January 2010 « eComYachting

Singapore hosted their annual Burns Night Supper – Clipper update

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Last night the St. Andrew’s Society of Singapore hosted their annual Burns Night Supper and guests of honour were the sailing team from Edinburgh Inspiring Capital.

Held at the exclusive Tanglin Club, the crew, dressed in their kilts and purple shirts mingled with the great and good of Singapore. At the pre-dinner drinks reception, many [...]

Special group tour Clipper Yachts

There have been plenty of eager visitors having guided tours of the fleet of Clipper yachts and inevitably, the local boat has attracted special attention.

Yesterday, Uniquely Singapore hosted a very special group and the pontoon echoed to the sound of excited children who, along with their parents and carers, were welcomed on board by skipper, Jim [...]

The Cape Breton Island clipper yacht

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The Cape Breton Island yacht did the business out on the race track, winning Race 5 from Geraldton, Western Australia, to Singapore. And now that they are safely berthed in Marina at Keppel Bay, it is the turn of the sponsors to do the business with key targets in the region.

The sailing [...]

NOTICE TO MARINERS – SPAIN

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NOTICE TO MARINERS – SPAIN

Harold Bennett and Niccolo Porzio are the people responsible for the regatta
course for the 33rd America’s Cup and have two main important concerns:
1) Whether the races will be able to be staged on February 8, 10 and 12 due
to the weather conditions, and
2) The security [...]

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CLOSER LOOK AT RACER'S EDGE

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CLOSER LOOK AT RACER’S EDGE

In the January 15th issue of Scuttlebutt, it was reported how 33rd America’s

Cup challenger BMW Oracle Racing team was using ‘Racer’s Edge’, a hand-held

laser wind sensor capable of measuring wind speed and direction data at

varying ranges ahead of the sensor location. Valencia Sailing spoke with

Phil [...]

AMERICA’S CUP TO BE BROADCAST LIVE ON INTERNET

The Société Nautique du Genève (SNG), trustee of the America’s Cup, has
delegated the responsibility for organising the media and event activities
for the 33rd America’s Cup to Consorcio Valencia 2007. The 33rd America’s
Cup promises to be a regatta unlike everything which has been seen so far. [...]

Clippers trying to keep cool

Traditionally one might expect to eat haggis and enjoy a wee dram on Burns Night after wrapping up warm and heading through a frost heavy night towards the welcome lights of a local hostelry with a roaring log fire.

If you are a crew member on Edinburgh Inspiring Capital in Singapore’s Marina at Keppel Bay, the experience [...]

(ISAF) Supplement to The Case Book for 2009-2012

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The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has published the 2010

Supplement to The Case Book for 2009-2012, which contains interpretations of
The Racing Rules of Sailing. The new supplement includes one new case, Case
113 which interprets rule 20.1, Room to Tack at an Obstruction: Hailing and
Responding. This case was approved for publication at [...]

PROS & AMATEURS IN SAILING

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PROS & AMATEURS IN SAILING

by Don Finkle, RCR Yachts

ISAF has developed a Sailor Classification Code that ranks sailors as either
amateur or professional. Until now there were three categories: 1 for
Amateur, 3 for Professional, and 2 for someone who fell in between. As of
April 1 there will no longer be [...]