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MALTESE TASK FORCE

Whilst the major noise surrounding the 2010 Rolex Middle Sea Race will resonate around Esimit Europa 2’s anticipated assault on the course record, there is much more to the race than the maxi component. The Maltese participation is a crucial element in the success and popularity of the race. After watching foreign yachts secure overall victory [...]

Wright takes lead on San Francisco Bay

Ed Wright (GBR) has taken a comfortable lead at the 2010 Finn Gold Cup in San Francisco after another outstanding day, placing first and third in the two races. Rafa Trujillo (ESP) won the second race of the day to climb to second, while a string of top 10 placings leave Giles Scott (GBR) in [...]

Follow the Regatta On-The-Water, Onshore or Online

The St. Francis Yacht Club sits perched along the San Francisco Bay, one of the world’s most spectacular venues for sailboat racing and the location of the club’s annual Rolex Big Boat Series. It’s perhaps the only yacht club in the world where spectators can watch boats chase to the finish line set between a [...]

Farr® 40 Class Announces Host Club for 2011 Rolex Farr 40 World Championship

The Farr 40 Class Association today announced that the 2011 Rolex Farr 40 World Championship will take place February 23-26 at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron (RSYS), in Sydney, Australia. Immediately preceding the Worlds, the RSYS will host the Australian Championship from February 18-20. “The Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron is known for hosting top-level sailing [...]

STEINER X-YACHTS GOLD CUP IN TUSCANY: RACING KICKS OFF TOMORROW SEPTEMBER 1st

Racing at the Steiner X-Yachts Gold Cup begins on Wednesday September 1st at Marina di Scarlino in Maremma Tuscany. The international sailing regatta for Danish built X-Yachts consists of four events: X-35 World Championship, the X-41 European Championship, the X-Yachts Gold Cup and the first edition of the X-Yachts Over 50′ Invitational. The Steiner X-Yachts Gold Cup is organized [...]

Finn Gold Cup: Rafa Trujillo masters San Francisco breeze

After two fantastic races on San Francisco Bay the 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist Rafa Trujillo (ESP) takes the early lead in the 2010 Finn Gold Cup. The 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist Zach Railey (USA) lies in second while Giles Scott (GBR) ended the opening day in third. It was always going to be a windy [...]

Finn Gold Cup declared open in San Francisco

Commodore David H. Sneary of the St Francis Yacht Club officially declared the 2010 Finn Gold Cup open at a lavish opening ceremony on Saturday evening, with San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge providing an impressive backdrop to what will be an impressive championship. A total of 91 sailors have completed measurement and registration procedures and [...]

Finn fleet ready for San Francisco Gold Cup

The 2010 Finn Gold Cup is about to get underway in San Francisco. With 95 pre-entries from 28 countries and five continents it is set to be the largest Finn World Championship in the USA for more than three decades. The focus is turning to the senior championship after the conclusion of the highly successful [...]

Coxon wins on stormy day in San Francisco

The Australian arrived a stranger in town but made himself right at home with the familiarly frisky winds and tides and fog and even an unfamiliar mid-regatta heat wave to win the ninth annual 18ft Skiff International Regatta, hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club Thursday. On his first visit to San Francisco, Michael Coxon, overcame a [...]

Statement from Steve Clark

Yesterday the C-Class Catamaran Aethon capsized after the start of race one of the International C Class Catamaran Championship (long nicknamed the “Little America’s Cup”) and her wing was destroyed. The team hit a patch of turbulence left by a freighter for which they were not prepared and were unable to react in time. Crew Oliver [...]

Top four turn the heat on in torrid San Francisco

It was a different look for sailing on Day 3 of the ninth annual 18ft Skiff International Regatta on San Francisco Bay. On The City’s hottest day of the year no locals could recall offhand when their thermometers last touched 96 degrees, especially following what they were calling their coolest summer in years. The breeze felt [...]

Luke Lawrence 2010 Finn Junior World Champion!

On the day of his 20th birthday, Miami sailor Luke Lawrence wins the 2010 Finn Junior World title. What a better present than the Silver Cup! “Winning this event was my main goal this year. I have trained hard since spring with my coach John Bertrand. My learning curve has been great. It has been [...]

Persistent Storm Delays Day One Races at The Clagett Regatta

The arrival, on Monday (August 23), of a summer nor’easter has slightly rearranged the competition schedule at the  eighth annual C. Thomas Clagett Jr. Memorial Regatta being held from Sail Newport, Rhode Island’s public sailing center.  The clinic that is the hallmark of this event took place Monday morning as planned, however, a north-northeasterly breeze [...]

New Division for Sport Boats Announced; Event Website Launched

With two weeks until the early registration deadline of September 1 for the 2010 Rolex Big Boat Series, organizers at St. Francis Yacht Club have announced the inclusion of a new IRC class for light displacement sport boats. In addition, the new official website http://www.rolexbigboatseries.com is now live for the regatta scheduled for September 16-19, and it [...]

In the protest room!

After two more races sailed in the Silver Cup, the regatta leadership went briefly to Caleb Paine, to be given back after a long hearing for redress to former leader, Luke Lawrence. The sailors engaged in the 2010 Finn Silver Cup (the 21 years old and under World championship) have learned plenty, on and off [...]

Aussies on a roll with port tack starts

There’s some gambling going on at the ninth annual 18ft Skiff International Regatta, and it’s paying off bigtime for the boys from Down Under. Australian sailors—Herman Winning, Michael Coxon and Winning’s dad Woody—have been rolling the waves on port tack starts and now occupy the top three positions in the 13-boat fleet. Port tack starts [...]

Vid of 18 foot skiff International Regatta

Tricky racing on San Francisco bay

The location is fantastic. The Silver Cup racing area is delimited by the city front and the Marina Boulevard, Alcatraz facing the Golden Gate Bridge and the “sunny” side in the distance with Angel Island and Tiburron! The wind fills in regularly by noon from the ocean when the land heats up, and is announced [...]

Caleb Paine in the lead

With a second and a third, South Californian Caleb Paine takes a narrow lead in the first day of the Finn Silver Cup. It feels good to be leading but there is still plenty of sailing to do! » declared Paine, who keeps realistic even if his mind is set for the title. « There [...]