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5 months ago

Spain, Netherlands win first Paris Olympics sailing gold medals; US gets 1st sailing medal since Rio

Associated Press

MARSEILLE, France — In what sailors called the first “normal wind” day of the 2024 Olympics, Spain and the Netherlands won gold medals in the men’s and women’s skiffs on Friday, while the United States snagged its first Olympic sailing medal since Rio eight years ago. In the men’s race, Diego Botín and Florian Trittel won Spain’s first Olympic sailing …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Olympic sailing ready to start with fast windsurfing, bird-like skiffs under light winds, hot sun

Associated Press

MARSEILLE, France — There are light winds in the forecast for the beginning of the sailing competition at the 2024 Olympics on Sunday, potentially creating a significant challenge for the sailors in a bay ringed by cliffs and islands that make for ever-changing currents in the air and water. The first regattas in this Mediterranean port city feature four of …

Water Olympic Boat Foil Winds Marseille

8 months, 1 week ago

A ride on a fast catamaran led Lindsey Vonn to join U.S. SailGP Team's board of directors

Hindustan Times

SAN DIEGO — Eight years after catching a ride on a fast, foiling catamaran off Manhattan, retired skiing champion Lindsey Vonn has joined the board of directors of the United States SailGP Team. We’re fortunate to have her join the U.S SailGP Team and have her mind and experience in our boardroom.” Vonn retired from skiing in 2019 after winning …

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8 months, 1 week ago

A ride on a fast catamaran led Lindsey Vonn to join U.S. SailGP Team’s board of directors

Associated Press

SAN DIEGO — Eight years after catching a ride on a fast, foiling catamaran off Manhattan, retired skiing champion Lindsey Vonn has joined the board of directors of the United States SailGP Team. We’re fortunate to have her join the U.S SailGP Team and have her mind and experience in our boardroom.” Vonn retired from skiing in 2019 after winning …

Red Bull Lindsey Team Usa Vonn Cup World Sailgp Team

11 months ago

Olympic star Hannah Mills to lead British team in Puig Women’s America’s Cup

Associated Press

LONDON — Hannah Mills, the most-decorated female sailor in Olympic history, will lead the British team in the inaugural Puig Women’s America’s Cup in October in Barcelona. Mills and Sir Ben Ainslie, the most-decorated sailor in Olympic history with four gold medals and one silver, on Monday announced the teams that were selected through the Athena Pathway, which they launched …

Team Olympic Clark Cup Hannah Mills One Silver

1 year, 1 month ago

Alabama linebacker Dallas Turner, actress Issa Rae part of group buying sailing league’s Team USA

Associated Press

SAN DIEGO — Alabama linebacker Dallas Turner and actress/producer Issa Rae are part of a diverse group of investors joining founding Uber engineer Ryan McKillen and professional sailor Mike Buckley in buying the United States SailGP Team in tech titan Larry Ellison’s global sailing league. “I think I can say we’ve put together the most diverse ownership group in the …

Team Group Cup Turner Ellison Buckley Team Usa

1 year, 5 months ago

2 Telangana Sailors to Represent India in Intn'l Tournament

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Two Telangana Sailors Alekhya Coondoo a 12th-grade, Science student of HPS Ramanthapur and her sailing partner Pilli Akhil, from Khammam, an open school student of 11th standard both from Telangana representing the Secunderabad Sailing Club to represent India International 420 Class World Sailing Championship in Alicante city in Spain from 21st to 29th July. The 420 World Championships are …

India Spain World Sailing Sailors 420 International Class

1 year, 6 months ago

Hyderabad: Monsoon regatta from today

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: All is set for the 37th edition of the Hyderabad Sailing Week that gets underway at the Hussainsagar Lake in the center of the city on Wednesday. Sailors from 11 clubs across the country geared up for the main event with a practice race on Tuesday, after the opening ceremony of the event was held at the Secunderabad Sailing …

1 year, 6 months ago

Orcas disrupt boat race near Spain in latest display of puzzling behaviour

The Hindu

A pod of killer whales bumped one of the boats in an endurance sailing race as it approached the Strait of Gibraltar, the latest encounter in what researchers say is a growing trend of sometimes-aggressive interactions with Iberian orcas. No one was injured, but Team JAJO skipper Jelmer van Beek said in a video posted on The Ocean Race website …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Orcas disrupt boat race near Spain in latest display of dangerous, puzzling behavior

Associated Press

A pod of killer whales bumped one of the boats in an endurance sailing race as it approached the Strait of Gibraltar, the latest encounter in what researchers say is a growing trend of sometimes-aggressive interactions with Iberian orcas. No one was injured, but Team JAJO skipper Jelmer van Beek said in a video posted on The Ocean Race website …

Race Boat Boats Whale Orcas Killer Whales Team Jajo

2 years, 5 months ago

Burling beats Slingsby for Kiwis’ 1st SailGP regatta victory

Associated Press

Team New Zealand skipper Peter Burling got his long-awaited first SailGP win on Sunday, knocking off sailing royalty while competing in front of real royalty in Plymouth, England. Burling steered the Kiwis’ foiling 50-foot catamaran to victory in the podium race of the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix, beating his rival from across the Tasman Sea, Tom Slingsby, to end …

British Race Olympic Kiwis Slingsby Burling

2 years, 7 months ago

Slingsby, Aussies ride ‘Flying Roo’ to SailGP opening win

Associated Press

Tom Slingsby and his two-time defending SailGP champion Team Australia expertly sailed their “Flying Roo” foiling catamaran to a commanding victory Sunday in the podium race of the opening regatta of Season 3 on Bermuda’s Great Sound. He was in third place in the nine-boat fleet despite having just one top-three finish in Saturday’s three fleet races and then finished …

Team Olympic Season Fleet Win Regatta Podium Race

3 years, 5 months ago

Hometown Brits, Aussies look for SailGP rebound in Plymouth

Associated Press

The SailGP global road show touches down in Old Blighty this weekend, giving Britain’s Paul Goodison the opportunity to race in front of home crowds for the first time since the 2012 London Olympics. “We’ve got a great team here and really looking forward to flying the Union Jack in front of our supporters.” Goodison, an Olympic gold medalist and …

Australia Team Olympic Plymouth Parley Team Australia Regatta

5 years, 5 months ago

Alappuzha heralds new season of regattas

Deccan Chronicle

ALAPPUZHA: Heralding the new season, the Champakulam Boat Race will begin on Mon-day on the River Pampa. On Aug-ust 10, Nehru Trophy Boat Race will open the maiden Champions Boat League. The Champakulam boat race, the oldest regatta in the state is being held on the Moolam star in Mithunam since 1545. “All we want to tell the authorities is …

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Urgent River Thames search for man after rowing boat capsizes with six on board

Spain, Netherlands win first Paris Olympics sailing gold medals; US gets 1st sailing medal since Rio

Olympic sailing ready to start with fast windsurfing, bird-like skiffs under light winds, hot sun

A ride on a fast catamaran led Lindsey Vonn to join U.S. SailGP Team's board of directors

A ride on a fast catamaran led Lindsey Vonn to join U.S. SailGP Team’s board of directors

Olympic star Hannah Mills to lead British team in Puig Women’s America’s Cup

Alabama linebacker Dallas Turner, actress Issa Rae part of group buying sailing league’s Team USA

2 Telangana Sailors to Represent India in Intn'l Tournament

Hyderabad: Monsoon regatta from today

Orcas disrupt boat race near Spain in latest display of puzzling behaviour

Orcas disrupt boat race near Spain in latest display of dangerous, puzzling behavior

Burling beats Slingsby for Kiwis’ 1st SailGP regatta victory

Slingsby, Aussies ride ‘Flying Roo’ to SailGP opening win

Hometown Brits, Aussies look for SailGP rebound in Plymouth

Alappuzha heralds new season of regattas