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English pair Ian Williams and Ben Ainslie and Sweden's Johnie Berntsson all took route one to the King Edward VII Gold quarterfinals on the back of some dominant sailing in Hamilton Harbour yesterday.
Three-time Olympic Gold medalist Ainslie extended...
DATE: Oct 09, 2008
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda's own Blythe Walker (1-2) will be among those looking to bounce back when King Edward VII Gold Cup action resumes in Hamilton Harbour today.
The past Olympic sailor did not enjoy the best of starts competing in yesterday's blustery and shifty...
DATE: Oct 08, 2008
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Life at the top of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) World Match Racing Tour is not a bed of roses as reigning champion Ian Williams has discovered since soaring to great heights last year.
A lawyer by trade, Williams made history last year...
DATE: Oct 07, 2008
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
World number one match racing skipper Mathieu Richard of France will begin the defence of his King Edward VII Gold Cup title in Hamilton Harbour today.
Richard and Team French Spirit finished third at the Troia Portugal Match Cup in Portugal last wee...
DATE: Oct 07, 2008
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda's sole King Edward VII Gold Cup hopeful, Blythe Walker, will have his work cut out for him when round-robin action begins in Hamilton Harbour early next week.
Walker, who won the Gold Cup petite final in 2006, has been pitted against recently...
DATE: Oct 04, 2008
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda's best youth sailors will challenge top juniors from around the world in local waters next week in the annual Renaissance Re Junior Gold Cup regatta.
The internationals, aged 13 to 15, were selected by national Optimist associations from 16 c...
DATE: Oct 01, 2008
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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Frenchman Sebastien Col shaved Ian Williams' lead atop the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) World Match Race Tour championship standings to six-points after capturing the $125,000 Troia Portugal Match Race title in Portugal over the weekend.
C...
DATE: Sep 30, 2008
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
American skipper Donald Wilson has been confirmed for next month's prestigious King Edward VII Gold Cup and will face some of the world's elite match race sailors in Hamilton Harbour at the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) sanctioned event.
Wi...
DATE: Sep 27, 2008
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
FOR Bermuda Gold Cup skipper Blythe Walker there is nothing to compare with match racing.
And he has proved just how good he is in that format over the past couple of years in the King Edward VII Gold Cup when he finished in third place in 2006 and i...
DATE: Sep 26, 2008
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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Reigning King Edward VII Gold Cup champion and world number one match race skipper Mathieu Richard and Team French Spirit remained on course to advance to the quarter-finals of the $125,000 Troia Portugal Match Cup in Portugal yesterday.
The Frenchma...
DATE: Sep 25, 2008
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
