COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The marine terminal manager at Texas A&M University at Galveston, who also coached the school’s offshore sailing team that lost a boat during a fatal racing accident last month, has been fired for failing to disclose his criminal history, officials announced Monday.
Texas A&M Sailing Coach Fired (KPRC Local 2 Houston)
Double Victory For Greece At 420 World Championships
Two World Champions for Greece were crowned at the Nautical Club of Tzitzifies-Kallithea, Marina Delta Falirou, Athens as the 420 Worlds concluded.
RAHM Wins Lysekil Women’s Match
Sweden’s Linda RAHM is the champion of the 2008 ISAF Grade 1 Lysekil Women’s Match after a thrilling 3-2 final victory over reigning World Champion Claire LEROY.
Gottskar To Host RS Tera and RS Feva Worlds In August
Gottskar, Sweden will host the 2008 inaugural RS Tera World Championship and the second RS Feva World at the start of August.
Ammendment To Notice Of Race For 2008 Paralympic Games
An amendment to the Notice of Race for the 2008 Paralympic Sailing Competition was made on the 28 July 2008.
New Zealand To Host 2009 IFDS Blind Sailing Worlds
New Zealand will host the 2009 IFDS World Blind Sailing Championships from 12-21 March 2009.
LEROY Leads The Way At Lysekil Women’s Match
World Champion Claire Leroy from France lost only one match to win the first round robin at the ISAF Grade 1 Lysekil Women’s Match in Sweden.
Match Race Rankings - 30 July 2008
Mathieu Richard is back at the top in the Open Rankings and together with women’s world #1 Claire Leroy completes a French double at the top in the ISAF World Match Race Rankings released 30 July.
Dutch and British Winners At 470 Junior Worlds
Steven Le Fevre and Steven Krol from the Netherlands are the new 470 Junior World Champions and Hannah Mills and Katrina Hughes from Great Britain, the new 470 Junior Women’s World Champions.
New York Court Reinstate CNEV As Challenger Of Record For 33rd America’s Cup
The Club Náutico Español de Vela has been reinstated as the Challenger of Record in a ruling by the New York appeals court in the latest twist surrounding the 33rd America’s Cup.