Sailing News October 2006

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TUESDAY, 31 OCTOBER 2006
	Field Wins US Championship of Champions
	Alan Field, the Martin 242 North American champion, together with his crew Steven Hunt won the US Championship of Champions last Saturday at Grande Maumelle Sailing Club in Little Rock, Arkansas. During the first part of the race, C-Scow national champion Augie Barkow was on the lead. However, Barkow finished third during the last day while Matt Burridge, Lightning North American champion, Read Full Story
MONDAY, 30 OCTOBER 2006
	Malta Young Sailors Club Sweeps Off Awards
	The Malta Young Sailors Club has earned again the distinction of having the largest number of entries in the Malta National Dinghy Sailing Championships - and winning most of them this year. Benji Borg from the Malta Young Sailors Club received the Joe Borg Costanzi trophy for being the best sailor in the largest adult dinghy class. Benji Borg placed first in the Laser Radial class followe Read Full Story
FRIDAY, 27 OCTOBER 2006
	Thompson, Golding Rejoins Velux 5 Oceans Race
	Alex Thomson and Mike Golding are back in the Velux 5 Oceans Race, the longest and toughest solo race, covering 30,000 miles from Bilbao, Spain to Fremantle, Australia. The first 36 hours of the Velux 5 Oceans Race had the competitors face a violent storm that has knocked off four of them from the race. Only Bernard Stamm and Koji Shiraishi have survived the storm. Stamm now heads the Read Full Story
THURSDAY, 26 OCTOBER 2006
	US Championship of Champions Starts Today
	The US SAILING's Championship of Champions will start today at Grande Maumelle Sailing Club in Little Rock, Arkansas. The race gathers 20 qualified one-design class champions who sail in the US and is a member of US Sailing and its affiliates. The race is limited to 20 class champions who were nominated by their class associations, and duly selected by the US SAILING. C-Scow national cham Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY, 25 OCTOBER 2006
	Storm Knocks Four Yachts off Velux 5 Oceans Race
	The Velux 5 Oceans Race competitors who had set-off last Sunday at Bilboa, Spain have faced a violent storm while heading for Cape Finistere in north Spain. The storm knocked four of the six yachts off the race. Only Bernard Stamm and Koji Shiraishi, last year's winners, have survived the storm and are continuing with the race. Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the first man to solely circumnavig Read Full Story