Archive for July, 2008
www.Sail-Search.com: Online sailing retailer West Marine, are holding a Site Wide 10% OFF Sale!
West Marine offer the following advice on Compass Installation:
Selecting a quality compass is only half the job. After all, it is a precision instrument that needs to be installed properly to be effective and accurate.
Here are some basic pointers:
* Choose the most […]
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Sailing the seas of fine fashion at yacht clubSan Francisco Chronicle, USA - 20 hours agoJoe Horn III, commodore of the St. Francis Yacht Club, proved that he can sail down the runway as easily as he does on the seas at the club's annual fashion …
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Sailing the seas of fine fashion at yacht clubSan Francisco Chronicle, USA - 2 hours agoJoe Horn III, commodore of the St. Francis Yacht Club, proved that he can sail down the runway as easily as he does on the seas at the club's annual fashion …
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www.Sail-Search.com: What is possibly the largest, and certainly the most spectacular, annual gathering of Maxi Yachts is set to take place in Porto Cervo in just over one month. Organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS), the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, established in 1980 and now in its 19th edition, will host approximately forty […]
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www.Sail-Search.com: A 590-mile obstacle run
The second leg of La Solitaire du Figaro will set sail from Vigo to Cherbourg-Octeville tomorrow at 10 am. The 590-mile leg is long and full of complex points of passage, notably the point of Brittany and Cotentin with strong currents will come into play. Nicolas Troussel holds on […]
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Big 2008-2009 sailing season ahead for RSYSSail World, Australia - 3 hours agoThe Squadron will conduct several other major National and State Championships and International Regattas as well as running extensive Saturday sailing …
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YachtPals.com News
Olympic Sailing 2008 - Tornado Class CatamaransYachtPals.com News, Spain - 3 hours agoThe Tornado class is the only multihull in the 2008 Beijing (Qingdao) Olympic sailing competition, and there will be no multihull class in the 2012 London …
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Lake sailingTimes & Star, UK - 4 hours agoThe week is one of the premier sailing regattas in the north of England with competitors travelling from all over the country. The regatta caters for all …
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SAILING: Olympic coach prepares National Championship fleetWorthing Today, UK - 5 hours agoLANCING'S Mark Littlejohn was at his hometown sailing club passing on his Olympic experience to an international fleet at the weekend. …
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www.Sail-Search.com: Cowes, Isle of Wight: It has been held for the past 182 years, is known the world over as the greatest and certainly one of the most inclusive regattas in the yachting calendar, and it officially starts on Saturday 2 August. Skandia Cowes Week - the last year the event will bear this title […]
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Smooth sailing for KimHelderberg.com, South Africa - 9 hours agoSOMERSET WEST resident Kim Rew has been selected to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games as part of the South African Ladies Sailing team, …
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Ohrid to host international sailing regattaMakfax, Macedonia - 9 hours agoAround 100 windsurfers from nine countries will take part in the international sailing regatta, held on the occasion of national holiday Ilinden, …
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News 10 Now
Smooth Sailing as Great Lakes Compact Heads to CongressWSAW, WI - 12 hours agoReporter: AP WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders in the US House and Senate are predicting smooth sailing as the Great Lakes compact advances in Congress. …Mayor George Heartwell testifies before Senate committee about … MLive.comall 338 news articles
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Starting on the 2nd August, the Waterfront Stomp is being held on the 1st Saturday of every month at the Algoa Bay Yacht Club.
The Waterfront Stomp promises Nostalgic music from the 60’s and 70’s in a great venue on the “Dock of the Bay”.
The first one will feature music by The Tomboys, Harry Lloyd (Taxi), […]
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Canada.com
42 teams arrive in Qingdao Olympic sailing centerXinhua, China - Jul 28, 2008QINGDAO, east China, July 28 (Xinhua) — The arrival of Olympic sailing teams reached its peak as sailors from 42 countries and regions had checked in at …Games security, algae take wind out of Qingdao's sails guardian.co.ukAustralians 'won't sail' if conditions too dangerous NEWS.com.auChinese […]
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