Watersports, sailing and powerboat racing stories from around the world. http://bymnews.com/news/newsList.php?cat=2 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:54:38 +0200 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:54:38 +0200 http://www.bymnews.com/rss_banner.gif http://bymnews.com/news/newsList.php?cat=2 144 42 Fantastic racing conditions allowed the organizers of Match Cup Sweden, Stage 5 of the World Match Racing Tour, to complete the repechage round which saw Johnie Berntsson (SWE) Berntsson Sailing Team and Sebastien Col (FRA) French Match Racing Team/K-Challenge ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56873 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:00:59 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56873 Day 4 of the Mark Foy championship started after a 1 hour delay under overcast skies and building wind.  A small amount of rain was a fair price to pay for 15 knots of westerly wind. After two tries ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56872 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:56:13 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56872 Once again Groupama team is everywhere at once. Arriving in New York last night where she is being switched to the necessary configuration for an attempt at the Transatlantic record, the crew of Groupama 3 will have to follow ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56869 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:30:12 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56869 Tomorrow – Friday 3rd July – the second round of the iShares Cup 2009 will get underway. And it’s in the South of France that Gitana Extreme – LCF Rothschild Group will be intent on repeating her performance in ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56868 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:25:12 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56868 One of the surprises of the 2009 Powerboat P1 World Championship season thus far sees the #28 Blue Shaft team leading #22 Big Sergio in the SuperSport standings. Blue Shaft is an entirely new team, a new project started ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56866 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:23:37 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56866 Cigarette Smash Poker crew member Matteo Nicolini has outlined his team’s ambitions for the weekend of racing that lays ahead in San Benedetto del Tronto. “We want to overtake the Silverline boat,” says a buoyant Nicolini. “Our boat is ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56865 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:22:21 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56865 Winner of the first edition will be on the start line aboard the next Paprec Virbac at Barcelona on 31 December, 2010. French sailor Jean-Pierre Dick, winner of the inaugural around-the-world Barcelona World Race, has confirmed his participation in ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56863 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:51:37 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56863 Round 2 of the iShares Cup Hyères-TPM is all set to go – official racing starts tomorrow (Friday, 3rd July) at 14h00 local time through to Sunday, 5th July. Today saw a series of practice races for the ten ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56860 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:03:30 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56860 Transpac 09 Division 6 & 7 boats have been heading SSW since their start on Monday, June 29th.  Their three-day head start over the next group of 19 larger boats has only given them a 150 to 250 mile ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56858 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:41:52 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56858 Dragon sailors from the UK, Ireland, France and the USA are congregating in Falmouth this week in preparation for the Dragon South Western Championship and the Edinburgh Cup, awarded annually to the winner of the British Dragon Open Championship.   ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56852 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:30:39 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56852 Hilary Lister, the inspirational Quadriplegic sailor will leave Ardglass in Northern Ireland today 2nd July 2009 bound for Portpatrick on the West coast of Scotland, becoming the first Female Quadriplegic to sail the Irish Sea both ways solo. Her ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56851 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:23:14 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56851 This July 6-12, over sixty female sailors will compete for this year's Ida Lewis Trophy in the U.S. Junior Women's Doublehanded Championship, taking place at the Hampton Yacht Club in Hampton, VA. Competitors must be ages 13-18, must be ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56850 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:16:54 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56850 The Walmart FLW Walleye League Minnesota Division will stage its third and final regular-season tournament of the season July 11 on Lake Bemidji in Bemidji, Minn. The tournament is expected to draw as many as 200 weekend walleye anglers ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56833 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:03:42 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56833 The Shenandoah Division of the $8 million Walmart Bass Fishing League® will visit the Potomac River in Woodbridge, Va., July 11 for the fourth of five regular-season events. As many as 200 boaters and 200 co-anglers are expected to ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56832 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:02:46 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56832 The Illini Division of the $8 million Walmart Bass Fishing League® will visit the Mississippi River in Fort Madison, Iowa, July 11 for the third of five regular-season events. As many as 200 boaters and 200 co-anglers are expected ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56831 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:02:04 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56831  The world's top young sailors are entering their final preparations as just one week remains until the start of the 2009 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship in Buzios, Brazil. The 38th edition of the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56830 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:00:08 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56830 Boats in Divisions 3, 4 & 5 start their Transpac 09 race today.  Before they head out for the most enduring and greatest ocean race in the world they have a lot of decisions to make.  Crews from each ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56829 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:11:32 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56829 Foresight has proven accurate in Lanzarote today, as the reigning World Champions held their ground at the top of the leader-board. Costa Teguise provided epic conditions, allowing a gargantuan battle commence in a race for the top. The wind ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56827 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:02:22 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56827 The Buckeye Division of the $8 million Walmart Bass Fishing League® will visit the Ohio River in Huntington, W. Va., July 11 for the third of five regular-season events. As many as 200 boaters and 200 co-anglers are expected ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56821 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:36:31 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56821 When teams from the world’s leading yacht clubs descend upon Newport, R.I. for the New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup regatta, September 15-19, many of the competitors will be familiar with the waters surrounding this legendary port. After all, ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56819 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:58:42 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56819 After sailing through wind ranges of 8 to 15 knots immediately following Monday's start and making a number of headsail changes, Divisions 6 and 7 Transpac crews went over the top of Catalina Island and settled into steadier conditions. ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56816 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:25:12 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56816 Just days after his arrival in New York, Thomas Coville has announced his stand-by for an attempt to break his own solo North Atlantic record (New York – Lizard Point). Objective: to cover the 2,980 miles which separate the ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56810 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:06:27 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56810 Although the weather forecasters are predicting predominantly light winds ahead of Round 2 of the iShares Cup Hyères-TPM, the 10 international teams have been enjoying pleasant sea breezes to train in all week, thanks to the sunny weather heating ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56807 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:07:06 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56807 The warm and sunny weather continued here in Marstrand, which brought spectators out in force today to watch the repechage round robin at Match Cup Sweden. As the crowd lounged in swim suits on the rocks overlooking the race ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56803 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:37:50 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56803 This past weekend saw the inaugural Royal Lymington Challenge Cup successfully launch with intensive racing and an impressive social scene, enhanced by steady breezes, beautiful sunshine and fabulous Wight Vodka cocktails. Kevin Podger, Secretary of the Royal Lymington Yacht ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56797 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:13:09 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56797 With just under 40 days to the start of the Rolex Fastnet on Sunday, 9 August, the 300 registered crews are hard at work completing their qualification miles and other prerequisites. The 608 nautical-mile offshore classic has a fearsome ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56795 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:38:20 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56795 As the entry deadline approaches for this summer's Melges 24 European Championship in Hyeres, 2006 Melges 24 World Champion Nicola Celon remembers his 2006 Worlds victory at the venue and looks ahead to this year's competition. The entry deadline ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56793 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:21:30 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56793   Starcross Yacht Club has been awarded the esteemed Volvo RYA Champion Club status for their commitment to youth sailing and delivery of high level training at their club.  Team GBR sailors, Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes together with ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56790 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:09:03 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56790 Cigarette Smash Poker crew member Matteo Nicolini has outlined his team’s ambitions for the weekend of racing that lay ahead in San Benedetto del Tronto. “We want to overtake the Silverline boat,” says a buoyant Nicolini. “Our boat is ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56785 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:01:02 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56785 With the Italian Grand Prix of the Sea only a few days away, P1 remembers one of its most charismatic figures, Sergio Carpentieri, who sadly passed away two years ago today.  Powerboat P1 Chairman and Chief Executive Asif Rangoonwala ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56784 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:59:50 +0200 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56784