• 0 Offshore Sailing Worlds from 12 to 18 July 2018 in the Hague

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    Thursday, July 6th 2017 - The Offshore Sailing Worlds in The Hague, the Netherlands, will be held from 12 to 18 July 2018. Save this date to compete in the first combined IRC/ORC championship, an innovative solution to unite the two largest offshore racing fleets. Registration will open in September 2017.The week from 12 to 18 July fits perfectly in the IRC/ORC sailing calendar with the Kieler Woche, Commodores Cup, Cowes Week and the Copa del Rey. It also fits in the calendar of The Hague, directly after the finish of the Volvo Ocean Race and Optimist Europeans.In 2018 the city of The Hague will be all about sailing and a sailing showcase to the world. Over the years, Dutch ORC and IRC teams have enjoyed the hospitality of previous Worlds organizing countries. Attending events around the globe, the Dutch owe it to the offshore sailing community from all over the world to invite them to the low lands to experience the hospitality and the treasure called ‘North Sea’. Compact, accessible and attractiveThe Hague, with its charm, history and modern seaport is the perfect location to host the Offshore Sailing World Championships in 2018. The compact port is more than sufficient to accommodate all boats just a stone’s throw from the competition areas. The surrounding event grounds will complement the race village in addition to existing lively streets and boulevards offering a wide variety of restaurants, bars and shops.It’s all about teamworkEvery member of a team participating in the World Championships appreciates that sport requires teamwork, focus and dedication. To organise a World Championship requires the same dedication, focus and teamwork. The organising committee in the Netherlands looks forward to organise the ‘best-in-class’ event for all stakeholders and for participating sailors to leave with a big smile and life-long memories.  Where sports drives technologyRating systems based on science and technology, continuously adapting and optimizing with the goal of ever more fair sailing competition. The Hague region’s scientific and economic roots are fueled with sports, innovation and technology which couldn’t be a better central theme for the World Championship: Where sports drives technology.Discover The HagueNot only the harbor will be centered around the Worlds, the whole city of The Hague will be captured in the event. Visitors, sailors, locals and shore crew are invited to discover the city and taste the local food.

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    0 Swedish David topples Aussie Goliath

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    Marstrand, Sweden: GKSS Match Cup Sweden is renowned for drawing out exceptional performances from local sailors, fired up by crowds cheering them on from the perimeter of Marstrand Arena and with assistance from the Nordic wind gods. This occurred today when Nicklas Dackhammar's ESSIQ Racing Team, 15th on the World Match Racing Tour leaderboard, overcame Australian Matt Jerwood's Redline Racing 5th placed team in a five race marathon. The southerly wind veered west mid-afternoon and there were large holes across the course, with wind speeds of 4- 14 knots. Aboard their high performance M32 catamarans, Dackhammar won race one, then in the second Jerwood prevailed after three lead changes. Jerwood planted a pre-start penalty on his opponent taking it to match point but then the young Swede bounced back the level the score. The final race seemed to all be over when Dackhammar copped another pre-start penalty. Advantage Australia. However "there were puffy conditions. It was getting quite light and we thought that would favour us, sailing upwind with the gennaker," explained Dackhammar. "We tried to avoid the light patches and make good manoeuvres sailing fast all the time." Swedish fans were euphoric when their underdogs eventually pulled ahead, to win the decider and a Quarter Finals place. Tomorrow the remainder of the Super 16 Knockout series will be sailed to determine the rest of the Quarter Finalists. Qualifying sail off - results Harry Price (AUS) Down Under Racing 2-0 Eric Monnin (SUI) Albert Riele Swiss Team Harry Price (AUS) Down Under Racing 2-0 Evan Walker (AUS) KA Match Super 16 knockout - results Yann Guichard (FRA) Spindrift racing 3-0 Sam Gilmour (AUS) Neptune Racing David Gilmour (AUS) Team Gilmour 3-0 Sally Barkow (USA) Magenta 32 Pieter-Jan Postma (NED) Sailing Team NL 3-1 Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team Nicklas Dackhammar (SWE) ESSIQ Racing 3-2 Matt Jerwood (AUS) Redline Racing Chris Steele (NZL) 36 Below Racing 3-0 Johnie Berntsson (SWE) FLUX Team wmrt.com

  • 0 Sailing Team NL in Marstrand for GKSS Match Cup Sweden

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    Marstrand, Sweden: Qualifying at GKSS Match Cup Sweden concluded in magnificent conditions on Marstrand Arena today with northwesterly winds gradually building to 15 knots by mid-afternoon. With the teams divided into three groups of six teams, all sailed five races and the stand-out performer was Ian Williams' Team GAC Pindar. The British six time World Match Racing Tour champion scored consecutive bullets in the first three races with no result off the podium. Elsewhere competition was much closer. In their group Australian Matt Jerwood came out on top, but tied on points with two time Tour champion Taylor Canfield from the US Virgin Islands. Jerwood enjoyed three race wins, but consistency failed them. The tightest group was the last to race and ended up topped by three antipodean teams - Phil Robertson, Chris Steele and Torvar Mirsky - all tied on points. Sailing Team NL sailed some good races with 2 times a 1 a 4, 5 and 6th place ending up at 4th position day 1. Wednesday and Thursday will be the first-to-three Super 16 elimination round, while the three bottom-ranked teams from Qualifying will race to decide the 16th team to go through: Harry Price will face Eric Monnin, the victor then lining up against Evan Walker. Qualifying - results Group 1 1. Phil Robertson, NZL, China One Ningbo, 14 2. Chris Steele, NZL, 36 Below Racing, 14 3. Torvar Mirsky, AUS, Mirsky Racing Team, 14 4. Pieter-Jan Postmam NED, Sailing Team NL, 17 5. Mans Holmberg, SWE, Team Sweden, 19 6. Evan Walker, AUS, KA Match, 27 Group 2 1. Matt Jerwood, AUS, Redline Racing, 11 2. Taylor Canfield, USVI, US One, 11 3. Sam Gilmour, AUS, Neptune Racing, 16 4. Sally Barkow, USA, Team Magenta 32, 20 5. Nevin Snow, USA, 13FIFTY Racing, 21 6. Harry Price, AUS, Down Under Racing, 28 Group 3 1. Ian Williams, GBR, GAC Pindar, 8 2. David Gilmour, AUS, Team Gilmour, 14 3. Yann Guichard, FRA, Spindrift Racing, 14 4. Johnie Berntsson, SWE, FLUX Team, 20 5. Nicklas Dackhammar, SWE, ESSIQ Racing Team, 22 6. Eric Monnin, SUI, Albert Riele Swiss Team, 27 Follow the races via: http://wmrt.com/live-feed/ wmrt.com

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    0 JUDEL VROLIJK 42R MKII

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    Judel Vrolijk 42R in the picture Quebramar: an Excellent racer for ORC Internationals She was built in in 2005 in Argentina using vacuum prepreg & epoxy sandwich. Equipped with: Carbon rig King Composites Deck hardware Harken PBO backstay Gottifredi & FSE Robline running rigging Racing Sails by One Sails/Millenium Electronics B&G ORC GPH 2016: 568,2 "Ready to race" Palmares Untill 2012 2010, 2011, 2012 – Winners of International Croatian Cup (series of regattas) 2011,2012 – 1st Place International Croatian Championship 2011 – 4th Place ORCi World Championship (World Corinthian Champions!) 2009 – 2nd Place Central European Championship 2012 – 2nd Place Mediterranean Championship   Article in Seahorse Magazine Bewaren Bewaren

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    0 19 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED IN ORC WORLDS TRIESTE 2017

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    The ORC Worlds Trieste 2017 Organizing Committee has finalized the entry list for the ORC World Championships taking place in Porto San Rocco-Muggia from 30 June to 8 July 2017 Trieste, ITA -- At one month before the start of the competition to determine this year's ORC World Champions, the names of the teams admitted to the regatta were officially selected and announced using assessment criteria drafted specifically by the Organizing Committee in agreement with the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC). The criteria used for entry was devised to ensure the highest quality of competition and greatest geographic diversity within the available space limitations of the event. The limit of 55 boats was reached in both Class B and Class C, while Class A has a strong turnout of 17 participants. By application boats may still be admitted to Class A, but teams not admitted to Classes B and C were added to a waiting list that will be used to replace any teams who do not confirm their participation prior to the start of racing. The ORC Worlds 2017 is being held in the Upper Adriatic and the Gulf of Trieste for the first time, and while restricting the number of participants, the event has still managed to attract a broad range of entries from 19 countries. These include: Great Britain, Greece, Russia, Germany, Ukraine, Finland, Turkey, Norway, Denmark, Holland, Spain, Estonia, Czech Republic, Malta, Croatia, Cyprus, Austria, Slovenia and Italy. There are 6 nations competing in Class A, 10 in Class B and 12 in Class C. Italy has a strong presence in all three classes. More than 1500 athletes will stay at the regatta venue at Porto San Rocco during the event with two simultaneous regatta course areas planned by the Regatta Committee to guarantee the best racing for the most anticipated sailing event of the year. "We are pleased to see the Organizing Committee in Trieste doing such a fine job of promotion that we found an important balance of quality and quantity at our World Championship event this year," said Bruno Finzi, Chairman of ORC. "This is important for us so that the three new ORC Champions crowned in each class truly represent the best in the World." The Organizing Authority of ORC Worlds Trieste 2017 is led by Yacht Club Porto San Rocco and the Offshore Racing Congress along with Yacht Club Adriaco, Triestina della Vela, Circolo della Vela Muggia, Società Velica di Barcola e Grignano, TPK Circolo Nautico Triestino Sirena and Yachting Club Portoroz, Slovenia. The event is sponsored by Mureadritta, Ingemar, Porto San Rocco Marina Resort and Hotel Porto San Rocco. For more information, visit www.orcworlds2017.com. For more information on ORC and its rules, classes and events, visit www.orc.org.

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    0 M32 matchracing in Aalsmeer Holland

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    Some spectacular sailing on Westeinder Plassen in Aalsmeer Holland between Sailing Team Nl and Sailing Team Sweden   Bewaren

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    0 World Match race Tour Day 1

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    Taylor Canfield The Standout On Day 1 Perth, Australia: In front of a packed lawn at the Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, Taylor Canfield and his US One team are the standout performers of Qualifying Session 1 of Match Cup Australia. This is the first event of the 2017 World Match Racing Tour. Canfield, from the US Virgin Islands, chalked up three wins and a second place to dominate his group. The Swan River's Freshwater Bay sparkled in the sunshine through the morning, with a good easterly breeze making for a great spectacle in the early races. Also at the top of the scoreboard in their respective groups of six teams were Kiwi Chris Steele in Group 1, and Frenchman Yann Guichard in group three. Steele and his 36 Below Racing team also scored three first places, with a third place their other score, but they were penalized a further point for a collision. As a measure of the aggressive tactics on the racecourse, a number of penalty points were issued, with local wild card entry Matt Jerwood receiving two. Match Cup Australia Results Day 1: Qualifying Group 1 1. Chris Steele (NZL), 36 Below Racing - 7 points 2. Phil Robertson (NZL), Robertson Racing - 9 3. Matt Jerwood (AUS), Redline Racing - 14 4. Pieter-Jan Postma (NED), Sailing Team NL - 17 5. Sam Gilmour (AUS), Neptune Racing - 20 6. Nicklas Dackhammar (SWE), ESSIQ Racing - 20 Group 2 1. Taylor Canfield (ISV), US One - 5 2. David Gilmour (AUS), Team Gilmour - 11 3. Steven Thomas (AUS), RPM Racing - 11 4. Sally Barkow (USA), Team Magenta 32 - 18 5. Jonas Warrer (DEN), Warrer Racing - 18 6. Nicolai Sehested (DEN), EWII Racing - 21 Group 3 1. Yann Guichard (FRA), Spindrift Racing - 11 2. Ian Williams (GBR), GAC Pindar - 12 3. Torvar Mirsky (AUS), Mirsky Racing Team - 12 4. Evan Walker (AUS), KA Match - 14 5. Mans Holmberg (SWE), CFA Sports - 15 5. George Anyon (NZL), RNZYS Performance Program - 20 wmrt.com

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    0 Match Cup Australia M32

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    Founded in 1999, the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) is the world’s leading professional sailing series. It features world class sailors and Olympic champion, with tour events staged around the globe. WMRT is officially sanctioned with ‘Special Event’ status by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), the sport’s world governing body. In July 2015, Swedish company Aston Harald AB acquired the ISAF sanctioned World Match Racing Tour. The acquisition marks a major step forward for the World Match Racing Tour with the introduction of the one-design M32 high-performance catamarans. Each stage, or World Championship event, now takes place in identically supplied one-design M32 high-performance catamarans to place the focus on teamwork and skill. The nature of sport, with close to shore action, intense tactical skills and live analysis, offers host cities an excellent opportunity to present themselves positively to a global audience.From 20 to 25 March Match Cup Australia will take place from PerthRoyal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, affectionately known around the world as “Freshie”, has a stunning location on a promontory above the Swan River, which provides a natural amphitheatre ideally suited to “stadium sailing”. As hosts of Match Cup Australia, you can be sure that this will be a great event. Courses on Freshwater Bay will be tight, making for some very close quarter racing, which should keep the spectators on the edge of their seats. This area of the Swan river is blessed with flat water whatever the direction and strength of the breeze, so we can expect to see some big burts of speed if the fabled Fremantle Doctor seabreeze puts in an appearance. Freshie is a club that has a huge reputation for hospitality and they will be welcoming those who want to come and watch the action. It is a club that some of the world’s greatest sailors frequent, so you could find yourself standing at the bar shoulder-to-shoulder with an Olympic Gold Medallist or a Sydney to Hobart winner. Wild Card Invites Matt Jerwood (Redline Racing) Pieter-jan Postma (Sailing Team NL) Jonas Warrer (TBC) RESULTS  http://wmrt.com/events/wmrt-match-cup-australia/ Bewaren Bewaren

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    0 North Sea regatta 2017!

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    Registration is open!    Dear sailors! Good news: the registration for the Vuurschepenrace, the RORC North Sea Race and the North Sea Regatta inshore races are open as from today. And we have more news; as we already said, we are breaking a few traditions this year, but also restoring a good one!  Manage2Sail supports North Sea Regatta   Registration for the Vuurschepenrace and the North Sea Regatta inshore races is made easy with Manage2Sail as our new race management system. Manage2Sail supports entry, registration and scoring. Entry for the RORC North Sea Regatta remains through the RORC specific system. Read more on our website! Welcoming happy cruisers, open keelboats & classics!   In 2017 it is also possible to compete in the Competition Cruising Class. You don't have to get up early, you don't need to spend long days on the water as we will only schedule one race a day, but you can join the fun! Results will be on SW rating, which means you don't have to have an official rating certificate either. You can also charter a boat with friends, for example at Waterland Yacht Charter from Monnickendam, and join the fun! In addition to the IRC, ORC and ORC TwoHanded, J111 and SB20 racing classes, there is also room for Open keelboats and dinghies and Classic Yachts. Please feel welcome to contact us if you have any questions at wedstrijdleiding@nsr.nl.

  • 0 Heineken Regatta 2017

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    We have racing yachts available for Heineken Regatta. Contact us for a quote   St. Maarten Heineken Regatta The St. Maarten Heineken Regatta is the largest warm water Regatta in the world. This world-renowned sailing event offers a great combination of four days of challenging races and fantastic​ parties, living up to the event's motto of "Serious Fun"! The St. Maarten Heineken Regatta will celebrate its 37th edition from March 2-5, 2017 Click this link for the Heineken Regatta Magazine