University of New Hampshire Junior James Amaral helped his Sailing teammates finish 12th in the The Chris Loder Trophy Regatta.
Sailing the schools B Class boat, Amaral finished in 8th place
The In-Conference Regatta was won by Tufts, while Boston University finished second and the University of Dartmouth finished third.
Monday, October 02, 2017
Cooper Helps St. Mary's College Finish 14th in Regatta
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Mackenzie Cooper was back in action representing St. Mary’s College of Maryland during the 75th Danmark Sailing Trophy Regatta.
Cooper sailed the St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s A Division FJ Class boat to a 14th place finish.
Cooper recorded 7 top ten finishes in the 13 race Regatta, with his best finish being 2nd in race 12, helping St Mary’s finish 9th overall.
Saturday, September 30, 2017
Etchells World Championships Final Round Up
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Two Bermuda boats flying the Bermuda Flag continued competing in the Etchells World Championships going on in San Francisco. Two more races were held on Day Five.
Tiburon sailed by Dirk Kneulman alongside Grant Simmer and Mark Strube finished in 8th place in the 51 boat Fleet.
Kneulman finished with 96 Net Points, this after 5 top 10 finishes in the 9 race series. Kneulman won Race 2 and finished in Second in Race 9.
Tim Patton sailing Thrash along with Campbell Patton and Stuart Priestly finished in 44th with 326 Net Points.
Patton’s best finish was 30th in Race 2.
Friday, September 29, 2017
Land Rover BAR Preparing for AC36
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The announcement of the Protocol for the 36th America's Cup defines some of the rules of the next edition of the world's oldest sporting contest. Land Rover BAR are ready to get down to the serious business of planning and preparing their AC36 challenge for 2021 in 75 foot monohulls.
The major change was the return to monohulls, and although the final rule for the new boat will not be published till 31st March next year there were strong hints that the boat will foil like the multihulls used in the last Cup. "We are comfortable with the transition, the key people in our sailing, design, engineering and support teams all have a great deal of relevant experience." said Team Principal, Ben Ainslie. "With the rule not coming out until March, we hope that it will be a collaborative approach to its development with all stakeholders included."
A nationality rule was also introduced for the sailing teams. "Land Rover BAR has always had a British identity and this rule won't affect us." continued Ainslie. "It's good to see that the World Series will continue in 2019, and we look forward to returning to America's Cup racing in the new class. The Cup has gained a lot of new fans and it was encouraging to hear both the Defender and Challenger of Record's commitment to delivering the same high standard of global, televisual racing to cement the interest in our sport.
"The America's Cup is the hardest trophy to win in world sport, and it's likely that we will be traveling half-way around the world to compete on the home waters of the world's most successful modern America's Cup team. Team New Zealand have been in all six of the openly contested Cups since 1995, and they have won three of them. We don't underestimate the challenge – it is immense – but we will call on the very best of British technology and innovation through our partners, and use that British fighting spirit to finally bring the Cup home to Britain.
"We will learn from our mistakes, and come back stronger. I want to thank the team's board of Investors led by Chairman Sir Charles Dunstone and title and main partners Land Rover, 11th Hour Racing, Aberdeen Standard Investments, CMC, BT and Coutts for their continued support which allows us to go forward with such confidence."
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Etchells World Championships Day 3 Round Up
Two Bermuda boats flying the Bermuda Flag continued competing in the Etchells World Championships going on in San Francisco.
Two more races were held on Day Three.
Tiburon sailed by Dirk Kneulman alongside Grant Simmer and Mark Strube fell from third to 9th in the 51 boat Fleet.
Kneulman has 87 points, this after finishes of 24th and 26th.
Tim Patton sailing Thrash along with Campbell Patton and Stuart Priestly is now in 44th with 258 points.
