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Skandia sailing squad in medal haul

The Independent
Fri, April 30, 2010 12:00:00 AM CDT

A haul of three golds, a silver and a bronze at the Hyeres Olympic classes regatta in the world cup series crowned ...winds for Britain's Skandia sailing squad. An early decision ...further golds for current Olympic champion Paul Goodison in ...

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Britons in charge in Hyeres

The Independent
Wed, April 28, 2010 12:00:00 AM CDT

Paul Goodison and Bryony Shaw head the British charge at the half ...stage of the French Olympic Sailing Week in Hyeres, leading ...of classes. Shaw, the Olympic windsurfing bronze medallist won ...lead, while Goodison, the Olympic, World and European Champion, ...

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Sports agree to revenue formula for London Games

Associated Press
Tue, April 27, 2010 10:51:46 AM CDT

Despite calls for change by swimming's governing body, international sports ...from the 2012 London Olympics. The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations, which represents ...tennis, shooting, archery, weightlifting, sailing, taekwondo and triathlon — ...of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics based on a ranking ...

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Dempsey leads GB fleet at Toulon

The Independent
Fri, April 23, 2010 12:00:00 AM CDT

Nearly a full Great Britain squad has assembled in Hyères, ...be at the 2012 Olympic venue of Weymouth in ...in between. The British Olympic manager, Stephen Park, is ...he says. The triple Olympic gold medal winner Ben ...each of the 10 sailing events, a target made ...has proved so successful. sailing ...

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Ayton fights for 2010 campaign place

The Independent
Thu, April 22, 2010 12:00:00 AM CDT

Campaign 2010 for Britain's Olympic sailing squad, with an embarrassment ...be at the 2012 Olympic venue of Weymouth in ...and Germany in between. Olympic manager Stephen Park is ...each of the 10 sailing events, a target made ...governing body, the International Sailing Federation, to improve the ...

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Prada signal America's Cup involvement

The Independent
Mon, April 19, 2010 12:00:00 AM CDT

Italian fashion house Prada signalled its return to the America's Cup ...Patrizio Bertelli, a three-time America's Cup ...Ainslie leads his home America's Cup ...circuit, that makes five America's Cup ...Vuitton road to the America's Cup ...format of the next America's Cup ...

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Dempsey emerges as Britain's prime Olympic hope

The Independent
Wed, April 14, 2010 12:00:00 AM CDT

In a merry-go-round of Olympic medallists, double gold medallist Sarah ...Clark at the Hyeres Olympic regatta at the end ...take a break from sailing. Ayton's husband Nick will ...bid for a second Olympic medal in the windsurfer ...singlehander class until the Sail for Gold regatta at ...

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Light and tricky airs trip up Ainslie

The Independent
Sun, April 11, 2010 12:00:00 AM CDT

Light and tricky airs tripped up Britain's Ben Ainslie in the final of the opening grand prix of the world match racing tour in Marseille. The triple gold and silver Olympic medallist went down ...Christian Kamp. Origin, Britain's America's Cup ...

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Teams preparing for Volvo Ocean Race

The Independent
Fri, April 9, 2010 12:00:00 AM CDT

The heavyweights are lining up for the Volvo Ocean Race with the American Puma team announcing ...longer-term tilt at the America's Cup ...to be, like the America's Cup ...organisation of the next America's Cup ...known. In Marseille, Britain's America's Cup ...

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Ed Wright wins Finn class gold in Palma

The Independent
Sat, April 3, 2010 12:00:00 AM CDT

Ed Wright bagged Britain's only gold on the final day of the ISAF Sailing World Cup event in Palma, with British sailors picking up a total of five medals from the ...finishing behind the four-times Olympic medallist Alessandra Sensini and ...

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NASS Spring Regatta will be sailed as a match race

(Annapolis, MD – April 2, 2010)  In a surprise announcement yesterday, April 1st, the Naval Academy Sailing Squadron has announced their annual Spring Regatta will be sailed as a match race. The new format will follow the “best of three” format made popular by the recent America’s Cup. “When only two J/35s signed up for the the regatta this year we decided to go ahead with the format change,” said Bob Holmes the event’s principle race officer. “Especially when we realized that Bzing, one of the registered boats, was spending so much money on preparation over the winter. It really reminded us of the exorbitant costs of an AC campaign.”

Holmes speculated the sharp decline in participation for this year’s was due to fear. “The rest of the local J/35 fleet must just be too scared of the new competition from Bzing.” If true, Bzing has also put serious smack down by registering early for the next regatta in the Fleet 7 series, the Annapolis NOOD. Bruce Artman, Fleet captain and the only boat owner with the stones to register against the Bzing syndicate for the NASS match race said, “We all knew that Bzing would be a tough competitor, but I’m surprised at the fleet’s wussiness. Is that a real word that I can use?”

Up-to-date registration information for the NASS Match Race Event can be found at http://www.sailregattas.com/NASS/DesktopDefault.aspx
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