Sailing News June 2007

Feed

# News Items: 22            Page: 1/5
SATURDAY, 30 JUNE 2007
	Not Your Ordinary Teen Adventure
	Just how hard and exciting can sailing get? A group of teenagers ages 13-16 year old were given the opportunity to experience the most buoyant sport of all, sailing that is. Most of them find the sport a frightening one since they didn’t know sailing was that hard. "I was scared the first day I saw manatees,” 15-year old Asia Roser said. "I said please take me back to shore." Alicia Fa Read Full Story
	The Game Sounded Well at the Sail Parry Sound
	It was a fun-filled and very buoyant sailing event that happened last Saturday, June 23, 2007, during the 2007 Albacore Ontario Championships, which was organized and hosted by the Sail Parry Sound. Twenty-four boats registered for the said event with six of them from Maryland, one from California, five from Ottawa, and the rest from Toronto. According to Regatta Chairman Larry Woolner, Read Full Story
	Malaysia’s Entrance Looking Good
	If all goes well, Malaysia may be given the distinction of the second Asian country to compete in the prestigious America’s Cup, following China. The country’s growing reputation for hosting the Monsoon Cup has acknowledged its capability to host such events well. Alinghi team strategist Peter Gilmour says that this is the chance for Southeast Asian corporate sponsors to broadcast thei Read Full Story
THURSDAY, 28 JUNE 2007
	Osprey Quay All Set for the London 2012 Games
	It seems like the local officials of London are really giddy for the London 2012 Olympics as plans for the forthcoming sports event have already been laid down and approved as early as now. For one, the plan for the sailing facilities in Weymouth and Portland has already been approved and organizers are already in the process of carrying out the plan. As host of the Olympic and Paralym Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY, 27 JUNE 2007
	In Tune With The Alinghi Team
	As the heat continues to soar high in the ongoing 2007 America’s Cup, the players of the participating teams are likewise discovering a lot of wonderful things about themselves and the teams they are involved with. One sailor shares his experience in sailing and fighting with the defending champion. It is the first time that Spain national Jordi Calafat joins the Alinghi team for Read Full Story
# News Items: 22            Page: 1/5