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Brett Wright missed out on a podium finish by just four points at the recent Audi Laser Masters’ World Championship in Hyeres, France.
Wright placed fifth out of 70 competitors in the Laser Radial Great Grand Master division.
He was on course to fini...
DATE: Oct 29, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Johnie Berntsson captured a second Argo Group Gold Cup title in six years in Hamilton Harbour yesterday.
Berntsson and his Stena Sailing team-mates defeated Eric Monnin and Swiss Match 3-1 to pocket the $50,000 winner’s cheque.
The Swedish skipper ju...
DATE: Oct 27, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Francesco Bruni, the defending champion, and his Luna Rossa Challenge crew bowed out of the Argo Group Gold Cup at the first hurdle.
The Italian team started the day needing to win their remaining two round-robin matches and then rely on other result...
DATE: Oct 25, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
The nearly 40-year wait for a local Argo Group Gold Cup champion will go on for at least another 12 months after Somers Kempe and Lance Fraser were eliminated yesterday.
Starting the day with their hopes of advancing to the quarter-finals hanging by ...
DATE: Oct 24, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Somers Kempe and Lance Fraser both endured a tough day at the office in yesterday’s opening day of the Argo Group Gold Cup in Hamilton Harbour.
Kempe managed one win in his four Group One matches while fellow local skipper Fraser failed to get off th...
DATE: Oct 23, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
The Argo Group Gold Cup should be a very special one for Somers Kempe.
This year marks the first time that the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club commodore will be at the helm of a classic International One Design sloop during the Alpari World Match Racing Tou...
DATE: Oct 22, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Francesco Bruni, the Argo Group Gold Cup champion, admits that retaining his title will be no easy feat.
However, the Luna Rossa skipper has vowed to give it his best shot with a completely new crew from the one he led to victory last year.
“It’s dif...
DATE: Oct 22, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Hurricane Gonzalo torpedoed Lance Fraser and his Team Digicel Business team-mates’ Argo Group Gold Cup preparations at the weekend.
Despite losing precious time becoming reacquainted with the classic International One Design sloop, the local team rem...
DATE: Oct 21, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
The start of the Argo Group Gold Cup, the penultimate stage of the Alpari World Match Racing Tour, has been pushed back a day because of Hurricane Gonzalo.
The Practice day will now take place on Tuesday, and not Monday as originally planned, with ra...
DATE: Oct 16, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Argo Group Gold Cup organisers are tracking Tropical Storm Gonzalo which is threatening to disrupt next week’s regatta.
The storm is predicted to intensify into a category two hurricane by tomorrow — with winds ranging between 96mph and 110mph — on i...
DATE: Oct 14, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson