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114 competitors from 16 countries and three continents have entered the first RS:X Youth World Championship in Sopot, Poland. The event is supported by the RS:X Under 21 Class Championship. Sixty-five youth boys, divided into two groups, will do battle with Pierre LE COQ (FRA), who has just returned from winning the gold medal at the 2007 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Original post by Dubai Sailing and software by Elliott Back
Posted by | Posted in Sailing | Posted on 31-07-2007
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La Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro, the undisputed star event of the Figaro Bénéteau circuit, starts today with an incredible line up of some of world’s leading single-handed sailors. The first of four races that make up the month long event will start off Caen and head for Crosshaven in Ireland for the first race.
Original post by Dubai Sailing and software by Elliott Back
Posted by | Posted in Sailing | Posted on 31-07-2007
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The second day of the Archipelago Raid begun today with a dismasting, near sinking and broken boats. But overall the competition is hotting up as the wind, and landscape, gives competitors an action packed second day on the water.
Original post by Dubai Sailing and software by Elliott Back
Posted by | Posted in Sailing | Posted on 31-07-2007
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After one month of racing, Toulon Provence Méditerranée – COYCHyères of Fabien HENRY (FRA) won the 2007 Tour de France a la Voile. Teva PLICHART’s (FRA) Tahiti et ses Iles came second in the overall ranking before last year’s winner, Ile de France of Victor LANIER and Nicolas PAUCHET (FRA).
Original post by Dubai Sailing and software by Elliott Back
Posted by | Posted in Sailing | Posted on 30-07-2007
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Greece won the 2007 Optimist Team Racing World Championship title in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. The event at the Optimist Worlds, held in ideal 12-15 knot winds and completed within six hours, was full of surprises.
Original post by Dubai Sailing and software by Elliott Back
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Sime FANTELA and Igor MARENIC (CRO) won the 2007 Junior 470 World Cham[pionship title in Bourgas, Bulgaria. The Croatians beat off the challenge of Georgios VASILAS and Evangelos MITAKIS (GRE) to take the title, whilst in 23rd overall, Anthi ECONOMOU and Olga TSIGARIDI (GRE) where the top women finishers.
Original post by Dubai Sailing and software by Elliott Back
Posted by | Posted in Sailing | Posted on 30-07-2007
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In Leba, Poland, Nick CRAIG (GBR) won his third consecutive OK Dinghy World Championship after scoring a second and a first in extreme conditions that tested all the sailors to the limit.
Original post by Dubai Sailing and software by Elliott Back
Posted by | Posted in Random Photos | Posted on 30-07-2007
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This is such a hot photo. Whenever us sailors see a photo that we love we just have to get our hands on it.
This one was scanned from Australian Sailing mag by Tokyo and he has it as his screen desktop (I think he is in love).
The photographer who took this is [...]
Original post by OG and software by Elliott Back
Posted by | Posted in Sailing | Posted on 30-07-2007
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Brazil finished top of the pile at the XV Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, with the hosts picking up three gold, two silver and two bronze medals from the nine sailing events on Guanabara Bay. The USA finished second on the medal table, with two golds, a silver and a bronze.
Original post by Dubai Sailing and software by Elliott Back
Posted by | Posted in Sailing | Posted on 30-07-2007
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Strong winds and rain were expected for the first race day of the ISAF Grade 1 Laser Radial Europeans and the Laser Radial Men’s Worlds in Scheveningen, Netherlands. Defending European Champion Evi VAN ACKER (BEL) had a great start and leads after two races.
Original post by Dubai Sailing and software by Elliott Back
