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Halo Promotes Barbuda Sailing Camp

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Only recently, the Halo Foundation had presented a check for the amount of $11,000 to Elizabeth Jordon, the National Sailing Academy’s Founder in the English Harbor. The beneficiaries of the donation made by the foundation are some children from Barbuda. At present, they are attending a summer camp for sailing for 2 weeks. The camp had started on the 15th of July. The camp is teaching safety practices and basics of dinghy sailing. It is being done by NSA instructors.

 

 

Halo Foundation had taken the initiative for the sailing camp. They had formed a partnership with SailAid UK for funding the program. Cuthbert Forbes, the HALO’s Pro said they immediately approached NSA for working with children of Barbuda who had been residing at Antigua for getting them attached to swimming and sailing. Their interest in this had been pretty low in the beginning and thus, they had been pleased that NSA transported the equipment and the vessels to Barbuda. Now, the young people of the sister isle are receiving instructions on this enjoyable and important skill.

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Sailors of Sydney Want Sayonara Cup Back

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A striking duel on the triumphant and River Derwent came back of the Sayonara Cup to the Yacht Squadron, Royal Sydney points in match-racing renewal among the young sailors of Australia after years of dormancy in Hobart at the RYCOT.

Also known as the mini-America’s Cup, the Sayonara Cup is one of the most famous and oldest yachting trophies in the southern hemisphere. For over 115 years, this trophy has cast a unique spell on match racers. This has provided a forum for racing in its original form since 1904 at the time when the race between two most powerful racing yachts of Australia seems to mark the event of Federation fine.

The recent knife-edged fight between Australia’s two oldest prominent sailing clubs and their best teams fascinated crowds on the gleaming waterway and attracted instant offers to confront from Western Australia and Tasmania.

Iain Murray, the director of the Australian Sailing performance said, “It looks like Sayonara Cup has open a sailing area that people perceived they had stirred on from.”

“We all have looked at the very recent versions of America’s Cup and thinking about foiling and speed, but there is an indisputable admiration of the novel match racing skill used in the previous Sayonara Cup and America’s Cups. The match racing technical skills – principally of gybing and tacking and placement of boats over technology are some skills that are frequently required at the top level and it has been the base of Australian crew saturation on the platform of world sailing.”

Currently, Murray is all optimistic about match racing future on a national stage.

“The standards of the club, national and state originated difficulties have a significant place and now the RSYS feels it is crucial re-establish the Sayonara Cup. This is a preferred pathway for champions of our future.”

A striking duel on the triumphant and River Derwent came back of the Sayonara Cup to the Yacht Squadron, Royal Sydney points in match-racing renewal among the young sailors of Australia after years of dormancy in Hobart at the RYCOT.

Also known as the mini-America’s Cup, the Sayonara Cup is one of the most famous and oldest yachting trophies in the southern hemisphere. For over 115 years, this trophy has cast a unique spell on match racers. This has provided a forum for racing in its original form since 1904 at the time when the race between two most powerful racing yachts of Australia seems to mark the event of Federation fine.

The recent knife-edged fight between Australia’s two oldest prominent sailing clubs and their best teams fascinated crowds on the gleaming waterway and attracted instant offers to confront from Western Australia and Tasmania.

Iain Murray, the director of the Australian Sailing performance said, “It looks like Sayonara Cup has open a sailing area that people perceived they had stirred on from.”

“We all have looked at the very recent versions of America’s Cup and thinking about foiling and speed but there is an indisputable admiration of the novel match racing skill used in the previous Sayonara Cup and America’s Cups. The match racing technical skills – principally of gybing and tacking and placement of boats over technology are some skills that are frequently required at the top level and it has been the base of Australian crew saturation on the platform of world sailing.”

Currently, Murray is all optimistic about match racing future on a national stage.

“The standards of the club, national and state originated difficulties have a significant place and now the RSYS feels it is crucial re-establish the Sayonara Cup. This is a preferred pathway for champions of our future.”

Around 300 Women Required To Raise Awareness About The Perils Of Plastic Pollution In Sailing

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Pollutionis one of the biggest perils for earth and human life. The effect of pollutionis evident from the increase in global warming and it had gone too far that itis resulting in the reduction of human lifespan. And one such constituent of pollution is plastic which is a non- biodegradable component and hence cannot be destroyed. Among other things sailing is an area which is very much affectedly plastic pollution as it has become a kind of hurdle in the path of sailors while sailing. Although it has affected the sailors and people related to the sailing world the cause for this pollution is the entire human community because the plastics which is thrown in the seas, rivers, and canals are nothing but the garbage which is thrown by the common people.

And to get rid of this onerous issue the sailor who discovered the accumulation of plastic in marine while carrying out experiments on “Great Pacific Patch Garbage” is in his quest of solving this problem is inviting applications for awhile-female sailing voyage besides a scientific research mission.

Emile Penn will lead from the front in this mission in which she along with her team will circumnavigate around the globe to raise awareness regarding the negative impacts of non-reusable plastics on marine life and human life as well. The crew will sail in 5 oceans and the Arctic and during this; they will search for plastics and toxins which are present in the oceans. The voyage’s duration will be 2 years and will start from October 2019 and for the same the crew will be divided into 30 legs with 10 sailors on each one of the leg. And Ms. Penn has made it clear that more than the sailing experience they are concerned about getting rid of plastic pollution.

Youth Team Of US Looks For Medal Haul

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As the Youth Sailing World Championships is round the corner, the 14 sailors from the US Sailing Team started their mission for gold medals. The 48th Annual Youth Sailing Championships was hosted by the Corpus Christi Yacht Club and race is slated at the Corpus Christi Bay. Around 382 youth sailors featured in the regatta with age groups between 16 and 19. There are about 66 nations taking part in 9 classes. As far as the US team is concerned, it has 14 sailors from 5 states and these sailors are the same who travelled to China last year. The sailors include Emma Cowles and Carmen from Larchmont, New York and both are gold medalists. Charlotte Rose from Houston, Texas achieved gold in Girls 420 Class and Girls Laser Radial Class.

Berta Puig, the skipper in 29er Class returned to Youth Worlds and Dominique Stater would race in the Girls RS X Class. Both are from Miami. The US Team has best hopes to achieve a gold medal haul. The team leader of the Team USA said that the team is excited as there are many sailors returning along with some best new talents coming up. There is a good variety as far as the sailors are concerned. Last year, the Girls 420 Class was dominated by the Cowles Sisters as they won by 26 points along with a score line featuring both 1st and 2nd place finishes. The French team of Camille Orion and Violette Dorange are back as well who were the silver medalists last year. They are all geared up to play against Cowles.
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VOR: SIX VESSELS SAIL FROM HONG KONG TO AUCKLAND

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The six competing vessels of the fleet in the ongoing Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) have departed Hong Kong on Wednesday as they made their way to Auckland, New Zealand. A hard slog is expected in this leg to Auckland and it has been labelled ‘dangerous’ in some quarters.

 

The trip is 6100 nautical miles long and it started on a relatively calm note but things are expected to differ along the way. Team Dongfeng captain Charles Caudrelier expects this part of the race to be: “the most difficult, complicated and dangerous leg.”

Vestas 11th Hour Racing skipped this leg of the race due to damage to their yacht. The bow will need to be rebuilt in Italy and shipped to New Zealand in line with the Volvo Ocean 65 class rule. The yacht will reach Auckland ahead of the fleet as they could not complete the repairs in Hong Kong.

After four legs of the race, Vestas 11th Hour were third on the points’ log but they were forced to retire after the crash in Hong Kong. The crash saw a fisherman on a non-racing vessel die. The crash is expected to significantly ruin their chances of winning the event this campaign. They have a tough task in leg seven to leg 11.

The other six vessels will sail from Hong Kong to Taiwan, then through the Philippines, and then through Fiji on the route to Auckland. A major determining factor would be the team’s performance towards the doldrums – five degrees north and south of the equator where trade winds collide. The doldrums are expected 1500km after Philippines and 4000km from Auckland. This leg is expected to be predominantly upwind unlike the rest.

Yachting Races Is All Set Around The Greenwich

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This weekend over 100 sailboats and crew members of the boat will face off in the Long Island Sound’s Championship Regatta (LISCR) organized by the Yacht Racing Association (YRA)


The event has been hosted by two Greenwich yacht clubs, the yacht club Riverside and Indian Harbor, and Yacht Club American in Rye, N.Y. The boats that will take part in the competition will be in the size range starting from 12-foot dinghies to bespoke 42-foot yachts. The racing will continue for two days and all the dinghies and yachts will vie for class honors.

According to the weather forecast on Saturday, the day of the event will witness on and off rain. The winds in the mid-morning will start with 10 miles per hour and will build to 16 mph by late afternoon. On the other hand, the forecast for Sunday says, the sailors will enjoy the clear skies for the whole day and the winds of nearly 10 mph. (more…)

CYC Prevailing Nation Sailing

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Matt Owen manager of Canberra Yacht Club manager revealed he got some strange look when largest training center for sailing runs in the country with him.


Owen shared some of his experiences and said “When visit Australia to sail in regattas, people strangely looks at me and say ‘you are the manager of the Canberra yacht club.” He further added that “In Canberra we are struggling to set our limits, when we see kids in water in number than that motivates us.” “The world is like Oyster,” he added. (more…)

Paralympic Gold Rush For Australia

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In 2016 Paralympics the Aussies have been able to secure two golds out of three in the sailing category.


That is quite an achievement for the Paralympic Sonar team of the country. This comprised of Jonathan Harris, Russell Boaden and Colin Harrison. While the medal race is scheduled for Saturday, with the two medals already acquired, the team is in the mood to celebrate.

The Aussies were elated on day five of the competitions at the Marina da Gloria as they won two gold medals in the two people and three person keelboat categories a day ahead of the finish. Daniel and Liesl of SKUD18 were on fire as they won two races to get their first title in Paralympics ever. The Sonar team was able to get a lead of 24 points which guaranteed them a gold medal. This ensured that there would be an Advance Australia Fair at the Flamengo Beach before the Medal Ceremony. The Australian anthem played out three times as Matt Bugg gained a lead of four points in the One Person Keelboat category, but got demoted to the third position as Helena Lucas emerged on top. (more…)