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America's Cup: German team pulls out of Red Bull Youth series
(Sail-World) - The German team in the Red Bull Youth America's Cup, has issued a statement announcing their withdrawal from the series, citing safety concerns emanating from the Artemis Racing incident last Thursday in San Francisco. READ MORE
Post to TwitterOracle, Luna Rossa take sailing titles in Naples
(New Zealand Herald/AP) - Oracle Team USA won the 2012-13 America's Cup World Series overall championship overnight. Italy's Luna Rossa took the Naples series for the second consecutive year. READ MORE
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Volvo Ocean Race: Race to stop at Newport, Rhode Island for first time
Newport, Rhode Island will host the Volvo Ocean Race for the first time after winning a place on the route for the 12th edition of sailing's premier round-the-world challenge in 2014-15. READ MORENewport to host only US stop of Volvo Ocean Race
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island is set to host another international sailing event.
America's Cup champ Oracle sailing again
SAN DIEGO (AP) America's Cup champion Team Oracle USA has returned to the water 3 1/2 months after its 72-foot (22-meter) catamaran was heavily damaged in a spectacular capsize on San Francisco Bay. READ MORE Vendee Globe 2012-13: Francois Gabart breaks solo record
French sailor Francois Gabart has won the Vendee Globe solo around-the-world yacht race in a record time. Gabart, 29, finished in 78 days, two hours, 16 minutes, beating the previous mark of 84 days and three hours set by countryman Michel Desjoyeaux in 2009. READ MOREVendee Globe: week 5 highlights
They call him the Jackal because of his relentless hunting exploits in French sailing races and Armel Le Cléac'h (Banque Populaire) is showing just why this week. After eating away at the lead of Francois Gabart (Macif), Le Cléac'h took it once again as they crossed the East Australia gate. READ MOREVendee Globe: Alex Thomson has to carry out repair work on his boat
(BBC) British skipper Alex Thomson has carried out emergency repairs on his boat after hitting an unidentified object in the Indian Ocean in the Vendee Globe round-the-world race. READ MOREVendee Globe - Armel Le Cléac’h sets a new record
In the Vendee Globe, The Jackal, Armel Le Cléac’h (Banque Populaire) is the new race record holder for the fastest Open 60 from Les Sables d’Olonne to the Cape of Good Hope, clocking a time of 22 days 23 hours 48 minutes and managing to knock an astounding 24 hours two hours and 22 minutes off the record set by Vincent Riou in the 2004 edition of the Vendée Globe. READ MOREExtreme Sailing Series - Rio prepares to welcome the Extreme 40s
In only one week, the Extreme 40s will be heading into the final battle of the 2012 Extreme Sailing Series in the spectacular city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – the same city that will not only be hosting the FIFA World Cup Final in 2014 but the 2016 Olympic Games, making it the destination of choice for sporting fans around the world.