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Emily Nagel and Team AkzoNobel blazed their way into the Volvo Ocean Race history book during Leg Nine of the iconic race from Newport, Rhode Island to Cardiff, Wales.
The Dutch syndicate set two race records sailing in strong gales and tall seas, re...
DATE: May 29, 2018
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Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Helmsman Heath Foggo and crew Stevie Dickinson sailed to glory in one of the most thrilling Flagpole to Flagpole Races in recent memory.
The long-distance race from Hamilton Harbour to St George’s Harbour last weekend featured six lead changes and dr...
DATE: May 24, 2018
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Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Mustafa Ingham is now a qualified Volvo Ocean Race sailor.
Ingham, who competed for Team BDA at the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup last summer, became eligible to compete in the race around the world after attaining offshore yachtmaster status from the...
DATE: May 22, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Taylor Canfield and USone Sailing Team swapped high fives and sipped champagne from the King Edward VII Gold Cup before taking the traditional plunge in Hamilton Harbour after winning the Argo Group Gold Cup for a second time on Saturday.
Canfield be...
DATE: May 14, 2018
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Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Taylor Canfield and USone Sailing Team are on the verge of a second Argo Group Gold Cup title.
The American skipper holds a 2-1 lead in the first to three points final over two-times Gold Cup winner Johnie Berntsson, of Sweden, going into today’s fin...
DATE: May 12, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Reigning men’s and women’s Open Match Race world champions Torvar Mirsky and Lucy MacGregor were among the skippers securing the remaining four quarter-final spots up for grabs on day three of the Argo Group Gold Cup in Hamilton Harbour yesterday.
Th...
DATE: May 11, 2018
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Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Taylor Canfield and his USone team-mates continued their dominance on day two of the Argo Group Gold Cup in Hamilton Harbour yesterday.
The American entry chalked up four more points in the shifty ten to 15-knot breezes to complete the round-robin st...
DATE: May 10, 2018
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Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
A schedule change and work commitments ruled out any chance of a Bermuda entry competing in this year’s Argo Group Gold Cup, organisers have revealed.
Jonathan Corless, the commodore of the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, which is hosting the regatta, said...
DATE: May 10, 2018
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Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Johnie Berntsson hopes to join an exclusive group of company when Argo Group Gold Cup racing for the oldest match racing trophy in the world for one-design yachts resumes after a two-year hiatus in Hamilton Harbour next week.
The Swedish skipper is b...
DATE: May 05, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Peter Wickwire captured a fourth International Race Week title as the Chester Nova Scotia IOD Fleet tightened their stranglehold on the Bacardi-sponsored invitational regatta.
The Canadian helmsman held a seven-point lead in the classic International...
DATE: May 05, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson