The venue is "abuzz" with racing each day and 42 medallists in 14 classes will be decided when the racing finishes on 25 Feb 2012. Blue sky, sparkling water and a very light shifty breeze, along with a fleet of young sailors concentrated on close competition provided a wonderful scene today. Results after 7 races Optimist (Boys) - The Boys fleet is led by Kim Ju Hyeong (KOR) with Li Shuang Shuang (CHN) in second place. Sarawut Phetsiri(THA) and Koh Yi Hun (SIN) share the third spot. Optimist (Girls) - Chanian Poolsirikot (THA) leads the fleet followed closely on her heels are Lu Weiyi (CHN) in the second spot. Kamonchanok Kalhan (THA) and Phua Shynee (SIN) are joint third. Laser 4.7 (Open) -Muhammad Farhan Bin Hamis (MAS) occupies top spot and. In second place is Ahmad Latif Khan Bin Ali … [Read more...]

PITTWATER is a renowned breeding ground for top sailors, and there’s few as promising as youngster Jim Colley. Jim, 14, is off to the Dominican Republic later this year where he will compete in the Optimist World Sailing Championship 2012. The Avalon local earned the chance to go head-to-head with some of the best under-16 sailors in the world after coming third at the 2012 Optimist Australian Championship in Queensland last month. And after his strong efforts at the nationals, the Barrenjoey High student hasn’t wasted any time in preparing for the next level of competition. “I was stoked,” he said. “That was my goal to get top five (at the nationals) and now I’ve just got to pull it off at the worlds. “I have been going to the gym a fair bit to get strong and … [Read more...]

by Elena Giolai    Tweet http://www.sail-world.com/index.cfm?nid=94061 12:23 PM Sun 19 Feb 2012 GMT Click here for printer friendly version Click here to send us feedback or comments about this story. … [Read more...]

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#SAILOR OF THE YEAR – George Kenefick of Cork is the new Afloat.ie/Irish Independent "Sailor of the Year" after an exceptionally diverse and successful season in which the 23-year-old Crosshaven skipper logged major successes at a wide variety of venues in an almost bewildering array of boat types. When the international sailing season started, the focus was on Keneficks's campaigns with his family's little Quarter Tonner Tiger. But by the time he became "Sailor of the Month" in October, it was in honour of achievements as diverse as helming the 2012 Half Ton World Champion, and winning the Helmsman's Championship. It might be over-stating it to assert that his 2011 record with Tiger ranked among the least of his year's achievements. After all, he did win the class in the ICRA Nationals … [Read more...]

Sailing often tends to get lost in the smorgasbord of Olympic sports, often because the venue is so hard to find. Choosing a suitable sailing venue is so difficult that the competition is often held away from the main host city or sometimes even the host country. Even the sport itself used to be known in Olympic parlance as yachting rather than sailing. The events this summer will be held not in London, but in Weymouth, which is southwest of London. Four years ago, sailing took place not in Beijing but in Qingdao. In the U.S., Olympic sailing competitions took place in Long Beach and Savannah, instead of Los Angeles and Atlanta. During the 1980 Moscow Games, sailing took place in what is now Estonia's capital city of Tallinn; if anyone ever asks if an Estonian city ever hosted the … [Read more...]

Sailing often tends to get lost in the smorgasbord of Olympic sports, often because the venue is so hard to find. Choosing a suitable sailing venue is so difficult that the competition is often held away from the main host city or sometimes even the host country. Even the sport itself used to be known in Olympic parlance as yachting rather than sailing. The events this summer will be held not in London, but in Weymouth, which is southwest of London. Four years ago, sailing took place not in Beijing but in Qingdao. In the U.S., Olympic sailing competitions took place in Long Beach and Savannah, instead of Los Angeles and Atlanta. During the 1980 Moscow Games, sailing took place in what is now Estonia's capital city of Tallinn; if anyone ever asks if an Estonian city ever hosted the … [Read more...]

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BEACONSFIELD yachtsman Jack Graves is Victoria’s first Optimist National Champion. Graves, 14, took the title after a 15-race series in Moreton Bay, Queensland, against 117 other entrants from Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and France. After finishing second and first in the first two races, he dropped down the scoreboard in the third to fifth, before finishing strongly in subsequent events. The win allows Graves to compete in the Optimist World Championship in the Dominican Republic in July. As he returns to school, he already has his regatta schedule mapped out for the months ahead. It includes a number of major events and considerable travel. Graves has his eyes on a two-man 29er or a one-man Laser when he becomes too old for his Optimist. “My first step is a place in … [Read more...]

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