eight entries for the 2008-09 event. Direct Link Commentshttp://www.sailr.com/news122760.html Volvo Ocean Race- (Found September 17, 2008 ) The Telefonica team broke with the time-honoured protocol of breaking the bubbly to provide one of their sponsors with a champagne moment at their two-boat christening event in Alicante. Direct Link Commentshttp://www.sailr.com/news122759.html Rendez-vous tonight on Eurosport... Sail Karma- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Rendez-vous tonight on Eurosport with the Trophe Clairefontaine de ValenciaGood evening,Following the victory of the Swiss Luc Dubois (Alinghi Red) at the Trophe Clairefontaine de Valencia in front of Frenchmen Nicolas Charbonnier and Lock Peyron, Eurosport International Platform scheduled for tonight a three minutes programme dedicated to the best moments of this nautical show which took place last week-end in Valencia (Spain).Meet the eight champions of the 19th edition of the Trophe...http://www.sailr.com/news122758.html Team Tunnicliffe on top again Sail Karma- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Photographs by Tim Wilkes Rochester, N.Y. - Recent Olympic gold medalist Anna Tunnicliffe-Funk (Plantation, Fla.) has added another major title to her impressive sailing resume after winning the U.S. Women's Match Racing Championship on Sunday at Rochester Yacht Club (N.Y.). Sailed in Sonars and sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A. and Dry Creek Vineyard, Tunnicliffe-Funk - who sailed with Liz Bower (Norfolk, Va.), Molly OBryan Vandemoer (Redwood City, Calif.), and Ali Sharp (Missoula, Mont.) - beat.http://www.sailr.com/news122757.html Coutts endorses new regatta... Sail Karma- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Source AP - VALENCIA - BMW Oracle will look to compete in a match racing series in New Zealand next year that was only created because of an America's Cup court standoff partly caused by the American yacht syndicate.BMW Oracle today said they would be contacting sponsor Louis Vuitton in a bid to enter the series on January 31 to February 14 that will feature six America's Cup teams racing for the right to compete against Team New Zealand in a final series."This is a great way to get everyone...http://www.sailr.com/news122756.html NEWS : Experience counts BT iShares Cup- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Theres a change of helm for BT at the final event of the iShares Cup in Amsterdam, as top Australian cat sailor Darren Bundock steps in for Andrew Walsh. D Direct Link Commentshttp://www.sailr.com/news122755.html Green Blue conference for marine sector Cowes Online- (Found September 17, 2008 ) One of Brunel's great engineering triumphs, SS Great Britain in Bristol, will set the scene for this year's The Green Blue Annual Conference being held on Tuesday, 4 November. Direct Link Commentshttp://www.sailr.com/news122754.html NEWS : "" Team Russia- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Team Russia , 2200 , Direct Link Commentshttp://www.sailr.com/news122743.html |