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There will be very little margin for error for local match race skippers Blythe Walker and Lance Fraser when racing in the $100,000 Argo Group Gold Cup resumes today.
Both skippers posted identical 1-2 records in Hamilton Harbour yesterday to leave t...
DATE: Oct 04, 2012
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Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Local skippers Blythe Walker and Lance Fraser made promising starts to the $100,000 Argo Group Gold Cup in Hamilton Harbour yesterday.
Both men ended the day with identical 3-1 records from their opening four flights in their respective groups to put...
DATE: Oct 02, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Skipper Alec Cutler and crew of Hedgehog stood proudly on the podium at the 2012 Melges 32 World Championships in Newport, Rhode Island, USA, at the weekend.
The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club (RBYC) sailor finished runner-up in the formidable 33-boat flee...
DATE: Oct 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
The battle for Melges 32 World Championship supremacy has come down to the wire with Royal Bermuda Yacht Club (RBYC) skipper Alec Cutler still in the thick of contention.
Cutler is currently second in the 33-boat fleet heading into today’s final race...
DATE: Sep 29, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Two of the skippers due to compete in next week’s Argo Group Gold Cup will contest today’s final of the Match Race France on the Mediterranean Coast.
Past Gold Cup winner and reigning Alpari World Match Racing Tour (AWMRT) champion Ian Williams and W...
DATE: Sep 29, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Alec Cutler produced another solid display of sailing to remain in the thick of contention at the Melges 32 World Championship yesterday.
The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club (RBYC) skipper had impressive finishes of fourth, seventh and sixth in the three ra...
DATE: Sep 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Jessie Kirkland has always been a big fan of the Argo Group Gold Cup.
So when the opportunity to compete in this year’s Alpari World Match Racing Tour event presented itself, naturally the Olympic sailor grasped it with both hands.
Kirkland, who comp...
DATE: Sep 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Local skipper Alec Cutler is leading the fleet at the Melges 32 World Championships in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club (RBYC) sailor currently holds a one-point lead over nearest rival Edoardo Lupi of Italy after three races....
DATE: Sep 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
The format for this year’s Argo Group Gold Cup remains up in the air.
With the Alpari World Match Racing Tour sanctioned regatta due to begin in Hamilton Harbour a week from today, event organisers have yet to determine which format teams will use in...
DATE: Sep 25, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Veteran sailor Trevor Boyce did the Island proud as he finished in the top third of the fleet at the J-24 World Championships that ended on Lake Ontario yesterday.
The Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club (RHADC) skipper placed 36th in yesterday’s fina...
DATE: Sep 22, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson