Sailing News February 2007

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WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2007
	2007 Acura Miami Grand Prix Starts on March 8
	High stakes and renewed rivalries are expected at the 2007 Acura Miami Grand Prix to be held on March 8-11 just south of Miami's Government Cut. Boats with the lowest combined cumulative points for Acura Key West and Acura Miami Grand Prix will be given the Acura Grand Prix Awards. The four grand prix groups are the Farr 40, Mumm 30, Melges 32, and IRC classes. Contenders for the Farr Read Full Story
MONDAY, 26 FEBRUARY 2007
	Stamm Still Leads Velux 5 Oceans Race
	Swiss skipper Bernard Stamm still leads the Velux 5 Oceans Race as he sails to the coast of South America. "For the moment there is no strategy," Stamm said. "There is still a very big high-pressure near Bermuda. Maybe I will be obliged to go around the high-pressure." Kojiro Shiraishi, racing with the Spirit of Yukoh, is located 2,179 miles to the south below the Equator. He is currently o Read Full Story
THURSDAY, 22 FEBRUARY 2007
	2007 BACARDI Cup Draws China, Croatia
	Sailing teams from China and Croatia have entered the BACARDI Cup Star Class Regatta for the first time in the regatta's 80-year history. Meanwhile, Star Class World Champions and Olympic Medalists from 19 countries have already registered for the six-day race series including 2004 winner Alfonso Domingos of Portugal, Mark Reynolds of USA, Peter Bromby of Bermuda, and John Dane and Austin S Read Full Story
TUESDAY, 20 FEBRUARY 2007
	All Five Velux 5 Racers Round Cape Horn
	All five Velux 5 Oceans Race competitors have already rounded Cape Horn, continuing the second leg of the longest and toughest solo race in the world. Bernard Stamm and and Kojiro Shiraishi lead the race. Meanwhile, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Graham Dalton, and Unai Basurko are the back three of the fleet. Knox-Johnson was the first to round Cape Horn among the three. Basurko, however, was cl Read Full Story
FRIDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2007
	74 Nations Enter First Phase of World Championship
	Seventy-four nations have already applied for entry at the 2007 ISAF Sailing World Championships to be held at Cascais, Portugal from June 28 to July 13. Armenia, Egypt, Kuwait, the Philippines, and Tahiti are among the 74 nations that have successfully entered the first phase of the World Championships. All in all, there are 432 boats and 649 sailors. ISAF President Goran Petersson said th Read Full Story