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Frank Nelson Memorial Charity Regatta

Sailor — Thu, 21 May 2009 21:47:40 +0000

The Charity Regatta was originally started in 1987 by Frank Nelson and has always benefitted the March of Dimes foundation. This year the Regatta which is organized by the New Castle Sailing Club has been renamed to honor Frank Nelson for all the time and work that he devoted to making the Regatta a success each year. The day long event has competitive racing which is followed by an awards ceremony, BBQ dinner, and live auction. All proceeds are donated to the March of Dimes. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, July 25, 2009.

The racing is open to all classes of non-keeled sailboats, 22-feet and under, and is scored under the Portsmouth Handicap rating system. Previous racing experience is not important, just show up and be prepared to have fun. Races start at 10:30 a.m. (registration and launching at 9:00 a.m.) and are followed by a BBQ dinner, awards, and a live auction. The launch area is in Battery Park, New Castle, DE and the races will be on the Delaware River just south of the Delaware Memorial Bridge.

For more information, please contact Kathy Leef, 302-368-3138 or khleef@verizon.net or check out the club’s website www.newcastlesailingclub.org for directions and registration information.

Olympics: Qingdao to host sailing events at Beijing Olympics (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Philippines News)

Sailor — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:11:03 +0000

QINGDAO, Shandong : China will be hosting its first ever Olympics in Beijing and six other cities in August.

Smooth sailing once the bedlam was left behind (The Montana Standard)

Sailor — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:11:06 +0000

SEATTLE — Turns out the best race was the one to the starting line.

Weather the challenge in sailing race (Owen Sound Sun Times)

Sailor — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:11:11 +0000

Peter Mather and his crew sailed through lightning storms, heavy rain, thick fog and battering waves on their way to finishing second in the longest freshwater sailing race in the world. The Thornbury man completed the non-stop 536-kilometre Race to Mackinac with a corrected time of 48 hours and [...]

Plain sailing? It could be like running on pot-holes, says Olympic hopeful Ainslie (Daily Mail)

Sailor — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:07:11 +0000

The Return of the Algae sounds more like a horror film than a natural phenomenon which could wreck the Olympic regatta.

ISAF Launches New Online Home For Olympic Sailing Competition (International Sailing Federation)

Sailor — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:18:34 +0000

The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has launched their new Olympic Games microsite at www.sailing.org/olympics, bringing sports fans around the world unrivalled coverage of the 2008 Olympic Sailing Competition.

Sailing: U.S. club gets heave-ho in America’s Cup court fight (Honolulu Advertiser)

Sailor — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:34:39 +0000

Hold those giant catamarans just a minute, you bickering billionaires.

New York Appeals Court Reverses America’s Cup Ruling (Update3) (Bloomberg.com)

Sailor — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:30:26 +0000

July 29 (Bloomberg) — A New York appeals court declared Club Nautico Espanol de Vela the “challenger of record” for the next America’s Cup sailing race, reversing a ruling that had named the Golden Gate Yacht Club, led by Oracle Corp.

Smooth sailing expected for cruise service between Toronto and Duluth, Minn. (Canoe Travel)

Sailor — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:07:37 +0000

DULUTH, Minn. – Concerns that security issues could sink plans to offer a cruise service between Duluth, Minnesota, and Toronto appeared to have been answered.

Inter-school sailing festival a success (Yachting and Boating World)

Sailor — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:47:29 +0000

Around sixty young people from five schools across Middlesex hit the water last week at the West London Queen Mary inter-school sailing festival.